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MPEC 2002-G28 : COMET C/2002 G2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-G28                                Issued 2002 Apr. 6, 23:55 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 G2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.57925 01 01 24.4  +05 08 11                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.57925 2 +0.01022681 +0.00435223 +0.00095679        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.58756 01 01 14.7  +05 09 01                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.58756 2 +0.01022676 +0.00435263 +0.00095687        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.60423 01 00 55.3  +05 10 53                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.60423 2 +0.01022667 +0.00435344 +0.00095703        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.62090 01 00 38.4  +05 12 24                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.62090 2 +0.01022659 +0.00435425 +0.00095719        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.62923 01 00 26.7  +05 13 35                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.62923 2 +0.01022654 +0.00435465 +0.00095727        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.64590 01 00 07.1  +05 15 32                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.64590 2 +0.01022645 +0.00435546 +0.00095743        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.66256 00 59 46.2  +05 17 42                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.66256 2 +0.01022636 +0.00435627 +0.00095759        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.67090 00 59 35.9  +05 18 30                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.67090 2 +0.01022632 +0.00435667 +0.00095767        249
    CK02G020  S2002 04 04.68756 00 59 13.8  +05 20 23                        249
    CK02G020  s2002 04 04.68756 2 +0.01022623 +0.00435748 +0.00095784        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 G2 (SOHO)
T 2002 Apr. 4.91 TT                                     MPC
q   0.0050               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   83.09        +0.16943        -0.98492
                   Node     3.48        -0.96395        -0.17300
e   1.0            Incl.  144.84        +0.20515        +0.00055
From 9 observations 2002 Apr. 4.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G28

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