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MPEC 2002-Y50 : COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Y50                                Issued 2002 Dec. 29, 20:26 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                       COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

Observations:
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 28.43892 13 24 01.30 +16 49 16.3          15.1 T      678
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 28.45155 13 24 02.55 +16 49 40.3          15.3 T      678
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 28.50192 13 24 08.27 +16 50 43.6          15.9 T      678
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 28.52149 13 24 10.42 +16 51 11.7          16.0 T      678
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.14506 13 25 22.06 +17 05 48.3                      232
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.14772 13 25 22.19 +17 05 50.0                      232
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.15748 13 25 23.46 +17 06 00.0                      232
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.16010 13 25 23.81 +17 06 05.5                      232
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.16277 13 25 24.12 +17 06 08.7                      232
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.18438 13 25 26.64 +17 06 40.5          16.0 T      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.18714 13 25 26.98 +17 06 44.1          16.1 T      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.18986 13 25 27.25 +17 06 45.8                      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.19248 13 25 27.67 +17 06 49.6                      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.19603 13 25 27.89 +17 06 57.1          16.0 T      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.20863 13 25 29.35 +17 07 15.3          16.0 T      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.21361 13 25 29.91 +17 07 22.8          16.1 T      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.21529 13 25 30.02 +17 07 24.4          16.1 T      170
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.45208 13 25 57.68 +17 13 01.6          15.5 T      850
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.46319 13 25 58.90 +17 13 18.2          15.4 T      850
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.47431 13 26 00.33 +17 13 33.9          15.6 T      850
    CK02Y010  C2002 12 29.48542 13 26 01.48 +17 13 48.4          15.5 T      850

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
678 Fountain Hills.  Observers C. W. Juels, P. R. Holvorcem.
    0.12-m f/5.0 refractor + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
T 2003 Apr. 10.532 TT                                   MPC
q   0.67088              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  131.057       +0.687707       +0.692595
                   Node   166.893       -0.235385       -0.070885
e   1.0            Incl.  106.303       +0.686770       -0.717835
From 17 observations 2002 Dec. 28-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2002 12 22    13 12.47   +14 38.4    1.987    2.055    79.8    28.1  15.6
2002 12 27    13 21.32   +16 17.1    1.842    1.985    83.4    29.5  15.3
2003 01 01    13 31.02   +18 17.1    1.698    1.915    86.8    30.8  15.0
2003 01 06    13 41.85   +20 43.0    1.558    1.844    90.1    32.2  14.6
2003 01 11    13 54.19   +23 40.3    1.424    1.772    93.0    33.7  14.3
2003 01 16    14 08.66   +27 15.3    1.296    1.700    95.5    35.2  13.9
2003 01 21    14 26.15   +31 34.3    1.178    1.627    97.2    36.9  13.5
2003 01 26    14 48.12   +36 41.2    1.073    1.553    98.0    38.9  13.1
2003 01 31    15 16.86   +42 33.1    0.984    1.480    97.4    41.3  12.7
2003 02 05    15 55.99   +48 51.6    0.917    1.406    95.2    44.3  12.3
2003 02 10    16 50.41   +54 50.5    0.874    1.331    91.2    47.8  11.9
2003 02 15    18 03.44   +59 12.5    0.859    1.257    85.5    51.5  11.7
2003 02 20    19 28.34   +60 39.7    0.871    1.183    78.8    55.0  11.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y50

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