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MPEC 2002-L65 : COMET C/2002 L6 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-L65                                Issued 2002 June 14, 22:55 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                            COMET C/2002 L6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.22924 05 02 26.2  +20 57 45                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.22924 2 +0.00629463 +0.00735407 +0.00324503        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.24591 05 02 26.5  +21 01 08                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.24591 2 +0.00629158 +0.00735507 +0.00324598        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.25423 05 02 28.3  +21 02 31                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.25423 2 +0.00629006 +0.00735556 +0.00324646        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.27090 05 02 29.8  +21 05 37                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.27090 2 +0.00628701 +0.00735655 +0.00324741        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.28756 05 02 31.3  +21 08 54                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.28756 2 +0.00628395 +0.00735755 +0.00324837        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.31369 05 02 34.1  +21 13 58                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.31369 2 +0.00627916 +0.00735910 +0.00324986        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.33758 05 02 37.5  +21 18 46                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.33758 2 +0.00627478 +0.00736052 +0.00325122        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.35423 05 02 39.8  +21 22 02                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.35423 2 +0.00627173 +0.00736151 +0.00325217        249
    CK02L060  S2002 06 08.37943 05 02 43.1  +21 27 32                        249
    CK02L060  s2002 06 08.37943 2 +0.00626710 +0.00736300 +0.00325361        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by D. Hanson,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 L6 (SOHO)
T 2002 June 8.70 TT                                     MPC
q   0.0059               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   80.51        +0.17117        -0.98523
                   Node     0.46        -0.95879        -0.16769
e   1.0            Incl.  143.30        +0.22677        +0.03467
From 9 observations 2002 June 8.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L65

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