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MPEC 2002-F35 : COMET C/2002 E3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-F35                                Issued 2002 Mar. 21, 03:34 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2002 E3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.57090 00 00 51.3  -02 58 47                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.57090 2 +0.01043224 +0.00292379 +0.00071120        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.59590 00 00 30.5  -02 56 49                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.59590 2 +0.01043217 +0.00292657 +0.00071177        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.61258 00 00 15.6  -02 55 53                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.61258 2 +0.01043212 +0.00292843 +0.00071216        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.63756 23 59 56.7  -02 53 55                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.63756 2 +0.01043204 +0.00293121 +0.00071273        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.65423 23 59 40.1  -02 52 15                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.65423 2 +0.01043199 +0.00293307 +0.00071311        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.67923 23 59 17.9  -02 50 45                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.67923 2 +0.01043191 +0.00293585 +0.00071367        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.69590 23 59 04.6  -02 49 18                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.69590 2 +0.01043186 +0.00293770 +0.00071405        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.72090 23 58 41.7  -02 46 50                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.72090 2 +0.01043177 +0.00294047 +0.00071462        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.73757 23 58 26.9  -02 46 12                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.73757 2 +0.01043172 +0.00294232 +0.00071500        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.76257 23 58 02.5  -02 44 28                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.76257 2 +0.01043163 +0.00294509 +0.00071557        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.77923 23 57 47.9  -02 43 01                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.77923 2 +0.01043157 +0.00294694 +0.00071594        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.82090 23 57 08.2  -02 39 42                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.82090 2 +0.01043142 +0.00295155 +0.00071689        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.84590 23 56 44.6  -02 37 34                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.84590 2 +0.01043133 +0.00295431 +0.00071745        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.86256 23 56 26.8  -02 36 18                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.86256 2 +0.01043127 +0.00295615 +0.00071783        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.88778 23 56 00.9  -02 34 23                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.88778 2 +0.01043117 +0.00295893 +0.00071840        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.90425 23 55 44.6  -02 32 55                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.90425 2 +0.01043111 +0.00296075 +0.00071877        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.92923 23 55 20.1  -02 31 02                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.92923 2 +0.01043101 +0.00296350 +0.00071933        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.97099 23 54 33.7  -02 27 12                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.97099 2 +0.01043085 +0.00296809 +0.00072027        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 15.98757 23 54 15.5  -02 25 47                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 15.98757 2 +0.01043078 +0.00296992 +0.00072064        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 16.01256 23 53 46.2  -02 23 18                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 16.01256 2 +0.01043068 +0.00297266 +0.00072120        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 16.02923 23 53 27.8  -02 22 06                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 16.02923 2 +0.01043061 +0.00297449 +0.00072157        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 16.07091 23 52 38.6  -02 18 30                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 16.07091 2 +0.01043043 +0.00297906 +0.00072250        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 16.09590 23 52 09.0  -02 16 37                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 16.09590 2 +0.01043032 +0.00298179 +0.00072306        249
    CK02E030  S2002 03 16.11256 23 51 47.7  -02 14 48                        249
    CK02E030  s2002 03 16.11256 2 +0.01043025 +0.00298361 +0.00072343        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 E3 (SOHO)
T 2002 Mar. 16.44 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0052               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   87.60        +0.16843        -0.98159
                   Node     8.96        -0.96261        -0.18345
e   1.0            Incl.  144.69        +0.21214        -0.05310
From 24 observations 2002 Mar. 15-16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-F35

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