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MPEC 2004-H55 : COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-H55                                Issued 2004 Apr. 23, 15:50 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                           COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02T070  C2004 02 13.42465 00 14 26.41 +14 50 52.3           7.8 T EH055372
    CK02T070  C2004 04 09.80861 23 53 19.36 +07 08 53.3           5.2 T EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 09.81274 23 53 19.22 +07 08 52.5                 EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 09.81359 23 53 19.33 +07 08 52.2                 EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 09.81465 23 53 19.21 +07 08 48.2                 EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 17.41497 23 52 10.88 +05 22 07.1           9.8 N EH055I05
    CK02T070  C2004 04 17.41559 23 52 10.86 +05 22 06.3           9.8 N EH055I05
    CK02T070  C2004 04 17.41620 23 52 10.88 +05 22 05.9          10.0 N EH055I05
    CK02T070  C2004 04 17.41681 23 52 10.85 +05 22 05.3          10.1 N EH055I05
    CK02T070  C2004 04 17.41742 23 52 10.89 +05 22 04.2          10.3 N EH055I05
    CK02T070  C2004 04 20.79803 23 52 53.81 +04 24 59.2           4.6 T EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 20.79827 23 52 53.78 +04 24 59.5                 EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 20.79876 23 52 53.83 +04 24 59.2                 EH055349
    CK02T070  C2004 04 20.80020 23 52 53.81 +04 24 56.9                 EH055349

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
    reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
I05 Las Campanas Observatory-TIE.  Observers G. Masi, F. Mallia.  0.36-m SoTIE
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5
T 2004 Apr. 23.06168 TT                                 MPC
q   0.6145948            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0008374      Peri.  157.73684     +0.43441633     -0.83759239
 +/-0.0000005      Node    94.85883     -0.86836736     -0.29179920
e   1.0005147      Incl.  160.58325     -0.23920823     -0.46183571
From 3524 observations 2002 Oct. 12-2004 Apr. 20, mean residual 0".46.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000020
and -0.000620 (+/- 0.000001) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-H55

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