MPEC 2002-S31 : COMET C/2002 S1 (SKIFF)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-S31 Issued 2002 Sept. 20, 14:32 UT
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COMET C/2002 S1 (SKIFF)
Observations:
CK02S010 C2002 09 17.41755 07 02 13.22 +49 41 30.4 18.0 T 699
CK02S010 C2002 09 17.43083 07 02 14.77 +49 41 35.0 699
CK02S010 C2002 09 17.44419 07 02 16.21 +49 41 38.3 699
CK02S010 C2002 09 17.45753 07 02 17.87 +49 41 43.0 699
CK02S010 C2002 09 18.47385 07 04 15.97 +49 46 28.3 18.1 T 711
CK02S010 C2002 09 18.48009 07 04 16.60 +49 46 30.1 18.0 T 711
CK02S010 C2002 09 18.48635 07 04 17.30 +49 46 31.9 18.1 T 711
CK02S010 C2002 09 19.47965 07 06 11.66 +49 51 10.2 18.0 T 711
CK02S010 C2002 09 19.48595 07 06 12.40 +49 51 12.0 18.1 T 711
CK02S010 fC2002 09 19.49210 07 06 13.08 +49 51 13.7 18.4 T 711
CK02S010 C2002 09 20.47809 07 08 05.49 +49 55 48.9 18.6 T 711
CK02S010 C2002 09 20.48260 07 08 06.05 +49 55 50.1 18.7 T 711
CK02S010 fC2002 09 20.48713 07 08 06.57 +49 55 51.5 18.7 T 711
Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory. Observer J. G. Ries. 0.76-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 S1 (Skiff)
T 2002 May 16.687 TT MPC
q 2.56581 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 45.988 +0.747420 -0.663104
Node 355.013 +0.391507 +0.489125
e 1.0 Incl. 27.916 +0.536736 +0.566612
From 13 observations 2002 Sept. 17-20.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 S1 (Skiff)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 09 13 06 53.45 +49 20.5 3.000 2.862 72.5 19.6 18.0
2002 09 23 07 12.80 +50 07.4 2.944 2.910 78.2 19.7 18.0
2002 10 03 07 30.22 +50 53.2 2.886 2.960 84.4 19.7 18.0
2002 10 13 07 45.35 +51 39.8 2.829 3.013 90.8 19.3 18.0
2002 10 23 07 57.85 +52 29.0 2.774 3.068 97.6 18.7 18.1
2002 11 02 08 07.38 +53 21.4 2.723 3.126 104.7 17.9 18.1
2002 11 12 08 13.56 +54 16.6 2.678 3.185 112.1 16.7 18.2
2002 11 22 08 16.11 +55 12.6 2.643 3.246 119.5 15.4 18.2
2002 12 02 08 14.87 +56 05.4 2.621 3.308 126.9 13.8 18.3
2002 12 12 08 09.91 +56 49.8 2.615 3.372 133.8 12.2 18.4
2002 12 22 08 01.77 +57 19.2 2.629 3.438 139.6 10.7 18.5
2003 01 01 07 51.42 +57 28.3 2.665 3.505 143.5 9.6 18.6
2003 01 11 07 40.21 +57 13.6 2.725 3.572 144.6 9.2 18.7
2003 01 21 07 29.62 +56 35.0 2.809 3.641 142.7 9.4 18.9
2003 01 31 07 20.83 +55 35.9 2.918 3.711 138.2 10.2 19.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-S31
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