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  • MPEC 2002-S59 : COMET C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-S59                                Issued 2002 Sept. 29, 21:06 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                               COMET C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 02.86576 19 18 11.14 +33 53 07.0                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 02.87039 19 18 08.95 +33 52 51.7                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 03.83122 19 10 47.67 +32 59 28.2                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 03.84382 19 10 41.94 +32 58 45.6                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 04.83200 19 03 23.82 +32 02 16.3                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 04.83618 19 03 21.98 +32 02 01.7                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 10.97606 18 24 16.23 +25 55 59.5                      201
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 10.98122 18 24 14.52 +25 55 41.1                      201
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 10.98449 18 24 13.43 +25 55 29.1                      201
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 12.80604 18 14 37.11 +24 07 14.1                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 12.81458 18 14 34.47 +24 06 44.2                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 12.81846 18 14 33.32 +24 06 29.6                      127
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 13.93343 18 09 04.44 +23 01 12.5          15.3 T      235
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.88418 18 04 38.20 +22 06 25.2                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.88925 18 04 36.78 +22 06 07.3                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89172 18 04 36.12 +22 05 58.7                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89221 18 04 35.96 +22 05 57.0                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89270 18 04 35.85 +22 05 55.2                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89368 18 04 35.58 +22 05 52.0          16.0 N      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89417 18 04 35.45 +22 05 50.5                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89466 18 04 35.28 +22 05 48.2                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.89515 18 04 35.18 +22 05 46.9                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 14.90056 18 04 33.69 +22 05 28.4                      204
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 15.93971 17 59 56.98 +21 06 29.8          15.5 N      613
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 15.94309 17 59 56.09 +21 06 18.0          15.5 N      613
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 15.94535 17 59 55.51 +21 06 10.3          15.5 N      613
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 16.93356 17 55 45.29 +20 11 06.6          15.9 T      J95
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 16.93576 17 55 44.79 +20 10 59.2          16.1 T      J95
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 16.93756 17 55 44.42 +20 10 53.5          16.6 T      J95
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.14535 17 50 55.02 +19 05 05.3                      670
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.14685 17 50 54.78 +19 05 00.7                      670
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.14841 17 50 54.35 +19 04 55.6                      670
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 19.83633 17 44 38.08 +17 35 44.1          15.3 N      213
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 19.83683 17 44 37.96 +17 35 42.1          15.3 N      213
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 19.83933 17 44 37.35 +17 35 34.4          15.3 N      213
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 21.83926 17 37 50.69 +15 54 24.7          15.4 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 21.84513 17 37 49.51 +15 54 07.8          15.3 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 21.85476 17 37 47.57 +15 53 39.8          15.4 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 21.89515 17 37 39.69 +15 51 41.1          15.1 T      232
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 21.89998 17 37 38.82 +15 51 26.1          15.1 T      232
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 21.90322 17 37 38.29 +15 51 15.8          15.1 T      232
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 22.87847 17 34 34.69 +15 03 48.1          15.2 T      J95
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 22.88125 17 34 34.18 +15 03 39.7          15.5 T      J95
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 23.92222 17 31 27.78 +14 14 18.7          15.3 N      613
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 23.92832 17 31 26.64 +14 14 01.7          15.2 N      613
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 23.93285 17 31 25.87 +14 13 50.4          15.3 N      613
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 27.85410 17 21 03.05 +11 20 01.6          15.3 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 27.85713 17 21 02.48 +11 19 53.9          15.4 N      J97
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 27.85987 17 21 02.20 +11 19 47.3          15.3 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 27.86596 17 21 01.31 +11 19 32.3          15.4 N      J97
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 27.86759 17 21 01.07 +11 19 28.1          15.3 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 28.81279 17 18 47.83 +10 40 17.1          15.4 N      J97
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 28.83730 17 18 44.51 +10 39 20.2          15.6 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 28.84119 17 18 43.98 +10 39 10.5          15.5 T      939
        CK02Q050  C2002 09 28.85086 17 18 42.60 +10 38 46.5          15.4 T      939
    
    Observer details:
    127 Bornheim.  Observer N. Ehring.  0.30-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
    201 Jonathan B. Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30-m f/10
        reflector + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi, A. Mazzoleni, S. Di Filippo.
        0.60-m  f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
        f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina L.  0.25-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observers R. Ligustri, P. Beltrame,
        V. Savani, G. Degano, G. Romano.  0.35-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
    613 Heisingen.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.35-m f/5.7 reflector + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
    939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain +CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)
    T 2002 Nov. 19.2829 TT                                  MPC
    q   1.242067             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  133.3771      -0.2245028      -0.9319698
                       Node    33.7376      -0.9743357      +0.2195910
    e   1.0            Incl.  149.1669      -0.0163816      -0.2884651
    From 332 observations 2002 Aug. 28-Sept. 28.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-S59
    

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