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  • MPEC 2003-F18 : COMETS C/2002 W3, 2002 W4 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-F18                                Issued 2003 Mar. 21, 19:23 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
    
                           COMETS C/2002 W3, 2002 W4 (SOHO)
    
    Observations:
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.74173 15 33 51.0  -20 52 08                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.74173 2 -0.00886708 -0.00514379 -0.00266054        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.75008 15 34 00.0  -20 50 35                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.75008 2 -0.00886634 -0.00514447 -0.00266059        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.75841 15 34 08.9  -20 49 09                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.75841 2 -0.00886559 -0.00514514 -0.00266065        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.76673 15 34 17.4  -20 47 36                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.76673 2 -0.00886485 -0.00514581 -0.00266070        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.77506 15 34 26.8  -20 46 01                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.77506 2 -0.00886410 -0.00514649 -0.00266076        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.78341 15 34 35.4  -20 44 31                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.78341 2 -0.00886336 -0.00514717 -0.00266081        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.79174 15 34 44.9  -20 43 06                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.79174 2 -0.00886261 -0.00514784 -0.00266086        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.80006 15 34 53.1  -20 41 17                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.80006 2 -0.00886187 -0.00514852 -0.00266092        249
        CK02W030  S2002 11 18.82246 15 35 17.8  -20 36 49                        249
        CK02W030  s2002 11 18.82246 2 -0.00885986 -0.00515034 -0.00266106        249
        CK02W040  S2002 11 19.53480 15 36 59.6  -21 01 44                        249
        CK02W040  s2002 11 19.53480 2 -0.00879520 -0.00520878 -0.00266583        249
        CK02W040  S2002 11 19.56063 15 37 26.7  -20 57 31                        249
        CK02W040  s2002 11 19.56063 2 -0.00879282 -0.00521092 -0.00266601        249
        CK02W040  S2002 11 19.57647 15 37 42.4  -20 54 44                        249
        CK02W040  s2002 11 19.57647 2 -0.00879137 -0.00521223 -0.00266612        249
        CK02W040  S2002 11 19.58757 15 37 55.6  -20 52 42                        249
        CK02W040  s2002 11 19.58757 2 -0.00879034 -0.00521315 -0.00266619        249
        CK02W040  S2002 11 19.60146 15 38 09.8  -20 50 12                        249
        CK02W040  s2002 11 19.60146 2 -0.00878906 -0.00521431 -0.00266629        249
        CK02W040  S2002 11 19.61813 15 38 29.9  -20 46 49                        249
        CK02W040  s2002 11 19.61813 2 -0.00878752 -0.00521569 -0.00266640        249
    
    Observer details:
    249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht and
        M. Meyer, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
    
    Orbital elements:
    Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
    CK02W030   2002 Nov.  19.12   0.0051   1.0      88.62    12.58   142.31     X
    CK02W040   2002 Nov.  19.92   0.0051   1.0      88.32    12.68   144.06     X
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-F18
    

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