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  • MPEC 2009-T27 : The following illustrates the suggested linkage C/2002 S5 = 1996 X5

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-T27                                Issued 2009 Oct.  9, 02:20 UT
    
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                           COMETS C/2002 Q8, 2002 S5 (SOHO)
    
    Observations:
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.01812 10 11 40.8  +11 46 11                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.01812 2 -0.01030430 +0.00035808 +0.00009732   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.03480 10 12 03.3  +11 44 53                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.03480 2 -0.01030519 +0.00035582 +0.00009583   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.06058 10 12 36.6  +11 42 57                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.06058 2 -0.01030657 +0.00035233 +0.00009353   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.07645 10 12 58.2  +11 41 26                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.07645 2 -0.01030742 +0.00035019 +0.00009212   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.08756 10 13 12.9  +11 40 36                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.08756 2 -0.01030801 +0.00034869 +0.00009113   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.10146 10 13 31.5  +11 39 29                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.10146 2 -0.01030875 +0.00034681 +0.00008989   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.11812 10 13 53.9  +11 37 58                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.11812 2 -0.01030964 +0.00034456 +0.00008840   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.12923 10 14 08.5  +11 37 01                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.12923 2 -0.01031023 +0.00034306 +0.00008741   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.14312 10 14 27.9  +11 35 51                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.14312 2 -0.01031097 +0.00034118 +0.00008618   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.15979 10 14 50.3  +11 34 18                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.15979 2 -0.01031186 +0.00033893 +0.00008469   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.17090 10 15 05.7  +11 33 14                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.17090 2 -0.01031245 +0.00033743 +0.00008370   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.18479 10 15 24.6  +11 31 49                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.18479 2 -0.01031318 +0.00033556 +0.00008247   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.20145 10 15 46.9  +11 30 14                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.20145 2 -0.01031407 +0.00033331 +0.00008098   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.21256 10 16 01.9  +11 29 17                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.21256 2 -0.01031466 +0.00033181 +0.00007999   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.22645 10 16 21.3  +11 27 52                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.22645 2 -0.01031539 +0.00032994 +0.00007876   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.24312 10 16 44.3  +11 26 09                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.24312 2 -0.01031627 +0.00032769 +0.00007728   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.25423 10 16 58.8  +11 24 58                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.25423 2 -0.01031686 +0.00032619 +0.00007629   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2S2002 08 26.26812 10 17 17.6  +11 23 40                   ET027249
        CK02Q080 2s2002 08 26.26812 2 -0.01031760 +0.00032433 +0.00007505   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.64590 11 41 28.9  +02 48 44                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.64590 2 -0.01070721 -0.00216272 -0.00166188   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.66256 11 41 46.4  +02 47 21                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.66256 2 -0.01070705 -0.00216369 -0.00166265   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.67091 11 41 54.5  +02 46 43                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.67091 2 -0.01070697 -0.00216417 -0.00166303   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.68756 11 42 11.8  +02 45 08                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.68756 2 -0.01070681 -0.00216514 -0.00166380   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.70423 11 42 28.9  +02 43 38                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.70423 2 -0.01070665 -0.00216611 -0.00166457   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.71257 11 42 37.6  +02 42 51                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.71257 2 -0.01070656 -0.00216659 -0.00166495   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.72923 11 42 54.9  +02 41 17                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.72923 2 -0.01070640 -0.00216756 -0.00166571   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.74590 11 43 12.1  +02 39 46                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.74590 2 -0.01070624 -0.00216853 -0.00166648   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.75423 11 43 20.9  +02 38 52                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.75423 2 -0.01070616 -0.00216901 -0.00166686   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.77090 11 43 38.5  +02 37 12                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.77090 2 -0.01070600 -0.00216997 -0.00166762   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.78756 11 43 56.2  +02 35 29                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.78756 2 -0.01070584 -0.00217094 -0.00166838   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.81377 11 44 23.1  +02 32 57                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.81377 2 -0.01070558 -0.00217245 -0.00166958   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.82923 11 44 39.6  +02 31 33                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.82923 2 -0.01070543 -0.00217334 -0.00167029   ET027249
        CK02S050 2S2002 09 19.83756 11 44 48.8  +02 30 28                   ET027249
        CK02S050 2s2002 09 19.83756 2 -0.01070535 -0.00217383 -0.00167067   ET027249
    
    Observer details:
    249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Measurements by S. Hicks, reductions by
        B. G. Marsden.  Remeasurements of observations on MPEC 2002-Q46, 2008-F32
        and 2002-T16.
    
