MPEC 2002-S12 : COMET C/2002 Q3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-S12 Issued 2002 Sept. 16, 18:41 UT
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COMET C/2002 Q3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK02Q030 C2002 09 12.57492 18 37 34.44 +47 22 38.3 15.7 T 360
CK02Q030 C2002 09 12.57837 18 37 34.81 +47 22 09.9 360
CK02Q030 C2002 09 12.58071 18 37 35.20 +47 21 51.7 360
CK02Q030 C2002 09 12.93909 18 38 36.08 +46 34 04.2 17.5 T J95
CK02Q030 C2002 09 12.94178 18 38 36.54 +46 33 42.9 17.7 T J95
CK02Q030 C2002 09 13.86474 18 41 09.21 +44 29 30.1 18.2 N 215
Observer details:
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2002 Q3-A (LINEAR)
T 2002 Aug. 19.0906 TT MPC
q 1.306213 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 125.7626 +0.5684280 +0.6996723
Node 154.1517 -0.4737862 -0.1517288
e 1.0 Incl. 96.8949 +0.6726190 -0.6981669
From 77 observations 2002 Aug. 26-Sept. 13.
Ephemeris:
C/2002 Q3-A (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 09 13 18 38.78 +46 26.1 0.756 1.359 99.9 46.9 18.7
2002 09 15 18 44.15 +41 54.7 0.748 1.367 101.4 46.2 18.7
2002 09 17 18 49.12 +37 18.1 0.746 1.376 102.6 45.5 18.7
2002 09 19 18 53.76 +32 40.0 0.748 1.386 103.5 44.8 18.8
2002 09 21 18 58.13 +28 04.2 0.755 1.396 104.1 44.2 18.8
2002 09 23 19 02.27 +23 34.3 0.767 1.407 104.4 43.7 18.9
2002 09 25 19 06.22 +19 13.7 0.784 1.418 104.3 43.3 19.0
2002 09 27 19 10.00 +15 04.7 0.805 1.430 104.0 42.9 19.1
2002 09 29 19 13.65 +11 09.3 0.830 1.442 103.4 42.5 19.2
2002 10 01 19 17.19 +07 28.5 0.859 1.454 102.6 42.2 19.3
2002 10 03 19 20.63 +04 02.8 0.891 1.468 101.6 41.9 19.4
2002 10 05 19 23.99 +00 52.1 0.926 1.481 100.4 41.6 19.5
2002 10 07 19 27.28 -02 03.9 0.964 1.495 99.1 41.3 19.7
2002 10 09 19 30.51 -04 45.9 1.004 1.509 97.8 41.0 19.8
2002 10 11 19 33.70 -07 14.7 1.047 1.524 96.3 40.6 19.9
2002 10 13 19 36.85 -09 31.4 1.090 1.539 94.9 40.2 20.1
2002 10 15 19 39.96 -11 36.8 1.136 1.555 93.3 39.8 20.2
2002 10 17 19 43.04 -13 31.9 1.182 1.570 91.8 39.4 20.3
2002 10 19 19 46.10 -15 17.7 1.230 1.586 90.3 38.9 20.5
2002 10 21 19 49.13 -16 54.9 1.279 1.603 88.7 38.4 20.6
2002 10 23 19 52.16 -18 24.3 1.328 1.619 87.1 37.9 20.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-S12
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