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    M.P.E.C. 2002-L48                                Issued 2002 June 10, 21:12 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,
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                           COMET C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02K020  C2002 06 05.67347 17 42 02.36 +14 56 17.4          18.5 T      360
    CK02K020  C2002 06 05.67794 17 42 02.02 +14 56 19.3                      360
    CK02K020  C2002 06 05.68389 17 42 01.58 +14 56 21.6                      360
    CK02K020  C2002 06 06.29630 17 41 14.97 +15 00 43.1          18.8 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 06 06.31017 17 41 13.87 +15 00 48.8          18.8 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 06 06.32403 17 41 12.86 +15 00 53.8          18.7 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 06 06.33792 17 41 11.80 +15 00 59.4          18.8 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 06 06.35180 17 41 10.78 +15 01 04.7          19.0 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 06 09.88861 17 36 39.63 +15 24 59.4          18.7 T      213
    CK02K020  C2002 06 09.89787 17 36 39.15 +15 25 00.2          18.8 T      213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + 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:
    C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Jan. 6.0233 TT                                   MPC
q   5.237393             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   26.6860      +0.1042047      -0.7188927
                   Node   294.5798      -0.9927164      -0.1171919
e   1.0            Incl.  130.9091      -0.0604614      +0.6851710
From 73 observations 2002 May 16-June 9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2002 06 05    17 42.89   +14 51.5    4.534    5.357   140.6     6.9        19.4
2002 06 15    17 30.09   +15 55.8    4.548    5.373   140.8     6.9        19.5
2002 06 25    17 17.37   +16 43.0    4.596    5.390   137.5     7.3        19.5
2002 07 05    17 05.24   +17 12.9    4.678    5.408   131.7     8.1        19.6
2002 07 15    16 54.17   +17 26.7    4.789    5.427   124.3     8.9        19.7
2002 07 25    16 44.48   +17 26.7    4.924    5.447   116.0     9.6        19.8
2002 08 04    16 36.35   +17 15.7    5.078    5.468   107.4    10.2        19.9
2002 08 14    16 29.87   +16 56.9    5.244    5.490    98.7    10.5        20.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L48

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