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    M.P.E.C. 2002-K65                                Issued 2002 May 28, 22:13 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.

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

                            COMET C/2002 J4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK02J040  C2002 05 20.84512 15 45 15.41 +00 12 07.3          18.0 T      104
    CK02J040  C2002 05 20.85046 15 45 15.31 +00 12 05.7                      104
    CK02J040  C2002 05 20.85590 15 45 15.22 +00 12 04.2                      104
    CK02J040  C2002 05 20.86486 15 45 14.82 +00 12 02.7                      104
    CK02J040  C2002 05 21.97915 15 44 34.88 +00 09 31.0          17.0 T      159
    CK02J040  C2002 05 21.98576 15 44 34.80 +00 09 30.4          17.1 T      159
    CK02J040  C2002 05 21.99756 15 44 34.35 +00 09 28.4          17.3 T      159

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
    Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.  0.40-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
159 Monte Agliale.  Observer M. M. M. Santangelo.  0.51-m f/4.5 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 J4 (NEAT)
T 2003 Sept. 30.8458 TT                                 MPC
q   3.625572             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  230.5755      +0.2981903      +0.6662670
                   Node    71.0164      -0.4881875      +0.7217871
e   1.0            Incl.   46.2871      -0.8202168      -0.1873811
From 60 observations 2002 May 4-21.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 J4 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2002 05 26    15 42.18   -00 00.5    4.637    5.588   157.9     3.9  16.3
2002 06 05    15 36.29   -00 31.2    4.615    5.527   151.5     5.0  16.2
2002 06 15    15 30.80   -01 09.9    4.620    5.467   143.1     6.4  16.2
2002 06 25    15 26.00   -01 56.3    4.651    5.406   134.0     7.8  16.2
2002 07 05    15 22.13   -02 49.5    4.703    5.346   124.6     9.0  16.1
2002 07 15    15 19.36   -03 48.7    4.772    5.287   115.3    10.0  16.1
2002 07 25    15 17.81   -04 52.9    4.855    5.228   106.1    10.8  16.1
2002 08 04    15 17.50   -06 01.0    4.946    5.169    97.0    11.2  16.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-K65

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