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MPEC 2003-G32 : COMET C/2002 W8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-G32                                Issued 2003 Apr. 8, 01:40 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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                            COMET C/2002 W8 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.34590 15 48 20.1  -23 34 45                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.34590 2 -0.00852103 -0.00545183 -0.00268784        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.36257 15 48 32.5  -23 32 27                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.36257 2 -0.00851930 -0.00545333 -0.00268799        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.38756 15 48 52.0  -23 28 03                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.38756 2 -0.00851671 -0.00545558 -0.00268821        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.40423 15 49 08.4  -23 24 20                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.40423 2 -0.00851497 -0.00545709 -0.00268836        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.44595 15 49 47.7  -23 17 01                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.44595 2 -0.00851064 -0.00546085 -0.00268873        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.47090 15 50 05.6  -23 12 21                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.47090 2 -0.00850804 -0.00546311 -0.00268895        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.48756 15 50 17.3  -23 09 16                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.48756 2 -0.00850630 -0.00546461 -0.00268910        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.51256 15 50 39.8  -23 04 48                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.51256 2 -0.00850369 -0.00546687 -0.00268933        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.52925 15 50 54.5  -23 00 48                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.52925 2 -0.00850195 -0.00546838 -0.00268948        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.57090 15 51 29.6  -22 53 31                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.57090 2 -0.00849759 -0.00547215 -0.00268985        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.59591 15 51 53.7  -22 48 28                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.59591 2 -0.00849497 -0.00547442 -0.00269008        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.61257 15 52 05.2  -22 45 29                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.61257 2 -0.00849323 -0.00547593 -0.00269023        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.63757 15 52 26.8  -22 40 09                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.63757 2 -0.00849060 -0.00547820 -0.00269046        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.78757 15 54 31.6  -22 06 28                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.78757 2 -0.00847479 -0.00549184 -0.00269183        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.81373 15 54 52.5  -22 00 11                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.81373 2 -0.00847203 -0.00549423 -0.00269207        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.82923 15 55 04.2  -21 56 17                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.82923 2 -0.00847038 -0.00549564 -0.00269221        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.83757 15 55 10.8  -21 54 13                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.83757 2 -0.00846950 -0.00549640 -0.00269229        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.85453 15 55 24.3  -21 49 53                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.85453 2 -0.00846770 -0.00549795 -0.00269245        249
    CK02W080  S2002 11 22.88062 15 55 44.2  -21 42 46                        249
    CK02W080  s2002 11 22.88062 2 -0.00846493 -0.00550034 -0.00269269        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 W8 (SOHO)
T 2002 Nov. 23.12 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0073               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   63.01        +0.18351        -0.95532
                   Node   339.16        -0.95881        -0.12196
e   1.0            Incl.  139.37        +0.21682        +0.26923
From 19 observations 2002 Nov. 22.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G32

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