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M.P.E.C. 2002-S11 Issued 2002 Sept. 16, 18:19 UT
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COMET C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02Q020 C2002 09 09.52509 18 33 09.21 +53 09 59.7 340
CK02Q020 C2002 09 09.52756 18 33 09.09 +53 09 32.1 340
CK02Q020 C2002 09 09.53044 18 33 09.92 +53 09 16.3 340
CK02Q020 C2002 09 09.53274 18 33 10.33 +53 09 03.5 14.6 T 340
CK02Q020 C2002 09 12.56095 18 41 45.75 +46 32 27.1 15.1 T 360
CK02Q020 C2002 09 12.56367 18 41 46.19 +46 32 05.9 360
CK02Q020 C2002 09 12.56889 18 41 46.95 +46 31 23.2 360
CK02Q020 C2002 09 12.93113 18 42 44.31 +45 42 20.9 17.0 T J95
CK02Q020 C2002 09 12.93304 18 42 44.57 +45 42 05.1 16.9 T J95
CK02Q020 C2002 09 12.93403 18 42 44.83 +45 41 56.3 16.6 T J95
CK02Q020 C2002 09 13.86230 18 45 07.59 +43 35 11.9 17.6 N 215
CK02Q020 C2002 09 14.81861 18 47 29.12 +41 23 08.0 17.4 T 170
CK02Q020 C2002 09 14.82169 18 47 30.05 +41 22 39.5 17.4 T 170
CK02Q020 C2002 09 14.90263 18 47 41.17 +41 11 26.9 16.5 T 213
CK02Q020 C2002 09 14.90432 18 47 42.04 +41 11 12.1 16.5 T 213
Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues. Observer J. Manteca. 0.31-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves N. Measurer M. Campas. 0.25-m
f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
340 Toyonaka. Observer Y. Ezaki. 0.3-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Aug. 18.2562 TT MPC
q 1.306193 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 125.7442 +0.5682190 +0.6998123
Node 154.1483 -0.4737167 -0.1519550
e 1.0 Incl. 96.8991 +0.6728445 -0.6979774
From 132 observations 2002 Aug. 26-Sept. 14.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 09 13 18 42.93 +45 33.1 0.748 1.362 100.9 46.5 16.7
2002 09 15 18 47.93 +40 58.1 0.741 1.371 102.3 45.8 16.7
2002 09 17 18 52.58 +36 18.4 0.740 1.380 103.5 45.1 16.7
2002 09 19 18 56.93 +31 38.1 0.743 1.390 104.4 44.4 16.8
2002 09 21 19 01.05 +27 01.0 0.751 1.400 104.9 43.9 16.8
2002 09 23 19 04.97 +22 30.8 0.764 1.411 105.1 43.3 16.9
2002 09 25 19 08.72 +18 10.5 0.782 1.423 105.0 42.9 17.0
2002 09 27 19 12.32 +14 02.7 0.804 1.435 104.6 42.5 17.1
2002 09 29 19 15.81 +10 08.9 0.830 1.447 103.9 42.2 17.2
2002 10 01 19 19.20 +06 30.2 0.860 1.460 103.1 41.9 17.3
2002 10 03 19 22.51 +03 06.9 0.893 1.473 102.0 41.6 17.4
2002 10 05 19 25.75 -00 01.2 0.929 1.487 100.8 41.4 17.6
2002 10 07 19 28.93 -02 54.6 0.967 1.501 99.5 41.1 17.7
2002 10 09 19 32.06 -05 34.1 1.008 1.515 98.1 40.7 17.8
2002 10 11 19 35.16 -08 00.4 1.051 1.530 96.6 40.4 18.0
2002 10 13 19 38.22 -10 14.7 1.095 1.545 95.1 40.0 18.1
2002 10 15 19 41.25 -12 17.8 1.141 1.561 93.5 39.6 18.2
2002 10 17 19 44.26 -14 10.8 1.188 1.577 92.0 39.2 18.4
2002 10 19 19 47.25 -15 54.5 1.236 1.593 90.4 38.7 18.5
2002 10 21 19 50.23 -17 29.9 1.285 1.610 88.8 38.2 18.6
2002 10 23 19 53.19 -18 57.5 1.335 1.626 87.3 37.7 18.7
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