MPEC 2002-C94 : COMET P/2001 WF2 (LONEOS)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-C94 Issued 2002 Feb. 13, 22:26 UT
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COMET P/2001 WF2 (LONEOS)
Observations:
PK01W02F pC2002 01 03.76274 00 46 11.86 +34 15 31.4 118
PK01W02F pC2002 01 03.77103 00 46 09.38 +34 16 14.7 118
PK01W02F pC2002 01 04.81722 00 41 03.60 +35 46 31.1 118
PK01W02F pC2002 01 04.81831 00 41 03.28 +35 46 39.0 118
PK01W02F pC2002 01 04.84766 00 40 54.33 +35 49 07.2 118
PK01W02F pC2002 01 04.85459 00 40 52.09 +35 49 42.9 118
PK01W02F C2002 01 07.07636 00 29 29.34 +39 01 43.9 19.4 N 704
PK01W02F C2002 01 07.09174 00 29 24.33 +39 03 02.5 19.1 N 704
PK01W02F C2002 01 07.10735 00 29 19.05 +39 04 21.8 19.0 N 704
PK01W02F C2002 01 07.12255 00 29 13.97 +39 05 40.3 19.2 N 704
PK01W02F C2002 01 07.13764 00 29 08.90 +39 06 56.8 19.4 N 704
PK01W02F C2002 02 13.48756 18 38 40.75 +62 32 47.3 696
PK01W02F C2002 02 13.48951 18 38 39.80 +62 32 45.3 696
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observer T. B. Spahr. 1.2-m reflector
+ CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli. Measurers
J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2001 WF2 (LONEOS)
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5
T 2002 Jan. 29.84804 TT MPC
q 0.9763511 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.19656246 Peri. 51.35236 -0.56192571 -0.77787496
a 2.9295595 Node 75.13262 +0.63927749 -0.62422348
e 0.6667243 Incl. 16.92268 +0.52494170 -0.07249552
P 5.01
Residuals in seconds of arc
011117 699 0.2+ 1.1+ 011207 704 0.4+ 0.2- 011218 704 0.1- 0.1-
011117 699 0.9- 0.4+ 011207 704 0.5- 0.6- 011218 704 0.0 0.2-
011117 699 0.2- 0.1- 011207 704 0.1+ 0.1+ 011218 704 0.0 0.3+
011117 699 0.8- 0.5+ 011207 704 0.3+ 0.2+ 011218 704 0.1- 0.4+
011117 046 0.5- 0.5- 011207 658 0.0 0.5+ 011219 704 0.3+ 0.3+
011117 046 1.0- 0.8- 011207 658 0.1+ 0.0 011219 704 0.0 0.4+
011117 046 0.1+ 0.7- 011207 658 0.5- 0.0 011219 704 0.4+ 0.6+
011117 046 0.5- 0.2+ 011208 118 0.5+ 0.1- 011219 704 0.1+ 0.6+
011117 046 0.1- 0.7- 011208 118 0.0 0.4+ 011219 704 0.2+ 0.3+
011120 046 0.1+ 0.7- 011208 118 0.9- 0.5+ 011219 699 0.5+ 0.6+
011120 046 0.7+ 0.4+ 011209 699 0.3- 0.3+ 011219 699 0.1- 0.3-
011120 046 0.1- 0.2- 011209 699 0.0 0.6+ 011219 699 0.4- 0.2-
011120 046 0.3- 0.1+ 011209 699 0.2- 0.6- 011219 699 0.6- 0.0
011120 046 1.8+ 0.8- 011209 699 0.4- 0.1+ 020103 118 0.4+ 0.2-
011120 557 0.2- 0.7+ 011209 118 0.5- 0.5+ 020103 118 0.4+ 0.5+
011120 557 0.1+ 0.2+ 011209 118 0.1+ 0.1+ 020103 611 0.6- 0.7+
