MPEC 2002-Q21 : COMET C/2002 K4 (NEAT)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-Q21 Issued 2002 Aug. 22, 14:15 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2002 K4 (NEAT)
Observations:
CK02K040 C2002 08 15.83280 19 05 43.03 +26 33 16.2 17.8 T 240
CK02K040 C2002 08 15.83388 19 05 42.91 +26 33 17.0 17.6 T 240
CK02K040 C2002 08 15.84034 19 05 42.02 +26 33 20.7 17.9 T 240
CK02K040 C2002 08 17.88248 19 01 14.00 +26 43 25.2 17.0 T 170
CK02K040 C2002 08 17.88531 19 01 13.47 +26 43 27.9 17.0 T 170
CK02K040 C2002 08 17.89177 19 01 12.71 +26 43 28.0 17.0 T 170
CK02K040 C2002 08 18.26312 19 00 24.91 +26 45 10.0 18.6 T 704
CK02K040 C2002 08 18.27868 19 00 22.97 +26 45 14.0 18.5 T 704
CK02K040 C2002 08 18.29478 19 00 20.86 +26 45 18.2 18.3 T 704
CK02K040 C2002 08 18.85278 18 59 10.16 +26 47 38.8 17.9 N 636
CK02K040 C2002 08 18.85671 18 59 09.60 +26 47 40.3 636
CK02K040 C2002 08 18.86071 18 59 09.09 +26 47 41.9 17.8 N 636
CK02K040 C2002 08 20.93606 18 54 52.49 +26 55 23.4 17.0 T 213
CK02K040 C2002 08 20.94113 18 54 52.00 +26 55 25.1 17.0 T 213
CK02K040 C2002 08 20.94269 18 54 51.72 +26 55 25.9 17.0 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.
240 Herrenberg. Observer H. Michels. 0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
636 Essen. Observers A. Knoefel, T. Payer. 0.32-m f/5.7 reflector + 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. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 K4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5
T 2002 July 12.97441 TT MPC
q 2.7645510 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.01341686 Peri. 24.43215 +0.53871037 -0.30598527
a 17.5402400 Node 308.09957 -0.83805512 -0.09913980
e 0.8423881 Incl. 94.06363 +0.08634096 +0.94686024
P 73.46
Residuals in seconds of arc
020527 608 0.4- 0.7+ 020617 704 0.4- 1.7- 020712 170 1.1+ 1.7-
020527 608 0.5- 1.3+ 020617 704 0.7+ 0.6- 020712 504 (0.7- 2.8-)
020527 608 0.1- 0.9+ 020617 704 0.1+ 0.9- 020712 504 1.6- 0.2-
020528 644 0.3+ 0.3+ 020617 704 0.7+ 0.1- 020712 504 0.7- 1.9-
020528 644 0.3+ 0.6+ 020618 340 0.3+ 0.5- 020712 504 0.9+ 0.9+
020528 644 0.0 0.7+ 020618 340 0.2- 0.0 020712 504 0.4- 0.9-
020529 620 0.0 1.0- 020618 340 0.3+ 0.8- 020712 620 0.3+ 0.3+
020529 620 0.8+ 0.6- 020618 340 0.4+ 0.6- 020712 620 0.3+ 0.6+
020529 620 0.5+ 1.1- 020618 355 0.4+ 0.5- 020712 620 0.3+ 0.6+
020529 649 0.6+ 0.9+ 020618 355 0.5+ 0.2+ 020718 620 1.0+ 0.3-
020529 649 0.4+ 0.1+ 020618 355 0.4- 0.0 020718 620 1.3+ 0.5-
020529 649 0.7+ 0.7+ 020620 620 0.1+ 0.8+ 020718 620 1.0+ 0.1+
020529 448 1.1- 0.8- 020620 620 0.8+ 0.6+ 020719 151 0.4- 1.3+
020529 448 0.4- 0.7- 020620 620 0.2+ 0.6+ 020719 151 0.1- 0.4+
020529 649 0.0 0.9+ 020622 360 0.7+ 0.6+ 020719 151 0.2- 0.8+
020529 448 0.3- 1.3- 020622 360 0.6+ 0.6+ 020719 151 0.1- 0.9+
020529 704 0.0 0.5+ 020625 636 (0.4- 2.2-) 020720 349 0.1+ 0.0
020529 704 0.8+ 0.2+ 020625 636 (0.2+ 2.8+) 020720 349 0.6+ 0.8-
020529 704 0.0 0.0 020629 151 0.8- 1.3+ 020721 636 1.0- 0.0
020529 704 0.2+ 0.8+ 020629 151 0.3- 1.5+ 020721 636 1.3- 0.6-
020529 670 (4.4- 1.4+) 020629 151 0.3+ 0.6+ 020721 636 0.5+ 1.5-
020529 704 0.5- 0.9+ 020629 151 0.2- 0.2+ 020721 470 0.7- 0.0
