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MPEC 2002-Q46 : COMETS C/2002 Q6, 2002 Q7, 2002 Q8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Q46                                Issued 2002 Aug. 30, 15:45 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                   COMETS C/2002 Q6, 2002 Q7, 2002 Q8 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02Q060  S2002 08 23.45146 10 00 08.3  +11 16 39                        249
    CK02Q060  s2002 08 23.45146 2 -0.01015740 +0.00071547 +0.00033123        249
    CK02Q060  S2002 08 23.46256 10 00 25.8  +11 19 41                        249
    CK02Q060  s2002 08 23.46256 2 -0.01015808 +0.00071388 +0.00033020        249
    CK02Q060  S2002 08 23.47645 10 00 49.6  +11 22 34                        249
    CK02Q060  s2002 08 23.47645 2 -0.01015893 +0.00071189 +0.00032891        249
    CK02Q060  S2002 08 23.49312 10 01 19.2  +11 27 16                        249
    CK02Q060  s2002 08 23.49312 2 -0.01015994 +0.00070950 +0.00032736        249
    CK02Q060  S2002 08 23.50423 10 01 40.2  +11 30 25                        249
    CK02Q060  s2002 08 23.50423 2 -0.01016062 +0.00070791 +0.00032632        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.69590 09 41 03.4  +09 48 55                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.69590 2 -0.01017225 +0.00068053 +0.00030853        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.72090 09 41 30.6  +09 50 36                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.72090 2 -0.01017376 +0.00067697 +0.00030621        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.76256 09 42 10.6  +09 52 42                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.76256 2 -0.01017626 +0.00067104 +0.00030235        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.77923 09 42 25.7  +09 52 59                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.77923 2 -0.01017727 +0.00066867 +0.00030081        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.82090 09 43 06.5  +09 54 40                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.82090 2 -0.01017977 +0.00066274 +0.00029695        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.86168 09 43 48.5  +09 56 43                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.86168 2 -0.01018221 +0.00065695 +0.00029318        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.88757 09 44 15.0  +09 57 53                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.88757 2 -0.01018376 +0.00065328 +0.00029078        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.90425 09 44 33.7  +09 58 36                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.90425 2 -0.01018475 +0.00065091 +0.00028924        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.92923 09 44 58.1  +09 59 54                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.92923 2 -0.01018624 +0.00064737 +0.00028693        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.97098 09 45 42.7  +10 01 55                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.97098 2 -0.01018873 +0.00064145 +0.00028308        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 23.98756 09 45 59.8  +10 02 59                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 23.98756 2 -0.01018972 +0.00063910 +0.00028155        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.01257 09 46 25.9  +10 03 57                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.01257 2 -0.01019120 +0.00063556 +0.00027924        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.02923 09 46 43.0  +10 04 50                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.02923 2 -0.01019219 +0.00063321 +0.00027771        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.07090 09 47 27.8  +10 06 52                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.07090 2 -0.01019466 +0.00062732 +0.00027387        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.11256 09 48 13.3  +10 08 58                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.11256 2 -0.01019712 +0.00062143 +0.00027003        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.14000 09 48 43.6  +10 10 28                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.14000 2 -0.01019874 +0.00061756 +0.00026750        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.19014 09 49 40.2  +10 13 13                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.19014 2 -0.01020169 +0.00061049 +0.00026289        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.22563 09 50 20.9  +10 15 02                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.22563 2 -0.01020378 +0.00060549 +0.00025963        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.23811 09 50 36.0  +10 15 46                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.23811 2 -0.01020451 +0.00060374 +0.00025848        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.26710 09 51 09.2  +10 17 28                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.26710 2 -0.01020621 +0.00059966 +0.00025582        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.28183 09 51 26.3  +10 17 20                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.28183 2 -0.01020708 +0.00059759 +0.00025447        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.34439 09 52 42.6  +10 21 45                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.34439 2 -0.01021073 +0.00058880 +0.00024873        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.37970 09 53 26.1  +10 23 35                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.37970 2 -0.01021279 +0.00058384 +0.00024549        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.42590 09 54 25.1  +10 26 24                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.42590 2 -0.01021548 +0.00057736 +0.00024126        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.49374 09 55 56.1  +10 30 27                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.49374 2 -0.01021941 +0.00056786 +0.00023505        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.50664 09 56 10.0  +10 31 30                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.50664 2 -0.01022016 +0.00056606 +0.00023387        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.53156 09 56 46.6  +10 32 59                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.53156 2 -0.01022160 +0.00056257 +0.00023159        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.54432 09 57 04.1  +10 33 40                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.54432 2 -0.01022234 +0.00056079 +0.00023042        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.60148 09 58 25.8  +10 37 25                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.60148 2 -0.01022563 +0.00055280 +0.00022520        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.62589 09 59 02.4  +10 39 07                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.62589 2 -0.01022704 +0.00054939 +0.00022297        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.63851 09 59 20.7  +10 39 45                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.63851 2 -0.01022776 +0.00054763 +0.00022182        