MPEC 2003-C43 : COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C43                                Issued 2003 Feb. 8, 18:25 UT

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                           COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02V020  C2003 01 25.85148 04 24 35.14 +09 54 53.6          18.4 T      204
    CK02V020  C2003 01 25.86715 04 24 34.45 +09 54 54.7          19   T      204
    CK02V020  C2003 01 25.88693 04 24 33.69 +09 54 55.0                      204
    CK02V020  C2003 01 26.08312 04 24 25.70 +09 55 04.9          18.6 T      699
    CK02V020  C2003 01 26.09753 04 24 25.14 +09 55 05.3                      699
    CK02V020  C2003 01 26.11178 04 24 24.51 +09 55 06.1                      699
    CK02V020  C2003 01 26.12601 04 24 23.83 +09 55 07.4                      699
    CK02V020  C2003 02 01.15479 04 20 30.04 +10 00 30.1          19.7 T      704
    CK02V020  C2003 02 01.17052 04 20 29.59 +10 00 32.1          19.7 T      704
    CK02V020  C2003 02 01.18632 04 20 29.01 +10 00 33.3          19.7 T      704
    CK02V020  C2003 02 02.51593 04 19 41.11 +10 01 53.6          18.6 T      360
    CK02V020  C2003 02 02.52100 04 19 41.01 +10 01 54.0                      360

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, A. Aletti, S. Di Filippo.
    0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
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. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 May 13.2834 TT                                   MPC
q   6.812948             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  314.6360      +0.4198838      +0.9041287
                   Node    20.2196      +0.8839275      -0.4271423
e   1.0            Incl.  166.7784      +0.2058390      -0.0100380
From 121 observations 2002 Nov. 5-2003 Feb. 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C43

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