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MPEC 2002-P66 : COMET C/2002 K1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P66                                Issued 2002 Aug. 15, 20:26 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.

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                            COMET C/2002 K1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK02K010  C2002 06 18.91134 19 07 50.76 -15 14 33.6                      561
    CK02K010  C2002 06 18.91829 19 07 50.54 -15 14 31.2          16.9 T      561
    CK02K010  C2002 06 18.92274 19 07 50.06 -15 14 26.0          17.6 T      561
    CK02K010  C2002 07 17.93509 18 15 16.56 -06 23 03.1          18.3 T      170
    CK02K010  C2002 08 05.57119 17 49 40.64 -01 53 59.2          18.7 T      360
    CK02K010  C2002 08 05.57718 17 49 40.15 -01 53 55.3                      360
    CK02K010  C2002 08 11.22258 17 43 56.74 -00 48 40.7          17.7 T      848
    CK02K010  C2002 08 11.23044 17 43 56.25 -00 48 36.8          18.3 T      848
    CK02K010  C2002 08 11.23856 17 43 55.79 -00 48 30.9          18.9 T      848
    CK02K010  C2002 08 11.25125 17 43 55.06 -00 48 22.8          17.9 T      848
    CK02K010  C2002 08 12.15889 17 43 05.57 -00 38 32.9          19.1 T      704
    CK02K010  C2002 08 12.17435 17 43 04.66 -00 38 23.4          19.4 T      704
    CK02K010  C2002 08 12.18981 17 43 03.75 -00 38 13.4          19.2 T      704
    CK02K010  C2002 08 12.20528 17 43 02.93 -00 38 04.2          19.8 T      704
    CK02K010  C2002 08 12.22082 17 43 02.05 -00 37 53.3          19.2 T      704

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observer M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 K1 (NEAT)
T 2002 June 16.4290 TT                                  MPC
q   3.230373             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    4.4548      +0.1828867      -0.0095205
                   Node   280.5488      -0.9300846      -0.3257087
e   1.0            Incl.   89.7253      -0.3185830      +0.9454222
From 55 observations 2002 May 16-Aug. 12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P66

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