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    • MPEC 2002-O07 : COMET C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-O07                                Issued 2002 July 17, 18:02 UT

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                           COMET C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02K020  C2002 07 05.91079 17 04 10.91 +17 14 45.7                      246
    CK02K020  C2002 07 05.91192 17 04 10.85 +17 14 45.5                      246
    CK02K020  C2002 07 05.91330 17 04 10.75 +17 14 46.0                      246
    CK02K020  C2002 07 05.91471 17 04 10.64 +17 14 46.1                      246
    CK02K020  C2002 07 05.91595 17 04 10.56 +17 14 46.5                      246
    CK02K020  C2002 07 05.91730 17 04 10.47 +17 14 46.4                      246
    CK02K020  C2002 07 11.60356 16 57 46.96 +17 23 37.7          18.6 T      360
    CK02K020  C2002 07 11.60868 16 57 46.61 +17 23 38.3                      360
    CK02K020  C2002 07 11.91308 16 57 27.01 +17 23 55.8          18.5 T      213
    CK02K020  C2002 07 11.91802 16 57 26.39 +17 24 00.0          18.5 T      213
    CK02K020  C2002 07 13.25656 16 56 00.20 +17 25 15.5          19.6 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 07 13.26965 16 55 59.23 +17 25 18.6          19.8 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 07 13.28281 16 55 58.47 +17 25 19.5          19.6 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 07 13.29589 16 55 57.53 +17 25 19.3          19.5 T      704
    CK02K020  C2002 07 13.30900 16 55 56.74 +17 25 20.8          20.3 T      704

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
    1.06-m KLENOT telescope + 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. 6.2014 TT                                   MPC
q   5.237779             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   26.7135      +0.1039674      -0.7190467
                   Node   294.5888      -0.9927592      -0.1168218
e   1.0            Incl.  130.9163      -0.0601667      +0.6850726
From 99 observations 2002 May 16-July 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-O07

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