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MPEC 2002-J34 : COMET P/2002 BV = 2001 CB40 (YEUNG)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-J34                                Issued 2002 May  9, 20:21 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 P/2002 BV = 2001 CB40 (YEUNG)

Observations:
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 12.37289 02 31 38.92 +13 42 23.7          20.8 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 12.39539 02 31 38.07 +13 42 20.7          20.5 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 12.41695 02 31 37.28 +13 42 18.5          20.8 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 18.31026 02 27 54.87 +13 30 51.4          20.9 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 18.33192 02 27 54.03 +13 30 48.2          20.9 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 23.32536 02 24 36.53 +13 20 21.2          22.0 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 23.34699 02 24 35.66 +13 20 18.4          20.3 N      691
    PK02B00V  C1998 10 23.36845 02 24 34.77 +13 20 16.0          20.5 N      691
    PK01C40B  C2000 12 06.37552 08 19 59.61 +33 34 04.3          18.8 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2000 12 06.39070 08 19 59.41 +33 34 09.9          19.7 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2000 12 06.40630 08 19 59.15 +33 34 13.4          19.2 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2000 12 06.43667 08 19 58.57 +33 34 22.6          19.6 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 01 18.27346 07 49 38.60 +36 54 33.0          19.0 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 01 18.29085 07 49 37.48 +36 54 36.4          19.2 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 01 18.30716 07 49 36.52 +36 54 38.7          18.5 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 01 18.32594 07 49 35.36 +36 54 41.9          19.0 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 01 18.34326 07 49 34.26 +36 54 45.1          18.6 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 02 13.27501 07 26 24.06 +37 16 41.9          19.7 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 02 13.28926 07 26 23.43 +37 16 41.5          19.7 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 02 13.30421 07 26 22.77 +37 16 39.6          19.8 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 02 16.16513 07 24 30.77 +37 12 58.9          18.9 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 02 16.17909 07 24 30.24 +37 12 58.5          19.2 N      704
    PK01C40B  C2001 02 16.19304 07 24 29.63 +37 12 56.7          19.4 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.46530 15 03 42.01 -13 46 45.4          18.4 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.48342 15 03 43.67 -13 46 55.8          18.8 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.49201 15 03 44.64 -13 47 01.1          20.4 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.49901 15 03 45.22 -13 47 03.9          19.1 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.51399 15 03 46.73 -13 47 14.5          21.5 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.51466 15 03 46.61 -13 47 13.2          19.2 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.53029 15 03 48.15 -13 47 23.2          18.9 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 21.53601 15 03 48.78 -13 47 27.0          20.3 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.48598 15 05 20.42 -13 56 32.4          21.0 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.48944 15 05 20.69 -13 56 34.6          20.3 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.49293 15 05 21.00 -13 56 38.4          21.0 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.50022 15 05 21.70 -13 56 40.6          19.1 N      691
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.50096 15 05 21.71 -13 56 40.2          20.3 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.50446 15 05 22.16 -13 56 44.1          20.5 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.50557 15 05 22.21 -13 56 43.7          19.1 N      691
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.50918 15 05 22.46 -13 56 46.1          20.7 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.51097 15 05 22.72 -13 56 46.7          18.9 N      691
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 22.51266 15 05 23.02 -13 56 48.1          20.2 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 23.53198 15 07 00.89 -14 06 31.8          21.8 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 23.53891 15 07 01.36 -14 06 34.5          20.1 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 01 23.54693 15 07 02.10 -14 06 40.3          20.3 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 02 20.46000 15 47 46.64 -18 12 21.9          18.6 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 02 20.47435 15 47 47.75 -18 12 29.9          18.9 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 02 20.48926 15 47 48.86 -18 12 36.1          18.3 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 02 20.50385 15 47 49.97 -18 12 43.6          18.7 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 03 25.42215 16 19 30.41 -22 28 34.8          18.1 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 03 25.43433 16 19 30.75 -22 28 38.6          18.6 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 03 25.45839 16 19 31.57 -22 28 50.3          18.4 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 03 25.47038 16 19 32.02 -22 28 56.0          18.3 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 18.41680 16 24 09.41 -25 27 08.4          18.8 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 18.43077 16 24 09.17 -25 27 15.0          19.0 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 18.44560 16 24 08.96 -25 27 20.3          18.7 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 18.45957 16 24 08.76 -25 27 26.4          18.8 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 21.35186 16 23 26.27 -25 48 12.8          17.3 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 21.36540 16 23 25.98 -25 48 18.3          17.3 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 21.37894 16 23 25.70 -25 48 23.9          18.0 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 21.39247 16 23 25.43 -25 48 31.0          18.1 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 04 21.40600 16 23 25.13 -25 48 36.2          17.7 N      704
    PK02B00V  C2002 05 03.35870 16 17 44.48 -27 09 38.6          18.8 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 05 03.36340 16 17 44.24 -27 09 40.2          18.7 N      333
    PK02B00V  C2002 05 07.35330 16 14 58.55 -27 34 17.4                      696
    PK02B00V  C2002 05 07.38879 16 14 56.89 -27 34 29.7          17   T      696

