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    • MPEC 2002-Q43 : COMET C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Q43                                Issued 2002 Aug. 29, 16:54 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 Q5 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.21840 20 06 07.55 +38 24 57.5          17.3 T      704
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.23199 20 06 00.13 +38 24 24.9          17.2 T      704
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.24557 20 05 52.48 +38 23 55.4          18.5 T      704
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.25916 20 05 45.11 +38 23 22.3          17.8 T      704
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.99314 19 59 08.57 +37 52 59.2          16.7 T      946
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.99412 19 59 08.16 +37 52 57.0          16.8 T      946
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 28.99509 19 59 07.62 +37 52 54.0          16.7 T      946
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.00941 19 58 59.70 +37 52 15.8                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.01022 19 58 59.34 +37 52 13.7                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.01104 19 58 58.91 +37 52 11.7                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.01185 19 58 58.42 +37 52 09.6                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.02889 19 58 49.27 +37 51 26.2                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.03061 19 58 48.34 +37 51 21.0                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.03142 19 58 47.97 +37 51 18.9                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.03225 19 58 47.42 +37 51 16.9                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.03306 19 58 47.00 +37 51 15.2                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.04218 19 58 42.11 +37 50 51.7                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.04299 19 58 41.68 +37 50 49.9                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.04381 19 58 41.27 +37 50 47.2                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.04462 19 58 40.79 +37 50 45.0                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.04543 19 58 40.39 +37 50 42.9                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.04625 19 58 40.01 +37 50 41.3                      557
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.26134 19 56 45.19 +37 41 29.9          15.6 T      848
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.26245 19 56 44.64 +37 41 26.7          15.6 T      848
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.26584 19 56 42.83 +37 41 18.0          15.7 T      848
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.27391 19 56 38.28 +37 40 57.5          16.9 T      649
    CK02Q050  C2002 08 29.27538 19 56 37.47 +37 40 53.7          16.9 T      649

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers M. Glaze, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Nov. 19.957 TT                                   MPC
q   1.22115              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  135.275       -0.245553       -0.925701
                   Node    34.322       -0.968958       +0.243178
e   1.0            Incl.  149.318       -0.028719       -0.289727
From 25 observations 2002 Aug. 28-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2002 08 24    20 45.31   +40 41.4    1.018    1.795   124.4    27.7  15.6
2002 08 29    19 59.09   +37 52.8    0.993    1.744   121.1    29.7  15.4
2002 09 03    19 17.08   +33 45.6    0.997    1.694   115.2    32.6  15.3
2002 09 08    18 41.72   +28 53.8    1.028    1.645   107.8    35.7  15.2
2002 09 13    18 13.32   +23 53.0    1.082    1.598    99.8    38.4  15.2
2002 09 18    17 51.03   +19 08.2    1.154    1.552    91.6    40.3  15.2
2002 09 23    17 33.63   +14 51.4    1.239    1.508    83.8    41.4  15.2
2002 09 28    17 20.02   +11 05.5    1.332    1.466    76.4    41.6  15.3
2002 10 03    17 09.29   +07 49.0    1.429    1.426    69.3    41.0  15.3
2002 10 08    17 00.76   +04 58.0    1.527    1.389    62.7    39.7  15.3
2002 10 13    16 53.90   +02 28.7    1.624    1.354    56.3    37.8  15.4
2002 10 18    16 48.30   +00 17.3    1.717    1.323    50.2    35.3  15.4
2002 10 23    16 43.67   -01 39.5    1.806    1.296    44.3    32.4  15.4
2002 10 28    16 39.79   -03 24.5    1.887    1.272    38.6    29.2  15.4
2002 11 02    16 36.48   -04 59.9    1.961    1.253    33.1    25.6  15.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q43

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