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MPEC 2003-F45 : COMET C/2002 W5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-F45                                Issued 2003 Mar. 27, 17:26 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2002 W5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.69590 15 27 04.9  -23 27 40                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.69590 2 -0.00878034 -0.00522216 -0.00266695        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.72090 15 27 32.4  -23 24 52                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.72090 2 -0.00877802 -0.00522425 -0.00266712        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.73757 15 27 48.3  -23 22 34                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.73757 2 -0.00877647 -0.00522564 -0.00266724        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.76258 15 28 11.5  -23 19 44                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.76258 2 -0.00877415 -0.00522772 -0.00266741        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.77923 15 28 28.7  -23 18 03                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.77923 2 -0.00877261 -0.00522911 -0.00266753        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.82091 15 29 09.7  -23 12 20                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.82091 2 -0.00876873 -0.00523260 -0.00266782        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.84590 15 29 32.8  -23 09 35                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.84590 2 -0.00876641 -0.00523469 -0.00266800        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.86257 15 29 49.1  -23 07 20                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.86257 2 -0.00876485 -0.00523608 -0.00266812        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.88756 15 30 13.6  -23 04 15                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.88756 2 -0.00876252 -0.00523818 -0.00266830        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.90423 15 30 31.2  -23 02 07                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.90423 2 -0.00876097 -0.00523957 -0.00266841        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.92923 15 30 54.4  -22 58 58                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.92923 2 -0.00875863 -0.00524167 -0.00266859        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.97099 15 31 37.1  -22 53 43                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.97099 2 -0.00875473 -0.00524517 -0.00266889        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 19.98757 15 31 52.0  -22 51 38                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 19.98757 2 -0.00875318 -0.00524657 -0.00266901        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.01257 15 32 16.5  -22 48 28                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.01257 2 -0.00875083 -0.00524867 -0.00266919        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.02924 15 32 34.8  -22 46 13                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.02924 2 -0.00874927 -0.00525007 -0.00266931        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.07091 15 33 15.1  -22 40 34                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.07091 2 -0.00874536 -0.00525358 -0.00266961        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.09590 15 33 41.6  -22 37 18                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.09590 2 -0.00874301 -0.00525569 -0.00266979        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.11256 15 33 56.6  -22 34 57                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.11256 2 -0.00874144 -0.00525709 -0.00266991        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.13756 15 34 21.1  -22 31 23                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.13756 2 -0.00873908 -0.00525920 -0.00267009        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.15423 15 34 37.4  -22 29 16                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.15423 2 -0.00873751 -0.00526061 -0.00267021        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.17923 15 35 00.8  -22 25 55                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.17923 2 -0.00873515 -0.00526272 -0.00267039        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.19590 15 35 17.9  -22 23 32                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.19590 2 -0.00873358 -0.00526413 -0.00267052        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.22092 15 35 44.1  -22 19 49                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.22092 2 -0.00873122 -0.00526625 -0.00267070        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.23757 15 35 59.9  -22 17 33                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.23757 2 -0.00872964 -0.00526766 -0.00267082        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.26256 15 36 25.6  -22 13 48                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.26256 2 -0.00872728 -0.00526977 -0.00267100        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.27923 15 36 43.0  -22 11 27                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.27923 2 -0.00872570 -0.00527119 -0.00267113        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.32091 15 37 23.0  -22 05 26                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.32091 2 -0.00872174 -0.00527472 -0.00267143        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.34590 15 37 50.8  -22 01 31                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.34590 2 -0.00871937 -0.00527684 -0.00267162        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.36256 15 38 04.7  -21 58 47                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.36256 2 -0.00871779 -0.00527826 -0.00267174        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.38757 15 38 31.1  -21 54 49                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.38757 2 -0.00871541 -0.00528038 -0.00267193        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.40423 15 38 47.2  -21 52 33                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.40423 2 -0.00871382 -0.00528180 -0.00267205        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.44594 15 39 28.8  -21 45 44                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.44594 2 -0.00870985 -0.00528535 -0.00267236        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.47090 15 39 54.3  -21 41 19                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.47090 2 -0.00870746 -0.00528748 -0.00267255        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.48756 15 40 12.1  -21 39 03                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.48756 2 -0.00870587 -0.00528890 -0.00267267        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.51256 15 40 36.8  -21 34 41                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.51256 2 -0.00870348 -0.00529104 -0.00267286        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.52923 15 40 55.7  -21 31 12                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.52923 2 -0.00870189 -0.00529246 -0.00267299        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.58756 15 41 54.3  -21 21 13                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.58756 2 -0.00869629 -0.00529745 -0.00267343        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.59590 15 42 02.4  -21 19 27                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.59590 2 -0.00869549 -0.00529816 -0.00267349        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.60146 15 42 08.8  -21 18 25                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.60146 2 -0.00869496 -0.00529864 -0.00267353        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.61256 15 42 18.3  -21 16 23                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.61256 2 -0.00869389 -0.00529959 -0.00267362        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.61814 15 42 25.5  -21 15 23                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.61814 2 -0.00869335 -0.00530007 -0.00267366        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.62923 15 42 37.1  -21 13 15                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.62923 2 -0.00869229 -0.00530102 -0.00267374        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.63758 15 42 45.0  -21 12 10                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.63758 2 -0.00869149 -0.00530173 -0.00267381        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.64312 15 42 51.7  -21 10 33                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.64312 2 -0.00869095 -0.00530221 -0.00267385        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.65979 15 43 08.8  -21 07 14                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.65979 2 -0.00868935 -0.00530363 -0.00267397        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.67091 15 43 20.4  -21 05 05                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.67091 2 -0.00868828 -0.00530459 -0.00267406        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.68478 15 43 34.2  -21 02 09                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.68478 2 -0.00868694 -0.00530578 -0.00267416        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.70145 15 43 51.3  -20 58 44                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.70145 2 -0.00868533 -0.00530721 -0.00267429        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.71257 15 44 03.4  -20 56 23                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.71257 2 -0.00868426 -0.00530816 -0.00267438        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.72645 15 44 17.1  -20 53 22                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.72645 2 -0.00868292 -0.00530936 -0.00267448        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.74312 15 44 34.4  -20 49 47                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.74312 2 -0.00868131 -0.00531079 -0.00267461        249
    CK02W050  S2002 11 20.75424 15 44 46.3  -20 47 08                        249
    CK02W050  s2002 11 20.75424 2 -0.00868024 -0.00531174 -0.00267470        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by S. Hoenig,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 W5 (SOHO)
T 2002 Nov. 20.97 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0049               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   85.91        +0.18829        -0.97828
                   Node     8.42        -0.95479        -0.20302
e   1.0            Incl.  143.67        +0.23005        -0.04193
From 52 observations 2002 Nov. 19-20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-F45

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