Observer details:
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
    + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. V. Scotti, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers T. B. Spahr, M. Calkins.
    Measurer T. B. Spahr.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.  Persistent very faint
    tail in p.a. 315 deg.
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:
    P/2002 BV = 2001 CB40 (Yeung)
Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5
T 2002 Mar. 11.05812 TT                                 MPC
q   2.2444617            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14966855     Peri.  178.77060     -0.77783576     +0.61514997
a   3.5133036      Node    40.14116     -0.57829806     -0.62040339
e   0.3611535      Incl.   11.51510     -0.24605463     -0.48650811
P   6.59
Residuals in seconds of arc
981012 691  0.1-  0.1+    010216 704  0.4-  0.4-    020220 704  0.1+  0.4-
981012 691  0.2-  0.4-    020121 704  0.2+  0.2+    020220 704  0.4+  1.3-
981012 691  0.0   0.2-    020121 704  0.8-  0.4+    020220 704  0.2+  0.2-
981018 691  0.8-  0.5+    020121 333  1.1+  0.1-    020220 704  0.3+  0.5-
981018 691  0.5-  0.1-    020121 704  0.1+  1.3+    020325 704  0.1+  0.8-
981023 691  0.3+  0.1+    020121 333  1.0+  0.7-    020325 704  0.6-  0.9+
981023 691  0.5+  0.1+    020121 704  1.4-  1.1+    020325 704  0.1+  0.2+
981023 691  0.4+  0.5+    020121 704  0.7-  0.1+    020325 704  1.1+  0.1-
001206 704  0.2-  0.2-    020121 333  0.3+  0.5-    020418 704  0.7+  0.9+
001206 704  0.4+  0.8+    020122 333  0.8+  0.4+    020418 704  0.1+  0.4+
001206 704  0.4+  0.4-    020122 333  0.1-  0.2+    020418 704  0.1+  1.5+
001206 704  0.6-  0.3-    020122 333  0.4-  1.6-    020418 704  0.1+  1.4+
010118 704  0.3+  0.3+    020122 691  0.3-  0.4+    020421 704  0.0   0.4-
010118 704  0.3-  0.7+    020122 333  1.1-  1.2+    020421 704  0.2-  0.0
010118 704  0.1+  0.2+    020122 333  0.6+  0.7-    020421 704  0.3-  0.2+
010118 704  0.0   0.2+    020122 691  0.3-  0.4+    020421 704  0.3-  1.1-
010118 704  0.4-  0.4+    020122 333  1.6-  0.1+    020421 704  0.7-  0.6-
010213 704  0.4+  0.5-    020122 691  0.3-  0.5+    020503 333  0.3+  0.6-
010213 704  0.1+  0.1+    020122 333  1.7+  0.1+    020503 333  0.3-  0.4-
010213 704  0.2-  0.7-    020123 333 (3.3+  0.7-)   020507 696  0.2-  0.4-
010216 704  0.3+  0.7-    020123 333  0.7+  0.6+    020507 696  0.1-  0.0
010216 704  0.4+  0.2+    020123 333  0.4+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
    P/2002 BV = 2001 CB40 (Yeung)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2002 05 06    16 15.95   -27 26.0    1.312    2.277   157.5     9.7  17.2  19.0
2002 05 16    16 07.91   -28 21.7    1.293    2.290   167.3     5.6  17.2  18.8
2002 05 26    15 58.84   -29 05.0    1.297    2.304   171.6     3.7  17.2  18.7
2002 06 05    15 50.14   -29 35.7    1.327    2.320   164.6     6.7  17.3  18.9
2002 06 15    15 43.10   -29 55.7    1.379    2.338   154.7    10.7  17.4  19.2
2002 06 25    15 38.68   -30 09.0    1.453    2.358   144.8    14.4  17.5  19.5
2002 07 05    15 37.32   -30 19.8    1.546    2.379   135.4    17.5  17.7  19.7
2002 07 15    15 39.08   -30 31.0    1.654    2.402   126.5    19.9  17.9  20.0
2002 07 25    15 43.81   -30 44.3    1.774    2.426   118.3    21.6  18.1  20.2
2002 08 04    15 51.18   -31 00.1    1.904    2.451   110.5    22.8  18.3  20.4
2002 08 14    16 00.87   -31 18.0    2.042    2.478   103.2    23.5  18.5  20.6
2002 08 24    16 12.55   -31 36.9    2.185    2.505    96.2    23.7  18.7  20.8
2002 09 03    16 25.90   -31 55.6    2.332    2.534    89.6    23.5  18.9  21.0
2002 09 13    16 40.67   -32 12.6    2.481    2.564    83.1    22.9  19.1  21.1
2002 09 23    16 56.62   -32 26.8    2.631    2.594    76.9    22.1  19.2  21.2
2002 10 03    17 13.52   -32 36.8    2.779    2.626    70.8    21.1  19.4  21.4
2002 10 13    17 31.20   -32 41.6    2.925    2.658    64.8    19.9  19.6  21.4
2002 10 23    17 49.47   -32 40.5    3.067    2.690    58.8    18.4  19.7  21.5
2002 11 02    18 08.16   -32 32.8    3.204    2.724    52.9    16.9  19.9  21.6
2002 11 12    18 27.12   -32 18.1    3.335    2.757    47.1    15.2  20.0  21.7
2002 11 22    18 46.22   -31 56.3    3.457    2.791    41.2    13.5  20.2  21.7
2002 12 02    19 05.31   -31 27.3    3.571    2.826    35.4    11.7  20.3  21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J34

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