MPEC 2002-C112: COMET C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C112                               Issued 2002 Feb. 15, 23:42 UT

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                           COMET C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02C020  C2002 02 13.77926 02 26 59.69 +49 51 30.9          17.4 T      170
    CK02C020  C2002 02 13.78398 02 27 00.03 +49 51 24.9          17.4 T      170
    CK02C020  C2002 02 13.78779 02 27 00.16 +49 51 20.4          17.4 T      170
    CK02C020  C2002 02 13.80035 02 27 00.68 +49 51 01.6                      201
    CK02C020  C2002 02 13.82753 02 27 01.94 +49 50 24.7                      201
    CK02C020  C2002 02 13.84225 02 27 02.72 +49 50 03.8                      201
    CK02C020  C2002 02 14.77961 02 27 51.00 +49 28 30.3                      118
    CK02C020  C2002 02 14.78208 02 27 51.14 +49 28 26.3                      118
    CK02C020  C2002 02 14.78904 02 27 51.49 +49 28 17.1                      118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
201 Jonathan B. Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30-m f/10
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Apr. 10.522 TT                                   MPC
q   3.25444              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  159.861       +0.348192       +0.371497
                   Node   242.947       +0.671715       +0.541543
e   1.0            Incl.  104.894       +0.653882       -0.754136
From 94 observations 2002 Feb. 1-14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2002 02 05    02 19.94   +53 26.7    3.075    3.312    95.1    17.2  16.1  18.4
2002 02 15    02 28.04   +49 23.5    3.206    3.296    86.4    17.4  16.2  18.5
2002 02 25    02 37.03   +45 50.5    3.349    3.282    77.6    17.1  16.3  18.6
2002 03 07    02 46.59   +42 45.5    3.496    3.271    68.8    16.4  16.4  18.7
2002 03 17    02 56.55   +40 05.1    3.643    3.263    60.1    15.3  16.4  18.7
2002 03 27    03 06.73   +37 45.8    3.782    3.257    51.6    13.9  16.5  18.7
2002 04 06    03 17.03   +35 43.6    3.911    3.255    43.2    12.2  16.6  18.8
2002 04 16    03 27.37   +33 55.1    4.025    3.255    35.0    10.2  16.6  18.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C112

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