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MPEC 2002-Y06 : COMET P/2002 T5 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Y06                                Issued 2002 Dec. 16, 20:03 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
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                           COMET P/2002 T5 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK02T050  C2002 12 06.29769 04 20 25.04 -14 09 39.8          17.0 T      H43
    PK02T050  C2002 12 06.98111 04 20 01.15 -14 07 34.2          16.8 T      232
    PK02T050  C2002 12 06.98633 04 20 00.97 -14 07 33.2          16.9 T      232
    PK02T050  C2002 12 06.99147 04 20 00.77 -14 07 32.8          16.8 T      232
    PK02T050  C2002 12 07.31105 04 19 49.54 -14 06 29.5          17.8 T      H43
    PK02T050  C2002 12 10.61362 04 17 56.21 -13 54 48.9                      340
    PK02T050  C2002 12 10.61716 04 17 56.03 -13 54 48.7                      340
    PK02T050  C2002 12 10.62710 04 17 55.77 -13 54 46.5                      340
    PK02T050  C2002 12 10.63071 04 17 55.61 -13 54 45.5                      340
    PK02T050  C2002 12 10.63409 04 17 55.45 -13 54 44.6          17.0 T      340
    PK02T050  C2002 12 12.47506 04 16 53.53 -13 47 17.7          17.4 T      608
    PK02T050  C2002 12 12.53435 04 16 51.57 -13 47 02.4          17.6 T      608
    PK02T050  C2002 12 12.54484 04 16 51.18 -13 46 59.8          17.7 T      608
    PK02T050  C2002 12 13.19792 04 16 29.90 -13 44 13.8          17.0 T      673
    PK02T050  C2002 12 13.20104 04 16 29.80 -13 44 13.0                      673
    PK02T050  C2002 12 13.20833 04 16 29.54 -13 44 11.0                      673
    PK02T050  C2002 12 13.21771 04 16 29.21 -13 44 08.3                      673

Observer details:
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Details not available.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, T. Grigsby.
    0.6-m reflector + CCD.
H43 Conway.  Observers P. C. Sherrod, B. M. Sherrod.  0.31-m f/3.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 T5 (LINEAR)
T 2003 June 27.3065 TT                                  MPC
q   3.935515             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0534558      Peri.  326.6553      -0.0650925      -0.9009230
a   6.979205       Node   123.3390      +0.9904295      -0.1107718
e   0.436108       Incl.   30.9032      +0.1217062      +0.4196037
P  18.4
From 155 observations 2002 Oct. 5-Dec. 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y06

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