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M.P.E.C. 2002-P28 Issued 2002 Aug. 7, 22:17 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2002 O6
Observations:
CK02O060 2002 08 02.78802 04 09 28.90 -10 20 57.3 8.5 T 372
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.76562 04 22 04.27 -07 20 47.6 12.9 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.76667 04 22 05.09 -07 20 35.5 12.8 N 428
CK02O060 C2002 08 03.76771 04 22 05.92 -07 20 23.8 12.9 N 428
CK02O060 2002 08 03.77333 04 22 10.64 -07 19 48.7 8.0 T 372
CK02O060 2002 08 03.79500 04 22 27.93 -07 15 37.9 372
CK02O060 C2002 08 04.11280 04 26 46.35 -06 13 17.3 12.5 N 213
CK02O060 C2002 08 04.12019 04 26 52.34 -06 11 50.5 12.5 N 213
CK02O060 C2002 08 04.12358 04 26 55.13 -06 11 09.9 12.5 N 213
CK02O060 C2002 08 04.13315 04 27 02.98 -06 09 15.9 12.5 N 213
CK02O060 C2002 08 04.13535 04 27 04.80 -06 08 49.4 12.5 N 213
CK02O060 2002 08 04.78389 04 36 11.93 -03 55 36.7 6.5 T 372
CK02O060 2002 08 04.79201 04 36 18.92 -03 53 54.5 372
CK02O060 C2002 08 06.17373 04 57 10.61 +01 13 08.5 11.8 T 939
CK02O060 C2002 08 06.17581 04 57 12.57 +01 13 37.8 11.8 T 939
CK02O060 C2002 08 06.17794 04 57 14.55 +01 14 07.2 11.8 T 939
CK02O060 C2002 08 07.11292 05 12 26.81 +04 56 25.9 12.6 N 613
CK02O060 C2002 08 07.11448 05 12 28.50 +04 56 49.1 12.5 N 613
CK02O060 C2002 08 07.11604 05 12 30.08 +04 57 12.6 12.3 N 613
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves N. Measurer M. Campas. 0.25-m
f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
613 Heisingen. Observer H. Denzau. 0.35-m f/5.7 reflector + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno. Observer J. Castellano. 0.20-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 O6
T 2002 Sept. 9.418 TT MPC
q 0.49469 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 78.699 +0.418987 -0.807870
Node 330.964 -0.011073 +0.451903
e 1.0 Incl. 58.646 +0.907925 +0.378326
From 69 observations 2002 Aug. 1-7.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 O6
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 08 04 04 25.20 -06 35.5 0.290 0.960 70.9 92.5 7.1
2002 08 05 04 39.30 -03 09.5 0.279 0.942 67.3 96.9 7.0
2002 08 06 04 54.41 +00 33.1 0.270 0.925 63.3 101.6 6.8
2002 08 07 05 10.53 +04 29.3 0.263 0.908 59.2 106.4 6.7
2002 08 08 05 27.60 +08 34.4 0.259 0.891 54.9 111.3 6.6
2002 08 09 05 45.51 +12 41.9 0.258 0.873 50.7 116.1 6.5
2002 08 10 06 04.10 +16 44.9 0.259 0.856 46.6 120.7 6.4
2002 08 11 06 23.16 +20 36.2 0.264 0.839 42.8 124.9 6.3
2002 08 12 06 42.45 +24 09.8 0.271 0.822 39.4 128.5 6.3
2002 08 13 07 01.70 +27 21.6 0.281 0.805 36.6 131.4 6.3
2002 08 14 07 20.64 +30 09.2 0.293 0.789 34.3 133.6 6.3
2002 08 15 07 39.03 +32 32.3 0.307 0.772 32.6 135.0 6.3
2002 08 16 07 56.65 +34 31.7 0.323 0.756 31.4 135.8 6.3
2002 08 17 08 13.36 +36 09.4 0.341 0.739 30.5 135.9 6.4
2002 08 18 08 29.04 +37 27.8 0.361 0.723 30.0 135.5 6.4
2002 08 19 08 43.65 +38 29.4 0.381 0.707 29.8 134.7 6.4
2002 08 20 08 57.17 +39 16.6 0.403 0.691 29.7 133.5 6.4
2002 08 21 09 09.61 +39 51.6 0.426 0.676 29.7 132.0 6.4
2002 08 22 09 21.03 +40 16.3 0.449 0.661 29.9 130.3 6.5
2002 08 23 09 31.47 +40 32.3 0.474 0.646 30.0 128.5 6.5
2002 08 24 09 41.01 +40 41.0 0.499 0.631 30.2 126.4 6.5
2002 08 25 09 49.71 +40 43.4 0.525 0.617 30.3 124.3 6.5
2002 08 26 09 57.64 +40 40.4 0.552 0.604 30.5 122.0 6.5
2002 08 27 10 04.86 +40 32.8 0.578 0.591 30.6 119.6 6.5
2002 08 28 10 11.45 +40 21.0 0.606 0.578 30.6 117.1 6.5
2002 08 29 10 17.46 +40 05.6 0.634 0.566 30.7 114.5 6.5
2002 08 30 10 22.95 +39 47.0 0.662 0.555 30.7 111.8 6.5
2002 08 31 10 27.96 +39 25.3 0.691 0.545 30.7 109.0 6.6
2002 09 01 10 32.55 +39 00.8 0.720 0.535 30.6 106.2 6.6
2002 09 02 10 36.75 +38 33.8 0.749 0.527 30.5 103.2 6.6
2002 09 03 10 40.60 +38 04.4 0.778 0.519 30.4 100.2 6.6
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