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MPEC 2002-R57 : COMET C/2002 R1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R57                                Issued 2002 Sept. 12, 02:45 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.

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                            COMET C/2002 R1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.68062 10 40 01.7  +09 20 05                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.68062 2 -0.01063552 -0.00060969 -0.00054973        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.68409 10 40 06.0  +09 19 31                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.68409 2 -0.01063564 -0.00061010 -0.00055000        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.69103 10 40 12.3  +09 19 28                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.69103 2 -0.01063586 -0.00061092 -0.00055056        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.69451 10 40 20.8  +09 20 00                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.69451 2 -0.01063597 -0.00061133 -0.00055084        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.70145 10 40 27.9  +09 19 23                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.70145 2 -0.01063619 -0.00061216 -0.00055140        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.70494 10 40 32.6  +09 19 24                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.70494 2 -0.01063631 -0.00061257 -0.00055168        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.71187 10 40 41.5  +09 18 59                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.71187 2 -0.01063653 -0.00061339 -0.00055223        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.71534 10 40 46.4  +09 19 05                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.71534 2 -0.01063664 -0.00061380 -0.00055251        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.72231 10 40 55.8  +09 18 44                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.72231 2 -0.01063686 -0.00061463 -0.00055307        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.72576 10 41 02.7  +09 18 47                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.72576 2 -0.01063697 -0.00061504 -0.00055335        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.73272 10 41 09.4  +09 18 23                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.73272 2 -0.01063720 -0.00061586 -0.00055390        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.73617 10 41 15.7  +09 18 23                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.73617 2 -0.01063731 -0.00061627 -0.00055418        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.74659 10 41 28.4  +09 18 02                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.74659 2 -0.01063764 -0.00061751 -0.00055502        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.75702 10 41 40.5  +09 17 24                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.75702 2 -0.01063798 -0.00061874 -0.00055585        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.76395 10 41 52.0  +09 17 10                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.76395 2 -0.01063820 -0.00061956 -0.00055641        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.76742 10 41 56.9  +09 16 44                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.76742 2 -0.01063831 -0.00061997 -0.00055668        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.77785 10 42 10.4  +09 16 49                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.77785 2 -0.01063864 -0.00062121 -0.00055752        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.78479 10 42 19.9  +09 16 10                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.78479 2 -0.01063886 -0.00062203 -0.00055808        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.78826 10 42 24.0  +09 16 08                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.78826 2 -0.01063897 -0.00062244 -0.00055835        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.79585 10 42 35.3  +09 16 00                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.79585 2 -0.01063921 -0.00062334 -0.00055896        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.79889 10 42 37.5  +09 15 27                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.79889 2 -0.01063931 -0.00062370 -0.00055921        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.80599 10 42 46.9  +09 15 39                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.80599 2 -0.01063954 -0.00062454 -0.00055977        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.80909 10 42 52.4  +09 15 06                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.80909 2 -0.01063963 -0.00062491 -0.00056002        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.81604 10 43 02.9  +09 15 08                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.81604 2 -0.01063985 -0.00062573 -0.00056058        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.81951 10 43 06.2  +09 14 13                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.81951 2 -0.01063997 -0.00062614 -0.00056086        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.82646 10 43 15.2  +09 14 37                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.82646 2 -0.01064019 -0.00062696 -0.00056141        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.82992 10 43 20.0  +09 13 38                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.82992 2 -0.01064030 -0.00062737 -0.00056169        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.83688 10 43 29.4  +09 14 06                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.83688 2 -0.01064052 -0.00062819 -0.00056225        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.84034 10 43 35.9  +09 13 36                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.84034 2 -0.01064063 -0.00062860 -0.00056252        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.84728 10 43 43.9  +09 13 09                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.84728 2 -0.01064085 -0.00062942 -0.00056308        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.85076 10 43 47.9  +09 13 38                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.85076 2 -0.01064096 -0.00062984 -0.00056336        249
    CK02R010  S2002 09 02.85770 10 43 59.0  +09 12 28                        249
    CK02R010  s2002 09 02.85770 2 -0.01064117 -0.00063066 -0.00056391        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 R1 (SOHO)
T 2002 Sept. 2.54 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0492               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   33.67        -0.20491        -0.91180
                   Node    70.43        +0.79394        -0.36746
e   1.0            Incl.   22.19        +0.57242        +0.18327
From 32 observations 2002 Sept. 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 R1 (SOHO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase
2002 09 03    10 48.01   +08 56.8    1.065    0.060     1.3    21.5
2002 09 05    11 23.61   +05 48.7    1.104    0.165     7.3    51.1
2002 09 07    11 49.60   +02 48.5    1.124    0.258    12.4    57.1
2002 09 09    12 11.47   +00 05.8    1.148    0.339    16.5    57.6
2002 09 11    12 30.79   -02 21.6    1.176    0.413    19.9    56.2
2002 09 13    12 48.21   -04 35.3    1.209    0.482    22.9    54.2
2002 09 15    13 04.11   -06 36.3    1.245    0.546    25.3    52.0
2002 09 17    13 18.74   -08 25.7    1.285    0.608    27.4    49.7
2002 09 19    13 32.26   -10 04.6    1.328    0.666    29.2    47.4
2002 09 21    13 44.82   -11 34.1    1.373    0.722    30.7    45.1
2002 09 23    13 56.53   -12 54.9    1.420    0.777    31.9    43.0
2002 09 25    14 07.47   -14 08.1    1.469    0.829    32.8    41.0
2002 09 27    14 17.75   -15 14.5    1.519    0.880    33.6    39.0
2002 09 29    14 27.41   -16 14.7    1.570    0.930    34.2    37.2
2002 10 01    14 36.53   -17 09.5    1.622    0.979    34.6    35.5
2002 10 03    14 45.15   -17 59.5    1.674    1.026    34.8    33.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R57

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