MPEC 2002-Y14 : COMET C/2002 X5
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M.P.E.C. 2002-Y14 Issued 2002 Dec. 16, 20:52 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2002 X5
Observations:
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.44469 15 57 58.14 +44 32 54.8 14.5 T 704
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.46051 15 58 06.52 +44 32 21.2 14.9 T 704
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.47621 15 58 14.59 +44 31 48.8 14.9 T 704
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.48432 15 58 18.94 +44 31 27.4 12.5 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.48598 15 58 19.75 +44 31 22.8 12.4 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.49001 15 58 21.74 +44 31 14.5 734
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.49186 15 58 22.65 +44 31 10.3 734
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.49210 15 58 22.26 +44 31 15.2 15.2 T 704
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.49602 15 58 24.81 +44 31 01.9 12.5 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.49756 15 58 25.58 +44 30 58.6 12.2 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.50061 15 58 27.08 +44 30 52.4 12.1 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.50812 15 58 30.47 +44 30 45.9 14.6 T 704
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.50932 15 58 31.45 +44 30 34.5 12.1 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.53721 15 58 45.56 +44 29 34.4 12.0 N 921
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.75464 16 00 34.16 +44 21 51.2 349
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.75521 16 00 34.43 +44 21 50.3 349
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.75583 16 00 34.71 +44 21 48.9 349
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.76617 16 00 39.90 +44 21 26.5 10.7 T 897
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.76731 16 00 40.49 +44 21 23.8 897
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.76962 16 00 41.69 +44 21 19.6 349
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.77147 16 00 42.60 +44 21 15.3 349
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.77228 16 00 43.00 +44 21 13.8 9.7 T 349
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.77530 16 00 44.55 +44 21 07.3 897
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.77980 16 00 46.82 +44 20 58.1 897
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.84826 16 01 21.02 +44 18 31.1 896
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.84965 16 01 21.77 +44 18 28.8 896
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.85069 16 01 22.18 +44 18 26.1 896
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.85132 16 01 22.67 +44 18 26.8 13.5 N 379
CK02X050 C2002 12 15.85569 16 01 24.72 +44 18 17.0 13.3 N 379
CK02X050 C2002 12 16.48073 16 06 38.02 +43 55 11.7 14.1 N 850
CK02X050 C2002 12 16.49097 16 06 43.06 +43 54 49.8 13.8 N 850
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Details not available.
379 Hamamatsu-Yuto. Details not available.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.3-m f/5.75
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
896 Yatsugatake South Base Observatory. Details not available.
897 Chiyoda. Details not available.
921 SW Institute for Space Research, Cloudcroft. Observers A. Hale,
T. A. Hale. 0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 X5
T 2003 Jan. 28.776 TT MPC
q 0.18485 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 188.205 +0.476103 -0.136660
Node 119.389 -0.739589 +0.472196
e 1.0 Incl. 94.431 -0.475745 -0.870836
From 48 observations 2002 Dec. 14-16.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 X5
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 12 12 15 29.53 +46 17.2 1.161 1.289 73.4 47.0 7.9
2002 12 14 15 45.96 +45 20.4 1.130 1.249 72.1 48.6 7.7
2002 12 16 16 02.60 +44 13.1 1.101 1.209 70.6 50.2 7.5
2002 12 18 16 19.32 +42 54.5 1.075 1.168 69.0 51.8 7.3
2002 12 20 16 36.01 +41 24.3 1.052 1.126 67.1 53.6 7.1
2002 12 22 16 52.53 +39 42.3 1.031 1.084 65.1 55.4 6.9
2002 12 24 17 08.79 +37 48.6 1.014 1.041 62.8 57.2 6.7
2002 12 26 17 24.66 +35 43.5 0.999 0.998 60.4 59.0 6.5
2002 12 28 17 40.08 +33 27.6 0.989 0.953 57.8 60.8 6.3
2002 12 30 17 54.97 +31 01.9 0.981 0.908 55.1 62.6 6.0
2003 01 01 18 09.28 +28 27.3 0.977 0.862 52.2 64.3 5.8
2003 01 03 18 22.98 +25 45.0 0.976 0.815 49.2 65.9 5.6
2003 01 05 18 36.06 +22 56.0 0.979 0.767 46.0 67.3 5.3
2003 01 07 18 48.52 +20 01.4 0.985 0.718 42.8 68.5 5.0
2003 01 09 19 00.37 +17 01.9 0.995 0.668 39.5 69.3 4.7
2003 01 11 19 11.64 +13 58.2 1.007 0.617 36.1 69.8 4.4
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