MPEC 2002-A87 : COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-A87 Issued 2002 Jan. 15, 17:26 UT
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COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Observations:
CK01Q040 C2002 01 02.43953 01 58 55.99 -29 54 52.2 17.6 T 428
CK01Q040 C2002 01 03.44091 01 58 45.90 -29 52 21.7 349
CK01Q040 C2002 01 03.44877 01 58 45.72 -29 52 18.8 17.5 T 349
CK01Q040 C2002 01 05.46503 01 58 26.79 -29 47 10.8 18.1 T 360
CK01Q040 C2002 01 05.46968 01 58 26.74 -29 47 09.7 360
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5
T 2004 May 16.00516 TT MPC
q 0.9619754 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0007748 Peri. 1.20764 -0.86512860 -0.06630832
+/-0.0000650 Node 210.28371 -0.46803304 -0.24953997
e 1.0007454 Incl. 99.64936 -0.18027087 +0.96609162
Residuals in seconds of arc
010824 644 0.2- 0.3+ 010913 422 0.3- 0.5- 011024 360 0.8+ 0.3-
010824 644 0.7- 0.4+ 010913 422 1.2+ 0.1- 011024 360 0.7- 0.1+
010824 644 1.0- 0.4+ 010915 422 0.1+ 0.0 011110 342 0.5+ 0.1+
010824 422 1.7+ 0.4+ 010915 422 0.4+ 0.2+ 011110 342 0.8+ 0.9-
010824 422 0.4+ 0.3+ 010915 422 0.8+ 0.2+ 011113 428 1.4- 0.8-
010824 422 0.5+ 0.1- 010915 422 0.5+ 0.5+ 011113 428 0.6- 0.5-
010824 422 0.1- 0.1+ 010916 372 1.1+ 0.1- 011113 428 0.5- 0.2-
010826 644 0.2- 0.2+ 010917 402 0.4- 1.1- 011114 402 1.1- 1.8+
010826 644 0.1+ 0.2- 010917 402 0.2+ 0.1- 011114 402 (1.4+ 2.5+)
010826 644 0.1- 0.5+ 010917 402 0.3+ 0.1+ 011114 402 1.4- 1.4+
010826 644 0.3- 0.0 010918 422 0.1+ 0.2- 011115 474 0.3+ 1.0+
010826 644 0.1- 0.3- 010918 422 0.3+ 0.5+ 011115 474 0.6- 0.6+
010826 644 0.4- 0.5+ 010918 360 0.2- 0.7- 011115 474 0.1- 0.5+
010827 046 1.0- 0.1+ 010918 360 0.2+ 0.4- 011116 349 0.9+ 1.5+
010827 046 0.6- 0.4- 010918 360 0.0 0.2- 011116 349 (0.8+ 2.3+)
010827 046 0.5- 0.5- 010919 046 0.4+ 0.1+ 011118 340 (0.4- 5.2+)
010827 644 0.3+ 0.8+ 010919 046 0.1- 0.3- 011118 340 0.3- 1.5-
010827 644 0.2- 1.2+ 010919 046 1.0- 0.3+ 011118 340 (1.6- 6.6-)
010827 644 0.5+ 0.7+ 010919 046 0.5+ 0.1+ 011118 340 (1.4- 12.4-)
010827 711 0.2- 0.3+ 010919 046 0.6+ 0.3+ 011120 360 0.5- 0.4-
010827 711 0.1+ 0.3+ 010921 620 1.0- 0.3- 011120 360 0.4+ 0.6-
010827 711 0.5- 0.0 010921 620 1.1- 1.6- 011120 402 0.8- 0.7+
010831 402 0.4- 0.3- 010921 620 0.4- 0.5- 011120 402 0.4- 1.2+
010831 402 0.3+ 0.4+ 010921 620 0.6+ 0.1- 011120 402 0.4+ 0.5+
010831 402 0.4- 0.5- 010922 867 0.0 0.9- 011122 867 0.1- 0.2-
010906 644 1.3- 0.4- 010922 867 0.3+ 0.6- 011122 867 0.1+ 0.2-
010906 644 1.9- 0.9+ 010922 867 0.9+ 0.3- 011208 422 0.8+ 0.6+
010906 644 (3.3- 0.2-) 010923 402 0.2+ 0.8+ 011208 422 0.3- 0.2+
010907 644 (2.7- 0.9+) 010923 402 0.4+ 0.4+ 011213 428 0.6- 0.7-
010907 644 (2.4- 0.5+) 010923 402 1.2- 0.5+ 011219 422 1.4+ 1.4-
010907 644 (2.1- 1.9+) 010924 428 0.1+ 0.2- 011219 422 0.6+ 0.4-
010909 644 (0.4- 3.1+) 010925 428 1.0+ 0.2+ 011219 422 1.0+ 0.1+
010909 644 (0.7- 3.0+) 010925 428 0.2+ 0.1+ 011219 422 0.1- 0.2-
010909 422 0.7- 1.1- 010925 428 0.4- 0.3+ 011223 448 0.8- 1.5-
010910 644 0.2+ 1.1- 011012 360 0.3+ 0.1- 011223 448 0.6+ 0.1-
010910 644 0.3- 1.1- 011012 360 0.2+ 0.7- 011223 448 0.5+ 0.3-
010910 644 0.2+ 1.2- 011014 402 0.9- 1.0+ 011223 448 0.8- 1.6+
010910 644 0.7+ 0.9- 011014 402 0.6+ 0.2+ 020102 428 0.8- 0.3-
010910 644 0.4+ 0.1- 011014 402 0.3+ 1.0+ 020103 349 0.3+ 1.1+
010910 644 0.7+ 0.8- 011014 867 0.1- 0.2- 020103 349 (1.0- 2.8+)
010910 422 0.3+ 0.2+ 011014 867 0.2- 0.1+ 020105 360 0.2- 0.5-
010910 422 0.3+ 0.0 011023 402 1.5+ 0.1+ 020105 360 0.3- 0.2-
010910 422 0.7+ 0.6+ 011023 402 (2.4+ 0.5-)
010913 422 0.2+ 0.2+ 011023 402 0.5+ 0.3+
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000043
and -0.000701 (+/- 0.000065) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-A87
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