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MPEC 2002-P63 : COMET C/2002 P3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P63                                Issued 2002 Aug. 15, 13:13 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2002 P3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.50427 09 21 40.7  +16 19 24                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.50427 2 -0.00920573 +0.00249899 +0.00143790        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.52090 09 22 08.7  +16 22 35                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.52090 2 -0.00920776 +0.00249601 +0.00143613        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.55097 09 23 02.5  +16 27 49                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.55097 2 -0.00921142 +0.00249060 +0.00143292        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.57989 09 23 54.9  +16 32 25                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.57989 2 -0.00921493 +0.00248541 +0.00142985        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.58756 09 24 08.9  +16 33 34                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.58756 2 -0.00921586 +0.00248403 +0.00142903        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.62090 09 25 11.1  +16 38 02                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.62090 2 -0.00921990 +0.00247805 +0.00142548        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.62923 09 25 26.5  +16 39 03                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.62923 2 -0.00922091 +0.00247655 +0.00142459        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.64590 09 25 58.0  +16 41 00                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.64590 2 -0.00922293 +0.00247356 +0.00142282        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.66257 09 26 30.0  +16 42 42                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.66257 2 -0.00922494 +0.00247057 +0.00142105        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.67090 09 26 46.0  +16 43 19                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.67090 2 -0.00922594 +0.00246908 +0.00142016        249
    CK02P030  S2002 08 12.68756 09 27 18.1  +16 44 51                        249
    CK02P030  s2002 08 12.68756 2 -0.00922795 +0.00246609 +0.00141839        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 P3 (SOHO)
T 2002 Aug. 12.67 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0359               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   56.57        -0.09021        -0.35324
                   Node    75.81        +0.22343        -0.91833
e   1.0            Incl.   73.84        +0.97054        +0.17858
From 11 observations 2002 Aug. 12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P63

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