MPEC 2002-U11 : COMET P/2002 Q1 (VAN NESS)
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COMET P/2002 Q1 (VAN NESS)
Observations:
PK02Q010 C2002 10 10.43744 05 29 30.18 -24 23 57.6 17.5 T 699
PK02Q010 C2002 10 10.45329 05 29 30.76 -24 24 23.9 699
PK02Q010 C2002 10 10.46913 05 29 31.39 -24 24 48.3 699
PK02Q010 C2002 10 10.48497 05 29 32.00 -24 25 14.2 699
PK02Q010 C2002 10 14.69505 05 31 55.42 -26 15 03.2 18.3 T 428
PK02Q010 C2002 10 14.77532 05 31 57.58 -26 17 13.2 17.4 T 360
PK02Q010 C2002 10 14.78124 05 31 57.74 -26 17 21.9 360
PK02Q010 C2002 10 14.78583 05 31 57.88 -26 17 28.3 360
Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m
LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)
T 2002 July 15.9875 TT MPC
q 1.521342 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1482999 Peri. 184.7494 +0.9981417 +0.0001055
a 3.534887 Node 174.1016 -0.0135859 +0.9752132
e 0.569621 Incl. 36.3675 -0.0594024 -0.2212671
P 6.65
From 55 observations 2002 Aug. 17-Oct. 14.
Ephemeris:
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 10 13 05 31.05 -25 31.4 1.180 1.775 108.9 32.1 15.9
2002 10 23 05 34.30 -29 34.4 1.201 1.826 112.2 30.3 16.0
2002 11 02 05 33.15 -32 56.3 1.232 1.881 115.1 28.5 16.2
2002 11 12 05 28.00 -35 26.9 1.272 1.938 117.4 27.0 16.4
2002 11 22 05 19.87 -36 58.4 1.320 1.997 119.1 25.6 16.6
2002 12 02 05 10.16 -37 27.8 1.379 2.057 120.0 24.5 16.8
2002 12 12 05 00.47 -36 57.0 1.448 2.118 119.9 23.8 17.1
2002 12 22 04 52.25 -35 33.5 1.528 2.181 118.9 23.3 17.3
2003 01 01 04 46.46 -33 28.5 1.620 2.243 116.9 23.0 17.6
2003 01 11 04 43.54 -30 54.0 1.723 2.306 114.1 22.9 17.8
2003 01 21 04 43.55 -28 01.9 1.837 2.370 110.6 22.9 18.1
2003 01 31 04 46.23 -25 02.4 1.963 2.433 106.5 22.8 18.3
2003 02 10 04 51.28 -22 02.9 2.098 2.497 102.0 22.7 18.6
2003 02 20 04 58.32 -19 09.5 2.242 2.560 97.1 22.5 18.8
2003 03 02 05 07.02 -16 26.2 2.393 2.622 92.0 22.2 19.1
2003 03 12 05 17.06 -13 55.6 2.551 2.685 86.8 21.7 19.3
2003 03 22 05 28.19 -11 39.2 2.712 2.747 81.5 21.0 19.6
2003 04 01 05 40.16 -09 37.9 2.876 2.808 76.1 20.2 19.8
2003 04 11 05 52.80 -07 51.8 3.040 2.869 70.7 19.2 20.0
2003 04 21 06 05.93 -06 20.8 3.203 2.929 65.3 18.2 20.2
2003 05 01 06 19.42 -05 04.5 3.363 2.989 60.0 17.0 20.4
2003 05 11 06 33.13 -04 02.3 3.519 3.048 54.7 15.7 20.6
2003 05 21 06 46.96 -03 13.5 3.668 3.106 49.4 14.3 20.7
2003 05 31 07 00.82 -02 37.2 3.810 3.164 44.3 12.9 20.9
2003 06 10 07 14.63 -02 12.7 3.942 3.221 39.3 11.5 21.1
2003 06 20 07 28.31 -01 59.2 4.063 3.277 34.5 10.1 21.2
2003 06 30 07 41.81 -01 55.7 4.173 3.332 30.1 8.8 21.3
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-U11
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