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MPEC 2002-M22 : COMET C/2002 L7 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-M22                                Issued 2002 June 22, 15:22 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 L7 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.74590 05 25 01.5  +21 28 50                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.74590 2 +0.00519461 +0.00763860 +0.00353985        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.75539 05 24 59.9  +21 30 06                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.75539 2 +0.00519258 +0.00763900 +0.00354032        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.77091 05 25 02.9  +21 32 47                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.77091 2 +0.00518925 +0.00763966 +0.00354107        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.78757 05 25 05.1  +21 36 02                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.78757 2 +0.00518568 +0.00764036 +0.00354188        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.81366 05 25 11.2  +21 41 01                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.81366 2 +0.00518009 +0.00764146 +0.00354315        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.82923 05 25 15.2  +21 44 39                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.82923 2 +0.00517675 +0.00764211 +0.00354391        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.83757 05 25 14.7  +21 45 47                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.83757 2 +0.00517496 +0.00764246 +0.00354431        249
    CK02L070  S2002 06 13.85424 05 25 18.5  +21 49 11                        249
    CK02L070  s2002 06 13.85424 2 +0.00517138 +0.00764316 +0.00354512        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 L7 (SOHO)
T 2002 June 14.16 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0051               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   67.22        +0.20448        -0.97062
                   Node   346.92        -0.96827        -0.18154
e   1.0            Incl.  145.89        +0.14368        +0.15795
From 8 observations 2002 June 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-M22

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