MPEC 2002-X20 : COMET C/2002 V1 (NEAT)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-X20 Issued 2002 Dec. 3, 21:21 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 V1 (NEAT) Observations: CK02V010 C2002 11 12.95927 04 52 25.52 +16 30 00.9 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 12.96216 04 52 25.06 +16 30 01.1 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 12.96506 04 52 24.69 +16 30 01.5 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 12.96796 04 52 24.31 +16 30 01.8 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 23.57723 04 20 37.28 +16 41 52.5 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 23.57968 04 20 36.78 +16 41 52.5 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 23.58154 04 20 36.33 +16 41 53.1 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 23.58401 04 20 35.84 +16 41 52.3 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 23.58607 04 20 35.37 +16 41 52.7 14.0 T 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.76458 04 12 21.21 +16 42 37.0 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.76534 04 12 21.04 +16 42 36.9 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.76610 04 12 20.81 +16 42 37.4 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.76760 04 12 20.56 +16 42 37.5 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.76836 04 12 20.30 +16 42 37.6 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.76911 04 12 20.21 +16 42 37.3 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.77138 04 12 19.65 +16 42 37.3 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.84093 04 12 03.05 +16 42 38.5 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.84243 04 12 02.78 +16 42 39.0 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 25.84470 04 12 02.17 +16 42 38.8 048 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.65767 04 08 47.33 +16 42 42.7 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.65877 04 08 47.07 +16 42 42.6 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.65987 04 08 46.79 +16 42 42.7 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.66113 04 08 46.49 +16 42 42.7 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.66230 04 08 46.21 +16 42 42.6 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.66453 04 08 45.67 +16 42 42.8 13.1 T 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.80722 04 08 11.52 +16 42 40.0 619 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.80918 04 08 11.06 +16 42 39.9 619 CK02V010 C2002 11 26.81116 04 08 10.55 +16 42 39.5 619 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.30241 04 06 09.49 +16 42 37.5 14.5 T 699 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.31858 04 06 05.44 +16 42 35.5 699 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.33457 04 06 01.38 +16 42 35.4 699 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.35054 04 05 57.46 +16 42 36.5 699 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.56340 04 05 04.87 +16 42 34.1 13.6 T 355 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.56472 04 05 04.56 +16 42 34.5 355 CK02V010 C2002 11 27.56611 04 05 04.20 +16 42 34.2 355 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.37230 04 01 40.15 +16 42 16.5 15.2 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.41646 04 01 28.80 +16 42 14.5 15.5 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.46990 04 01 15.84 +16 42 13.4 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.47274 04 01 15.11 +16 42 13.0 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.47529 04 01 14.42 +16 42 12.9 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.47843 04 01 13.64 +16 42 13.1 13.2 T 340 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.58939 04 00 44.85 +16 42 10.6 12.9 T 360 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.59209 04 00 44.15 +16 42 10.6 360 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.84551 03 59 38.94 +16 42 00.5 14.1 N 938 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.86499 03 59 33.86 +16 41 59.4 13.9 N 938 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.87068 03 59 32.39 +16 41 59.3 14.0 N 938 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.88155 03 59 29.53 +16 41 59.2 14.6 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.88500 03 59 28.59 +16 41 59.1 14.6 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.88884 03 59 27.63 +16 41 58.3 14.6 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.89138 03 59 26.93 +16 41 59.6 14.6 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.94828 03 59 11.95 +16 41 57.0 14.4 T 442 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.95034 03 59 11.37 +16 41 56.9 14.4 T 442 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.95293 03 59 10.89 +16 41 55.2 14.5 N 458 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.95648 03 59 09.73 +16 41 56.7 14.6 N 458 CK02V010 C2002 11 28.96034 03 59 08.68 +16 41 56.1 14.6 N 458 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.31521 03 57 35.74 +16 41 42.3 15.6 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.31979 03 57 34.53 +16 41 42.1 15.6 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.35988 03 57 23.90 +16 41 40.1 15.0 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.63057 03 56 12.45 +16 41 27.4 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.63189 03 56 12.10 +16 41 27.3 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.63451 03 56 11.41 +16 41 27.1 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.63712 03 56 10.70 +16 41 27.0 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.63840 03 56 10.35 +16 41 27.0 12.9 T 349 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.85139 03 55 14.12 +16 41 15.0 14.7 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.85186 03 55 13.97 +16 41 15.1 14.8 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.85234 03 55 13.84 +16 41 15.0 14.7 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.89571 03 55 02.16 +16 41 12.9 14.5 N 232 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.90788 03 54 58.83 +16 41 12.8 14.5 N 232 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.91811 03 54 56.03 +16 41 12.7 14.5 N 232 CK02V010 C2002 11 29.92531 03 54 53.92 +16 41 11.2 14.2 N 235 CK02V010 C2002 11 30.88549 03 50 33.73 +16 40 10.0 14.5 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 30.88788 03 50 33.08 +16 40 09.4 14.5 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 30.88981 03 50 32.54 +16 40 09.0 14.5 N 213 CK02V010 C2002 11 30.96065 03 50 12.83 +16 40 03.8 14.3 N 170 CK02V010 C2002 11 30.96315 03 50 12.12 +16 40 03.8 14.3 N 170 CK02V010 C2002 11 30.96481 03 50 11.68 +16 40 03.4 14.3 N 170 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.21982 