MPEC 2002-S08 : COMET C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-S08 Issued 2002 Sept. 16, 17:42 UT
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COMET C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02C020 C2002 09 07.06722 05 06 21.36 +09 29 23.5 17.2 T 170
CK02C020 C2002 09 07.07424 05 06 21.20 +09 29 16.5 17.2 T 170
CK02C020 C2002 09 07.08102 05 06 21.12 +09 29 10.7 17.3 T 170
CK02C020 C2002 09 12.75938 05 05 27.62 +07 54 06.3 17.8 T 360
CK02C020 C2002 09 12.76355 05 05 27.57 +07 54 02.0 360
Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues. Observer J. Manteca. 0.31-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5
T 2002 Apr. 10.79653 TT MPC
q 3.2538275 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0000629 Peri. 159.92935 +0.34856287 +0.37090229
+/-0.0000168 Node 242.95563 +0.67237431 +0.54088026
e 0.9997953 Incl. 104.88280 +0.65300590 -0.75490399
Residuals in seconds of arc
020201 704 0.6+ 0.5+ 020202 185 0.5- 0.2+ 020210 170 0.2- 0.3-
020201 704 (3.2+ 3.6+) 020202 185 0.2- 0.2+ 020210 170 0.3+ 0.3+
020201 704 0.2+ 0.1- 020202 185 0.4- 0.0 020213 170 0.2- 0.9-
020201 704 0.9+ 0.5+ 020202 104 (2.5- 4.5-) 020213 170 0.8+ 0.3-
020201 704 1.4+ 1.1+ 020202 185 0.2+ 0.1+ 020213 170 0.3+ 0.5+
020201 201 0.5- 0.6+ 020202 104 (2.8- 4.1-) 020213 201 0.7- 0.5-
020201 201 1.4- 0.6- 020202 636 0.2+ 0.1+ 020213 201 1.7- 0.5+
020201 151 0.1+ 0.6+ 020202 157 1.9+ 0.3+ 020213 201 1.3- 0.2+
020201 201 0.6+ 0.2- 020202 104 (2.9- 4.6-) 020214 118 0.4+ 0.2+
020201 046 0.3- 0.1+ 020202 636 0.0 0.0 020214 118 0.5+ 0.4-
020201 118 0.6- 0.2- 020202 157 1.3+ 0.3+ 020214 118 0.5+ 0.1-
020201 118 0.8- 0.1+ 020202 636 0.2- 0.2+ 020215 360 0.6- 0.6-
020201 046 0.1- 0.4+ 020203 113 0.1+ 0.8+ 020215 360 0.5- 0.7-
020201 151 0.5- 0.5- 020203 113 0.2+ 0.4+ 020215 367 0.1- 0.1-
020201 046 1.2+ 0.8- 020203 113 0.5+ 0.8+ 020215 367 0.4+ 0.7+
020201 046 0.5+ 0.5- 020203 204 0.2- 0.4- 020215 367 0.0 0.2-
020201 201 1.3- 1.0- 020203 204 0.2+ 0.1- 020217 213 1.1- 0.9+
020201 151 (2.4- 1.2-) 020203 204 0.3- 0.2+ 020217 213 1.4+ 0.3-
020201 118 0.2- 0.2+ 020204 118 0.6+ 0.0 020217 213 1.1+ 0.4+
020201 118 0.2- 0.0 020204 118 0.3- 0.1- 020217 213 (2.5+ 0.1+)
020201 198 0.0 0.5+ 020204 118 0.3- 0.2+ 020219 170 0.4- 1.0+
020202 704 1.1- 1.2- 020204 046 0.0 0.9- 020219 170 0.1- 0.3+
020202 704 0.4- 0.0 020204 046 0.5- 0.1- 020223 170 0.3- 0.4+
020202 704 (2.0+ 0.8+) 020204 046 0.5- 0.2+ 020223 170 0.6- 1.1-
020202 704 0.1- 0.2+ 020204 046 0.1+ 0.5- 020302 170 1.2- 1.1+
020202 704 (2.3+ 2.8+) 020204 046 0.3- 0.0 020302 170 0.2- 0.1-
020202 704 0.6+ 1.6+ 020204 213 1.0- 0.8+ 020302 941 0.7- 0.4-
020202 670 0.5- 1.1- 020204 046 0.3+ 0.1- 020302 941 0.7+ 0.8+
020202 704 0.0 0.2- 020204 213 (2.8- 0.5-) 020302 941 0.2+ 0.1+
