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MPEC 2002-C95 : COMET C/2002 C4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C95                                Issued 2002 Feb. 14, 03:51 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 C4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02C040  S2002 02 10.90582 21 56 35.9  -15 36 16                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 10.90582 2 +0.00884368 -0.00250892 -0.00067186        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 10.92829 21 56 15.9  -15 33 38                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 10.92829 2 +0.00884670 -0.00250411 -0.00067040        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 10.97099 21 55 41.3  -15 28 59                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 10.97099 2 +0.00885242 -0.00249497 -0.00066762        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 10.98756 21 55 29.8  -15 26 58                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 10.98756 2 +0.00885464 -0.00249142 -0.00066655        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.01256 21 55 03.2  -15 24 17                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.01256 2 +0.00885799 -0.00248606 -0.00066492        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.02925 21 54 51.0  -15 21 50                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.02925 2 +0.00886022 -0.00248249 -0.00066384        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.07098 21 54 14.3  -15 16 17                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.07098 2 +0.00886578 -0.00247356 -0.00066113        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.09591 21 53 50.2  -15 13 21                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.09591 2 +0.00886910 -0.00246822 -0.00065951        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.11256 21 53 35.8  -15 11 12                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.11256 2 +0.00887132 -0.00246465 -0.00065843        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.13756 21 53 10.9  -15 08 11                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.13756 2 +0.00887464 -0.00245930 -0.00065681        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.15423 21 52 54.2  -15 06 04                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.15423 2 +0.00887685 -0.00245573 -0.00065572        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.17923 21 52 28.0  -15 03 00                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.17923 2 +0.00888016 -0.00245038 -0.00065410        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.19590 21 52 12.8  -15 01 12                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.19590 2 +0.00888237 -0.00244681 -0.00065302        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.22090 21 51 45.3  -14 58 06                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.22090 2 +0.00888567 -0.00244145 -0.00065140        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.23757 21 51 28.2  -14 55 32                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.23757 2 +0.00888787 -0.00243788 -0.00065032        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.26258 21 51 01.1  -14 52 03                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.26258 2 +0.00889117 -0.00243253 -0.00064870        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.27923 21 50 43.6  -14 49 55                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.27923 2 +0.00889336 -0.00242896 -0.00064762        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.32102 21 49 54.4  -14 44 25                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.32102 2 +0.00889885 -0.00242001 -0.00064491        249
    CK02C040  S2002 02 11.34590 21 49 24.3  -14 40 48                        249
    CK02C040  s2002 02 11.34590 2 +0.00890212 -0.00241468 -0.00064330        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detection by T. Hoffman,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 C4 (SOHO)
T 2002 Feb. 11.66 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0054               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   78.76        +0.19956        -0.97988
                   Node     0.34        -0.95797        -0.19583
e   1.0            Incl.  144.46        +0.20606        +0.03857
From 19 observations 2002 Feb. 10-11.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C95

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