MPEC 2002-Y54 : COMET C/2002 O7 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-Y54 Issued 2002 Dec. 30, 20:43 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
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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 O7 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.17024 15 24 08.26 +27 31 41.6 17.3 T 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.17364 15 24 08.38 +27 31 40.8 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.17436 15 24 08.44 +27 31 40.6 17.1 T 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.17646 15 24 08.51 +27 31 40.0 17.0 T 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.17719 15 24 08.54 +27 31 40.7 17.4 N 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.18297 15 24 08.79 +27 31 39.6 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.19122 15 24 09.16 +27 31 38.5 17 T 204
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.81469 15 24 34.92 +27 30 31.4 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.81854 15 24 35.02 +27 30 30.7 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.82185 15 24 35.20 +27 30 30.4 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.82528 15 24 35.30 +27 30 29.7 17.0 T 349
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.83834 15 24 36.06 +27 30 25.9 18.2 N 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.84102 15 24 36.03 +27 30 29.1 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.84359 15 24 36.30 +27 30 28.7 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 14.84620 15 24 36.28 +27 30 27.8 16.6 T 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 29.80293 15 34 29.97 +27 19 45.7 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 29.80550 15 34 30.15 +27 19 45.7 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 29.80914 15 34 30.25 +27 19 47.8 340
CK02O070 C2002 12 29.81277 15 34 30.45 +27 19 47.2 16.5 T 340
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observers L. Buzzi, A. Aletti. 0.60-m f/4.64
reflector.
340 Toyonaka. Observer Y. Ezaki. 0.30-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.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 O7 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5
T 2003 Sept. 22.58658 TT MPC
q 0.9033986 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0003430 Peri. 252.06636 -0.33231592 +0.91737758
+/-0.0000300 Node 12.80479 +0.44085043 +0.35640244
e 1.0003098 Incl. 98.74484 -0.83379676 -0.17718827
Residuals in seconds of arc
020729 704 0.6+ 0.7+ 020802 599 0.0 0.1+ 021026 587 1.3- 0.2-
020729 704 0.5- 0.8- 020802 599 0.4+ 0.0 021026 587 0.7- 0.1-
020729 704 0.7- 0.8- 020802 599 0.4- 0.0 021210 349 0.2+ 0.2-
020729 704 0.7+ 0.6- 020802 587 0.1+ 0.6+ 021210 349 0.0 0.3-
020729 621 0.1- 0.3- 020802 599 0.3+ 0.4+ 021210 349 0.5+ 0.4-
020729 621 0.5+ 0.0 020802 587 0.1+ 0.2+ 021210 349 0.2- 0.7+
020729 621 0.1- 0.1- 020802 587 0.4+ 0.3- 021210 349 0.7+ 0.1+
020729 621 0.7- 0.1+ 020802 557 0.0 0.2+ 021211 349 0.1+ 0.3+
020730 649 0.7- 0.2- 020802 557 0.3+ 0.1- 021211 349 0.3+ 0.7+
020730 649 0.2- 0.2- 020802 557 0.2+ 0.3- 021211 349 0.6+ 0.0
020730 649 0.8+ 0.3- 020802 557 0.1- 0.0 021211 349 0.2+ 0.0
020731 704 0.7+ 0.7- 020803 734 0.1- 0.1- 021211 349 0.2+ 0.6-
020731 704 0.4+ 0.5+ 020803 734 1.1- 0.3+ 021214 204 0.1+ 0.4+
020731 704 0.5+ 0.1+ 020803 938 0.5- 0.5- 021214 204 0.1- 0.1-
020731 704 0.1- 0.6+ 020804 734 (0.3+ 2.4+) 021214 204 0.3+ 0.2-
020731 649 0.3+ 0.4+ 020804 734 1.7+ 0.2- 021214 204 0.0 0.6-
020731 704 0.3- 0.6+ 020804 046 0.6+ 0.2- 021214 204 0.0 0.2+
020731 704 0.0 0.1- 020804 046 0.7- 0.7- 021214 204 0.2+ 0.3-
020731 704 0.2- 1.1+ 020804 938 (2.2+ 0.3+) 021214 204 0.6+ 0.5-
020731 704 0.6- 0.0 020804 938 (0.3+ 2.4+) 021214 349 0.4- 0.8+
020731 704 0.8- 0.3- 020807 360 0.7- 0.1- 021214 349 1.1- 0.5+
020731 649 0.5+ 0.3+ 020807 360 0.5- 0.2+ 021214 349 0.5- 0.6+
020731 704 0.2- 0.2- 020807 360 0.1+ 0.6+ 021214 349 1.1- 0.2+
020731 649 0.1- 0.2- 020807 213 (2.2- 0.4-) 021214 340 (1.8+ 2.2-)
020801 704 0.5- 0.0 020807 213 1.3+ 0.5+ 021214 340 0.0 1.2+
020801 704 0.2+ 0.2- 020807 213 (4.2+ 0.5+) 021214 340 (2.1+ 1.1+)
020801 704 0.2+ 0.6+ 020813 213 (2.1+ 0.3-) 021214 340 0.5+ 0.5+
020801 734 (3.6+ 0.3-) 020813 213 (0.6- 2.5-) 021229 340 0.9- 1.3-
020801 734 1.0+ 0.9- 021001 587 0.4+ 0.1+ 021229 340 0.3+ 1.4-
020802 649 0.2- 0.4- 021001 587 0.9+ 1.7- 021229 340 0.2- 0.6+
020802 649 1.9- 0.3+ 021001 587 0.4- 0.4+ 021229 340 0.6+ 0.1-
020802 649 0.3+ 1.0+ 021026 587 (2.6- 0.5-)
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000049
and -0.000285 (+/- 0.000030) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-Y54
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