MPEC 2002-C70 : COMET C/2002 B1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-C70 Issued 2002 Feb. 11, 22:22 UT
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COMET C/2002 B1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.76751 03 02 04.62 +65 01 29.6 17.5 N 118
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.77061 03 02 04.67 +65 01 30.1 17.6 N 118
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.81844 03 02 04.37 +65 01 34.5 17.0 T 106
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.83803 03 02 04.24 +65 01 36.6 17.7 T 106
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.84811 03 02 04.11 +65 01 37.2 17.5 N 118
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.85913 03 02 04.05 +65 01 38.2 17.7 T 106
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.86274 03 02 03.99 +65 01 38.6 118
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.88289 03 02 03.96 +65 01 40.7 17.3 T 587
CK02B010 C2002 02 04.97737 03 02 03.50 +65 01 48.2 17.6 T 587
CK02B010 C2002 02 06.45000 03 02 03.65 +65 04 24.9 17.9 T 341
CK02B010 C2002 02 06.47083 03 02 03.76 +65 04 27.2 341
CK02B010 C2002 02 06.48241 03 02 03.75 +65 04 28.4 18.7 T 402
CK02B010 C2002 02 06.48741 03 02 03.76 +65 04 28.9 402
CK02B010 C2002 02 06.49414 03 02 03.69 +65 04 29.8 402
CK02B010 C2002 02 09.78662 03 02 39.44 +65 10 49.0 18.1 T 170
CK02B010 C2002 02 09.81333 03 02 40.17 +65 10 52.6 18.1 T 170
Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh. Observer H. Mikuz. 0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
118 Modra. Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques. Observer J. Manteca. 0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
341 Akashina. Observer A. Akahori. 0.4-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory. Observer A. Sugie. 0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
+ CCD.
587 Sormano. Observers F. Manca, A. Testa, V. Giuliani. 0.5-m reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 B1 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5
T 2002 Apr. 20.00192 TT MPC
q 2.2711127 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.03160832 Peri. 76.15929 -0.39288728 -0.63980061
a 9.9068392 Node 58.18112 +0.18173189 -0.75814036
e 0.7707530 Incl. 51.01827 +0.90145056 -0.12600940
P 31.18
Residuals in seconds of arc
011108 704 0.1- 0.4- 020131 201 0.1+ 0.4+ 020203 670 0.1- 0.2-
011108 704 0.1+ 0.8+ 020131 966 0.5- 0.6+ 020203 670 0.0 0.2-
011108 704 0.1- 0.3+ 020131 966 0.4- 0.3- 020204 046 1.8+ 1.5-
011108 704 0.1+ 0.5- 020131 966 0.2+ 0.3- 020204 046 1.0+ 1.2-
020126 704 0.3+ 0.1+ 020201 704 1.7+ 0.2- 020204 046 0.6+ 0.2-
020126 704 0.3- 0.2+ 020201 704 0.6- 1.0+ 020204 046 0.2- 0.3-
020126 704 0.2+ 0.4+ 020201 704 (0.5- 2.1+) 020204 118 0.3- 0.2-
020126 704 0.2- 0.1+ 020201 704 1.6- 0.9+ 020204 118 0.2+ 0.0
020126 704 1.1- 1.0+ 020201 118 1.5- 0.0 020204 106 0.2+ 0.2-
020129 461 0.6+ 0.2- 020201 118 1.3- 0.0 020204 106 0.2+ 0.2+
020129 461 0.1+ 0.0 020201 118 0.3+ 0.5+ 020204 118 0.2- 0.1+
020129 461 0.3+ 0.1+ 020201 118 0.7+ 0.1- 020204 106 0.2- 0.1-
020129 461 0.1+ 0.1+ 020201 118 0.4+ 0.1- 020204 118 0.5- 0.3+
020129 118 0.5+ 0.1+ 020201 046 0.2+ 0.3- 020204 587 0.1- 0.2+
020129 118 0.7+ 0.0 020201 046 0.3+ 0.3- 020204 587 0.3- 0.2-
020129 118 0.9+ 0.2- 020201 046 0.3+ 0.4- 020206 341 0.4- 0.3+
020129 046 0.5- 0.1- 020201 046 0.7+ 0.8- 020206 341 0.2+ 0.6+
020129 046 0.2- 0.3- 020201 046 0.4+ 1.2- 020206 402 0.1+ 0.6+
020129 046 0.2- 1.0- 020202 118 0.4+ 0.6- 020206 402 0.1+ 0.6+
020129 046 1.0- 1.0- 020202 118 0.7+ 1.0- 020206 402 0.4- 0.9+
020130 966 0.1+ 0.4- 020202 118 0.9+ 0.6- 020209 170 1.2- 0.4+
020130 966 0.2- 0.1- 020202 118 1.2- 0.8+ 020209 170 0.8+ 0.9+
020131 201 0.1+ 0.4+ 020202 118 0.9- 1.0+
020131 201 0.4+ 0.2+ 020202 118 0.9- 0.6+
Ephemeris:
C/2002 B1 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 02 05 03 02.07 +65 01.9 1.960 2.388 103.3 23.7 16.7 19.0
2002 02 15 03 05.22 +65 22.8 2.030 2.359 96.7 24.6 16.8 19.0
2002 02 25 03 15.43 +65 53.8 2.100 2.334 90.8 25.1 16.8 19.1
2002 03 07 03 32.35 +66 34.2 2.166 2.313 85.7 25.3 16.8 19.2
2002 03 17 03 55.96 +67 19.9 2.228 2.296 81.2 25.3 16.8 19.2
2002 03 27 04 26.38 +68 04.6 2.286 2.284 77.3 25.2 16.9 19.2
2002 04 06 05 03.48 +68 38.9 2.339 2.275 73.9 25.0 16.9 19.3
2002 04 16 05 46.61 +68 52.2 2.389 2.271 71.1 24.7 17.0 19.3
2002 04 26 06 34.00 +68 33.8 2.436 2.272 68.6 24.4 17.0 19.4
2002 05 06 07 22.86 +67 35.7 2.483 2.277 66.5 24.0 17.0 19.4
2002 05 16 08 10.26 +65 54.8 2.530 2.286 64.6 23.5 17.1 19.4
2002 05 26 08 53.99 +63 33.5 2.579 2.299 62.8 23.1 17.2 19.5
2002 06 05 09 33.03 +60 37.9 2.633 2.317 61.0 22.5 17.3 19.5
2002 06 15 10 07.42 +57 15.5 2.691 2.339 59.1 21.9 17.3 19.6
2002 06 25 10 37.70 +53 34.1 2.756 2.365 57.2 21.2 17.4 19.6
2002 07 05 11 04.52 +49 40.9 2.828 2.394 55.0 20.4 17.5 19.7
2002 07 15 11 28.59 +45 41.8 2.906 2.427 52.6 19.4 17.7 19.7
2002 07 25 11 50.45 +41 41.9 2.990 2.463 50.0 18.4 17.8 19.8
2002 08 04 12 10.57 +37 45.3 3.079 2.502 47.1 17.3 17.9 19.8
2002 08 14 12 29.30 +33 55.1 3.173 2.544 44.1 16.1 18.1 19.9
2002 08 24 12 46.92 +30 13.8 3.268 2.589 40.8 14.8 18.2 20.0
2002 09 03 13 03.63 +26 42.9 3.364 2.636 37.5 13.5 18.3 20.0
2002 09 13 13 19.60 +23 23.6 3.458 2.686 34.1 12.1 18.5 20.1
2002 09 23 13 34.93 +20 16.7 3.549 2.737 30.9 10.9 18.6 20.1
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