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MPEC 2002-R49 : COMET P/2002 O5 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R49                                Issued 2002 Sept. 11, 20:41 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 P/2002 O5 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK02O050  C2002 09 01.19169 18 08 39.01 +16 54 59.3          16.9 T      848
    PK02O050  C2002 09 01.19567 18 08 39.81 +16 55 05.1          17.4 T      848
    PK02O050  C2002 09 01.19965 18 08 40.61 +16 55 10.3          17.1 T      848
    PK02O050  C2002 09 07.80417 18 31 40.11 +18 52 37.0                      246
    PK02O050  C2002 09 07.80508 18 31 40.30 +18 52 37.6                      246
    PK02O050  C2002 09 07.80588 18 31 40.48 +18 52 38.2                      246
    PK02O050  C2002 09 07.80685 18 31 40.65 +18 52 39.1                      246
    PK02O050  C2002 09 08.90324 18 35 25.74 +19 08 25.1          17.5 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 09 08.90573 18 35 26.27 +19 08 26.2          18.4 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 09 08.90660 18 35 26.50 +19 08 27.2          18.2 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 09 08.90909 18 35 26.97 +19 08 29.7          18.8 T      J95
    PK02O050  C2002 09 09.83093 18 38 36.03 +19 21 00.8          18.5 T      118
    PK02O050  C2002 09 09.84277 18 38 38.38 +19 21 09.3                      118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, A. Galad.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
    1.06-m KLENOT telescope + CCD.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 O5 (NEAT)
T 2002 Aug. 3.1022 TT                                   MPC
q   1.174238             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1978641      Peri.   15.3067      +0.4458215      +0.8277588
a   2.916698       Node   282.2097      -0.8535089      +0.2784119
e   0.597408       Incl.   20.3991      -0.2697512      +0.4871367
P   4.98
From 240 observations 2002 July 30-Sept. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R49

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