MPEC 2009-C04 : COMET P/2002 CW134 = 2009 B4 (LINEAR)
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COMET P/2002 CW134 = 2009 B4 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK09B040 C2009 01 31.48615 14 30 50.15 -22 00 01.1 19.6 N EC004H36
PK09B040 C2009 01 31.50481 14 30 51.92 -22 00 23.0 20.0 N EC004H36
PK09B040 C2009 02 01.43053 14 32 21.53 -22 17 31.7 19.3 N EC004H36
PK09B040 C2009 02 01.45242 14 32 23.47 -22 17 56.4 19.5 N EC004H36
PK09B040 C2009 02 01.46701 14 32 24.91 -22 18 13.5 19.6 N EC004H36
Observer details:
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2002 CW134 = 2009 B4 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5
T 2002 Feb. 28.94268 TT MPC
q 1.8395125 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.14415013 Peri. 190.11037 -0.99837522 -0.02045765
a 3.6024063 Node 348.31635 +0.04906432 -0.78324640
e 0.4893656 Incl. 15.22563 -0.02897614 -0.62137473
P 6.84
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2009 Jan. 5.61421 TT MPC
q 1.8437316 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.14392861 Peri. 190.26815 -0.99839847 -0.01868620
a 3.6061017 Node 348.25901 +0.04780010 -0.78349348
e 0.4887189 Incl. 15.21326 -0.03025957 -0.62111899
P 6.85
Residuals in seconds of arc
020207 704 0.0 0.4+ 020321 704 0.5+ 0.5+ 020323 641 0.2+ 0.4+
020207 704 0.3+ 0.5- 020321 704 0.5- 0.7+ 020323 641 0.2+ 0.5-
020207 704 0.1+ 0.5+ 020321 704 0.4- 0.1+ 020323 641 0.2- 0.0
020207 704 0.4+ 0.7- 020321 704 0.2+ 1.1+ 020323 941 0.7+ 0.3+
020211 704 1.4+ 0.9- 020321 704 0.4+ 0.1- 020323 641 0.4+ 0.2+
020211 704 0.7+ 0.3+ 020321 704 0.8- 1.0+ 020323 941 0.1+ 0.4-
020211 704 0.1+ 1.3- 020321 704 0.5- 0.5+ 020323 641 0.2+ 0.5+
020211 704 0.2+ 0.7- 020321 704 0.8- 1.0+ 020323 941 0.2+ 0.3-
020220 704 0.2- 0.8+ 020321 651 0.0 0.2+ 020323 941 0.1- 0.6+
020220 704 (2.7- 0.5+) 020321 651 0.0 0.1+ 020324 641 0.2+ 0.1+
020220 704 0.5- 0.7+ 020321 651 0.3+ 0.3+ 020401 246 0.1+ 0.6-
020220 704 1.2+ 1.0+ 020321 711 0.2- 0.2- 020401 246 0.1- 0.3+
020220 704 0.8- 0.0 020321 711 0.5+ 0.6+ 020401 246 0.1- 0.4-
020310 608 0.4- 1.6- 020321 711 0.2+ 0.1+ 020401 246 0.1- 0.9-
020310 608 0.4- 1.5- 020321 711 0.2+ 0.2- 020401 246 0.3+ 0.5-
020310 608 0.5- 1.5- 020322 641 1.0+ 0.4+ 020401 246 0.3- 0.2-
020317 704 0.0 0.7+ 020322 641 0.8+ 0.2+ 020402 367 0.3+ 0.8-
020317 704 0.1- 0.2+ 020322 641 1.0- 1.9- 020402 367 1.6+ 0.4-
020317 704 0.0 0.2+ 020322 641 0.0 0.7- 020402 367 1.3+ 0.7-
020317 704 0.5+ 1.0- 020322 468 0.1- 0.2- 020404 056 0.5- 0.5-
020318 608 0.6- 0.4- 020322 468 0.2+ 0.1+ 020404 056 0.2+ 0.8-
020318 608 0.2- 0.1+ 020323 844 (2.1- 0.1+) 020406 215 0.0 0.9+
020318 608 0.6- 0.8+ 020323 844 (0.4+ 3.0-) 020409 704 1.0- 1.4-
