MPEC 2002-P10 : COMET C/2002 O6
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M.P.E.C. 2002-P10 Issued 2002 Aug. 3, 21:53 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2002 O6
Observations:
CK02O060 C2002 08 01.72946 03 56 52.38 -13 15 29.2 13.2 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 01.73076 03 56 53.28 -13 15 17.0 13.1 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 01.73191 03 56 54.03 -13 15 06.5 13.1 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.71184 04 08 32.56 -10 33 44.8 13.4 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.71393 04 08 34.10 -10 33 22.7 13.6 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.74435 04 08 55.89 -10 28 00.9 10.8 T 474
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.74635 04 08 57.96 -10 28 15.5 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.74701 04 08 58.39 -10 28 08.0 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.74711 04 08 57.98 -10 27 32.8 14 N 474
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.74855 04 08 59.58 -10 27 50.4 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.74905 04 08 59.93 -10 27 47.8 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75009 04 09 00.69 -10 27 37.2 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75079 04 09 01.23 -10 27 27.2 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75167 04 09 02.01 -10 27 19.2 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75234 04 09 02.35 -10 27 12.5 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75321 04 09 02.87 -10 27 02.4 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75359 04 09 02.75 -10 26 24.6 474
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75370 04 09 03.28 -10 26 57.4 10.5 T 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75440 04 09 03.83 -10 26 49.8 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75475 04 09 04.05 -10 26 48.8 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75750 04 09 06.49 -10 26 15.9 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75819 04 09 06.74 -10 26 11.1 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.75904 04 09 06.81 -10 25 58.3 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76023 04 09 08.37 -10 25 48.7 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76081 04 09 08.71 -10 25 42.5 349
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76214 04 09 09.66 -10 25 30.4 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76368 04 09 11.01 -10 25 12.1 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76522 04 09 11.78 -10 24 57.0 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76631 04 09 12.11 -10 24 10.5 474
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.76853 04 09 14.30 -10 24 23.6 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.77009 04 09 15.43 -10 24 05.9 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.77164 04 09 16.72 -10 23 50.0 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.77319 04 09 17.93 -10 23 33.4 11.5 T 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 02.77372 04 09 17.58 -10 22 53.0 474
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.14216 04 13 56.11 -09 17 56.7 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.14775 04 14 00.35 -09 16 56.3 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.15163 04 14 03.25 -09 16 14.6 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.15341 04 14 04.57 -09 15 53.5 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.15470 04 14 05.58 -09 15 41.4 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.15674 04 14 07.05 -09 15 18.4 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.15876 04 14 08.76 -09 14 55.8 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.16030 04 14 09.87 -09 14 39.0 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.16275 04 14 11.75 -09 14 12.3 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.16454 04 14 13.04 -09 13 53.9 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.16582 04 14 13.98 -09 13 40.4 12.0 N 170
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.31877 04 16 12.04 -08 45 03.5 9.4 T 844
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.32469 04 16 16.78 -08 43 55.3 9.4 T 844
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.32777 04 16 18.96 -08 43 24.1 9.7 T 844
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.35236 04 16 37.59 -08 39 01.9 10.7 T 859
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.35299 04 16 38.02 -08 38 53.7 10.6 T 859
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.35361 04 16 38.51 -08 38 46.7 10.6 T 859
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.35427 04 16 39.02 -08 38 38.6 10.6 T 859
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.35494 04 16 39.48 -08 38 30.6 10.6 T 859
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.35560 04 16 40.22 -08 38 24.5 10.6 T 859
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.40061 04 17 15.61 -08 30 30.0 8.3 T 734
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.40930 04 17 22.50 -08 28 50.7 8.5 T 734
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.46412 04 18 05.30 -08 18 35.9 11.0 T G78
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.46514 04 18 06.22 -08 18 22.5 11.1 T G78
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.46611 04 18 07.09 -08 18 12.4 11.1 T G78
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.46713 04 18 07.74 -08 18 03.7 11.1 T G78
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.46810 04 18 08.47 -08 17 49.3 11.1 T G78
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.46910 04 18 09.33 -08 17 39.1 11.0 T G78
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.75214 04 21 53.89 -07 23 54.5 342
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.75914 04 21 59.32 -07 22 33.8 342
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.76609 04 22 04.87 -07 21 12.0 342
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.77667 04 22 13.27 -07 19 10.8 11 T 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.77836 04 22 14.66 -07 18 50.9 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.78300 04 22 18.34 -07 17 57.4 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.78553 04 22 20.37 -07 17 28.1 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.78638 04 22 21.04 -07 17 17.9 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.78723 04 22 21.72 -07 17 07.9 300
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.78809 04 22 22.39 -07 16 58.5 300
Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues. Observer J. Manteca. 0.31-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers A. Asami, D. J. Asher,
T. Fuse, N. Hashimoto, A. I. Ibrahim, S. Isobe, K. Nishiyama, Y. Oshima,
J. Terazono, H. Umehara, T. Urata, M. Yoshikawa. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector
+ CCD.
