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    • MPEC 2002-G39 : COMET P/2002 CW134 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-G39                                Issued 2002 Apr. 10, 17:03 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
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                          COMET P/2002 CW134 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK02CD4W  C2002 04 06.89330 12 24 31.07 -18 58 57.2          17.7 T      215
    PK02CD4W  C2002 04 09.25332 12 22 19.47 -19 16 41.9          18.4 T      704
    PK02CD4W  C2002 04 09.26544 12 22 18.85 -19 16 45.6          18.4 T      704
    PK02CD4W  C2002 04 09.27760 12 22 18.15 -19 16 51.0          19.3 T      704
    PK02CD4W  C2002 04 09.28974 12 22 17.43 -19 16 56.3          18.3 T      704

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observers W. Hasubick, A. Mros.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 CW134 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Feb. 28.9470 TT                                  MPC
q   1.839612             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1441093      Peri.  190.1120      -0.9983764      -0.0204017
a   3.603086       Node   348.3179      +0.0490207      -0.7832301
e   0.489434       Incl.   15.2273      -0.0290086      -0.6213971
P   6.84
From 91 observations 2002 Feb. 7-Apr. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G39

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