MPEC 2003-C41 : COMET C/2002 U2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-C41 Issued 2003 Feb. 8, 18:10 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 U2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02U020 C2003 01 21.78096 16 59 00.89 +27 27 53.1 349
CK02U020 C2003 01 21.78297 16 59 00.92 +27 27 51.0 349
CK02U020 C2003 01 21.78507 16 59 00.95 +27 27 47.5 349
CK02U020 C2003 01 21.78698 16 59 00.97 +27 27 44.5 349
CK02U020 C2003 01 21.79074 16 59 01.10 +27 27 39.5 15.6 T 349
CK02U020 C2003 01 25.20308 17 00 04.49 +26 11 30.1 16.0 T 232
CK02U020 C2003 01 25.21075 17 00 04.41 +26 11 22.0 16.0 T 232
CK02U020 C2003 01 25.21833 17 00 04.28 +26 11 14.0 16.0 T 232
CK02U020 C2003 01 25.22351 17 00 04.63 +26 11 05.0 170
CK02U020 C2003 01 25.23094 17 00 04.78 +26 10 54.7 170
CK02U020 C2003 02 01.20890 17 01 17.15 +23 42 31.9 16.2 T 232
CK02U020 C2003 02 01.22150 17 01 16.99 +23 42 22.5 16.2 T 232
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12262 17 01 20.44 +23 23 41.9 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12374 17 01 20.55 +23 23 40.6 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12487 17 01 20.60 +23 23 38.4 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12600 17 01 20.57 +23 23 37.9 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12713 17 01 20.61 +23 23 36.8 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12826 17 01 20.69 +23 23 35.2 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 02.12939 17 01 20.83 +23 23 33.1 A46
CK02U020 C2003 02 03.49580 17 01 23.08 +22 55 39.9 670
CK02U020 C2003 02 07.46491 17 01 10.12 +21 35 54.6 17.2 T 704
CK02U020 C2003 02 07.47920 17 01 10.00 +21 35 37.8 17.4 T 704
CK02U020 C2003 02 07.49348 17 01 09.90 +21 35 21.2 18.2 T 704
CK02U020 C2003 02 07.50780 17 01 09.71 +21 35 04.2 17.6 T 704
CK02U020 C2003 02 07.52210 17 01 09.48 +21 34 48.0 17.6 T 704
Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues. Observer J. Manteca. 0.31-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory. Observer E. Reina. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo. Observer J. E. Rogers. 0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
A46 Lelekovice. Observer K. Hornoch. 0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 U2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5
T 2002 Dec. 31.98524 TT MPC
q 1.2086205 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0000047 Peri. 95.84662 -0.39903295 -0.74281853
+/-0.0000116 Node 38.77582 -0.03316176 -0.57420487
e 0.9999943 Incl. 59.13502 +0.91633673 -0.34425195
From 267 observations 2002 Oct. 25-2003 Feb. 7, mean residual 0".66.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.001075
and +0.000717 (+/- 0.000012) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-C41
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