MPEC 2002-F22 : COMET C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-F22 Issued 2002 Mar. 18, 22:05 UT
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COMET C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02C020 C2002 03 09.47534 02 49 01.75 +42 03 33.1 16.7 T 367
CK02C020 C2002 03 09.48298 02 49 02.14 +42 03 26.2 367
CK02C020 C2002 03 13.77612 02 53 18.39 +40 54 16.6 118
CK02C020 C2002 03 13.77845 02 53 18.57 +40 54 14.8 118
CK02C020 C2002 03 13.78192 02 53 18.74 +40 54 11.0 16.9 T 118
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
367 Yatsuka. Observer H. Abe. 0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Apr. 10.7764 TT MPC
q 3.253938 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 159.9244 +0.3485452 +0.3709633
Node 242.9541 +0.6723245 +0.5409140
e 1.0 Incl. 104.8846 +0.6530666 -0.7548498
From 121 observations 2002 Feb. 1-Mar. 13.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 03 17 02 56.55 +40 05.1 3.642 3.263 60.1 15.3 16.4 18.7
2002 03 27 03 06.74 +37 45.7 3.782 3.257 51.6 13.9 16.5 18.7
2002 04 06 03 17.04 +35 43.5 3.911 3.254 43.2 12.2 16.6 18.8
2002 04 16 03 27.37 +33 54.9 4.025 3.254 35.0 10.2 16.6 18.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-F22
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