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M.P.E.C. 2002-P14 Issued 2002 Aug. 5, 16:41 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,
Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET P/2002 O8 (NEAT)
Observations:
PK02O080 C2001 05 22.31770 15 36 49.22 -13 25 01.6 20.8 N 691
PK02O080 C2001 05 22.33971 15 36 48.24 -13 25 02.4 20.9 N 691
PK02O080 C2001 05 22.36184 15 36 47.22 -13 25 02.4 20.9 N 691
PK02O080 C2001 06 11.22319 15 23 26.49 -13 41 32.8 21.4 N 691
PK02O080 C2001 06 11.24433 15 23 25.71 -13 41 34.8 21.5 N 691
PK02O080 C2001 06 11.26602 15 23 24.98 -13 41 37.1 22.0 N 691
PK02O080 C2002 07 05.38361 21 42 50.95 -28 31 24.4 18.5 N 704
PK02O080 C2002 07 05.39671 21 42 50.66 -28 31 29.5 18.6 N 704
PK02O080 C2002 07 05.42295 21 42 50.22 -28 31 40.3 18.4 N 704
PK02O080 C2002 07 16.44505 21 38 48.73 -29 42 09.4 17.7 N 644
PK02O080 C2002 07 16.45549 21 38 48.44 -29 42 13.3 17.8 N 644
PK02O080 C2002 07 16.46585 21 38 48.10 -29 42 17.4 17.9 N 644
PK02O080 C2002 07 29.32442 21 31 32.67 -31 01 25.2 17.5 T 644
PK02O080 C2002 07 29.34538 21 31 31.82 -31 01 32.3 17.4 T 644
PK02O080 C2002 07 29.37843 21 31 30.51 -31 01 43.8 17.6 T 644
PK02O080 C2002 08 03.29283 21 28 13.60 -31 28 46.6 17.2 T 644
PK02O080 C2002 08 03.31526 21 28 12.58 -31 28 52.8 17.1 T 644
PK02O080 C2002 08 03.33958 21 28 11.61 -31 29 01.1 17.2 T 644
PK02O080 C2002 08 03.96493 21 27 45.67 -31 32 17.5 118
PK02O080 C2002 08 03.97905 21 27 45.09 -31 32 20.9 118
PK02O080 C2002 08 03.98117 21 27 44.99 -31 32 22.0 17 N 118
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.03669 21 27 42.94 -31 32 34.2 16.1 N 844
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.03867 21 27 42.87 -31 32 34.0 15.0 N 844
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.05091 21 27 42.32 -31 32 39.1 14.1 N 844
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.06213 21 27 41.96 -31 32 42.9 14.7 N 844
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.29243 21 27 32.15 -31 33 58.1 16.3 N 734
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.30292 21 27 31.73 -31 34 01.4 16.3 N 734
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.38414 21 27 28.51 -31 34 21.3 17.3 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.39051 21 27 28.27 -31 34 23.3 17.1 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.39340 21 27 28.13 -31 34 24.2 17.2 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.39630 21 27 28.04 -31 34 25.0 17.2 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.41620 21 27 27.19 -31 34 31.2 17.2 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.41875 21 27 27.05 -31 34 32.0 17.1 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.44832 21 27 25.84 -31 34 41.3 17.8 N 428
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.46397 21 27 25.18 -31 34 46.9 17.8 N 428
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.68750 21 27 15.54 -31 35 54.1 17.2 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.69154 21 27 15.35 -31 35 55.4 17.2 T 474
PK02O080 C2002 08 04.69884 21 27 15.06 -31 35 57.8 17.4 T 474
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observer A. Galad. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore,
P. M. Kilmartin. 0.6-m f/6.4 reflector.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Observer A. E. Gleason. 0.9-m Spacewatch
telescope.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
844 Los Molinos. Observer R. Salvo. 0.35-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2002 O8 (NEAT)
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5
T 2002 May 8.57877 TT MPC
q 3.2294391 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.12167806 Peri. 222.27417 +0.44986749 +0.86701331
a 4.0333062 Node 75.50183 -0.74871875 +0.49691253
e 0.1993072 Incl. 12.78581 -0.48686699 +0.03695748
P 8.10
Residuals in seconds of arc
010522 691 0.1- 0.0 020729 644 0.2+ 0.3+ 020804 734 0.6+ 0.2-
010522 691 0.1+ 0.4- 020729 644 0.5+ 0.2+ 020804 474 0.1- 0.3-
010522 691 0.2- 0.1+ 020803 644 0.1- 0.2- 020804 474 0.3+ 0.3-
010611 691 0.1+ 0.5+ 020803 644 0.8- 0.8+ 020804 474 0.1+ 0.3-
010611 691 0.3- 0.2+ 020803 644 0.1+ 0.2+ 020804 474 0.5+ 0.2-
010611 691 0.3+ 0.3- 020803 118 1.0- 0.6- 020804 474 0.4+ 0.1-
020705 704 0.5+ 0.2+ 020803 118 0.7- 0.4+ 020804 474 0.0 0.1-
020705 704 0.5- 0.0 020803 118 0.8- 0.0 020804 428 0.4- 0.5+
020705 704 0.5- 0.9- 020804 844 0.2- 0.3+ 020804 428 0.3- 0.2-
020716 644 0.3+ 0.1+ 020804 844 0.0 1.1+ 020804 474 0.2+ 0.0
020716 644 0.5+ 0.2+ 020804 844 0.4- 0.1- 020804 474 0.1- 0.1-
020716 644 0.1+ 0.0 020804 844 1.1+ 0.3- 020804 474 0.2+ 0.3-
020729 644 0.2+ 0.1+ 020804 734 0.2+ 0.1-
Ephemeris:
P/2002 O8 (NEAT)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 08 04 21 27.74 -31 32.4 2.263 3.251 164.0 4.9 14.9
2002 08 14 21 20.68 -32 17.6 2.278 3.256 162.0 5.5 14.9
2002 08 24 21 13.88 -32 47.6 2.318 3.262 154.8 7.6 15.0
2002 09 03 21 08.10 -33 01.0 2.384 3.268 145.8 10.0 15.0
2002 09 13 21 03.96 -32 58.0 2.471 3.275 136.4 12.2 15.1
2002 09 23 21 01.86 -32 40.3 2.577 3.282 127.1 14.1 15.2
2002 10 03 21 01.94 -32 10.1 2.699 3.289 118.0 15.6 15.3
2002 10 13 21 04.19 -31 29.5 2.832 3.298 109.2 16.6 15.4
2002 10 23 21 08.47 -30 40.4 2.973 3.306 100.7 17.2 15.6
2002 11 02 21 14.54 -29 44.4 3.119 3.315 92.6 17.4 15.7
2002 11 12 21 22.17 -28 42.3 3.267 3.325 84.7 17.2 15.8
2002 11 22 21 31.11 -27 35.1 3.414 3.335 77.1 16.8 15.9
2002 12 02 21 41.14 -26 23.4 3.558 3.345 69.7 16.0 16.0
2002 12 12 21 52.04 -25 07.7 3.696 3.356 62.5 15.1 16.1
2002 12 22 22 03.64 -23 48.5 3.827 3.368 55.4 13.9 16.2
2003 01 01 22 15.77 -22 26.3 3.949 3.379 48.6 12.6 16.3
2003 01 11 22 28.30 -21 01.6 4.060 3.391 41.8 11.2 16.3
2003 01 21 22 41.12 -19 34.9 4.159 3.404 35.3 9.6 16.4
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