MPEC 2002-H40 : COMET C/2002 H2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-H40 Issued 2002 Apr. 24, 15:19 UT
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COMET C/2002 H2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.41264 19 29 47.00 +28 11 00.0 15.9 T 704
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.42697 19 29 45.64 +28 12 07.2 16.2 T 704
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.44106 19 29 44.50 +28 13 13.7 15.9 T 704
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98049 19 28 59.10 +28 55 19.3 16.2 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98194 19 28 58.85 +28 55 27.6 16.2 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98340 19 28 58.83 +28 55 33.6 16.0 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98487 19 28 58.78 +28 55 41.2 16.1 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98633 19 28 58.58 +28 55 46.9 15.9 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98780 19 28 58.44 +28 55 54.7 16.3 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.98926 19 28 58.40 +28 56 02.5 16.2 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.99365 19 28 57.94 +28 56 22.4 15.9 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 22.99513 19 28 57.82 +28 56 28.4 15.8 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.00098 19 28 57.34 +28 56 56.0 15.8 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.00537 19 28 56.97 +28 57 17.0 15.8 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.02162 19 28 55.54 +28 58 34.0 15.9 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.03410 19 28 54.47 +28 59 33.3 15.5 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.03850 19 28 54.09 +28 59 53.3 15.8 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.04289 19 28 53.70 +29 00 15.3 15.5 T 198
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.04964 19 28 53.06 +29 00 45.8 15.5 N 557
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.05593 19 28 52.50 +29 01 15.6 13.5 T 557
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.05698 19 28 52.39 +29 01 20.6 557
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.05802 19 28 52.32 +29 01 25.3 557
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.81079 19 27 45.36 +30 00 41.7 413
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.81507 19 27 45.00 +30 01 01.9 413
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.69240 19 27 56.40 +29 51 21.7 15.4 N 428
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.69334 19 27 56.28 +29 51 24.7 15.4 N 428
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.93251 19 27 34.79 +30 10 07.3 12.0 T 620
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.93863 19 27 34.17 +30 10 36.0 620
CK02H020 C2002 04 23.94396 19 27 33.69 +30 11 01.8 620
CK02H020 C2002 04 24.00424 19 27 28.07 +30 15 46.5 201
CK02H020 C2002 04 24.00861 19 27 27.55 +30 16 07.7 201
Observer details:
198 Wildberg. Observer R. Apitzsch. 0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
201 Jonathan B. Postel Observatory. Observer V. Pozzoli. 0.30-m f/10
reflector + CCD.
413 Siding Spring Observatory. Observer R. H. McNaught. 1.0-m f/8
reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observer S. Sanchez. 0.3-m f/8.8
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli. Measurers
J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 H2 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Mar. 23.461 TT MPC
q 1.63562 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 20.445 -0.138364 -0.321724
Node 269.011 -0.987791 -0.023535
e 1.0 Incl. 110.478 -0.071589 +0.946541
From 31 observations 2002 Apr. 22-24.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 H2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 04 16 19 36.94 +20 06.5 1.396 1.666 86.3 37.0 13.4
2002 04 21 19 31.64 +26 21.4 1.350 1.680 89.8 36.7 13.4
2002 04 26 19 24.20 +32 53.9 1.319 1.696 92.7 36.3 13.4
2002 05 01 19 14.03 +39 32.6 1.306 1.715 94.8 35.8 13.4
2002 05 06 19 00.30 +46 03.4 1.310 1.736 96.1 35.3 13.5
2002 05 11 18 41.97 +52 10.3 1.332 1.760 96.4 34.8 13.6
2002 05 16 18 17.86 +57 37.3 1.371 1.785 95.9 34.3 13.7
2002 05 21 17 46.94 +62 10.1 1.425 1.812 94.5 33.8 13.9
2002 05 26 17 08.99 +65 37.8 1.492 1.841 92.6 33.3 14.0
2002 05 31 16 25.61 +67 54.4 1.570 1.872 90.2 32.8 14.2
2002 06 05 15 40.52 +69 01.9 1.655 1.904 87.6 32.2 14.4
2002 06 10 14 58.30 +69 10.8 1.747 1.938 84.7 31.4 14.6
2002 06 15 14 22.22 +68 36.9 1.843 1.973 81.8 30.6 14.8
2002 06 20 13 53.29 +67 36.2 1.941 2.010 78.9 29.7 15.0
2002 06 25 13 30.96 +66 21.0 2.041 2.047 76.0 28.8 15.2
2002 06 30 13 14.10 +64 59.6 2.141 2.086 73.1 27.8 15.3
2002 07 05 13 01.55 +63 37.4 2.240 2.126 70.3 26.8 15.5
2002 07 10 12 52.35 +62 17.3 2.338 2.166 67.6 25.7 15.7
2002 07 15 12 45.74 +61 01.0 2.433 2.207 65.1 24.7 15.9
2002 07 20 12 41.13 +59 49.7 2.526 2.249 62.7 23.7 16.0
2002 07 25 12 38.10 +58 43.6 2.615 2.292 60.5 22.7 16.2
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-H40
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