    Orbital elements:
    Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
    CK02Q080   2002 Aug.  25.93   0.0500   1.0      50.98    53.12    13.29     X
    CK02S050   2002 Sept. 19.32   0.0478   1.0      52.23    49.82    13.77     X
    
    
         The following illustrates the suggested linkage C/2002 Q8 = 2008 E4
    discussed on MPEC 2008-F32:
    
        C/2002 Q8 = 2008 E4 (SOHO)
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5
    T 2002 Aug. 25.92057 TT                                 MPC
    q   0.0491645            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17863723     Peri.   50.28893     -0.20257089     -0.96191594
    a   3.1223966      Node    52.37049     +0.81253664     -0.26970825
    e   0.9842542      Incl.   13.39926     +0.54657958     +0.04444306
    P   5.52
    
    Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5
    T 2008 Mar. 3.01675 TT                                  MPC
    q   0.0494431            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17852066     Peri.   50.75496     -0.20346332     -0.96212684
    a   3.1237557      Node    51.94643     +0.81227136     -0.26933183
    e   0.9841719      Incl.   13.32054     +0.54664240     +0.04209885
    P   5.52
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K028Q  249 17.8- 18.8+ Y  K028Q  249  4.9+  1.7+ Y  K0833  249  8.3-  1.1+ Y
    K028Q  249  6.5- 15.2+ Y  K028Q  249  0.4+  2.1+ Y  K0833  249  2.3+  5.6+ Y
    K028Q  249 14.9- 19.0+ Y  K028Q  249  0.9-  9.6+ Y  K0833  249  1.7-  4.3+ Y
    K028Q  249  6.2-  4.6+ Y  K028Q  249  6.8+  6.2+ Y  K0833  249  3.6-  0.7- Y
    K028Q  249  7.2-  9.4+ Y  K028Q  249 11.8+  2.5+ Y  K0833  249  0.6+  1.6+ Y
    K028Q  249  6.5- 12.4+ Y  K028Q  249  3.0+  1.5- Y  K0833  249  4.8-  9.8+ Y
    K028Q  249  5.2-  7.3+ Y  K028Q  249  1.9+  5.2+ Y  K0833  249 15.5+  7.9- Y
    K028Q  249 10.1-  8.7+ Y  K0833  249  0.1+  2.1+ Y  K0833  249  1.0+  5.1+ Y
    K028Q  249  0.0  13.0+ Y  K0833  249  5.2-  3.2- Y  K0833  249  8.3+  1.6- Y
    K028Q  249  1.6- 10.9+ Y  K0833  249  5.9-  3.3+ Y
    K028Q  249  3.8+  8.5+ Y  K0833  249  5.9-  3.0+ Y
    
    
         The following illustrates the suggested linkage C/2002 S5 = 1996 X5
    discussed on MPEC 2006-C49:
    
        C/2002 S5 = 1996 X5 (SOHO)
    Epoch 1996 Dec. 23.0 TT = JDT 2450440.5
    T 1996 Dec. 6.32757 TT                                  MPC
    q   0.0490155            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17022351     Peri.   50.97045     -0.19215901     -0.96399444
    a   3.2244552      Node    51.10871     +0.81153355     -0.26141385
    e   0.9847988      Incl.   13.66055     +0.55180450     +0.04875983
    P   5.79
    
