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    M.P.E.C. 2002-K29                                Issued 2002 May 20, 20:40 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 EJ57 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 05.14984 10 26 12.04 +07 04 10.1          18.5 T      699
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 05.16560 10 26 12.47 +07 04 07.4                      699
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 05.18155 10 26 13.05 +07 04 03.6                      699
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 05.19748 10 26 13.52 +07 03 59.4                      699
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 06.85001 10 27 10.15 +06 57 21.0          19.3 N      204
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 06.91362 10 27 12.12 +06 57 04.8                      204
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 12.48697 10 30 42.39 +06 33 03.6          19.5 T      360
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 12.49191 10 30 42.61 +06 33 03.2                      360
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 12.50051 10 30 42.95 +06 33 00.0                      360
    PK02E57J  C2002 05 12.50454 10 30 43.09 +06 32 59.7                      360

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, A. Aletti.  0.60-m f/3.62
    reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m
    LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR)
T 2001 Dec. 19.2307 TT                                  MPC
q   2.635918             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0595996      Peri.  166.9259      -0.7354490      -0.6762263
a   6.490931       Node   330.3837      +0.6136125      -0.6378891
e   0.593908       Incl.    4.9697      +0.2873925      -0.3685316
P  16.5
From 52 observations 2002 Mar. 10-May 12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-K29

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