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MPEC 2003-C02 : COMETS C/2002 V5, 2002 X6, 2002 Y2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C02                                Issued 2003 Feb. 1, 15:22 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                   COMETS C/2002 V5, 2002 X6, 2002 Y2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.85423 15 05 28.5  -18 53 52                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.85423 2 -0.00941719 -0.00463280 -0.00262135        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.89590 15 05 03.8  -18 44 07                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.89590 2 -0.00941421 -0.00463568 -0.00262159        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.91256 15 04 54.6  -18 39 58                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.91256 2 -0.00941301 -0.00463683 -0.00262169        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.92090 15 04 49.5  -18 37 51                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.92090 2 -0.00941241 -0.00463741 -0.00262174        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.93756 15 04 40.7  -18 33 45                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.93756 2 -0.00941122 -0.00463856 -0.00262184        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.96257 15 04 26.7  -18 27 16                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.96257 2 -0.00940942 -0.00464029 -0.00262199        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.97923 15 04 17.6  -18 22 53                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.97923 2 -0.00940822 -0.00464144 -0.00262208        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 11.99590 15 04 08.8  -18 18 56                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 11.99590 2 -0.00940702 -0.00464260 -0.00262218        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.00423 15 04 04.0  -18 16 42                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.00423 2 -0.00940642 -0.00464317 -0.00262223        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.02090 15 03 55.3  -18 12 23                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.02090 2 -0.00940522 -0.00464432 -0.00262233        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.08757 15 03 21.3  -17 55 17                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.08757 2 -0.00940042 -0.00464894 -0.00262272        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.10423 15 03 13.3  -17 51 05                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.10423 2 -0.00939922 -0.00465009 -0.00262282        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.12090 15 03 05.8  -17 46 46                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.12090 2 -0.00939801 -0.00465125 -0.00262291        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.12923 15 03 01.9  -17 44 38                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.12923 2 -0.00939741 -0.00465183 -0.00262296        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.14590 15 02 54.2  -17 40 15                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.14590 2 -0.00939621 -0.00465298 -0.00262306        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.16258 15 02 47.0  -17 36 02                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.16258 2 -0.00939500 -0.00465414 -0.00262316        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.17090 15 02 43.7  -17 34 00                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.17090 2 -0.00939440 -0.00465472 -0.00262321        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.18757 15 02 36.5  -17 29 38                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.18757 2 -0.00939319 -0.00465587 -0.00262330        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.20423 15 02 30.5  -17 25 22                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.20423 2 -0.00939199 -0.00465703 -0.00262340        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.21256 15 02 26.7  -17 23 08                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.21256 2 -0.00939138 -0.00465761 -0.00262345        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.59590 15 01 21.3  -15 57 39                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.59590 2 -0.00936345 -0.00468430 -0.00262565        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.61256 15 01 23.1  -15 54 19                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.61256 2 -0.00936223 -0.00468546 -0.00262575        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.63756 15 01 27.2  -15 49 50                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.63756 2 -0.00936040 -0.00468721 -0.00262589        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.65423 15 01 28.5  -15 47 27                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.65423 2 -0.00935917 -0.00468837 -0.00262599        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.72090 15 01 43.0  -15 36 28                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.72090 2 -0.00935427 -0.00469304 -0.00262636        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.73757 15 01 45.2  -15 34 26                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.73757 2 -0.00935305 -0.00469420 -0.00262646        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.76256 15 01 50.7  -15 30 44                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.76256 2 -0.00935120 -0.00469595 -0.00262660        249
    CK02V050  S2002 11 12.77923 15 01 55.1  -15 28 11                        249
    CK02V050  s2002 11 12.77923 2 -0.00934998 -0.00469712 -0.00262669        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.31376 16 32 44.1  -20 50 13                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.31376 2 -0.00718503 -0.00642971 -0.00280474        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.32923 16 32 47.0  -20 45 37                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.32923 2 -0.00718242 -0.00643124 -0.00280493        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.33758 16 32 47.9  -20 43 03                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.33758 2 -0.00718101 -0.00643206 -0.00280503        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.35423 16 32 50.6  -20 38 11                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.35423 2 -0.00717819 -0.00643371 -0.00280523        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.37090 16 32 54.2  -20 33 32                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.37090 2 -0.00717537 -0.00643535 -0.00280543        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.37923 16 32 55.2  -20 31 19                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.37923 2 -0.00717395 -0.00643618 -0.00280553        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.39591 16 32 59.6  -20 26 49                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.39591 2 -0.00717113 -0.00643782 -0.00280573        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.41257 16 33 01.8  -20 22 31                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.41257 2 -0.00716830 -0.00643947 -0.00280593        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.42090 16 33 04.3  -20 20 27                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.42090 2 -0.00716689 -0.00644029 -0.00280603        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.43784 16 33 09.5  -20 16 46                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.43784 2 -0.00716401 -0.00644196 -0.00280623        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.45423 16 33 11.9  -20 13 04                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.45423 2 -0.00716122 -0.00644358 -0.00280643        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.46256 16 33 14.4  -20 11 15                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.46256 2 -0.00715981 -0.00644440 -0.00280653        249
    CK02X060  S2002 12 02.47923 16 33 17.9  -20 07 53                        249
    CK02X060  s2002 12 02.47923 2 -0.00715697 -0.00644604 -0.00280673        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.57924 17 50 57.5  -22 27 05                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.57924 2 -0.00345419 -0.00773963 -0.00286239        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.58756 17 50 54.4  -22 24 43                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.58756 2 -0.00345206 -0.00774005 -0.00286236        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.60423 17 50 47.7  -22 19 22                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.60423 2 -0.00344778 -0.00774089 -0.00286229        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.62090 17 50 41.9  -22 14 30                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.62090 2 -0.00344350 -0.00774173 -0.00286222        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.65991 17 50 28.1  -22 03 04                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.65991 2 -0.00343349 -0.00774369 -0.00286205        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.66837 17 50 23.3  -22 00 56                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.66837 2 -0.00343131 -0.00774411 -0.00286202        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.68061 17 50 19.0  -21 57 19                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.68061 2 -0.00342817 -0.00774472 -0.00286196        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.70425 17 50 10.3  -21 51 05                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.70425 2 -0.00342209 -0.00774590 -0.00286186        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.71256 17 50 05.8  -21 48 42                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.71256 2 -0.00341996 -0.00774632 -0.00286183        249
    CK02Y020  S2002 12 19.72923 17 50 02.1  -21 44 38                        249
    CK02Y020  s2002 12 19.72923 2 -0.00341567 -0.00774715 -0.00286175        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson
    and R. Kracht, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02V050   2002 Nov.  12.42   0.0506   1.0      19.13    86.61    34.24     X
CK02X060   2002 Dec.   2.44   0.0346   1.0      57.43    74.75    72.55     X
CK02Y020   2002 Dec.  19.79   0.0400   1.0      57.48    74.51    73.52     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C02

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