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    M.P.E.C. 2002-M30                                Issued 2002 June 24, 20:20 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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                          COMET P/2002 JN16 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02J16N  C2002 06 16.98366 15 20 58.21 -10 28 57.0          18.3 N      620
    CK02J16N  C2002 06 16.98851 15 20 58.20 -10 28 54.1                      620
    CK02J16N  C2002 06 16.99578 15 20 58.27 -10 28 51.0                      620
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 18.84701 15 21 12.38 -10 13 06.3                      118
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 18.85814 15 21 12.43 -10 13 00.2                      118
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 22.88844 15 22 05.39 -09 42 17.6                      246
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 22.88910 15 22 05.45 -09 42 17.3                      246
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 22.88964 15 22 05.48 -09 42 17.1                      246
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 22.89106 15 22 05.50 -09 42 16.0                      246
    PK02J16N  C2002 06 22.89310 15 22 05.48 -09 42 15.2                      246

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    telescope + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observer J. Rodriguez.  0.30-m
    f/8.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 JN16 (LINEAR)
T 2002 July 27.5811 TT                                  MPC
q   1.790663             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1515606      Peri.   39.6179      -0.0149823      +0.9883034
a   3.484003       Node   230.0778      -0.9602382      -0.0565394
e   0.486033       Incl.   11.4134      -0.2787798      +0.1416321
P   6.50
From 115 observations 2002 May 9-June 22.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-M30

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