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M.P.E.C. 2002-S09 Issued 2002 Sept. 16, 17:53 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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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2002 K4 (NEAT)
Observations:
CK02K040 C2002 09 12.87541 18 20 31.41 +27 04 27.3 17.8 T J95
CK02K040 C2002 09 12.87743 18 20 31.30 +27 04 25.9 17.8 T J95
CK02K040 C2002 09 12.87940 18 20 31.11 +27 04 25.6 17.6 T J95
CK02K040 C2002 09 13.87929 18 19 32.77 +27 02 55.9 18.0 T 215
CK02K040 C2002 09 13.87998 18 19 32.86 +27 02 55.4 17.9 T 215
CK02K040 C2002 09 13.88047 18 19 32.68 +27 02 55.7 17.8 T 215
CK02K040 C2002 09 14.77571 18 18 42.79 +27 01 31.4 118
CK02K040 C2002 09 14.77932 18 18 42.60 +27 01 31.8 118
CK02K040 C2002 09 14.79069 18 18 41.95 +27 01 31.0 17.0 T 118
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 K4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5
T 2002 July 12.97278 TT MPC
q 2.7645196 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.01342972 Peri. 24.43151 +0.53871210 -0.30596739
a 17.5290374 Node 308.09910 -0.83805508 -0.09914019
e 0.8422891 Incl. 94.06286 +0.08633048 +0.94686598
P 73.39
From 226 observations 2002 May 27-Sept. 14, mean residual 0".71.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-S09
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