020529 670 1.0+ 0.0 020704 J95 1.4+ 1.0- 020721 470 0.2- 0.5+
020530 620 0.9- 1.3+ 020704 J95 0.9+ 0.6+ 020723 170 0.3- 1.8-
020530 620 0.2+ 0.1- 020704 J95 1.6- 0.6- 020723 170 (2.4+ 6.1-)
020530 620 0.0 1.5- 020704 620 0.6- 1.5+ 020725 J95 0.2- 0.6+
020531 215 0.6+ 1.0+ 020704 620 0.2+ 0.8+ 020725 J95 0.1+ 1.2+
020601 170 1.5+ 0.0 020704 620 0.2+ 1.3+ 020725 J95 0.9- 0.5+
020601 170 0.7+ 1.4+ 020704 620 0.7+ 0.2+ 020727 213 0.0 0.7+
020602 213 0.7+ 1.4- 020706 246 0.2- 0.2- 020727 213 2.0+ 1.4-
020602 213 0.0 0.2+ 020706 246 0.0 0.3- 020727 213 (1.0+ 3.2+)
020603 620 0.3+ 0.5- 020706 246 0.3- 0.4- 020727 504 0.0 0.9+
020603 620 0.2+ 0.3+ 020706 246 0.2- 0.0 020727 504 0.6- 0.1+
020603 620 0.4+ 0.2+ 020706 246 0.1- 0.5- 020727 504 0.5- 0.0
020605 340 1.5+ 1.5- 020706 246 0.2- 0.5- 020727 504 0.3+ 0.4+
020605 340 0.8- 1.4- 020706 349 0.4+ 0.8+ 020727 504 0.1+ 0.8+
020605 340 0.9- 0.4+ 020706 349 0.1+ 1.0+ 020727 504 (0.0 2.7+)
020605 340 0.2- 0.1+ 020706 349 0.5+ 0.2+ 020727 504 (0.3+ 4.0+)
020606 349 1.0+ 0.6- 020707 204 0.1- 1.0+ 020727 504 (2.3+ 3.3+)
020606 349 0.3- 0.0 020707 859 0.2+ 0.4- 020801 704 0.0 0.1+
020606 349 1.5- 0.2- 020707 859 0.5- 1.7- 020801 704 1.0+ 0.5-
020607 608 0.4- 0.8- 020707 644 0.3+ 0.6- 020801 704 1.7+ 0.6-
020607 608 0.9- 0.8- 020707 644 0.9- 1.0- 020803 442 (3.6+ 1.2+)
020607 608 1.0- 0.9- 020707 644 0.5- 0.3+ 020805 360 0.6- 0.2+
020609 360 0.4+ 0.2+ 020709 246 0.6+ 0.2+ 020805 360 0.2- 0.3+
020609 360 0.1- 0.7+ 020709 246 0.2+ 0.1+ 020807 360 0.9- 0.2+
020610 699 0.8- 0.8- 020709 246 0.2+ 0.3+ 020807 360 0.3- 0.5+
020610 699 (2.1- 1.7-) 020709 246 0.2+ 0.2+ 020807 170 1.1- 0.4-
020610 699 (1.7- 2.0-) 020709 246 0.1- 0.4+ 020807 170 0.5+ 0.6+
020610 699 1.0- 0.9- 020709 246 0.2+ 0.2+ 020808 442 (4.7- 2.0-)
020611 704 0.6- 0.6+ 020710 159 0.5- 0.3+ 020811 355 0.3+ 0.2-
020611 704 0.9- 0.4+ 020710 159 0.1+ 0.2+ 020811 355 0.2+ 0.5+
020611 704 1.2- 0.1+ 020710 159 0.1- 0.5+ 020813 642 (3.1+ 1.3+)
020611 704 (2.2- 0.0 ) 020710 159 0.7- 0.6+ 020813 642 1.1- 0.3+
020611 704 1.4- 0.0 020710 159 0.2- 0.5+ 020813 642 1.8- 0.6-
020613 704 0.1+ 0.5+ 020710 159 0.7- 0.2+ 020815 240 0.4+ 1.6-
020613 704 0.3+ 0.5+ 020710 620 0.3- 0.0 020815 240 0.8+ 1.2-
020613 704 0.0 0.3- 020710 620 0.1+ 0.6+ 020815 240 0.5+ 0.4+
020613 704 0.5- 0.4- 020710 620 0.1- 1.0+ 020817 170 (1.9+ 2.5-)
020613 704 0.2- 0.4- 020710 620 0.2- 0.6+ 020817 170 0.3- 0.6-
020614 151 0.9+ 1.2+ 020711 J95 0.8+ 0.1- 020817 170 (0.8+ 2.2-)
020614 151 0.3+ 0.7+ 020711 J95 0.2+ 0.8+ 020818 704 0.0 0.3+
020614 151 0.0 1.4+ 020711 J95 0.8+ 0.7+ 020818 704 1.0+ 0.3+
020614 151 0.2- 0.1- 020711 340 0.7+ 1.0- 020818 704 0.5+ 0.4+
020616 704 0.1- 1.6- 020711 340 0.4+ 1.3- 020818 636 0.4+ 0.5-
020616 704 1.4- 0.8- 020711 340 0.8- 0.6- 020818 636 0.4- 0.0
020616 704 0.1+ 1.5- 020711 340 0.6- 1.8- 020818 636 0.4- 0.6+
020616 704 (2.0- 2.3-) 020711 349 0.7+ 0.9- 020820 213 (0.3- 4.2-)
020617 620 0.3- 0.3- 020711 349 0.3- 0.1- 020820 213 (1.4+ 3.5-)
020617 620 0.7- 0.0 020711 349 0.9+ 0.6+ 020820 213 (0.2+ 3.0-)
020617 620 0.0 0.3+ 020711 349 0.6- 0.4-
020617 704 0.1+ 0.1- 020712 170 0.1- 0.7-
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