MPEC 2002-Q49 : COMET P/2002 O5 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Q49                                Issued 2002 Aug. 30, 20:15 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 P/2002 O5 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK02O050  C2002 08 26.82647 17 49 30.09 +14 47 17.8                      118
    PK02O050  C2002 08 26.82775 17 49 30.33 +14 47 19.2                      118
    PK02O050  C2002 08 26.83053 17 49 30.97 +14 47 23.8          17   T      118
    PK02O050  C2002 08 27.18916 17 50 48.56 +14 57 02.5                      670
    PK02O050  C2002 08 27.20573 17 50 51.98 +14 57 28.1                      670
    PK02O050  C2002 08 28.89311 17 56 55.49 +15 40 12.2          18.0 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 08 28.89398 17 56 55.79 +15 40 13.2          17.9 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 08 28.89485 17 56 55.85 +15 40 14.9          17.6 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 08 28.90573 17 56 58.20 +15 40 30.9          17.6 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 08 29.82813 18 00 15.93 +16 02 35.6                      246
    PK02O050  C2002 08 29.83161 18 00 16.70 +16 02 38.4                      246
    PK02O050  C2002 08 29.83233 18 00 16.86 +16 02 39.9                      246

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer A. Galad.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    telescope + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 O5 (NEAT)
T 2002 Aug. 3.1024 TT                                   MPC
q   1.174223             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1979291      Peri.   15.3068      +0.4458398      +0.8277574
a   2.916059       Node   282.2107      -0.8534990      +0.2784347
e   0.597325       Incl.   20.3979      -0.2697523      +0.4871261
P   4.98
From 219 observations 2002 July 30-Aug. 29.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q49

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