MPEC 2002-V48 : COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-V48 Issued 2002 Nov. 9, 15:54 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02V020 C2002 11 05.31161 05 41 06.16 +10 31 54.8 18.6 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 05.34784 05 41 04.28 +10 31 51.5 19.0 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 05.36446 05 41 03.52 +10 31 50.1 19.2 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 05.38134 05 41 02.69 +10 31 48.3 19.0 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.31470 05 40 16.15 +10 30 31.9 19.1 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.31840 05 40 15.91 +10 30 33.5 18.8 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.33150 05 40 15.25 +10 30 31.0 19.3 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.33554 05 40 15.10 +10 30 32.1 19.1 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.34827 05 40 14.48 +10 30 29.5 19.3 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.35217 05 40 14.17 +10 30 29.7 19.5 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.36507 05 40 13.63 +10 30 27.7 19.5 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.36907 05 40 13.31 +10 30 28.8 19.8 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.38188 05 40 12.71 +10 30 27.0 19.5 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.38584 05 40 12.45 +10 30 28.3 19.4 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.42443 05 40 10.58 +10 30 23.4 18.3 N 734
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.42586 05 40 10.53 +10 30 23.9 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.43593 05 40 10.05 +10 30 22.4 18.4 N 734
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.43711 05 40 09.92 +10 30 22.4 19.2 T 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.43989 05 40 09.81 +10 30 22.1 18.8 N 649
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.44523 05 40 09.57 +10 30 22.1 19.2 T 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.45069 05 40 09.24 +10 30 21.4 19.0 N 649
CK02V020 C2002 11 06.45557 05 40 09.02 +10 30 21.0 18.6 N 649
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.13407 05 39 34.77 +10 29 25.4 246
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.13591 05 39 34.69 +10 29 25.5 246
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.13703 05 39 34.66 +10 29 25.3 246
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.13804 05 39 34.60 +10 29 24.9 246
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.35451 05 39 23.60 +10 29 08.3 19.3 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.36900 05 39 22.96 +10 29 08.3 18.7 N 734
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.37201 05 39 22.71 +10 29 05.9 19.5 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.38335 05 39 22.18 +10 29 04.9 18.3 N 734
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.38978 05 39 21.81 +10 29 05.3 19.6 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.41225 05 39 20.69 +10 29 03.5 18.5 T 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.42486 05 39 20.13 +10 29 02.6 19.5 N 704
CK02V020 C2002 11 07.43275 05 39 19.69 +10 29 01.9 18.7 T 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 08.42509 05 38 28.85 +10 27 41.4 19.0 T 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 08.43167 05 38 28.55 +10 27 41.2 18.8 T 926
CK02V020 C2002 11 08.88550 05 38 05.12 +10 27 04.4 557
CK02V020 C2002 11 08.89074 05 38 04.86 +10 27 04.7 557
CK02V020 C2002 11 09.03678 05 37 57.31 +10 26 52.8 118
CK02V020 C2002 11 09.03814 05 37 57.23 +10 26 51.8 118
CK02V020 C2002 11 09.04024 05 37 57.11 +10 26 52.7 118
CK02V020 C2002 11 09.04197 05 37 56.96 +10 26 51.6 118
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos. 0.6 m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observer M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
+ CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer K. Smalley. 0.75-m Newtonian
+ CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers D. Torres, F. Shelly,
L. Manguso, M. Bezpalko, M. Blythe, R. Huber, S. Adams, S. Partridge,
T. Brothers. Measurers J. Evans, J. Stuart, P. Hopman, R. Sayer. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
Measurer P. R. Holvorcem. 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Jan. 10.559 TT MPC
q 6.94322 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 304.195 +0.262661 +0.961941
Node 19.392 +0.943026 -0.272457
e 1.0 Incl. 166.881 +0.204233 +0.020908
From 42 observations 2002 Nov. 5-9.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 11 02 05 43.77 +10 36.5 6.253 6.958 132.1 6.1 18.4
2002 11 12 05 35.35 +10 23.0 6.133 6.954 143.5 4.9 18.4
2002 11 22 05 25.99 +10 10.8 6.045 6.951 154.7 3.5 18.3
2002 12 02 05 15.98 +10 00.5 5.995 6.948 164.1 2.2 18.3
2002 12 12 05 05.66 +09 52.6 5.984 6.946 166.6 1.9 18.3
2002 12 22 04 55.43 +09 47.4 6.015 6.944 159.5 2.8 18.3
2003 01 01 04 45.66 +09 45.4 6.084 6.943 148.8 4.2 18.3
2003 01 11 04 36.69 +09 46.8 6.189 6.943 137.3 5.5 18.4
2003 01 21 04 28.77 +09 51.5 6.324 6.944 125.7 6.6 18.4
2003 01 31 04 22.04 +09 59.4 6.482 6.944 114.2 7.4 18.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-V48
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