MPEC 2002-L28 : COMET C/2002 L2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-L28                                Issued 2002 June 7, 02:39 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            COMET C/2002 L2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.18756 04 55 20.2  +20 51 31                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.18756 2 +0.00665404 +0.00722806 +0.00312643        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.20453 04 55 20.6  +20 54 22                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.20453 2 +0.00665117 +0.00722913 +0.00312742        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.21257 04 55 21.6  +20 55 42                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.21257 2 +0.00664981 +0.00722964 +0.00312790        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.22923 04 55 20.3  +20 58 29                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.22923 2 +0.00664699 +0.00723070 +0.00312888        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.24591 04 55 20.7  +21 01 28                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.24591 2 +0.00664416 +0.00723176 +0.00312986        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.25425 04 55 21.2  +21 02 51                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.25425 2 +0.00664275 +0.00723229 +0.00313035        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.27090 04 55 21.2  +21 05 53                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.27090 2 +0.00663992 +0.00723334 +0.00313132        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.28756 04 55 21.9  +21 08 51                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.28756 2 +0.00663709 +0.00723440 +0.00313230        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.31375 04 55 22.5  +21 13 47                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.31375 2 +0.00663264 +0.00723606 +0.00313384        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.32923 04 55 22.3  +21 16 47                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.32923 2 +0.00663001 +0.00723704 +0.00313475        249
    CK02L020  S2002 06 06.33757 04 55 24.2  +21 18 18                        249
    CK02L020  s2002 06 06.33757 2 +0.00662859 +0.00723757 +0.00313524        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by M. Meyer,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 L2 (SOHO)
T 2002 June 6.64 TT                                     MPC
q   0.0050               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   67.74        +0.17667        -0.97550
                   Node   345.87        -0.97717        -0.15787
e   1.0            Incl.  147.52        +0.11800        +0.15322
From 11 observations 2002 June 6.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L28

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