MPEC 2002-J46 : COMET C/2002 J3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-J46 Issued 2002 May 13, 21:50 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2002 J3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.44593 03 32 42.3 +14 13 42 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.44593 2 +0.00923477 +0.00588238 +0.00188156 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.47091 03 32 36.8 +14 16 13 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.47091 2 +0.00923309 +0.00588367 +0.00188270 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.48756 03 32 32.4 +14 18 23 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.48756 2 +0.00923197 +0.00588452 +0.00188345 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.51256 03 32 27.9 +14 21 15 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.51256 2 +0.00923029 +0.00588581 +0.00188459 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.52923 03 32 21.0 +14 22 38 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.52923 2 +0.00922917 +0.00588667 +0.00188535 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.57090 03 32 11.2 +14 27 01 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.57090 2 +0.00922635 +0.00588881 +0.00188725 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.59590 03 32 05.5 +14 30 12 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.59590 2 +0.00922466 +0.00589009 +0.00188839 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.61256 03 32 01.5 +14 31 40 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.61256 2 +0.00922353 +0.00589095 +0.00188915 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.63756 03 31 55.1 +14 34 30 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.63756 2 +0.00922184 +0.00589223 +0.00189029 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.65423 03 31 49.8 +14 36 24 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.65423 2 +0.00922071 +0.00589309 +0.00189105 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.67923 03 31 44.1 +14 39 10 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.67923 2 +0.00921901 +0.00589438 +0.00189219 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.69590 03 31 40.3 +14 40 55 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.69590 2 +0.00921787 +0.00589523 +0.00189295 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.72090 03 31 34.7 +14 43 31 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.72090 2 +0.00921617 +0.00589652 +0.00189409 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.73757 03 31 27.8 +14 45 43 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.73757 2 +0.00921503 +0.00589737 +0.00189486 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.76256 03 31 22.0 +14 48 50 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.76256 2 +0.00921333 +0.00589866 +0.00189600 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.77923 03 31 16.9 +14 50 24 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.77923 2 +0.00921219 +0.00589951 +0.00189676 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.82090 03 31 08.0 +14 56 02 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.82090 2 +0.00920933 +0.00590165 +0.00189866 249
CK02J030 S2002 05 13.84590 03 31 00.0 +14 58 20 249
CK02J030 s2002 05 13.84590 2 +0.00920762 +0.00590294 +0.00189981 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by K. Cernis,
measurements by D. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 J3 (SOHO)
T 2002 May 15.05 TT MPC
q 0.0078 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 65.69 +0.19280 -0.96322
Node 343.18 -0.95423 -0.13961
e 1.0 Incl. 139.71 +0.22865 +0.22959
From 18 observations 2002 May 13.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 J3 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase
2002 05 11.0 03 38.78 +10 54.5 1.209 0.272 9.7 38.5
2002 05 11.5 03 37.70 +11 28.4 1.193 0.249 8.8 38.6
2002 05 12.0 03 36.49 +12 04.9 1.176 0.224 8.0 38.6
2002 05 12.5 03 35.11 +12 44.5 1.158 0.198 7.0 38.5
2002 05 13.0 03 33.53 +13 28.1 1.138 0.170 6.0 38.4
2002 05 13.5 03 31.68 +14 17.3 1.117 0.140 4.9 38.1
2002 05 14.0 03 29.46 +15 14.7 1.093 0.107 3.7 37.4
2002 05 14.5 03 26.70 +16 27.1 1.064 0.067 2.3 36.3
2002 05 15.0 03 23.91 +18 31.2 1.017 0.013 0.6 61.7
2002 05 15.5 03 42.11 +18 51.0 1.011 0.057 3.2 88.0
2002 05 16.0 03 53.19 +18 16.1 1.029 0.099 5.5 77.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-J46
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