MPEC 2002-P55 : COMET C/2002 P2 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-P55 Issued 2002 Aug. 13, 01:44 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2002 P2 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.51256 08 59 37.4 +13 57 51 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.51256 2 -0.00894687 +0.00285933 +0.00164970 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.59590 09 01 01.9 +14 04 42 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.59590 2 -0.00895834 +0.00284419 +0.00164086 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.63756 09 01 44.9 +14 08 21 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.63756 2 -0.00896406 +0.00283662 +0.00163644 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.67923 09 02 29.7 +14 11 36 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.67923 2 -0.00896976 +0.00282905 +0.00163202 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.72090 09 03 14.5 +14 15 23 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.72090 2 -0.00897545 +0.00282148 +0.00162760 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.76256 09 04 01.0 +14 18 38 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.76256 2 -0.00898112 +0.00281391 +0.00162318 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.84590 09 05 39.7 +14 26 21 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.84590 2 -0.00899243 +0.00279878 +0.00161433 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.88757 09 06 30.3 +14 30 00 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.88757 2 -0.00899806 +0.00279121 +0.00160991 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.92923 09 07 22.6 +14 34 07 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.92923 2 -0.00900367 +0.00278365 +0.00160548 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 10.97101 09 08 18.6 +14 38 12 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 10.97101 2 -0.00900929 +0.00277607 +0.00160105 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 11.01258 09 09 14.2 +14 42 22 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 11.01258 2 -0.00901487 +0.00276852 +0.00159663 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 11.09590 09 11 14.1 +14 50 56 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 11.09590 2 -0.00902600 +0.00275341 +0.00158778 249
CK02P020 S2002 08 11.13787 09 12 22.8 +14 55 57 249
CK02P020 s2002 08 11.13787 2 -0.00903159 +0.00274579 +0.00158331 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by R. Kracht,
measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 P2 (SOHO)
T 2002 Aug. 11.41 TT MPC
q 0.0049 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 85.75 +0.16319 -0.98442
Node 6.38 -0.96073 -0.17367
e 1.0 Incl. 143.87 +0.22441 -0.02764
From 13 observations 2002 Aug. 10-11.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-P55
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