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MPEC 2002-P41 : COMET C/2002 H8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P41                                Issued 2002 Aug.  9, 20:22 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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                            COMET C/2002 H8 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.81062 01 58 32.3  +12 53 48                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.81062 2 +0.00997815 +0.00500522 +0.00118947        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.82646 01 58 22.7  +12 57 59                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.82646 2 +0.00997778 +0.00500566 +0.00118974        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.83758 01 58 15.5  +13 01 15                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.83758 2 +0.00997753 +0.00500597 +0.00118993        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.85147 01 58 06.4  +13 05 03                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.85147 2 +0.00997721 +0.00500636 +0.00119016        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.86813 01 57 56.1  +13 09 35                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.86813 2 +0.00997682 +0.00500683 +0.00119044        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.89316 01 57 38.1  +13 15 51                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.89316 2 +0.00997625 +0.00500752 +0.00119086        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.90979 01 57 28.1  +13 20 21                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.90979 2 +0.00997586 +0.00500799 +0.00119114        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.92091 01 57 17.5  +13 22 25                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.92091 2 +0.00997561 +0.00500830 +0.00119133        249
    CK02H080  S2002 04 20.93479 01 57 07.4  +13 25 30                        249
    CK02H080  s2002 04 20.93479 2 +0.00997529 +0.00500868 +0.00119156        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 H8 (SOHO)
T 2002 Apr. 20.97 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0336               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   55.83        -0.12272        -0.42221
                   Node    73.71        +0.26175        -0.88672
e   1.0            Incl.   69.34        +0.95730        +0.18833
From 9 observations 2002 Apr. 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P41

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