MPEC 2003-E20 : COMET C/2002 X5 (KUDO-FUJIKAWA)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-E20 Issued 2003 Mar. 6, 15:52 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2002 X5 (KUDO-FUJIKAWA)
Observations:
CK02X050 C2002 12 30.20980 17 56 18.67 +30 48 12.0 12.7 T 057
CK02X050 C2002 12 30.21171 17 56 19.78 +30 48 04.6 12.8 T 057
CK02X050 C2002 12 30.21479 17 56 21.05 +30 47 51.5 12.7 T 057
CK02X050 C2002 12 30.21939 17 56 23.04 +30 47 30.0 13.6 T 057
CK02X050 C2002 12 30.22174 17 56 23.95 +30 47 19.3 12.2 T 057
CK02X050 C2002 12 30.22381 17 56 25.03 +30 47 10.7 13.6 T 057
CK02X050 C2003 02 27.03775 02 11 41.06 -38 09 15.4 13.1 N I30
CK02X050 C2003 02 27.03986 02 11 42.47 -38 09 08.6 13.1 N I30
CK02X050 C2003 02 27.04170 02 11 43.75 -38 09 02.0 13.1 N I30
CK02X050 C2003 02 28.39551 02 26 33.16 -36 48 44.7 349
CK02X050 C2003 02 28.39770 02 26 34.57 -36 48 36.6 349
CK02X050 C2003 02 28.39872 02 26 35.14 -36 48 31.9 349
CK02X050 C2003 02 28.39998 02 26 35.88 -36 48 28.4 9.8 T 349
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.38975 02 46 36.61 -34 42 54.1 13.5 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.39178 02 46 37.78 -34 42 46.2 13.6 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.39278 02 46 38.35 -34 42 42.4 13.6 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.39383 02 46 38.94 -34 42 38.2 13.8 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.40162 02 46 43.53 -34 42 19.3 349
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.40350 02 46 44.60 -34 42 11.8 349
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.40524 02 46 45.61 -34 42 03.2 349
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.40645 02 46 46.23 -34 41 58.6 349
CK02X050 C2003 03 02.41084 02 46 48.79 -34 41 42.9 10.0 T 349
CK02X050 C2003 03 03.40388 02 56 01.82 -33 37 02.6 14.1 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 03.40582 02 56 02.87 -33 36 54.9 14.1 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 03.40679 02 56 03.38 -33 36 51.1 14.0 N 428
CK02X050 C2003 03 03.40786 02 56 03.96 -33 36 46.8 14.1 N 428
Observer details:
057 Belgrade. Observers Vl. Benishek, V. Protitch-Benishek, B. Benishek.
0.11-m f/12 Zeiss visual astrograph + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
I30 Observatorio Geminis Austral. Observer J. L. Sanchez. Measurers
J. L. Sanchez, L. Mansilla.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 X5 (Kudo-Fujikawa)
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5
T 2003 Jan. 29.00234 TT MPC
q 0.1899612 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0002551 Peri. 187.57588 +0.47319283 -0.12676988
+/-0.0000168 Node 119.06330 -0.74690459 +0.46701616
e 1.0000485 Incl. 94.15147 -0.46714246 -0.87511445
From 390 observations 2002 Dec. 14-2003 Mar. 3, mean residual 0".68. Non-
gravitational parameters A1 = +1.03 +/- 0.40, A2 = +0.7284 +/- 0.0201.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-E20
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