011121 918 0.4+ 0.2+ 011209 118 0.1- 0.2+ 020103 611 0.0 1.1-
011121 918 0.1- 0.4+ 011209 046 0.1- 0.2+ 020103 611 0.3+ 0.6-
011121 918 0.2- 0.5+ 011209 046 0.3- 0.2+ 020104 118 0.6+ 1.2-
011202 715 0.1- 0.7- 011209 046 0.4+ 0.5+ 020104 118 0.7+ 1.1+
011202 715 0.8+ 1.8- 011209 046 1.0- 0.5+ 020104 118 0.9+ 0.5-
011202 715 0.4- 1.2- 011214 704 0.0 0.3+ 020104 118 0.6- 0.2-
011202 118 0.3+ 0.4- 011214 704 0.1- 0.0 020107 704 1.5- 0.2-
011202 118 1.1+ 0.7- 011214 704 0.1- 0.5- 020107 704 0.5+ 0.2-
011204 413 0.2+ 0.0 011214 704 0.0 0.1- 020107 704 0.1+ 0.4-
011204 413 0.4+ 0.1- 011214 704 0.5+ 0.2+ 020107 704 0.3+ 0.9+
011204 413 0.0 0.1+ 011215 118 0.7+ 0.5- 020107 704 0.0 0.8+
011205 670 0.6- 1.5+ 011215 118 0.3- 0.4- 020213 696 0.1- 0.4-
011205 670 0.3+ 1.0- 011215 118 0.0 0.2- 020213 696 0.3+ 0.3-
011207 704 0.5+ 0.0 011218 704 0.0 0.1-
Ephemeris:
P/2001 WF2 (LONEOS)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 02 05 20 03.29 +64 10.1 0.252 0.980 81.4 83.9 14.9 19.9
2002 02 10 19 10.43 +63 32.6 0.265 0.989 82.8 81.8 15.1 20.0
2002 02 15 18 26.16 +62 00.9 0.279 1.003 85.0 78.9 15.2 20.0
2002 02 20 17 50.06 +59 58.9 0.293 1.021 87.9 75.4 15.4 20.0
2002 02 25 17 20.35 +57 41.8 0.307 1.044 91.4 71.5 15.6 20.0
2002 03 02 16 55.17 +55 18.0 0.320 1.070 95.4 67.2 15.8 20.0
2002 03 07 16 32.99 +52 51.1 0.334 1.100 99.8 62.8 16.0 20.1
2002 03 12 16 12.71 +50 20.8 0.347 1.132 104.6 58.2 16.2 20.1
2002 03 17 15 53.70 +47 45.4 0.362 1.167 109.6 53.4 16.5 20.1
2002 03 22 15 35.70 +45 02.6 0.377 1.205 114.9 48.6 16.7 20.1
2002 03 27 15 18.71 +42 11.1 0.394 1.244 120.2 43.9 16.9 20.1
2002 04 01 15 02.83 +39 11.0 0.413 1.284 125.5 39.3 17.2 20.2
2002 04 06 14 48.21 +36 03.7 0.436 1.326 130.5 35.0 17.4 20.3
2002 04 11 14 34.99 +32 51.6 0.462 1.369 135.0 31.2 17.7 20.3
2002 04 16 14 23.32 +29 37.7 0.493 1.412 138.8 27.9 18.0 20.5
2002 04 21 14 13.28 +26 25.5 0.528 1.456 141.6 25.4 18.2 20.6
2002 04 26 14 04.88 +23 18.3 0.568 1.500 143.3 23.6 18.5 20.8
2002 05 01 13 58.05 +20 18.9 0.613 1.545 143.8 22.7 18.8 21.0
2002 05 06 13 52.67 +17 28.9 0.663 1.590 143.2 22.4 19.1 21.2
2002 05 11 13 48.65 +14 49.1 0.718 1.635 141.6 22.5 19.4 21.4
2002 05 16 13 45.85 +12 19.9 0.778 1.680 139.4 23.0 19.7 21.7
2002 05 21 13 44.18 +10 00.9 0.842 1.725 136.8 23.7 20.0 21.9
2002 05 26 13 43.49 +07 51.8 0.910 1.769 133.8 24.4 20.3 22.2
2002 05 31 13 43.66 +05 51.9 0.983 1.814 130.6 25.1 20.5 22.4
2002 06 05 13 44.60 +04 00.3 1.059 1.858 127.3 25.7 20.8 22.6
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