MPEC 2002-S36 : COMETS C/2002 S2, 2002 S3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-S36 Issued 2002 Sept. 23, 03:05 UT
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COMETS C/2002 S2, 2002 S3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.77923 11 10 32.1 +00 45 11 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.77923 2 -0.01072590 -0.00204813 -0.00157193 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.82090 11 11 18.0 +00 46 15 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.82090 2 -0.01072548 -0.00205083 -0.00157403 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.84590 11 11 46.4 +00 46 55 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.84590 2 -0.01072522 -0.00205244 -0.00157529 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.86258 11 12 05.4 +00 47 19 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.86258 2 -0.01072505 -0.00205351 -0.00157612 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.88802 11 12 35.3 +00 48 00 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.88802 2 -0.01072480 -0.00205515 -0.00157740 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.90423 11 12 53.5 +00 48 30 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.90423 2 -0.01072463 -0.00205619 -0.00157821 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.92923 11 13 22.2 +00 49 04 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.92923 2 -0.01072438 -0.00205780 -0.00157946 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.97100 11 14 11.4 +00 50 19 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.97100 2 -0.01072396 -0.00206047 -0.00158155 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 17.98756 11 14 29.6 +00 50 50 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 17.98756 2 -0.01072379 -0.00206153 -0.00158238 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.01257 11 15 00.0 +00 51 43 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.01257 2 -0.01072354 -0.00206313 -0.00158362 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.02923 11 15 19.5 +00 52 15 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.02923 2 -0.01072337 -0.00206420 -0.00158445 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.07098 11 16 10.2 +00 53 30 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.07098 2 -0.01072295 -0.00206685 -0.00158653 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.09590 11 16 40.3 +00 54 13 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.09590 2 -0.01072269 -0.00206844 -0.00158777 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.11256 11 17 00.2 +00 54 49 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.11256 2 -0.01072252 -0.00206950 -0.00158859 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.13757 11 17 31.2 +00 55 38 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.13757 2 -0.01072227 -0.00207108 -0.00158983 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.15454 11 17 51.7 +00 56 07 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.15454 2 -0.01072210 -0.00207216 -0.00159067 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.17923 11 18 22.4 +00 57 00 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.17923 2 -0.01072185 -0.00207372 -0.00159189 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.19590 11 18 43.6 +00 57 27 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.19590 2 -0.01072168 -0.00207477 -0.00159272 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.22090 11 19 15.6 +00 58 31 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.22090 2 -0.01072143 -0.00207635 -0.00159395 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.23756 11 19 36.4 +00 59 00 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.23756 2 -0.01072126 -0.00207740 -0.00159477 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.26256 11 20 09.8 +00 59 51 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.26256 2 -0.01072101 -0.00207898 -0.00159600 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.27923 11 20 31.2 +01 00 27 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.27923 2 -0.01072084 -0.00208003 -0.00159682 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.32097 11 21 25.1 +01 01 56 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.32097 2 -0.01072042 -0.00208265 -0.00159888 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.34590 11 21 58.6 +01 02 52 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.34590 2 -0.01072017 -0.00208421 -0.00160010 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.36256 11 22 21.0 +01 03 26 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.36256 2 -0.01072000 -0.00208525 -0.00160091 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.38756 11 22 54.8 +01 04 26 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.38756 2 -0.01071975 -0.00208682 -0.00160214 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.40424 11 23 17.6 +01 05 03 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.40424 2 -0.01071958 -0.00208786 -0.00160295 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.43099 11 23 54.6 +01 06 07 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.43099 2 -0.01071931 -0.00208953 -0.00160426 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.44590 11 24 14.8 +01 06 48 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.44590 2 -0.01071916 -0.00209045 -0.00160499 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.47090 11 24 49.4 +01 07 34 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.47090 2 -0.01071890 -0.00209201 -0.00160621 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.48756 11 25 13.4 +01 08 26 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.48756 2 -0.01071874 -0.00209305 -0.00160702 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.51256 11 25 49.4 +01 09 19 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.51256 2 -0.01071849 -0.00209460 -0.00160824 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.52923 11 26 13.5 +01 10 10 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.52923 2 -0.01071832 -0.00209563 -0.00160905 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.57093 11 27 14.6 +01 11 59 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.57093 2 -0.01071790 -0.00209821 -0.00161107 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.59590 11 27 51.6 +01 13 08 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.59590 2 -0.01071765 -0.00209975 -0.00161228 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.61256 11 28 19.0 +01 13 44 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.61256 2 -0.01071748 -0.00210078 -0.00161309 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.63787 11 28 54.8 +01 15 00 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.63787 2 -0.01071722 -0.00210234 -0.00161431 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.65423 11 29 21.4 +01 15 40 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.65423 2 -0.01071706 -0.00210335 -0.00161510 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.67923 11 30 01.0 +01 17 05 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.67923 2 -0.01071681 -0.00210489 -0.00161631 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.69590 11 30 28.6 +01 17 48 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.69590 2 -0.01071664 -0.00210591 -0.00161711 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.76270 11 32 18.6 +01 21 16 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.76270 2 -0.01071597 -0.00211000 -0.00162033 