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    • MPEC 2002-T49 : COMET C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T49                                Issued 2002 Oct. 8, 22:09 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 18.42777 17 49 49.96 +18 49 55.6                      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.42994 17 49 49.44 +18 49 48.5                      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.43205 17 49 48.89 +18 49 41.2                      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.43419 17 49 48.42 +18 49 35.1          14.1 T      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.50994 17 49 30.93 +18 45 30.9          15.1 T      349
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.51595 17 49 29.54 +18 45 12.1                      349
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 18.52558 17 49 27.30 +18 44 40.9                      349
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 23.44244 17 32 52.58 +14 36 54.6                      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 23.44817 17 32 51.51 +14 36 38.3                      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 23.45017 17 32 51.18 +14 36 33.3          14.4 T      340
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 24.41003 17 30 03.69 +13 51 41.0          15.7 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 24.41160 17 30 03.52 +13 51 38.7          15.4 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 24.45250 17 29 56.44 +13 49 44.7          15.6 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 24.45414 17 29 56.17 +13 49 41.2          16.1 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 25.44339 17 27 11.82 +13 04 41.3          15.8 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 25.44890 17 27 10.91 +13 04 26.1          16.0 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 25.45933 17 27 09.27 +13 03 57.7          15.8 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 25.46326 17 27 08.63 +13 03 47.9          15.4 N      379
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 28.81305 17 18 47.80 +10 40 20.2          15.1 N      235
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 29.80639 17 16 34.21 +10 00 17.0                      A46
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 29.80751 17 16 34.05 +10 00 14.7                      A46
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 29.80863 17 16 33.87 +10 00 11.3                      A46
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 29.80976 17 16 33.74 +10 00 09.1                      A46
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 29.83677 17 16 30.21 +09 59 04.0                      A46
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 29.84128 17 16 29.61 +09 58 52.9                      A46
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 30.80294 17 14 26.22 +09 21 14.8          16.0 N      215
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 30.80354 17 14 26.13 +09 21 13.4          16.1 N      215
    CK02Q050  C2002 09 30.80412 17 14 26.09 +09 21 12.4          16.2 N      215
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 01.84077 17 12 18.96 +08 41 43.1          14.9 N      235
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.47125 17 11 04.84 +08 18 17.9          13.4 T      360
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.47389 17 11 04.53 +08 18 12.0                      360
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.76729 17 10 30.79 +08 07 25.5          15.0 T      599
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.76962 17 10 30.49 +08 07 20.3          15.4 T      599
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.77297 17 10 30.10 +08 07 12.9          15.5 T      599
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.77440 17 10 29.97 +08 07 09.7          15.2 T      599
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.77541 17 10 29.84 +08 07 07.6          15.6 T      599
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 02.77667 17 10 29.71 +08 07 04.7          15.2 T      599
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 07.79370 17 01 56.46 +05 15 57.5          14.4 N      213
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 07.79718 17 01 55.98 +05 15 50.7          14.4 N      213
    CK02Q050  C2002 10 07.79977 17 01 55.80 +05 15 46.0          14.4 N      213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observers R. Ligustri, V. Savani,
    L. Guatto.  0.35-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.3-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
    reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
379 Hamamatsu-Yuto.  Observer S. Wakuda.  0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, G. Masi, F. Bernardi,
    A. Di Paola.  0.6-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Nov. 19.2826 TT                                  MPC
q   1.242073             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  133.3765      -0.2244959      -0.9319717
                   Node    33.7375      -0.9743374      +0.2195835
e   1.0            Incl.  149.1669      -0.0163785      -0.2884647
From 370 observations 2002 Aug. 28-Oct. 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T49

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