342 Shishikui. Observer H. Maeno. 0.15-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore,
P. M. Kilmartin. 0.6-m f/6.4 reflector.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
844 Los Molinos. Observer F. Artigue. 0.35-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG. Observers C. Jacques, J. Diniz.
0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G78 Desert Wanderer Observatory. Observer W. K. Y. Yeung. 0.45-m reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 O6
T 2002 Sept. 9.418 TT MPC
q 0.49467 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 78.703 +0.418803 -0.807890
Node 330.959 -0.011376 +0.451899
e 1.0 Incl. 58.666 +0.908006 +0.378288
From 46 observations 2002 Aug. 1-3.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 O6
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 07 30 03 28.74 -19 21.6 0.370 1.046 84.4 75.0 8.0
2002 07 31 03 38.35 -17 20.7 0.352 1.029 82.3 77.9 7.9
2002 08 01 03 48.74 -15 05.0 0.334 1.012 79.9 81.1 7.7
2002 08 02 03 59.97 -12 32.9 0.318 0.994 77.2 84.6 7.5
2002 08 03 04 12.10 -09 43.3 0.304 0.977 74.2 88.4 7.3
2002 08 04 04 25.20 -06 35.5 0.290 0.960 70.9 92.5 7.1
2002 08 05 04 39.30 -03 09.5 0.279 0.942 67.2 96.9 7.0
2002 08 06 04 54.42 +00 33.2 0.270 0.925 63.3 101.6 6.8
2002 08 07 05 10.54 +04 29.4 0.263 0.908 59.2 106.4 6.7
2002 08 08 05 27.61 +08 34.5 0.259 0.891 54.9 111.3 6.6
2002 08 09 05 45.52 +12 42.1 0.258 0.873 50.7 116.2 6.5
2002 08 10 06 04.12 +16 45.1 0.259 0.856 46.6 120.7 6.4
2002 08 11 06 23.19 +20 36.4 0.264 0.839 42.8 124.9 6.3
2002 08 12 06 42.48 +24 10.2 0.271 0.822 39.4 128.5 6.3
2002 08 13 07 01.74 +27 22.0 0.281 0.805 36.6 131.4 6.3
2002 08 14 07 20.69 +30 09.6 0.293 0.789 34.3 133.6 6.3
2002 08 15 07 39.08 +32 32.6 0.307 0.772 32.6 135.0 6.3
2002 08 16 07 56.71 +34 32.0 0.323 0.756 31.3 135.8 6.3
2002 08 17 08 13.42 +36 09.7 0.341 0.739 30.5 135.9 6.4
2002 08 18 08 29.11 +37 28.1 0.361 0.723 30.0 135.5 6.4
2002 08 19 08 43.72 +38 29.7 0.381 0.707 29.8 134.7 6.4
2002 08 20 08 57.24 +39 16.9 0.403 0.691 29.7 133.5 6.4
2002 08 21 09 09.69 +39 51.8 0.426 0.676 29.7 132.0 6.4
2002 08 22 09 21.10 +40 16.5 0.449 0.661 29.9 130.4 6.5
2002 08 23 09 31.55 +40 32.5 0.474 0.646 30.0 128.5 6.5
2002 08 24 09 41.09 +40 41.2 0.499 0.631 30.2 126.4 6.5
2002 08 25 09 49.78 +40 43.5 0.525 0.617 30.3 124.3 6.5
2002 08 26 09 57.71 +40 40.5 0.552 0.604 30.5 122.0 6.5
2002 08 27 10 04.94 +40 32.9 0.579 0.591 30.6 119.6 6.5
2002 08 28 10 11.53 +40 21.1 0.606 0.578 30.6 117.1 6.5
2002 08 29 10 17.53 +40 05.7 0.634 0.566 30.7 114.5 6.5
2002 08 30 10 23.02 +39 47.0 0.662 0.555 30.7 111.8 6.5
2002 08 31 10 28.03 +39 25.3 0.691 0.545 30.7 109.0 6.6
2002 09 01 10 32.61 +39 00.9 0.720 0.535 30.6 106.1 6.6
2002 09 02 10 36.81 +38 33.8 0.749 0.527 30.5 103.2 6.6
2002 09 03 10 40.66 +38 04.4 0.778 0.519 30.4 100.2 6.6
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