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MPEC 2002-M23 : COMETS C/1997 O2, 2002 L8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-M23                                Issued 2002 June 22, 19:21 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                       COMETS C/1997 O2, 2002 L8 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.31343 08 15 05.6  +20 38 43                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.31343 2 -0.00124264 +0.00932983 +0.00406269        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.33341 08 15 38.2  +20 43 08                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.33341 2 -0.00124610 +0.00932836 +0.00406266        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.35423 08 16 12.8  +20 47 30                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.35423 2 -0.00124970 +0.00932684 +0.00406262        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.36465 08 16 30.4  +20 49 42                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.36465 2 -0.00125151 +0.00932607 +0.00406261        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.37508 08 16 47.8  +20 51 44                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.37508 2 -0.00125332 +0.00932531 +0.00406259        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.39242 08 17 17.4  +20 55 05                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.39242 2 -0.00125632 +0.00932403 +0.00406256        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.42314 08 18 10.9  +21 00 42                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.42314 2 -0.00126165 +0.00932177 +0.00406251        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.44104 08 18 42.6  +21 03 44                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.44104 2 -0.00126476 +0.00932045 +0.00406248        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.45840 08 19 13.5  +21 06 28                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.45840 2 -0.00126777 +0.00931917 +0.00406245        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.31343 08 15 05.6  +20 38 43                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.31343 2 -0.00124264 +0.00932983 +0.00406269        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.33341 08 15 38.2  +20 43 08                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.33341 2 -0.00124610 +0.00932836 +0.00406266        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.35423 08 16 12.8  +20 47 30                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.35423 2 -0.00124970 +0.00932684 +0.00406262        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.36465 08 16 30.4  +20 49 42                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.36465 2 -0.00125151 +0.00932607 +0.00406261        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.37508 08 16 47.8  +20 51 44                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.37508 2 -0.00125332 +0.00932531 +0.00406259        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.39242 08 17 17.4  +20 55 05                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.39242 2 -0.00125632 +0.00932403 +0.00406256        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.42314 08 18 10.9  +21 00 42                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.42314 2 -0.00126165 +0.00932177 +0.00406251        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.44104 08 18 42.6  +21 03 44                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.44104 2 -0.00126476 +0.00932045 +0.00406248        249
    CJ97O020  S1997 07 25.45840 08 19 13.5  +21 06 28                        249
    CJ97O020  s1997 07 25.45840 2 -0.00126777 +0.00931917 +0.00406245        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.29522 05 30 46.4  +21 28 21                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.29522 2 +0.00485757 +0.00769981 +0.00361299        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.29867 05 30 48.3  +21 28 30                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.29867 2 +0.00485680 +0.00769994 +0.00361314        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.30563 05 30 48.8  +21 29 46                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.30563 2 +0.00485527 +0.00770019 +0.00361346        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.30911 05 30 49.6  +21 30 11                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.30911 2 +0.00485450 +0.00770032 +0.00361362        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.31605 05 30 51.2  +21 31 38                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.31605 2 +0.00485297 +0.00770057 +0.00361394        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.31952 05 30 52.1  +21 31 59                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.31952 2 +0.00485220 +0.00770070 +0.00361410        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.32645 05 30 52.8  +21 33 14                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.32645 2 +0.00485067 +0.00770096 +0.00361441        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.32993 05 30 54.5  +21 34 10                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.32993 2 +0.00484990 +0.00770108 +0.00361457        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.33687 05 30 55.1  +21 34 49                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.33687 2 +0.00484837 +0.00770134 +0.00361489        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.34034 05 30 55.9  +21 35 29                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.34034 2 +0.00484760 +0.00770146 +0.00361504        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.34730 05 30 58.8  +21 37 07                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.34730 2 +0.00484606 +0.00770172 +0.00361536        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.35076 05 30 59.8  +21 37 44                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.35076 2 +0.00484530 +0.00770184 +0.00361552        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.35770 05 31 00.9  +21 38 48                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.35770 2 +0.00484376 +0.00770210 +0.00361584        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.36117 05 31 02.0  +21 39 48                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.36117 2 +0.00484300 +0.00770223 +0.00361599        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.36814 05 31 02.6  +21 41 01                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.36814 2 +0.00484146 +0.00770248 +0.00361631        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.37159 05 31 04.6  +21 41 36                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.37159 2 +0.00484069 +0.00770260 +0.00361647        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.37855 05 31 05.2  +21 43 04                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.37855 2 +0.00483916 +0.00770286 +0.00361678        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.38203 05 31 06.0  +21 43 42                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.38203 2 +0.00483839 +0.00770299 +0.00361694        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.38895 05 31 08.1  +21 44 54                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.38895 2 +0.00483686 +0.00770324 +0.00361726        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.39242 05 31 08.3  +21 45 45                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.39242 2 +0.00483609 +0.00770336 +0.00361741        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.39938 05 31 10.7  +21 47 02                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.39938 2 +0.00483455 +0.00770362 +0.00361773        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.40284 05 31 11.5  +21 47 36                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.40284 2 +0.00483378 +0.00770374 +0.00361789        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.40981 05 31 13.0  +21 49 07                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.40981 2 +0.00483224 +0.00770400 +0.00361820        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.41327 05 31 15.1  +21 49 29                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.41327 2 +0.00483148 +0.00770412 +0.00361836        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.42022 05 31 15.4  +21 50 59                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.42022 2 +0.00482994 +0.00770437 +0.00361868        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.43406 05 31 19.0  +21 53 54                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.43406 2 +0.00482688 +0.00770487 +0.00361930        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.43707 05 31 20.5  +21 54 33                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.43707 2 +0.00482621 +0.00770498 +0.00361944        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.44323 05 31 21.5  +21 55 36                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.44323 2 +0.00482485 +0.00770521 +0.00361972        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.44629 05 31 22.3  +21 56 18                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.44629 2 +0.00482417 +0.00770532 +0.00361986        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.45240 05 31 25.2  +21 57 16                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.45240 2 +0.00482282 +0.00770554 +0.00362014        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.45543 05 31 25.4  +21 58 06                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.45543 2 +0.00482215 +0.00770565 +0.00362027        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.46187 05 31 27.5  +21 59 31                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.46187 2 +0.00482072 +0.00770588 +0.00362057        249
    CK02L080  S2002 06 15.46534 05 31 28.1  +22 00 24                        249
    CK02L080  s2002 06 15.46534 2 +0.00481995 +0.00770601 +0.00362072        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht and
    M. Oates, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ97O020   1997 July  25.48   0.0356   1.0      57.03    73.07    71.92     X
CK02L080   2002 June  15.75   0.0051   1.0      71.19   350.37   146.04     X

     The detections of comets C/2001 Q3 (MPEC 2001-Q60) and C/2002 K7
(MPEC 2002-K72) were by D.-h. Chen.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-M23

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