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    • MPEC 2002-X55 : COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X55                                Issued 2002 Dec.  9, 20:52 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02T070  C2002 11 27.94938 05 36 45.79 +28 35 16.9          16.2 T      J97
    CK02T070  C2002 11 27.95914 05 36 45.30 +28 35 16.7          16.1 T      J97
    CK02T070  C2002 11 28.93082 05 35 53.34 +28 35 45.7          16.1 N      J97
    CK02T070  C2002 11 28.93663 05 35 53.04 +28 35 45.5          16.0 N      J97
    CK02T070  C2002 12 01.16953 05 33 51.65 +28 36 43.4          16.3 T      921
    CK02T070  C2002 12 01.17329 05 33 51.35 +28 36 43.4          16.5 T      921
    CK02T070  C2002 12 01.17572 05 33 51.24 +28 36 45.0          16.4 T      921
    CK02T070  C2002 12 01.18566 05 33 50.80 +28 36 44.0          16.3 T      921
    CK02T070  C2002 12 03.93442 05 31 17.77 +28 37 39.8          16.3 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 03.93720 05 31 17.61 +28 37 40.0          16.3 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 03.93965 05 31 17.47 +28 37 40.2          16.2 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 03.95634 05 31 16.43 +28 37 40.4          15.8 T      442
    CK02T070  C2002 12 04.90637 05 30 22.88 +28 37 55.5          15.8 N      J97
    CK02T070  C2002 12 04.91153 05 30 22.57 +28 37 55.7          15.7 N      J97
    CK02T070  C2002 12 04.91343 05 30 22.46 +28 37 55.3          16.1 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 04.91733 05 30 22.27 +28 37 55.0          16.2 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 04.92275 05 30 21.95 +28 37 55.4          16.2 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 05.93014 05 29 24.54 +28 38 08.2          16.0 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 05.93852 05 29 24.12 +28 38 08.0          16.0 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 05.94925 05 29 23.48 +28 38 08.3          16.1 N      213
    CK02T070  C2002 12 06.30341 05 29 03.17 +28 38 13.0          15.7 T      H43
    CK02T070  C2002 12 06.96132 05 28 25.36 +28 38 18.6          16.0 T      939
    CK02T070  C2002 12 06.96904 05 28 24.95 +28 38 18.6          16.0 T      939
    CK02T070  C2002 12 06.97674 05 28 24.53 +28 38 18.8          16.0 T      939
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.02925 05 28 21.50 +28 38 19.7          16.3 T      232
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.03704 05 28 21.03 +28 38 20.2          16.4 T      232
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.03963 05 28 20.87 +28 38 20.4          16.3 T      232
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.12549 05 28 15.88 +28 38 19.4          15.9 N      J91
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.21675 05 28 10.73 +28 38 20.9          16.5 T      750
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.22435 05 28 10.29 +28 38 21.0          16.4 T      750
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.31586 05 28 04.95 +28 38 22.3          15.4 T      H43
    CK02T070  C2002 12 07.34463 05 28 03.30 +28 38 22.2          15.7 T      H43
    CK02T070  C2002 12 08.01460 05 27 24.69 +28 38 26.4          16.2 T      785
    CK02T070 IC2002 12 08.06078 05 27 21.79 +28 38 25.3          16.2 T      785
    CK02T070  C2002 12 08.09498 05 27 20.01 +28 38 27.4          16.8 T      785
    CK02T070  C2002 12 08.26382 05 27 10.26 +28 38 27.9          15.4 T      H43
    CK02T070  C2002 12 08.41927 05 27 00.93 +28 38 28.6          16.9 N      785
    CK02T070  C2002 12 08.43116 05 27 00.27 +28 38 28.0          16.8 N      785

Observer details:
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.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m f/3.3 Schimdt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
750 Hobbs Observatory, Fall Creek.  Observer R. Elliott.  0.6-m f/5 reflector
    + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observers A. J. Willman, H. Ashley.
    0.91-m Cassegrain + CCD.
921 SW Institute for Space Research, Cloudcroft.  Observer A. Hale.  0.20-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H43 Conway.  Observers P. C. Sherrod, B. M. Sherrod.  0.31-m f/3.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J91 Alt emporda Observatory, Figueres.  Observer C. Pineda.  0.25-m f/4.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain +CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Apr. 23.3842 TT                                  MPC
q   0.613985             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  157.7847      +0.4334469      -0.8379856
                   Node    94.8438      -0.8687583      -0.2907663
e   1.0            Incl.  160.5669      -0.2395473      -0.4617738
From 306 observations 2002 Oct. 12-Dec. 8.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X55

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