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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y63                                Issued 2002 Dec. 30, 22:19 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 P/2002 X2 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.90359 02 15 35.38 -06 23 11.0                      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.90732 02 15 35.32 -06 23 08.2                      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.90942 02 15 35.26 -06 23 06.3                      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.91320 02 15 35.18 -06 23 03.9          18.7 N      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.91983 02 15 35.01 -06 22 57.8          18.2 T      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.92136 02 15 35.01 -06 22 57.1                      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.92290 02 15 34.98 -06 22 55.6          18.2 T      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.92443 02 15 34.94 -06 22 54.7          18.3 T      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.92596 02 15 34.96 -06 22 53.0                      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 13.93020 02 15 34.85 -06 22 50.4          18.3 T      204
    PK02X020  C2002 12 25.85850 02 13 42.18 -03 41 00.6                      046
    PK02X020  C2002 12 25.86110 02 13 42.13 -03 40 58.7                      046
    PK02X020  C2002 12 25.86238 02 13 42.16 -03 40 57.7                      046
    PK02X020  C2002 12 25.86464 02 13 42.19 -03 40 55.5                      046
    PK02X020  C2002 12 25.86565 02 13 42.14 -03 40 53.9                      046
    PK02X020  C2002 12 27.54113 02 13 44.28 -03 17 08.7          18.1 T      360
    PK02X020  C2002 12 27.54574 02 13 44.27 -03 17 04.3                      360

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, A. Aletti.  0.60-m f/4.64
    reflector.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 X2 (NEAT)
T 2003 Mar. 29.5512 TT                                  MPC
q   2.528969             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1215990      Peri.  356.0190      +0.2662198      -0.8680271
a   4.035055       Node    78.1521      +0.8957777      +0.0622230
e   0.373250       Incl.   25.3557      +0.3559624      +0.4926026
P   8.11
From 54 observations 2002 Oct. 5-Dec. 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y63

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