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 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 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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