MPEC 2004-A35 : COMET C/2002 W18 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2004-A35 Issued 2004 Jan. 8, 23:21 UT
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COMET C/2002 W18 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.44607 16 02 25.7 -26 05 35 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.44607 2 -0.00792098 -0.00593987 -0.00274285 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.47106 16 02 47.9 -26 02 49 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.47106 2 -0.00791764 -0.00594237 -0.00274316 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.48773 16 03 00.4 -26 00 35 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.48773 2 -0.00791541 -0.00594404 -0.00274337 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.51274 16 03 22.4 -25 56 56 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.51274 2 -0.00791206 -0.00594654 -0.00274368 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.52939 16 03 35.9 -25 55 15 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.52939 2 -0.00790983 -0.00594821 -0.00274389 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.57108 16 04 09.2 -25 49 13 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.57108 2 -0.00790423 -0.00595239 -0.00274441 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.59608 16 04 31.0 -25 45 49 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.59608 2 -0.00790087 -0.00595490 -0.00274472 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.61272 16 04 43.9 -25 43 37 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.61272 2 -0.00789863 -0.00595657 -0.00274493 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.63773 16 05 05.1 -25 40 08 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.63773 2 -0.00789525 -0.00595908 -0.00274525 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.65440 16 05 18.6 -25 37 47 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.65440 2 -0.00789301 -0.00596075 -0.00274545 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.67939 16 05 39.6 -25 34 39 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.67939 2 -0.00788963 -0.00596326 -0.00274577 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.73773 16 06 27.0 -25 26 20 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.73773 2 -0.00788173 -0.00596911 -0.00274650 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.76275 16 06 48.1 -25 22 52 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.76275 2 -0.00787833 -0.00597163 -0.00274681 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.77939 16 07 01.5 -25 20 45 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.77939 2 -0.00787607 -0.00597330 -0.00274702 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.82107 16 07 36.8 -25 14 41 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.82107 2 -0.00787040 -0.00597749 -0.00274755 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.86272 16 08 10.6 -25 08 49 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.86272 2 -0.00786472 -0.00598167 -0.00274807 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.88836 16 08 31.5 -25 05 06 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.88836 2 -0.00786122 -0.00598425 -0.00274840 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.90440 16 08 43.6 -25 02 46 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.90440 2 -0.00785903 -0.00598587 -0.00274860 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.92941 16 09 05.1 -24 59 14 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.92941 2 -0.00785561 -0.00598838 -0.00274891 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 27.97115 16 09 39.2 -24 52 52 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 27.97115 2 -0.00784988 -0.00599258 -0.00274944 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.01274 16 10 13.6 -24 47 02 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.01274 2 -0.00784417 -0.00599677 -0.00274997 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.02940 16 10 27.5 -24 44 18 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.02940 2 -0.00784188 -0.00599844 -0.00275018 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.07099 16 11 00.9 -24 38 09 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.07099 2 -0.00783614 -0.00600263 -0.00275071 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.09593 16 11 20.6 -24 34 20 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.09593 2 -0.00783270 -0.00600514 -0.00275102 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.13756 16 11 55.2 -24 27 50 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.13756 2 -0.00782694 -0.00600934 -0.00275155 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.17923 16 12 28.7 -24 21 01 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.17923 2 -0.00782117 -0.00601354 -0.00275208 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.19591 16 12 42.0 -24 18 22 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.19591 2 -0.00781885 -0.00601522 -0.00275229 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.22090 16 13 02.8 -24 14 27 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.22090 2 -0.00781538 -0.00601774 -0.00275261 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.26256 16 13 36.7 -24 07 43 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.26256 2 -0.00780958 -0.00602194 -0.00275314 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.27923 16 13 49.1 -24 05 00 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.27923 2 -0.00780726 -0.00602362 -0.00275335 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.32132 16 14 22.9 -23 58 06 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.32132 2 -0.00780139 -0.00602787 -0.00275389 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.34590 16 14 42.2 -23 53 55 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.34590 2 -0.00779795 -0.00603035 -0.00275421 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.36257 16 14 56.1 -23 50 58 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.36257 2 -0.00779561 -0.00603203 -0.00275442 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.40423 16 15 29.9 -23 43 40 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.40423 2 -0.00778977 -0.00603624 -0.00275495 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.43066 16 15 51.2 -23 39 00 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.43066 2 -0.00778606 -0.00603890 -0.00275529 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.44590 16 16 01.8 -23 36 01 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.44590 2 -0.00778392 -0.00604044 -0.00275548 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.52923 16 17 08.0 -23 21 13 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.52923 2 -0.00777218 -0.00604886 -0.00275655 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.59591 16 18 00.3 -23 08 06 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.59591 2 -0.00776274 -0.00605559 -0.00275741 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.60423 16 18 05.1 -23 06 19 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.60423 2 -0.00776156 -0.00605644 -0.00275751 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.62090 16 18 20.0 -23 02 49 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.62090 2 -0.00775919 -0.00605812 -0.00275773 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.62925 16 18 27.1 -23 01 12 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.62925 2 -0.00775801 -0.00605897 -0.00275783 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.66256 16 18 52.2 -22 54 17 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.66256 2 -0.00775327 -0.00606233 -0.00275826 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.68757 16 19 10.6 -22 48 48 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.68757 2 -0.00774972 -0.00606486 -0.00275858 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.70423 16 19 24.2 -22 45 12 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.70423 2 -0.00774734 -0.00606655 -0.00275880 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.74590 16 19 55.8 -22 35 48 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.74590 2 -0.00774140 -0.00607076 -0.00275933 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.75423 16 20 01.6 -22 33 47 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.75423 2 -0.00774021 -0.00607160 -0.00275944 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.77090 16 20 13.5 -22 29 49 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.77090 2 -0.00773783 -0.00607329 -0.00275966 EA035249
CK02W180 S2002 11 28.78757 16 20 25.0 -22 25 48 EA035249
CK02W180 s2002 11 28.78757 2 -0.00773544 -0.00607497 -0.00275987 EA035249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2. Comet detection by T. Hoffman,
measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 W18 (SOHO)
T 2002 Nov. 28.99 TT MPC
q 0.0049 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 83.83 +0.17480 -0.98340
Node 4.80 -0.96105 -0.18117
e 1.0 Incl. 144.40 +0.21407 -0.01037
From 48 observations 2002 Nov. 27-28.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-A35
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