020202 670 0.4+ 1.4+ 020206 349 0.8+ 0.0 020302 941 0.2- 0.1-
020202 704 (2.4+ 3.0+) 020206 349 0.0 0.5+ 020304 215 0.6- 0.3-
020202 918 0.5+ 0.1- 020206 349 0.4- 1.0+ 020304 215 0.1- 1.0-
020202 918 0.5- 0.0 020206 402 0.2- 0.0 020304 215 0.1- 0.1+
020202 704 1.9- 0.9- 020206 402 0.1- 0.4- 020308 A46 0.1+ 0.0
020202 704 1.2+ 0.4+ 020206 402 0.3- 0.5- 020308 A46 0.1+ 1.1+
020202 704 (2.5+ 3.7+) 020207 360 0.4- 0.1- 020308 A46 0.4+ 0.7+
020202 046 0.5+ 0.2+ 020207 360 0.3- 0.0 020308 A46 1.3+ 0.3+
020202 046 0.1- 0.3- 020207 360 0.7- 0.0 020309 367 0.7+ 0.9-
020202 046 0.2- 0.3- 020208 941 1.0+ 0.8- 020309 367 0.0 0.1-
020202 118 0.6- 0.2+ 020208 941 1.5+ 1.1- 020313 118 0.1+ 0.0
020202 046 0.3+ 0.2- 020208 941 0.9+ 1.3- 020313 118 0.5+ 0.4+
020202 118 0.3- 0.0 020208 941 0.7+ 1.5- 020313 118 0.1+ 0.2-
020202 046 0.3- 0.4- 020209 170 0.0 0.1- 020907 170 1.4+ 0.4+
020202 118 0.1+ 0.1+ 020209 170 0.8+ 0.3+ 020907 170 0.3- 0.3+
020202 185 0.3- 0.1- 020209 170 0.2- 0.5+ 020907 170 0.8- 1.1+
020202 118 1.0+ 0.4+ 020210 170 0.3- 0.2- 020912 360 0.3- 0.9-
020202 185 0.4- 0.3- 020210 170 0.4+ 0.4- 020912 360 0.2- 0.9-
Ephemeris:
C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 09 13 05 05.41 +07 50.0 3.357 3.569 93.9 16.3 16.7 18.8
2002 09 23 05 02.12 +04 49.8 3.229 3.609 104.2 15.6 16.6 18.7
2002 10 03 04 56.57 +01 34.7 3.116 3.650 114.7 14.4 16.6 18.6
2002 10 13 04 48.68 -01 51.6 3.027 3.693 125.1 12.8 16.6 18.5
2002 10 23 04 38.55 -05 22.8 2.969 3.737 134.7 10.9 16.6 18.4
2002 11 02 04 26.52 -08 50.0 2.948 3.783 142.4 9.2 16.6 18.4
2002 11 12 04 13.13 -12 02.8 2.968 3.831 146.3 8.3 16.7 18.4
2002 11 22 03 59.20 -14 51.7 3.029 3.879 145.0 8.4 16.8 18.4
2002 12 02 03 45.58 -17 10.1 3.129 3.930 139.3 9.4 16.9 18.6
2002 12 12 03 33.07 -18 55.9 3.263 3.981 131.2 10.7 17.1 18.7
2002 12 22 03 22.30 -20 10.6 3.426 4.034 121.9 11.9 17.2 18.9
2003 01 01 03 13.62 -20 58.5 3.610 4.088 112.4 12.8 17.4 19.1
2003 01 11 03 07.17 -21 25.1 3.807 4.142 103.1 13.4 17.6 19.3
2003 01 21 03 02.91 -21 35.7 4.012 4.198 94.1 13.5 17.7 19.4
2003 01 31 03 00.65 -21 35.4 4.218 4.255 85.5 13.3 17.9 19.5
2003 02 10 03 00.21 -21 28.1 4.420 4.313 77.3 12.9 18.1 19.7
2003 02 20 03 01.33 -21 17.4 4.614 4.371 69.7 12.2 18.2 19.8
2003 03 02 03 03.79 -21 05.9 4.797 4.430 62.7 11.5 18.4 19.8
2003 03 12 03 07.38 -20 55.8 4.965 4.490 56.3 10.6 18.5 19.9
2003 03 22 03 11.90 -20 48.8 5.116 4.551 50.7 9.8 18.6 20.0
2003 04 01 03 17.17 -20 46.5 5.249 4.612 46.0 9.0 18.7 20.0
2003 04 11 03 23.05 -20 50.0 5.363 4.673 42.5 8.3 18.8 20.1
2003 04 21 03 29.40 -21 00.6 5.458 4.736 40.3 7.9 18.9 20.1
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000393
and +0.000592 (+/- 0.000017) AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-S08
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