MPEC 2003-D32 : COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-D32 Issued 2003 Feb. 27, 18:45 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02V020 C2003 02 26.76273 04 09 06.82 +10 33 56.6 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 26.76378 04 09 06.79 +10 33 56.6 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 26.76561 04 09 06.72 +10 33 56.7 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 26.76730 04 09 06.70 +10 33 56.9 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 26.76830 04 09 06.66 +10 33 57.6 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 27.75670 04 08 49.94 +10 35 30.4 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 27.75756 04 08 49.90 +10 35 31.3 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 27.75843 04 08 49.88 +10 35 31.1 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 27.75953 04 08 49.83 +10 35 31.4 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 27.76034 04 08 49.84 +10 35 31.2 246
CK02V020 C2003 02 27.76135 04 08 49.81 +10 35 31.3 246
Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer. 1.06-m KLENOT
Telescope + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
T 2003 May 13.84441 TT MPC
q 6.8116694 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0002555 Peri. 314.69331 +0.42053318 +0.90382023
+/-0.0000449 Node 20.23613 +0.88361667 -0.42779289
e 0.9982598 Incl. 166.77597 +0.20584804 -0.01011167
Residuals in seconds of arc
021105 704 1.0+ 0.3+ 021112 704 0.9- 0.6- 021230 349 1.8+ 0.0
021105 704 0.0 0.1- 021112 704 1.7- 1.2- 030102 411 0.4- 0.9-
021105 704 1.0+ 0.1- 021112 704 1.9- 0.4- 030102 411 0.6+ 0.9-
021105 704 1.2+ 0.5- 021112 360 0.0 0.4+ 030102 411 0.0 0.4-
021106 704 0.1+ 0.5- 021112 360 0.2+ 0.1+ 030104 411 0.8- 0.7-
021106 704 0.6- 1.4+ 021112 360 0.1- 0.3+ 030104 411 0.6- 0.3+
021106 704 0.6- 0.1- 021114 673 0.3- 0.2+ 030104 J95 0.1+ 0.1-
021106 704 0.2+ 1.4+ 021114 673 0.7- 0.2+ 030104 J95 1.3+ 0.4-
021106 704 0.6+ 0.2- 021114 673 0.0 0.0 030105 704 (1.7+ 4.1+)
021106 704 1.1- 0.3+ 021128 341 0.3+ 0.7- 030105 704 0.2+ 0.5+
021106 704 0.6+ 0.6- 021128 341 1.2- 0.8- 030105 704 1.5+ 0.7+
021106 704 1.2- 0.8+ 021128 341 0.1+ 0.2+ 030105 704 1.3+ 0.4+
021106 704 0.4- 0.0 021128 341 0.9- 0.2- 030105 704 0.2- 0.9-
021106 704 1.3- 1.6+ 021128 360 0.3- 0.1+ 030105 H43 (1.4+ 2.2-)
021106 734 0.2+ 0.0 021128 360 0.3- 0.3- 030108 360 0.7- 0.3+
021106 926 0.2+ 0.5+ 021201 204 0.0 0.2+ 030108 360 0.4- 0.0
021106 734 0.9+ 0.0 021201 204 0.3- 0.6- 030117 246 0.5+ 0.2-
021106 926 0.4- 0.1- 021201 204 0.0 0.1+ 030117 246 0.2+ 0.6-
021106 649 0.4+ 0.0 021201 204 0.1- 0.4- 030117 246 0.9+ 0.1+
021106 926 0.5+ 0.2+ 021201 204 0.1- 0.2- 030117 246 0.1+ 0.4-
021106 649 0.0 0.2+ 021201 204 0.8+ 0.4+ 030117 246 1.3+ 0.1-
021106 649 0.4+ 0.2+ 021201 204 0.1+ 0.0 030125 204 0.5- 0.0
021107 246 0.1- 0.1- 021201 204 0.4- 0.5- 030125 204 1.0- 0.3+
021107 246 0.1+ 0.1+ 021201 204 0.6- 0.3+ 030125 204 0.1- 0.3-
021107 246 0.5+ 0.0 021201 204 0.1- 0.0 030126 699 0.4+ 0.0
021107 246 0.4+ 0.3- 021202 349 1.4+ 1.0+ 030126 699 1.0+ 0.3-
021107 704 0.6- 0.3+ 021202 349 1.1- 0.3+ 030126 699 0.4+ 0.2-
021107 734 1.1+ 1.6+ 021202 349 0.4+ 0.5+ 030126 699 0.9- 0.4+
021107 704 0.5- 0.7- 021202 349 0.0 0.1+ 030201 704 1.1- 0.6-
021107 734 0.5+ 0.7- 021210 340 0.6+ 0.8- 030201 704 0.8+ 0.5+
021107 704 0.3- 0.1+ 021210 340 0.9+ 0.3+ 030201 704 0.8+ 0.8+
021107 926 0.1+ 0.1+ 021210 340 0.8+ 1.3+ 030202 360 1.5- 0.9+
021107 704 1.4+ 0.3+ 021213 360 0.1- 0.0 030202 360 0.3- 1.0+
021107 926 0.8+ 0.2+ 021213 360 0.5- 0.4- 030226 246 0.6+ 0.1+
021108 926 0.0 0.5- 021225 046 0.5- 0.5- 030226 246 0.4+ 0.0
021108 926 0.6+ 0.1- 021225 046 0.2- 0.1+ 030226 246 0.1- 0.1-
021108 557 0.3- 0.1- 021225 046 0.0 0.2+ 030226 246 0.0 0.0
021108 557 0.1- 0.6+ 021225 046 0.0 0.5- 030226 246 0.3- 0.6+
021109 118 0.9+ 0.2+ 021225 046 0.7- 0.0 030227 246 0.3+ 0.4-
021109 118 0.8+ 0.7- 021225 046 1.0- 0.5- 030227 246 0.1- 0.4+
021109 118 0.6+ 0.4+ 021225 046 0.2+ 0.0 030227 246 0.1- 0.1+
021109 118 0.3- 0.6- 021227 360 0.2+ 0.2- 030227 246 0.6- 0.3+
021109 349 (2.5- 0.1+) 021227 360 0.3- 0.1- 030227 246 0.2- 0.0
021109 349 1.9- 0.8- 021230 349 1.4- 0.8- 030227 246 0.4- 0.0
021109 349 0.0 0.6- 021230 349 0.1- 0.0
Ephemeris:
C/2002 V2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 02 20 04 11.33 +10 23.7 6.729 6.833 91.9 8.3 18.5
2003 03 02 04 08.24 +10 39.1 6.908 6.829 81.3 8.2 18.5
2003 03 12 04 06.26 +10 56.0 7.083 6.824 71.0 7.9 18.6
2003 03 22 04 05.27 +11 13.9 7.247 6.821 61.0 7.3 18.6
2003 04 01 04 05.14 +11 32.3 7.398 6.818 51.3 6.6 18.7
2003 04 11 04 05.73 +11 50.6 7.529 6.815 41.8 5.6 18.7
2003 04 21 04 06.89 +12 08.5 7.638 6.813 32.7 4.6 18.7
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000507
and +0.000497 (+/- 0.000045) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-D32
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