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5
    T 2002 Sept. 19.31631 TT                                MPC
    q   0.0481806            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17055541     Peri.   51.14815     -0.19262259     -0.96405395
    a   3.2202707      Node    50.95408     +0.81141371     -0.26137034
    e   0.9850383      Incl.   13.63032     +0.55181911     +0.04780717
    P   5.78
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    J96C5  249  2.2-  1.1+ Y  J96C6  249 10.9- 19.4+ Y  K029J  249  0.4-  0.5+ Y
    J96C5  249  1.0-  3.8- Y  J96C6  249 16.7-  8.7+ Y  K029J  249  2.1-  0.9+ Y
    J96C6  249 14.2- 10.6+ Y  J96C6  249(12.2- 41.0+)Y  K029J  249  1.2-  0.2- Y
    J96C6  249  1.6-  3.7+ Y  J96C6  249(16.7- 44.8+)Y  K029J  249  1.2-  1.2- Y
    J96C6  249  2.6+  1.1- Y  J96C6  249(32.1- 26.6+)Y  K029J  249  3.7-  2.4+ Y
    J96C6  249(15.3+ 67.5-)Y  J96C6  249(12.3- 33.0+)Y  K029J  249  2.1-  3.8- Y
    J96C6  249(30.2-  6.8-)Y  J96C6  249(16.5- 14.8+)Y  K029J  249  0.4+  7.0- Y
    J96C6  249 (7.1- 52.0+)Y  J96C6  249 (0.4- 28.7+)Y  K029J  249  4.1+ 11.9- Y
    J96C6  249 (3.9- 30.0+)Y  J96C7  249  4.7-  9.4+ Y  K029J  249  5.1-  6.9- Y
    J96C6  249(31.3- 32.6+)Y  K029J  249  4.0-  1.1- Y  K029J  249  1.4-  3.1+ Y
    J96C6  249 (5.2- 30.7+)Y  K029J  249  3.6+  1.4+ Y  K029J  249  5.2+ 10.9- Y
    J96C6  249(18.8- 35.9+)Y  K029J  249  3.1-  7.1+ Y
    
    This linkage yields T = 2008 June 30.5 for the next return.  There is some
    possibility of identity with C/2008 N4 (T = 2008 July 4.4), although
    this comet has tentatively been linked to C/2002 S7 (cf. MPEC 2008-P60):
    
        C/2002 S5 = 2008 N4 (SOHO)
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5
    T 2002 Sept. 19.31865 TT                                MPC
    q   0.0481707            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17024317     Peri.   51.75155     -0.19506818     -0.96372925
    a   3.2242070      Node    50.49930     +0.80989934     -0.26301942
    e   0.9850597      Incl.   13.65338     +0.55318303     +0.04524063
    P   5.79
    
    Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5
    T 2008 July 4.38372 TT                                  MPC
    q   0.0480990            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17027901     Peri.   52.55147     -0.19639484     -0.96411252
    a   3.2237545      Node    49.75996     +0.80940726     -0.26224506
    e   0.9850798      Incl.   13.53486     +0.55343378     +0.04140754
    P   5.79
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K029J  249  3.0-  1.7- Y  K029J  249  0.6+  2.3- Y  K0874  249  7.7-  0.8- Y
    K029J  249  4.5+  1.5+ Y  K029J  249  4.1+  6.5- Y  K0874  249  5.4-  1.3+ Y
    K029J  249  2.3-  7.5+ Y  K029J  249  5.3-  0.3- Y  K0874  249  3.5+  5.6- Y
    K029J  249  0.4+  1.6+ Y  K029J  249  1.7- 10.3+ Y  K0874  249  1.8+  2.4- Y
    K029J  249  1.4-  2.7+ Y  K029J  249  4.8+  3.3- Y  K0874  249 10.2-  7.8- Y
    K029J  249  0.6-  2.0+ Y  K0874  249  4.0+  0.2+ Y  K0874  249 12.3+ 14.4+ Y
    K029J  249  0.7-  1.6+ Y  K0874  249  2.9+  1.9+ Y  K0874  249(30.0+ 34.8+)Y
    K029J  249  3.3-  5.9+ Y  K0874  249  1.4-  0.4- Y  K0874  249(27.2-  7.1+)Y
    K029J  249  1.8-  0.1+ Y  K0874  249  0.3+  1.1- Y
    
    This linkage yields T = 1996 Dec. 2.5 for the previous return.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-T27
    

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