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    • MPEC 2002-T50 : COMET C/2002 R3 (LONEOS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T50                                Issued 2002 Oct. 8, 22:18 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 R3 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    CK02R030  C2002 09 18.78128 04 14 12.79 +21 32 32.1          17.9 T      360
    CK02R030  C2002 09 18.78520 04 14 12.57 +21 32 32.4                      360
    CK02R030  C2002 09 18.78927 04 14 12.33 +21 32 32.5                      360
    CK02R030  C2002 09 29.95431 04 02 01.74 +21 36 25.6          17.7 T      118
    CK02R030  C2002 09 29.96163 04 02 01.17 +21 36 25.4                      118
    CK02R030  C2002 09 29.96322 04 02 01.06 +21 36 25.5                      118
    CK02R030  C2002 09 30.91060 04 00 49.36 +21 36 20.7          17.5 T      204
    CK02R030  C2002 09 30.91230 04 00 49.29 +21 36 20.6                      204
    CK02R030  C2002 09 30.91405 04 00 49.10 +21 36 19.9                      204
    CK02R030  C2002 09 30.91651 04 00 48.91 +21 36 20.5          18.3 N      204
    CK02R030  C2002 09 30.91813 04 00 48.82 +21 36 20.3                      204
    CK02R030  C2002 09 30.93048 04 00 47.86 +21 36 20.1                      204
    CK02R030  C2002 10 02.41642 03 58 52.21 +21 36 04.9          18.2 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 02.43211 03 58 50.99 +21 36 04.0          18.4 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 02.44768 03 58 49.73 +21 36 04.0          18.3 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 02.46325 03 58 48.54 +21 36 03.5          18.3 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 03.33540 03 57 38.96 +21 35 48.5          18.1 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 03.35119 03 57 37.70 +21 35 48.4          18.4 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 03.36741 03 57 36.37 +21 35 48.0          18.2 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 03.38329 03 57 35.07 +21 35 47.8          18.3 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 03.39908 03 57 33.78 +21 35 47.4          18.2 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 04.15689 03 56 32.04 +21 35 29.6          17.0 T      J95
    CK02R030  C2002 10 04.15822 03 56 31.95 +21 35 29.5          17.5 T      J95
    CK02R030  C2002 10 04.15909 03 56 31.87 +21 35 30.0          17.3 T      J95
    CK02R030  C2002 10 04.15995 03 56 31.83 +21 35 29.9          17.1 T      J95
    CK02R030  C2002 10 04.16082 03 56 31.77 +21 35 29.7          17.4 T      J95
    CK02R030  C2002 10 05.66601 03 54 26.46 +21 34 47.5          17.6 T      360
    CK02R030  C2002 10 05.67016 03 54 26.12 +21 34 47.3                      360
    CK02R030  C2002 10 06.27361 03 53 34.76 +21 34 25.8          16.7 T      850
    CK02R030  C2002 10 06.29167 03 53 33.22 +21 34 25.5          16.7 T      850
    CK02R030  C2002 10 06.31493 03 53 31.19 +21 34 24.4          16.9 T      850
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.33481 03 52 02.97 +21 33 44.2          17.2 T      699
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.33680 03 52 02.79 +21 33 44.4          17.9 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.35320 03 52 01.36 +21 33 43.4                      699
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.35331 03 52 01.33 +21 33 42.8          18.6 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.36884 03 51 59.94 +21 33 42.3          18.0 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.37164 03 51 59.73 +21 33 42.6                      699
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.38435 03 51 58.63 +21 33 41.7          18.2 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.39004 03 51 58.11 +21 33 41.7                      699
    CK02R030  C2002 10 07.40000 03 51 57.26 +21 33 41.1          18.4 T      704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/3.62 reflector
    + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m
    LONEOS Schmidt + 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.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 R3 (LONEOS)
T 2003 June 13.4666 TT                                  MPC
q   3.871230             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   45.0228      +0.9559413      +0.1301104
                   Node    54.2927      +0.0770470      -0.9761896
e   1.0            Incl.  161.0906      +0.2832666      -0.1735659
From 192 observations 2002 Sept. 4-Oct. 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T50

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