MPEC 2002-S17 : COMET C/2002 S2 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-S17 Issued 2002 Sept. 18, 00:52 UT
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COMET C/2002 S2 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.57121 11 06 43.8 +00 39 22 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.57121 2 -0.01072800 -0.00203459 -0.00156140 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.59591 11 07 11.8 +00 40 16 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.59591 2 -0.01072775 -0.00203621 -0.00156266 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.61256 11 07 29.2 +00 40 37 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.61256 2 -0.01072758 -0.00203730 -0.00156350 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.63756 11 07 56.3 +00 41 30 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.63756 2 -0.01072733 -0.00203893 -0.00156477 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.67923 11 08 39.6 +00 42 15 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.67923 2 -0.01072691 -0.00204164 -0.00156688 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.69590 11 08 58.2 +00 42 34 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.69590 2 -0.01072674 -0.00204273 -0.00156773 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.72090 11 09 26.6 +00 43 18 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.72090 2 -0.01072649 -0.00204435 -0.00156899 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.73756 11 09 45.0 +00 44 10 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.73756 2 -0.01072632 -0.00204543 -0.00156983 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.76257 11 10 12.6 +00 44 47 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.76257 2 -0.01072606 -0.00204705 -0.00157109 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Measurements by M. Uzzo, reduction by
B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 S2 (SOHO)
T 2002 Sept. 19.12 TT MPC
q 0.0053 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 83.31 +0.20485 -0.97661
Node 6.37 -0.95261 -0.21427
e 1.0 Incl. 143.89 +0.22488 -0.01802
From 9 observations 2002 Sept. 17.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 S2 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 09 18.0 11 15.68 +00 45.7 0.994 0.114 6.5 92.3
2002 09 18.1 11 17.66 +00 48.9 0.993 0.107 6.1 93.6
2002 09 18.2 11 19.71 +00 52.2 0.991 0.100 5.7 95.0
2002 09 18.3 11 21.83 +00 55.8 0.990 0.092 5.2 96.7
2002 09 18.4 11 24.04 +00 59.6 0.989 0.084 4.7 98.5
2002 09 18.5 11 26.34 +01 03.7 0.988 0.076 4.2 100.7
2002 09 18.6 11 28.77 +01 08.1 0.987 0.067 3.7 103.3
2002 09 18.7 11 31.35 +01 12.9 0.987 0.057 3.1 106.6
2002 09 18.8 11 34.13 +01 18.2 0.987 0.047 2.5 110.9
2002 09 18.9 11 37.20 +01 24.2 0.987 0.036 1.8 117.5
2002 09 19.0 11 40.74 +01 31.3 0.989 0.023 1.0 130.0
2002 09 19.1 11 45.27 +01 39.6 0.997 0.008 0.1 172.4
2002 09 19.2 11 45.35 +01 27.7 1.020 0.016 0.1 7.3
2002 09 19.3 11 43.24 +01 13.4 1.031 0.030 0.7 25.3
2002 09 19.4 11 41.45 +01 01.5 1.039 0.042 1.3 32.6
2002 09 19.5 11 39.88 +00 50.8 1.046 0.052 1.8 36.8
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