MPEC 2003-A30 : COMET C/2002 O7 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-A30 Issued 2003 Jan. 6, 17:11 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2002 O7 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02O070 C2002 12 26.79985 15 32 35.68 +27 19 16.4 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 26.80302 15 32 35.78 +27 19 15.7 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 26.80755 15 32 35.94 +27 19 15.6 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 26.81308 15 32 36.14 +27 19 15.4 16.9 T 349
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.20694 15 37 47.93 +27 24 19.0 17.3 T 232
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.21104 15 37 48.04 +27 24 19.0 17.3 T 232
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.21333 15 37 48.13 +27 24 19.4 17.3 T 232
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.81565 15 38 09.46 +27 25 06.9 17.0 T 355
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.81837 15 38 09.56 +27 25 06.6 355
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.82394 15 38 09.80 +27 25 07.0 355
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.82601 15 38 09.82 +27 25 07.8 340
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.82831 15 38 09.95 +27 25 07.2 340
CK02O070 C2003 01 04.83010 15 38 09.95 +27 25 07.7 16.1 T 340
Observer details:
232 Masquefa Observatory. Observer E. Reina. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
340 Toyonaka. Observer Y. Ezaki. 0.30-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
reflector + CCD.
355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 O7 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5
T 2003 Sept. 22.56134 TT MPC
q 0.9032799 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0003653 Peri. 252.06756 -0.33229991 +0.91739637
+/-0.0000243 Node 12.80163 +0.44090196 +0.35635548
e 1.0003300 Incl. 98.74683 -0.83377589 -0.17718539
From 98 observations 2002 July 29-2003 Jan. 4, mean residual 0".58.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000027
and -0.000307 (+/- 0.000024) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-A30
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