03 49 01.58 +16 39 46.0 16.0 T 704 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.23457 03 48 57.16 +16 39 43.2 15.8 T 704 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.24925 03 48 53.01 +16 39 41.6 15.9 T 704 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.26414 03 48 48.82 +16 39 40.8 15.9 T 704 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.27904 03 48 44.57 +16 39 39.8 15.7 T 704 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.31108 03 48 35.72 +16 39 37.0 15.3 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.31439 03 48 34.83 +16 39 36.6 15.1 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.33582 03 48 28.77 +16 39 34.3 15.4 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.34399 03 48 26.47 +16 39 33.9 15.4 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.55918 03 47 26.73 +16 39 15.8 340 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.56212 03 47 25.92 +16 39 15.4 340 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.56463 03 47 25.17 +16 39 15.9 340 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.56823 03 47 24.19 +16 39 15.2 13.0 T 340 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.78910 03 46 22.36 +16 38 53.1 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.78998 03 46 22.10 +16 38 53.0 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79088 03 46 21.87 +16 38 52.9 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79177 03 46 21.58 +16 38 52.7 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79266 03 46 21.36 +16 38 52.5 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79355 03 46 21.09 +16 38 52.3 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79446 03 46 20.84 +16 38 52.7 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79535 03 46 20.60 +16 38 52.6 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79625 03 46 20.36 +16 38 52.3 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79715 03 46 20.09 +16 38 52.5 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.79804 03 46 19.87 +16 38 52.3 A46 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.85113 03 46 04.45 +16 38 49.4 14.2 N 235 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.90204 03 45 50.29 +16 38 43.3 246 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.90264 03 45 50.14 +16 38 43.3 246 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.90336 03 45 49.93 +16 38 43.2 246 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.90437 03 45 49.63 +16 38 43.1 246 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.90586 03 45 49.22 +16 38 42.9 246 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.90664 03 45 48.99 +16 38 42.8 246 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.94848 03 45 37.13 +16 38 38.7 442 CK02V010 C2002 12 01.94975 03 45 36.73 +16 38 38.6 442 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.01698 03 45 18.25 +16 38 33.0 15.5 T 785 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.02810 03 45 14.91 +16 38 31.5 15.5 T 785 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.03809 03 45 12.12 +16 38 31.9 15.5 T 785 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.05063 03 45 08.50 +16 38 29.7 15.4 T 785 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.06160 03 45 05.38 +16 38 28.8 15.3 T 785 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.07640 03 45 01.17 +16 38 27.5 15.5 T 785 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.32060 03 43 51.09 +16 38 01.6 15.6 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.34806 03 43 43.24 +16 38 00.5 15.2 N H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.69374 03 42 04.03 +16 37 22.9 349 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.69495 03 42 03.68 +16 37 22.7 349 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.69598 03 42 03.37 +16 37 22.6 349 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.69899 03 42 02.51 +16 37 22.2 349 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.69983 03 42 02.26 +16 37 22.0 12.8 T 349 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.93042 03 40 56.07 +16 36 54.9 442 CK02V010 C2002 12 02.93189 03 40 55.63 +16 36 54.8 442 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.18608 03 39 41.77 +16 36 23.9 13.7 N 726 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.18955 03 39 40.74 +16 36 23.2 13.9 N 726 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.19997 03 39 37.65 +16 36 22.5 13.9 N 726 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.30102 03 39 07.81 +16 36 11.4 15.6 T H43 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.31553 03 39 03.69 +16 36 10.0 13.1 T 644 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.33920 03 38 56.67 +16 36 07.3 13.1 T 644 CK02V010 C2002 12 03.38188 03 38 44.08 +16 36 01.2 13.2 T 644 Observer details: 048 Hradec Kralove. Observer M. Lehky. 0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD. 170 Observatorio de Begues. Observer J. Manteca. 0.31-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 232 Masquefa Observatory. Observer E. Reina. 0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons. Observer R. Ligustri. 0.35-m F/5 reflector + CCD. 246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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. 355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. 360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. 442 Gualba Observatory. Observer A. Sanchez. 0.31-m f/3.3 Schimdt-Cassegrain + CCD. 458 Guadarrama Observatory. Observer D. Rodriguez. 0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 619 Sabadell. Observers J. Tardiu, M. Bella, R. Josa. 0.50-m f/4 reflector. 644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD. 699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + 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. 726 Brainerd. Observer J. Wentworth. 0.280-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton. Observer H. Ashley. 0.91-m Cassegrain + CCD Princeton University. 938 Linhaceira. Observer R. Goncalves. 0.25-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. A46 Lelekovice. Observer K. Hornoch. 0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD. H43 Conway. Observers B. M. Sherrod, P. C. Sherrod. 0.31-m f/3.75 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: C/2002 V1 (NEAT) T 2003 Feb. 18.2964 TT MPC q 0.099315 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 152.1525 -0.4463075 -0.0908135 Node 64.0846 -0.8868747 -0.0878812 e 1.0 Incl. 81.8067 +0.1194278 -0.9919828 From 347 observations 2002 Nov. 6-Dec. 3. Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-X20


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