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MPEC 2002-U08 : COMET C/2002 U1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-U08                                Issued 2002 Oct. 20, 21:00 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 U1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.32924 13 16 19.2  -09 35 51                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.32924 2 -0.01035937 -0.00328462 -0.00240834        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.33757 13 16 32.6  -09 35 15                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.33757 2 -0.01035919 -0.00328486 -0.00240842        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.35423 13 16 57.2  -09 34 07                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.35423 2 -0.01035883 -0.00328534 -0.00240859        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.37090 13 17 23.5  -09 32 51                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.37090 2 -0.01035847 -0.00328581 -0.00240876        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.37923 13 17 35.6  -09 32 15                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.37923 2 -0.01035829 -0.00328605 -0.00240885        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.39592 13 18 01.6  -09 31 03                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.39592 2 -0.01035793 -0.00328653 -0.00240902        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.41256 13 18 28.3  -09 29 41                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.41256 2 -0.01035757 -0.00328701 -0.00240919        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.42090 13 18 41.5  -09 28 57                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.42090 2 -0.01035739 -0.00328725 -0.00240927        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.43779 13 19 07.9  -09 27 48                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.43779 2 -0.01035703 -0.00328773 -0.00240944        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.45423 13 19 35.9  -09 26 28                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.45423 2 -0.01035667 -0.00328820 -0.00240961        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.46257 13 19 49.1  -09 25 53                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.46257 2 -0.01035649 -0.00328844 -0.00240970        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.47923 13 20 16.0  -09 24 06                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.47923 2 -0.01035614 -0.00328892 -0.00240986        249
    CK02U010  S2002 10 16.49590 13 20 45.2  -09 22 30                        249
    CK02U010  s2002 10 16.49590 2 -0.01035578 -0.00328940 -0.00241003        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by X. Leprette,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 U1 (SOHO)
T 2002 Oct. 16.73 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0059               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   89.53        +0.10850        -0.99177
                   Node     6.96        -0.97621        -0.11920
e   1.0            Incl.  145.90        +0.18773        -0.04664
From 13 observations 2002 Oct. 16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-U08

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