020318 557 0.5- 0.2- 020323 844 0.8- 0.5- 020409 704 0.2+ 0.1+
020318 557 1.3- 0.3+ 020323 850 0.8- 0.1+ 020409 704 0.3+ 0.0
020318 557 0.1- 0.1- 020323 850 0.4+ 0.4+ 020409 704 0.1+ 0.1-
020319 246 1.4- 0.4- 020323 649 0.3- 0.3- 020412 372 0.0 0.7+
020319 246 0.4- 0.7+ 020323 850 1.7+ 1.4+ 020412 372 1.1+ 0.3+
020319 711 0.2- 0.2- 020323 649 0.2- 0.0 020412 360 0.5- 0.8-
020319 711 0.3+ 0.0 020323 850 0.1- 0.2- 020412 360 0.2- 0.4-
020319 711 0.1+ 0.1- 020323 649 0.2- 0.1+ 020413 372 0.4- 0.6+
020320 704 0.5- 0.1+ 020323 448 (1.3- 2.2-) 020506 204 (2.6- 2.2-)
020320 704 0.5- 0.3+ 020323 448 (1.4- 2.1-) 020510 428 0.2- 0.6+
020320 704 0.0 0.4+ 020323 448 0.6- 2.0- 020512 360 0.2+ 0.5-
020320 704 1.3- 0.1- 020323 704 0.0 0.2- 020512 360 0.0 0.0
020320 704 1.0- 0.2- 020323 926 0.3+ 0.3- 020512 360 0.2- 0.1+
020320 641 0.8+ 1.1+ 020323 704 0.1- 0.1+ 090131 H36 0.9+ 0.0
020320 641 (1.6+ 2.4+) 020323 926 0.8+ 1.9+ 090131 H36 0.8+ 1.0-
020321 807 0.0 0.5- 020323 926 1.9+ 0.2- 090201 H36 0.9+ 1.8+
020321 704 0.2- 0.0 020323 704 0.4- 0.7+ 090201 H36 0.8- 1.5+
020321 704 0.8- 0.7+ 020323 704 0.5+ 0.4+ 090201 H36 0.1+ 0.7+
Ephemeris:
P/2002 CW134 = 2009 B4 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 01 29 14 26.77 -21 13.6 1.609 1.855 87.9 32.0 16.7 20.7
2009 02 08 14 42.56 -24 18.5 1.526 1.867 93.5 31.8 16.6 20.6
2009 02 18 14 56.63 -27 19.0 1.447 1.883 99.5 31.2 16.6 20.5
2009 02 28 15 08.43 -30 14.5 1.374 1.903 106.0 30.0 16.5 20.4
2009 03 10 15 17.37 -33 03.3 1.308 1.926 112.9 28.3 16.4 20.3
2009 03 20 15 22.87 -35 42.9 1.250 1.953 120.4 26.1 16.4 20.1
2009 03 30 15 24.33 -38 08.6 1.203 1.983 128.2 23.3 16.4 20.0
2009 04 09 15 21.53 -40 13.5 1.170 2.015 136.2 20.1 16.4 19.9
2009 04 19 15 14.77 -41 49.4 1.152 2.051 143.8 16.8 16.4 19.8
2009 04 29 15 05.06 -42 48.6 1.153 2.088 150.3 13.8 16.5 19.7
2009 05 09 14 54.18 -43 07.9 1.174 2.128 154.1 12.0 16.6 19.7
2009 05 19 14 44.13 -42 51.0 1.216 2.170 153.8 11.9 16.8 19.8
2009 05 29 14 36.53 -42 07.0 1.279 2.213 149.6 13.4 17.0 20.0
2009 06 08 14 32.37 -41 08.0 1.361 2.258 143.3 15.6 17.2 20.3
2009 06 18 14 31.86 -40 04.8 1.462 2.304 136.1 17.8 17.5 20.6
2009 06 28 14 34.80 -39 05.1 1.578 2.352 128.7 19.7 17.7 20.8
2009 07 08 14 40.76 -38 13.5 1.708 2.400 121.4 21.2 18.0 21.1
2009 07 18 14 49.23 -37 31.5 1.850 2.449 114.2 22.2 18.2 21.4
2009 07 28 14 59.78 -36 59.3 2.001 2.498 107.3 22.8 18.5 21.6
2009 08 07 15 12.03 -36 35.7 2.159 2.548 100.5 23.0 18.7 21.8
2009 08 17 15 25.63 -36 19.1 2.323 2.598 94.0 22.9 19.0 22.0
2009 08 27 15 40.36 -36 07.7 2.491 2.649 87.6 22.4 19.2 22.2
2009 09 06 15 55.97 -35 59.8 2.661 2.699 81.3 21.7 19.4 22.3
2009 09 16 16 12.30 -35 53.8 2.831 2.750 75.1 20.7 19.7 22.5
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