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MPEC 2002-O33 : COMETS C/2002 O1, 2002 O2, 2002 O3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-O33                                Issued 2002 July 22, 14:54 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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                   COMETS C/2002 O1, 2002 O2, 2002 O3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02O010  S2002 07 16.59590 07 26 07.1  +18 16 48                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 16.59590 2 -0.00362189 +0.00681237 +0.00376330        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 16.76256 07 27 48.1  +18 34 38                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 16.76256 2 -0.00366804 +0.00679199 +0.00375420        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 16.84591 07 28 39.5  +18 43 11                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 16.84591 2 -0.00369107 +0.00678175 +0.00374962        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 16.88757 07 29 07.6  +18 47 37                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 16.88757 2 -0.00370257 +0.00677662 +0.00374731        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 16.92924 07 29 34.9  +18 52 04                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 16.92924 2 -0.00371406 +0.00677148 +0.00374500        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 16.97098 07 30 01.5  +18 56 28                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 16.97098 2 -0.00372557 +0.00676632 +0.00374268        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.01258 07 30 31.2  +19 02 02                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.01258 2 -0.00373702 +0.00676117 +0.00374036        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.09590 07 31 29.5  +19 11 18                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.09590 2 -0.00375994 +0.00675083 +0.00373570        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.13785 07 31 59.9  +19 16 19                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.13785 2 -0.00377147 +0.00674562 +0.00373334        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.17923 07 32 31.9  +19 21 34                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.17923 2 -0.00378283 +0.00674046 +0.00373101        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.22090 07 33 03.3  +19 27 12                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.22090 2 -0.00379426 +0.00673526 +0.00372866        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.26256 07 33 36.6  +19 32 39                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.26256 2 -0.00380568 +0.00673006 +0.00372630        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.34590 07 34 47.4  +19 44 13                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.34590 2 -0.00382850 +0.00671962 +0.00372156        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.38756 07 35 25.9  +19 50 07                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.38756 2 -0.00383989 +0.00671439 +0.00371918        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.43065 07 36 05.7  +19 56 39                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.43065 2 -0.00385167 +0.00670897 +0.00371672        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.47090 07 36 44.4  +20 02 53                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.47090 2 -0.00386266 +0.00670390 +0.00371441        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.51256 07 37 29.7  +20 09 31                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.51256 2 -0.00387403 +0.00669865 +0.00371201        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.60423 07 39 20.3  +20 26 33                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.60423 2 -0.00389902 +0.00668705 +0.00370672        249
    CK02O010  S2002 07 17.62927 07 39 52.0  +20 31 36                        249
    CK02O010  s2002 07 17.62927 2 -0.00390584 +0.00668388 +0.00370527        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.59590 07 25 28.5  +18 16 14                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.59590 2 -0.00362189 +0.00681237 +0.00376330        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.67925 07 26 15.7  +18 23 32                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.67925 2 -0.00364499 +0.00680220 +0.00375877        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.72090 07 26 40.5  +18 27 36                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.72090 2 -0.00365652 +0.00679710 +0.00375649        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.76256 07 27 02.8  +18 31 22                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.76256 2 -0.00366804 +0.00679199 +0.00375420        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.84591 07 27 54.6  +18 39 49                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.84591 2 -0.00369107 +0.00678175 +0.00374962        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.88757 07 28 19.0  +18 44 05                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.88757 2 -0.00370257 +0.00677662 +0.00374731        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.92924 07 28 44.3  +18 48 10                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.92924 2 -0.00371406 +0.00677148 +0.00374500        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 16.97098 07 29 10.3  +18 52 24                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 16.97098 2 -0.00372557 +0.00676632 +0.00374268        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.01258 07 29 36.6  +18 57 00                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.01258 2 -0.00373702 +0.00676117 +0.00374036        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.09590 07 30 32.5  +19 05 56                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.09590 2 -0.00375994 +0.00675083 +0.00373570        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.13785 07 31 01.7  +19 10 37                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.13785 2 -0.00377147 +0.00674562 +0.00373334        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.17923 07 31 31.1  +19 15 22                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.17923 2 -0.00378283 +0.00674046 +0.00373101        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.22090 07 32 00.2  +19 20 20                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.22090 2 -0.00379426 +0.00673526 +0.00372866        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.26256 07 32 31.7  +19 25 31                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.26256 2 -0.00380568 +0.00673006 +0.00372630        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.34590 07 33 35.8  +19 35 37                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.34590 2 -0.00382850 +0.00671962 +0.00372156        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.38756 07 34 09.2  +19 40 46                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.38756 2 -0.00383989 +0.00671439 +0.00371918        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.43065 07 34 46.8  +19 46 40                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.43065 2 -0.00385167 +0.00670897 +0.00371672        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.47090 07 35 20.8  +19 52 11                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.47090 2 -0.00386266 +0.00670390 +0.00371441        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.51256 07 36 00.2  +19 58 02                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.51256 2 -0.00387403 +0.00669865 +0.00371201        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.63756 07 38 07.1  +20 17 06                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.63756 2 -0.00390809 +0.00668283 +0.00370479        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.67923 07 38 51.9  +20 23 38                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.67923 2 -0.00391942 +0.00667755 +0.00370237        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.72090 07 39 44.4  +20 30 36                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.72090 2 -0.00393074 +0.00667226 +0.00369994        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.72923 07 39 56.3  +20 31 58                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.72923 2 -0.00393302 +0.00667119 +0.00369945        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.75428 07 40 28.9  +20 36 42                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.75428 2 -0.00393982 +0.00666800 +0.00369799        249
    CK02O020  S2002 07 17.77090 07 40 52.2  +20 39 54                        249
    CK02O020  s2002 07 17.77090 2 -0.00394433 +0.00666589 +0.00369702        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 16.92924 07 31 44.9  +19 20 18                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 16.92924 2 -0.00371406 +0.00677148 +0.00374500        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 16.97098 07 32 16.5  +19 25 28                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 16.97098 2 -0.00372557 +0.00676632 +0.00374268        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 17.01258 07 32 45.5  +19 31 26                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 17.01258 2 -0.00373702 +0.00676117 +0.00374036        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 17.09590 07 33 58.8  +19 43 01                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 17.09590 2 -0.00375994 +0.00675083 +0.00373570        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 17.13785 07 34 31.1  +19 49 04                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 17.13785 2 -0.00377147 +0.00674562 +0.00373334        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 17.17923 07 35 12.6  +19 54 59                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 17.17923 2 -0.00378283 +0.00674046 +0.00373101        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 17.22090 07 35 49.4  +20 01 41                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 17.22090 2 -0.00379426 +0.00673526 +0.00372866        249
    CK02O030  S2002 07 17.26256 07 36 29.3  +20 08 29                        249
    CK02O030  s2002 07 17.26256 2 -0.00380568 +0.00673006 +0.00372630        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson
    and S. Hoenig, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02O010   2002 July  17.83   0.0052   1.0      80.05     0.95   144.77     X
CK02O020   2002 July  17.95   0.0049   1.0      89.46    11.84   144.72     X
CK02O030   2002 July  17.59   0.0048   1.0      82.01     3.81   144.38     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-O33

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