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MPEC 2002-G13 : COMET C/2002 G1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-G13                                Issued 2002 Apr. 3, 23:33 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 G1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.65284 00 41 52.2  +03 19 55                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.65284 2 +0.01023656 +0.00425794 +0.00093953        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.65979 00 42 04.7  +03 20 08                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.65979 2 +0.01023653 +0.00425829 +0.00093959        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.66377 00 42 12.9  +03 20 18                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.66377 2 +0.01023651 +0.00425848 +0.00093962        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.67020 00 42 24.8  +03 20 38                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.67020 2 +0.01023648 +0.00425880 +0.00093967        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.67368 00 42 31.1  +03 20 59                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.67368 2 +0.01023646 +0.00425897 +0.00093970        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.68064 00 42 44.5  +03 21 12                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.68064 2 +0.01023642 +0.00425932 +0.00093976        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.68411 00 42 51.2  +03 21 27                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.68411 2 +0.01023641 +0.00425949 +0.00093979        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.69105 00 43 04.5  +03 21 47                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.69105 2 +0.01023637 +0.00425983 +0.00093985        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.69453 00 43 10.8  +03 22 08                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.69453 2 +0.01023635 +0.00426000 +0.00093988        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.70147 00 43 24.0  +03 22 28                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.70147 2 +0.01023632 +0.00426035 +0.00093993        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.70492 00 43 31.1  +03 22 41                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.70492 2 +0.01023630 +0.00426052 +0.00093996        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.71187 00 43 44.7  +03 23 14                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.71187 2 +0.01023627 +0.00426086 +0.00094002        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.71534 00 43 51.2  +03 23 29                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.71534 2 +0.01023625 +0.00426103 +0.00094005        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.72230 00 44 04.5  +03 24 08                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.72230 2 +0.01023621 +0.00426138 +0.00094011        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.72577 00 44 11.1  +03 24 18                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.72577 2 +0.01023620 +0.00426155 +0.00094014        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.73272 00 44 25.2  +03 24 56                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.73272 2 +0.01023616 +0.00426189 +0.00094019        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.73619 00 44 31.9  +03 25 14                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.73619 2 +0.01023615 +0.00426206 +0.00094022        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.74312 00 44 45.6  +03 25 52                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.74312 2 +0.01023611 +0.00426240 +0.00094028        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.74660 00 44 52.3  +03 26 12                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.74660 2 +0.01023609 +0.00426258 +0.00094031        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.75355 00 45 06.5  +03 27 00                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.75355 2 +0.01023606 +0.00426292 +0.00094037        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.75701 00 45 13.7  +03 27 17                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.75701 2 +0.01023604 +0.00426309 +0.00094040        249
    CK02G010  S2002 04 02.76396 00 45 27.4  +03 28 00                        249
    CK02G010  s2002 04 02.76396 2 +0.01023601 +0.00426343 +0.00094046        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by R. Kracht,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 G1 (SOHO)
T 2002 Apr. 2.83 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0339               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  262.32        -0.62388        -0.36261
                   Node   106.02        -0.00800        +0.88876
e   1.0            Incl.  133.92        -0.78148        +0.28040
From 22 observations 2002 Apr. 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 G1 (SOHO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase
2002 03 27    23 43.86   +09 43.2    1.276    0.366    12.0    34.7
2002 03 28    23 48.48   +09 03.1    1.241    0.326    11.2    36.6
2002 03 29    23 53.62   +08 17.8    1.204    0.285    10.3    38.9
2002 03 30    23 59.47   +07 26.1    1.164    0.240     9.3    42.0
2002 03 31    00 06.38   +06 25.9    1.122    0.192     8.0    46.4
2002 04 01    00 15.07   +05 15.0    1.075    0.139     6.4    53.7
2002 04 02    00 27.71   +03 52.9    1.021    0.078     4.2    71.5
2002 04 03    00 53.50   +04 12.2    0.976    0.037     1.7   128.3
2002 04 04    01 11.02   +08 19.7    1.014    0.099     5.6    79.1
2002 04 05    01 19.66   +11 23.7    1.058    0.157     8.1    64.5
2002 04 06    01 25.87   +13 49.1    1.100    0.208    10.0    56.7
2002 04 07    01 30.91   +15 50.6    1.140    0.255    11.5    51.5
2002 04 08    01 35.25   +17 35.5    1.178    0.298    12.7    47.5
2002 04 09    01 39.11   +19 07.9    1.216    0.339    13.7    44.3
2002 04 10    01 42.64   +20 30.5    1.252    0.378    14.5    41.7
2002 04 11    01 45.89   +21 45.3    1.287    0.415    15.2    39.4
2002 04 12    01 48.94   +22 53.6    1.322    0.450    15.9    37.5
2002 04 13    01 51.81   +23 56.5    1.355    0.485    16.4    35.7
2002 04 14    01 54.54   +24 54.6    1.388    0.518    16.9    34.2
2002 04 15    01 57.15   +25 48.7    1.420    0.550    17.3    32.8
2002 04 16    01 59.65   +26 39.3    1.452    0.581    17.6    31.5
2002 04 17    02 02.06   +27 26.8    1.483    0.612    17.9    30.3
2002 04 18    02 04.38   +28 11.5    1.514    0.642    18.2    29.3
2002 04 19    02 06.63   +28 53.8    1.543    0.671    18.5    28.3
2002 04 20    02 08.82   +29 33.9    1.573    0.700    18.7    27.4
2002 04 21    02 10.95   +30 12.1    1.602    0.728    18.9    26.5
2002 04 22    02 13.02   +30 48.4    1.630    0.755    19.1    25.8
2002 04 23    02 15.04   +31 23.2    1.658    0.782    19.2    25.0
2002 04 24    02 17.01   +31 56.4    1.686    0.809    19.4    24.4
2002 04 25    02 18.95   +32 28.4    1.713    0.835    19.5    23.8
2002 04 26    02 20.84   +32 59.0    1.739    0.861    19.7    23.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G13

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