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MPEC 2002-X17 : COMET P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X17                                Issued 2002 Dec. 3, 21:05 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                         COMET P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK02T060  C2002 11 26.95153 00 56 29.45 +06 31 52.2          18.7 T      J95
    PK02T060  C2002 11 26.95501 00 56 29.43 +06 31 52.8          18.4 T      J95
    PK02T060  C2002 11 28.49072 00 56 26.37 +06 27 26.7          18.7 T      360
    PK02T060  C2002 11 28.49819 00 56 26.34 +06 27 25.7                      360
    PK02T060  C2002 11 28.50289 00 56 26.34 +06 27 25.1                      360
    PK02T060  C2002 11 28.95942 00 56 25.73 +06 26 08.1          18.5 T      J95

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR)
T 2003 June 26.8520 TT                                  MPC
q   3.388290             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0465933      Peri.  217.5235      +0.4031149      -0.9104395
a   7.648695       Node   209.0438      +0.8790971      +0.4134010
e   0.557011       Incl.   11.0112      +0.2543358      +0.0141234
P  21.2
From 110 observations 2002 Sept. 28-Nov. 28.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X17

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