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.77923 11 32 47.9 +01 22 13 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.77923 2 -0.01071580 -0.00211102 -0.00162112 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.82092 11 34 01.7 +01 25 25 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.82092 2 -0.01071538 -0.00211356 -0.00162312 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.84590 11 34 46.6 +01 25 55 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.84590 2 -0.01071513 -0.00211508 -0.00162432 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.86256 11 35 15.6 +01 27 30 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.86256 2 -0.01071497 -0.00211610 -0.00162512 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.88777 11 36 05.2 +01 28 34 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.88777 2 -0.01071472 -0.00211763 -0.00162632 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.90423 11 36 36.5 +01 29 49 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.90423 2 -0.01071455 -0.00211863 -0.00162711 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.92923 11 37 28.4 +01 31 47 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.92923 2 -0.01071430 -0.00212014 -0.00162830 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.88062 11 35 51.1 +01 29 59 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.88062 2 -0.01071479 -0.00211719 -0.00162598 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.92090 11 37 10.6 +01 31 00 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.92090 2 -0.01071438 -0.00211964 -0.00162790 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.93756 11 37 45.5 +01 32 27 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.93756 2 -0.01071422 -0.00212065 -0.00162870 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.97923 11 39 16.5 +01 35 25 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.97923 2 -0.01071380 -0.00212317 -0.00163068 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 18.99613 11 39 56.2 +01 36 43 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 18.99613 2 -0.01071363 -0.00212420 -0.00163149 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 19.00423 11 40 15.6 +01 36 25 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 19.00423 2 -0.01071355 -0.00212468 -0.00163187 249
CK02S020 S2002 09 19.02090 11 40 56.6 +01 37 42 249
CK02S020 s2002 09 19.02090 2 -0.01071338 -0.00212568 -0.00163266 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.36256 11 17 44.6 +01 34 15 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.36256 2 -0.01073010 -0.00202084 -0.00155073 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.38756 11 18 18.8 +01 35 06 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.38756 2 -0.01072985 -0.00202250 -0.00155201 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.40423 11 18 41.7 +01 35 33 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.40423 2 -0.01072968 -0.00202360 -0.00155287 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.43058 11 19 15.6 +01 36 01 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.43058 2 -0.01072941 -0.00202534 -0.00155422 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.44590 11 19 36.4 +01 36 31 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.44590 2 -0.01072926 -0.00202635 -0.00155500 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.47090 11 20 12.9 +01 38 01 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.47090 2 -0.01072901 -0.00202800 -0.00155628 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.48757 11 20 36.3 +01 38 39 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.48757 2 -0.01072884 -0.00202910 -0.00155713 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.51258 11 21 17.2 +01 38 52 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.51258 2 -0.01072859 -0.00203074 -0.00155841 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.52923 11 21 34.0 +01 39 53 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.52923 2 -0.01072842 -0.00203184 -0.00155926 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.57121 11 22 35.6 +01 41 37 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.57121 2 -0.01072800 -0.00203459 -0.00156140 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.59591 11 23 10.9 +01 42 15 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.59591 2 -0.01072775 -0.00203621 -0.00156266 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.61256 11 23 35.3 +01 42 55 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.61256 2 -0.01072758 -0.00203730 -0.00156350 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.63756 11 24 13.6 +01 43 30 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.63756 2 -0.01072733 -0.00203893 -0.00156477 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.65424 11 24 36.1 +01 44 34 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.65424 2 -0.01072716 -0.00204002 -0.00156562 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.67923 11 25 15.6 +01 45 34 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.67923 2 -0.01072691 -0.00204164 -0.00156688 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.69590 11 25 43.2 +01 46 08 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.69590 2 -0.01072674 -0.00204273 -0.00156773 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.72090 11 26 21.9 +01 47 16 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.72090 2 -0.01072649 -0.00204435 -0.00156899 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.73756 11 26 47.3 +01 48 03 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.73756 2 -0.01072632 -0.00204543 -0.00156983 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.76257 11 27 28.8 +01 48 59 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.76257 2 -0.01072606 -0.00204705 -0.00157109 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.77923 11 27 57.3 +01 49 28 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.77923 2 -0.01072590 -0.00204813 -0.00157193 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.82090 11 29 07.1 +01 52 05 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.82090 2 -0.01072548 -0.00205083 -0.00157403 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.84590 11 29 53.0 +01 52 26 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.84590 2 -0.01072522 -0.00205244 -0.00157529 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.86258 11 30 20.8 +01 53 38 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.86258 2 -0.01072505 -0.00205351 -0.00157612 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.88802 11 31 06.1 +01 54 50 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.88802 2 -0.01072480 -0.00205515 -0.00157740 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.90423 11 31 34.6 +01 55 16 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.90423 2 -0.01072463 -0.00205619 -0.00157821 249
CK02S030 S2002 09 17.93758 11 32 43.3 +01 57 28 249
CK02S030 s2002 09 17.93758 2 -0.01072430 -0.00205834 -0.00157988 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2. Some earlier observations of
C/2002 S2 are given on MPEC 2002-S17. Comet detections by S. Hoenig
(C/2002 S2) and X. Leprette and S. Hoenig (C/2002 S3), measurements by
D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
Comet T q e Peri. Node Incl. C
CK02S020 2002 Sept. 19.12 0.0053 1.0 81.07 3.76 144.31 X
CK02S030 2002 Sept. 18.18 0.0062 1.0 83.66 8.25 145.05 X
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-S36
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