MPEC 2002-G51 : COMET C/2002 G3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-G51 Issued 2002 Apr. 12, 20:18 UT
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COMET C/2002 G3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.11259 01 40 11.2 +01 54 28 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.11259 2 +0.01015617 +0.00469898 +0.00105021 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.13757 01 40 19.0 +01 56 18 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.13757 2 +0.01015580 +0.00470004 +0.00105057 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.15423 01 40 23.2 +01 57 34 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.15423 2 +0.01015554 +0.00470074 +0.00105082 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.17923 01 40 29.9 +01 59 20 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.17923 2 +0.01015517 +0.00470180 +0.00105119 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.19590 01 40 36.5 +02 01 02 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.19590 2 +0.01015492 +0.00470250 +0.00105144 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.22090 01 40 44.8 +02 02 08 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.22090 2 +0.01015454 +0.00470356 +0.00105181 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.23756 01 40 51.2 +02 03 45 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.23756 2 +0.01015429 +0.00470426 +0.00105205 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.26256 01 40 58.4 +02 05 18 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.26256 2 +0.01015391 +0.00470532 +0.00105243 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.27923 01 41 05.0 +02 05 56 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.27923 2 +0.01015365 +0.00470602 +0.00105267 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.32090 01 41 18.1 +02 09 15 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.32090 2 +0.01015302 +0.00470777 +0.00105329 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.34590 01 41 26.5 +02 11 32 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.34590 2 +0.01015263 +0.00470882 +0.00105366 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.36258 01 41 30.6 +02 12 22 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.36258 2 +0.01015238 +0.00470952 +0.00105391 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.38756 01 41 39.9 +02 14 04 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.38756 2 +0.01015199 +0.00471057 +0.00105428 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.40423 01 41 45.0 +02 15 40 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.40423 2 +0.01015174 +0.00471127 +0.00105453 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.44594 01 41 59.9 +02 18 07 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.44594 2 +0.01015109 +0.00471302 +0.00105515 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.48756 01 42 15.1 +02 22 21 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.48756 2 +0.01015044 +0.00471476 +0.00105577 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.51257 01 42 23.4 +02 24 17 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.51257 2 +0.01015005 +0.00471581 +0.00105615 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.52923 01 42 26.9 +02 24 58 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.52923 2 +0.01014979 +0.00471650 +0.00105640 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.57090 01 42 39.6 +02 27 54 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.57090 2 +0.01014914 +0.00471824 +0.00105702 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.59590 01 42 49.8 +02 29 20 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.59590 2 +0.01014875 +0.00471928 +0.00105740 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.61257 01 42 54.5 +02 30 44 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.61257 2 +0.01014848 +0.00471998 +0.00105765 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.63964 01 43 02.5 +02 33 23 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.63964 2 +0.01014805 +0.00472111 +0.00105805 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.67923 01 43 15.2 +02 36 04 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.67923 2 +0.01014743 +0.00472275 +0.00105865 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.69590 01 43 21.5 +02 37 28 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.69590 2 +0.01014716 +0.00472344 +0.00105890 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.72090 01 43 29.9 +02 39 21 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.72090 2 +0.01014676 +0.00472448 +0.00105927 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.73759 01 43 35.2 +02 40 28 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.73759 2 +0.01014649 +0.00472517 +0.00105952 249
CK02G030 S2002 04 12.76258 01 43 43.9 +02 42 32 249
CK02G030 s2002 04 12.76258 2 +0.01014609 +0.00472621 +0.00105990 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by X.-M. Zhou,
measurements by D. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 G3 (SOHO)
T 2002 Apr. 17.27 TT MPC
q 0.0825 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 1.94 -0.87954 -0.34213
Node 150.17 +0.42713 -0.87397
e 1.0 Incl. 41.66 +0.20969 +0.34515
From 27 observations 2002 Apr. 12.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 G3 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase
2002 04 11 01 34.24 +00 43.9 1.266 0.313 8.5 28.5
2002 04 12 01 39.55 +01 48.6 1.227 0.275 8.2 31.2
2002 04 13 01 44.99 +03 02.5 1.186 0.235 7.7 35.1
2002 04 14 01 50.45 +04 28.9 1.141 0.194 7.3 41.0
2002 04 15 01 55.53 +06 13.3 1.092 0.152 6.7 51.0
2002 04 16 01 59.11 +08 25.1 1.036 0.111 6.0 70.3
2002 04 17 01 57.75 +11 10.1 0.975 0.084 4.6 107.8
2002 04 18 01 47.66 +13 46.9 0.929 0.093 3.3 141.6
2002 04 19 01 34.16 +15 24.1 0.912 0.128 5.4 133.1
2002 04 20 01 21.95 +16 18.5 0.911 0.170 8.5 119.1
2002 04 21 01 11.62 +16 50.6 0.917 0.212 11.5 108.7
2002 04 22 01 02.87 +17 10.4 0.926 0.253 14.3 101.0
2002 04 23 00 55.39 +17 23.1 0.937 0.292 16.8 95.1
2002 04 24 00 48.90 +17 31.3 0.949 0.329 19.1 90.3
2002 04 25 00 43.22 +17 36.6 0.961 0.365 21.2 86.4
2002 04 26 00 38.19 +17 40.0 0.973 0.400 23.2 83.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-G51
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