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M.P.E.C. 2002-K66 Issued 2002 May 28, 22:25 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,
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COMET C/2002 J5 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02J050 C2002 05 22.37380 20 12 56.82 +09 33 27.2 18.4 T 704
CK02J050 C2002 05 22.40285 20 12 55.96 +09 33 38.5 18.8 T 704
CK02J050 C2002 05 22.41734 20 12 55.50 +09 33 44.5 18.5 T 704
CK02J050 C2002 05 26.05999 20 11 02.04 +09 58 34.0 18.1 T 213
Observer details:
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. 19.26228 TT MPC
q 5.7278634 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0001818 Peri. 74.81802 -0.13475060 -0.75777074
+/-0.0000401 Node 314.10971 -0.79584937 +0.46662398
e 1.0010411 Incl. 117.22663 +0.59031013 +0.45612013
Residuals in seconds of arc
010806 608 0.2+ 0.2+ 020516 246 0.0 0.3- 020517 540 0.1- 0.1+
010806 608 0.4- 0.2+ 020516 246 0.1- 0.2- 020517 540 0.1- 0.0
010806 608 0.0 0.1- 020516 246 0.0 0.3- 020517 611 0.2- 0.0
010825 704 0.1+ 0.6- 020516 704 0.4- 0.3+ 020518 611 0.4- 0.5-
010825 704 1.1+ 0.0 020516 704 0.5- 1.5- 020518 557 0.3- 0.5+
010825 704 0.1- 0.6- 020516 704 0.6+ 0.2- 020518 704 0.0 1.0+
010825 704 0.4- 0.9+ 020516 704 1.7- 1.2- 020518 704 0.5- 0.3+
010825 704 0.6- 0.0 020516 704 1.4+ 0.3+ 020518 704 0.9- 0.2+
020515 704 0.5+ 0.7+ 020517 704 0.1+ 1.6+ 020518 704 0.6- 0.9+
020515 704 0.0 0.0 020517 704 0.5+ 0.7+ 020519 170 0.1+ 1.3-
020515 704 0.4+ 0.4+ 020517 704 1.1+ 0.2- 020519 170 (1.0- 2.6-)
020515 704 0.2- 0.6+ 020517 704 0.6+ 0.2+ 020520 213 0.7+ 1.2-
020516 246 0.2+ 0.0 020517 704 0.4- 0.4+ 020520 213 0.3- 0.8-
020516 246 0.1+ 0.2- 020517 704 1.3+ 0.4- 020520 213 0.5- 1.3-
020516 246 0.0 0.1- 020517 704 0.9+ 0.2+ 020520 213 (2.1+ 1.8-)
020516 246 0.1- 0.2- 020517 704 0.5- 2.0+ 020522 704 0.3- 0.3+
020516 246 0.0 0.1- 020517 540 0.0 0.3+ 020522 704 0.1- 0.4-
020516 246 0.1- 0.1- 020517 540 0.4- 0.0 020522 704 0.4- 0.4-
020516 246 0.1- 0.1- 020517 540 0.4+ 0.5+ 020526 213 (0.1+ 2.1+)
Ephemeris:
C/2002 J5 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 05 26 20 11.07 +09 58.1 6.203 6.669 113.3 8.0 19.6
2002 06 05 20 05.07 +11 03.5 6.042 6.633 121.9 7.5 19.6
2002 06 15 19 57.92 +12 03.6 5.901 6.599 129.9 6.8 19.5
2002 06 25 19 49.79 +12 56.2 5.787 6.565 136.8 6.1 19.4
2002 07 05 19 40.87 +13 39.8 5.701 6.531 141.9 5.5 19.3
2002 07 15 19 31.47 +14 13.0 5.646 6.498 144.2 5.3 19.3
2002 07 25 19 21.92 +14 35.0 5.624 6.465 143.1 5.4 19.2
2002 08 04 19 12.59 +14 46.0 5.632 6.433 139.1 5.9 19.3
2002 08 14 19 03.83 +14 46.8 5.670 6.401 132.8 6.7 19.3
2002 08 24 18 55.92 +14 38.9 5.734 6.371 125.2 7.4 19.3
2002 09 03 18 49.09 +14 24.4 5.819 6.340 116.9 8.2 19.4
2002 09 13 18 43.48 +14 05.4 5.921 6.310 108.4 8.7 19.5
2002 09 23 18 39.15 +13 44.3 6.034 6.281 99.7 9.1 19.5
2002 10 03 18 36.10 +13 23.1 6.153 6.253 91.1 9.2 19.5
2002 10 13 18 34.27 +13 03.6 6.273 6.225 82.7 9.1 19.6
2002 10 23 18 33.57 +12 47.4 6.389 6.198 74.5 8.9 19.6
2002 11 02 18 33.90 +12 35.9 6.496 6.171 66.7 8.5 19.6
2002 11 12 18 35.12 +12 30.1 6.590 6.145 59.4 8.0 19.6
2002 11 22 18 37.09 +12 31.0 6.669 6.120 52.6 7.4 19.6
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are + 0.000081
and +0.000035 (+/- 0.000040) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-K66
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