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MPEC 2004-A05 : COMETS C/2002 W15, 2002 W16, 2002 W17 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A05                                Issued 2004 Jan. 2, 23:25 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                 COMETS C/2002 W15, 2002 W16, 2002 W17 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02W150  S2002 11 29.06378 16 21 33.9  -23 15 18                   EA005249
    CK02W150  s2002 11 29.06378 2 -0.00769564 -0.00610292 -0.00276343   EA005249
    CK02W150  S2002 11 29.07926 16 21 43.6  -23 11 49                   EA005249
    CK02W150  s2002 11 29.07926 2 -0.00769339 -0.00610449 -0.00276363   EA005249
    CK02W150  S2002 11 29.08756 16 21 49.6  -23 10 44                   EA005249
    CK02W150  s2002 11 29.08756 2 -0.00769218 -0.00610533 -0.00276374   EA005249
    CK02W150  S2002 11 29.10423 16 22 00.5  -23 07 36                   EA005249
    CK02W150  s2002 11 29.10423 2 -0.00768976 -0.00610701 -0.00276396   EA005249
    CK02W150  S2002 11 29.12090 16 22 11.3  -23 04 14                   EA005249
    CK02W150  s2002 11 29.12090 2 -0.00768734 -0.00610870 -0.00276417   EA005249
    CK02W150  S2002 11 29.14590 16 22 27.4  -22 59 30                   EA005249
    CK02W150  s2002 11 29.14590 2 -0.00768369 -0.00611123 -0.00276449   EA005249
    CK02W160  S2002 11 29.20423 16 23 08.5  -23 22 06                   EA005249
    CK02W160  s2002 11 29.20423 2 -0.00767518 -0.00611714 -0.00276525   EA005249
    CK02W160  S2002 11 29.21256 16 23 19.1  -23 19 21                   EA005249
    CK02W160  s2002 11 29.21256 2 -0.00767396 -0.00611798 -0.00276536   EA005249
    CK02W160  S2002 11 29.22925 16 23 28.9  -23 15 06                   EA005249
    CK02W160  s2002 11 29.22925 2 -0.00767152 -0.00611967 -0.00276557   EA005249
    CK02W160  S2002 11 29.24590 16 23 38.2  -23 10 50                   EA005249
    CK02W160  s2002 11 29.24590 2 -0.00766909 -0.00612136 -0.00276579   EA005249
    CK02W160  S2002 11 29.25425 16 23 42.6  -23 08 36                   EA005249
    CK02W160  s2002 11 29.25425 2 -0.00766786 -0.00612220 -0.00276590   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.28756 16 20 40.7  -23 12 16                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.28756 2 -0.00766298 -0.00612557 -0.00276633   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.31399 16 21 03.2  -23 06 43                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.31399 2 -0.00765910 -0.00612825 -0.00276667   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.32946 16 21 15.1  -23 03 33                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.32946 2 -0.00765682 -0.00612982 -0.00276687   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.33756 16 21 21.2  -23 01 54                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.33756 2 -0.00765563 -0.00613064 -0.00276697   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.35423 16 21 34.1  -22 58 32                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.35423 2 -0.00765318 -0.00613233 -0.00276719   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.37090 16 21 46.8  -22 55 07                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.37090 2 -0.00765072 -0.00613401 -0.00276741   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.37923 16 21 53.3  -22 53 12                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.37923 2 -0.00764949 -0.00613486 -0.00276751   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.39590 16 22 06.3  -22 49 29                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.39590 2 -0.00764703 -0.00613654 -0.00276773   EA005249
    CK02W170  S2002 11 29.41256 16 22 16.7  -22 45 57                   EA005249
    CK02W170  s2002 11 29.41256 2 -0.00764457 -0.00613823 -0.00276794   EA005249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by X. Leprette
    and S. Hoenig, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02W150   2002 Nov.  29.54   0.0070   1.0      88.01     9.26   145.16     X
CK02W160   2002 Nov.  29.57   0.0085   1.0      73.78   357.85   136.41     X
CK02W170   2002 Nov.  29.73   0.0056   1.0      99.11    26.89   138.52     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A05

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