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MPEC 2002-R47 : COMET C/2002 K4 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R47                                Issued 2002 Sept. 11, 19:43 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2002 K4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK02K040  C2002 09 06.94306 18 27 09.42 +27 11 24.9          16.8 T      232
    CK02K040  C2002 09 06.94847 18 27 08.74 +27 11 23.2          16.8 T      232
    CK02K040  C2002 09 09.16354 18 24 29.64 +27 09 14.5                      670
    CK02K040  C2002 09 09.20038 18 24 27.03 +27 09 12.8                      670
    CK02K040  C2002 09 10.16407 18 23 22.05 +27 08 05.1          17.5 T      848
    CK02K040  C2002 09 10.17451 18 23 21.31 +27 08 03.6          17.8 T      848
    CK02K040  C2002 09 10.18288 18 23 20.82 +27 08 03.1          17.9 T      848
    CK02K040  C2002 09 10.19009 18 23 20.25 +27 08 03.6          17.3 T      848
    CK02K040  C2002 09 10.19851 18 23 19.73 +27 08 01.1          17.9 T      848

Observer details:
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina L.  0.25-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 K4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5
T 2002 July 12.97269 TT                                 MPC
q   2.7645121            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.01343279     Peri.   24.43145     +0.53871207     -0.30596399
a  17.5263638      Node   308.09899     -0.83805521     -0.09913903
e   0.8422655      Incl.   94.06268     +0.08632944     +0.94686720
P  73.37
From 217 observations 2002 May 27-Sept. 10, mean residual 0".71.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R47

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