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MPEC 2002-Q02 : COMET C/2002 N2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Q02                                Issued 2002 Aug. 16, 18:11 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 N2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02N020  S2002 07 11.64590 07 15 50.5  +22 30 40                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 11.64590 2 -0.00219683 +0.00734335 +0.00398180        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 11.67093 07 16 31.9  +22 30 43                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 11.67093 2 -0.00220425 +0.00734108 +0.00398096        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 11.68756 07 17 00.2  +22 30 45                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 11.68756 2 -0.00220918 +0.00733957 +0.00398041        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 11.71260 07 17 43.3  +22 31 07                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 11.71260 2 -0.00221659 +0.00733729 +0.00397957        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 11.72923 07 18 10.5  +22 31 06                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 11.72923 2 -0.00222152 +0.00733577 +0.00397902        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 11.75427 07 18 54.5  +22 31 40                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 11.75427 2 -0.00222893 +0.00733348 +0.00397818        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.08762 07 28 42.1  +22 28 27                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.08762 2 -0.00232747 +0.00730258 +0.00396669        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.10423 07 29 11.8  +22 28 02                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.10423 2 -0.00233237 +0.00730102 +0.00396611        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.12927 07 29 55.1  +22 27 25                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.12927 2 -0.00233976 +0.00729866 +0.00396522        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.14590 07 30 23.5  +22 26 47                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.14590 2 -0.00234466 +0.00729710 +0.00396463        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.17093 07 31 06.0  +22 26 09                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.17093 2 -0.00235205 +0.00729473 +0.00396374        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.18756 07 31 34.2  +22 25 38                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.18756 2 -0.00235695 +0.00729316 +0.00396315        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.21260 07 32 16.1  +22 24 54                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.21260 2 -0.00236434 +0.00729079 +0.00396226        249
    CK02N020  S2002 07 12.22923 07 32 43.7  +22 24 14                        249
    CK02N020  s2002 07 12.22923 2 -0.00236924 +0.00728921 +0.00396166        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 N2 (SOHO)
T 2002 July 11.92 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0490               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   54.78        -0.28527        -0.93936
                   Node    52.93        +0.78347        -0.34293
e   1.0            Incl.   13.80        +0.55209        +0.00128
From 14 observations 2002 July 11-12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q02

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