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.66286 09 59 59.0  +10 41 39                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.66286 2 -0.01022916 +0.00054424 +0.00021960        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.67534 10 00 17.5  +10 42 26                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.67534 2 -0.01022988 +0.00054250 +0.00021846        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.69956 10 00 55.8  +10 44 14                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.69956 2 -0.01023127 +0.00053912 +0.00021625        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.71205 10 01 17.1  +10 45 14                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.71205 2 -0.01023198 +0.00053738 +0.00021511        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.73627 10 01 56.1  +10 46 31                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.73627 2 -0.01023337 +0.00053401 +0.00021290        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.74861 10 02 17.9  +10 47 37                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.74861 2 -0.01023407 +0.00053230 +0.00021178        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.77275 10 02 58.4  +10 48 56                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.77275 2 -0.01023545 +0.00052894 +0.00020958        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.78513 10 03 21.2  +10 50 10                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.78513 2 -0.01023616 +0.00052722 +0.00020845        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.85228 10 05 31.5  +10 55 46                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.85228 2 -0.01023998 +0.00051788 +0.00020234        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.85829 10 05 43.4  +10 56 01                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.85829 2 -0.01024032 +0.00051705 +0.00020179        249
    CK02Q070  S2002 08 24.87054 10 06 08.2  +10 57 00                        249
    CK02Q070  s2002 08 24.87054 2 -0.01024102 +0.00051535 +0.00020068        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.01812 10 11 36.5  +11 43 57                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.01812 2 -0.01030430 +0.00035808 +0.00009732        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.06058 10 12 34.9  +11 42 59                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.06058 2 -0.01030657 +0.00035233 +0.00009353        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.07645 10 13 02.3  +11 41 30                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.07645 2 -0.01030742 +0.00035019 +0.00009212        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.08756 10 13 16.9  +11 38 42                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.08756 2 -0.01030801 +0.00034869 +0.00009113        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.11812 10 13 56.1  +11 36 52                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.11812 2 -0.01030964 +0.00034456 +0.00008840        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.12923 10 14 10.1  +11 36 02                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.12923 2 -0.01031023 +0.00034306 +0.00008741        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.14312 10 14 29.6  +11 34 48                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.14312 2 -0.01031097 +0.00034118 +0.00008618        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.15979 10 14 51.0  +11 33 39                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.15979 2 -0.01031186 +0.00033893 +0.00008469        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.17090 10 15 06.8  +11 32 17                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.17090 2 -0.01031245 +0.00033743 +0.00008370        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.18479 10 15 23.1  +11 30 27                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.18479 2 -0.01031318 +0.00033556 +0.00008247        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.20145 10 15 47.0  +11 29 42                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.20145 2 -0.01031407 +0.00033331 +0.00008098        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.21256 10 16 02.5  +11 28 42                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.21256 2 -0.01031466 +0.00033181 +0.00007999        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.22645 10 16 21.7  +11 27 27                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.22645 2 -0.01031539 +0.00032994 +0.00007876        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.24312 10 16 43.6  +11 26 01                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.24312 2 -0.01031627 +0.00032769 +0.00007728        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.25423 10 16 58.8  +11 24 55                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.25423 2 -0.01031686 +0.00032619 +0.00007629        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.26812 10 17 17.7  +11 23 40                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.26812 2 -0.01031760 +0.00032433 +0.00007505        249
    CK02Q080  S2002 08 26.28480 10 17 41.0  +11 21 47                        249
    CK02Q080  s2002 08 26.28480 2 -0.01031848 +0.00032208 +0.00007357        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by X. Leprette,
    J. Sachs and X.-M. Zhou, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G.
    Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02Q060   2002 Aug.  23.67   0.0103   1.0      81.75    70.92    65.96     X
CK02Q070   2002 Aug.  25.04   0.0049   1.0      89.26    11.70   144.80     X
CK02Q080   2002 Aug.  25.92   0.0462   1.0      47.47    51.38    13.84     X

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 Q8 (SOHO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase
2002 08 30    11 17.39   +04 49.5    1.113    0.243    11.9    58.9
2002 09 01    11 39.87   +01 56.0    1.133    0.326    16.2    59.9
2002 09 03    11 59.70   -00 40.4    1.157    0.402    19.9    58.8
2002 09 05    12 17.60   -03 02.0    1.186    0.471    23.0    56.8
2002 09 07    12 33.95   -05 10.5    1.220    0.537    25.7    54.5
2002 09 09    12 49.00   -07 06.8    1.258    0.599    28.0    52.1
2002 09 11    13 02.92   -08 52.0    1.298    0.658    29.9    49.7
2002 09 13    13 15.84   -10 27.2    1.342    0.714    31.5    47.4
2002 09 15    13 27.89   -11 53.4    1.387    0.769    32.8    45.2
2002 09 17    13 39.15   -13 11.4    1.434    0.822    33.9    43.1
2002 09 19    13 49.71   -14 22.1    1.483    0.873    34.8    41.1
2002 09 21    13 59.64   -15 26.4    1.533    0.923    35.5    39.2
2002 09 23    14 09.00   -16 24.8    1.584    0.972    36.0    37.4
2002 09 25    14 17.84   -17 18.1    1.636    1.020    36.4    35.7
2002 09 27    14 26.22   -18 06.8    1.689    1.066    36.6    34.1
2002 09 29    14 34.17   -18 51.4    1.742    1.112    36.6    32.5
2002 10 01    14 41.75   -19 32.4    1.795    1.157    36.6    31.1
2002 10 03    14 48.97   -20 10.0    1.848    1.201    36.4    29.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q46

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