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    • MPEC 2002-X21 : COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X21                                Issued 2002 Dec. 3, 21:26 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.

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                           COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02V020  C2002 11 28.47176 05 19 29.99 +10 03 52.1                      341
    CK02V020  C2002 11 28.47731 05 19 29.55 +10 03 51.6                      341
    CK02V020  C2002 11 28.48287 05 19 29.30 +10 03 52.3                      341
    CK02V020  C2002 11 28.48843 05 19 28.89 +10 03 51.6          18.5 T      341
    CK02V020  C2002 11 28.66072 05 19 18.35 +10 03 41.7          18.4 T      360
    CK02V020  C2002 11 28.66596 05 19 18.03 +10 03 41.0                      360
    CK02V020  C2002 12 02.74301 05 15 07.18 +09 59 48.2                      349
    CK02V020  C2002 12 02.75106 05 15 06.51 +09 59 47.0                      349
    CK02V020  C2002 12 02.75510 05 15 06.36 +09 59 47.0                      349
    CK02V020  C2002 12 02.75913 05 15 06.08 +09 59 46.4          18.5 T      349

Observer details:
341 Akashina.  Observer A. Akahori.  0.4-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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 May 8.4047 TT                                    MPC
q   6.819599             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  314.2046      +0.4136994      +0.9069912
                   Node    20.1787      +0.8868347      -0.4210573
e   1.0            Incl.  166.7837      +0.2058567      -0.0088094
From 63 observations 2002 Nov. 5-Dec. 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X21

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