MPEC 2002-K33 : COMET C/2002 J5 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-K33                                Issued 2002 May 20, 21:50 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
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                           COMET C/2002 J5 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02J050  C2002 05 18.36921 20 14 50.41 +09 05 46.2          18.8 T      704
    CK02J050  C2002 05 18.38438 20 14 49.96 +09 05 51.8          19.0 T      704
    CK02J050  C2002 05 18.39956 20 14 49.52 +09 05 58.1          18.9 T      704
    CK02J050  C2002 05 18.41479 20 14 49.12 +09 06 05.1          18.8 T      704
    CK02J050  C2002 05 19.08212 20 14 31.04 +09 10 41.3          18.1 T      170
    CK02J050  C2002 05 19.09181 20 14 30.70 +09 10 44.1          18.1 T      170
    CK02J050  C2002 05 20.05141 20 14 04.17 +09 17 24.9          18.1 T      213
    CK02J050  C2002 05 20.05299 20 14 04.06 +09 17 25.9          18.1 T      213
    CK02J050  C2002 05 20.05762 20 14 03.91 +09 17 27.4          18.0 T      213
    CK02J050  C2002 05 20.06995 20 14 03.74 +09 17 32.0          18.1 T      213

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 J5 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5
T 2003 Sept. 19.25298 TT                                MPC
q   5.7280646            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0001785      Peri.   74.81519     -0.13470997     -0.75777525
 +/-0.0000433      Node   314.10961     -0.79586980     +0.46658649
e   1.0010225      Incl.  117.22626     +0.59029187     +0.45615098
Residuals in seconds of arc
010806 608  0.2+  0.3+    020516 246  0.1-  0.1-    020517 540  0.5-  0.0
010806 608  0.4-  0.2+    020516 246  0.0   0.3-    020517 540  0.4+  0.5+
010806 608  0.0   0.1-    020516 246  0.1-  0.2-    020517 540  0.1-  0.2+
010825 704  0.1+  0.6-    020516 246  0.0   0.2-    020517 540  0.1-  0.0
010825 704  1.1+  0.0     020516 704  0.5-  0.3+    020517 611  0.2-  0.0
010825 704  0.1-  0.6-    020516 704  0.5-  1.5-    020518 611  0.4-  0.5-
010825 704  0.4-  0.8+    020516 704  0.5+  0.2-    020518 557  0.3-  0.6+
010825 704  0.7-  0.0     020516 704  1.7-  1.1-    020518 704  0.0   1.1+
020515 704  0.5+  0.7+    020516 704  1.4+  0.3+    020518 704  0.5-  0.3+
020515 704  0.0   0.0     020517 704  0.1+  1.6+    020518 704  0.9-  0.3+
020515 704  0.4+  0.4+    020517 704  0.4+  0.7+    020518 704  0.7-  0.9+
020515 704  0.3-  0.7+    020517 704  1.1+  0.1-    020519 170  0.1+  1.3-
020516 246  0.2+  0.0     020517 704  0.5+  0.2+    020519 170 (1.0-  2.5-)
020516 246  0.1+  0.2-    020517 704  0.4-  0.4+    020520 213  0.6+  1.1-
020516 246  0.0   0.0     020517 704  1.3+  0.4-    020520 213  0.3-  0.8-
020516 246  0.1-  0.1-    020517 704  0.9+  0.2+    020520 213  0.6-  1.2-
020516 246  0.1-  0.1-    020517 704 (0.5-  2.0+)   020520 213 (2.1+  1.7-)
020516 246  0.1-  0.1-    020517 540  0.0   0.3+

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000085
and +0.000039 (+/- 0.000043) AU**-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-K33

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