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MPEC 2002-U55 : COMET P/2002 T1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-U55                                Issued 2002 Oct. 31, 20:43 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 T1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK02T010  C2002 10 13.03438 01 32 44.22 +23 31 02.2          15.7 T      212
    PK02T010  C2002 10 13.04115 01 32 43.62 +23 31 49.6          15.7 T      212
    PK02T010  C2002 10 17.25954 01 27 23.74 +31 23 21.9          16.7 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 17.27597 01 27 22.18 +31 25 04.2          16.9 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 17.29232 01 27 20.65 +31 26 46.0          17.3 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 17.30872 01 27 19.09 +31 28 28.6          16.8 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 22.21661 01 21 00.79 +39 07 11.4          16.5 N      448
    PK02T010  C2002 10 22.22050 01 21 00.43 +39 07 31.0          16.6 N      448
    PK02T010  C2002 10 22.22539 01 20 59.97 +39 07 55.7          16.7 N      448
    PK02T010  C2002 10 24.75985 01 17 52.27 +42 25 07.2                      118
    PK02T010  C2002 10 24.76115 01 17 52.20 +42 25 13.2                      118
    PK02T010  C2002 10 24.76350 01 17 52.01 +42 25 23.5                      118
    PK02T010  C2002 10 24.76463 01 17 51.91 +42 25 28.7          16.8 T      118
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.17395 01 17 22.38 +42 55 06.8          16.7 T      644
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.19460 01 17 20.61 +42 56 36.5          16.6 T      644
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.21530 01 17 18.83 +42 58 06.1          16.6 T      644
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.93338 01 16 26.89 +43 48 00.2          16.6 T      213
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.93767 01 16 26.51 +43 48 18.3          16.6 T      213
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.94209 01 16 26.13 +43 48 36.6          16.3 T      232
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.94442 01 16 25.95 +43 48 46.1          16.3 T      232
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.94903 01 16 25.55 +43 49 05.2          16.2 T      232
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.95365 01 16 25.19 +43 49 25.3          16.3 T      232
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.97519 01 16 23.40 +43 50 52.1          16.5 T      170
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.97655 01 16 23.21 +43 50 57.8          16.6 T      170
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.97888 01 16 23.05 +43 51 07.2          16.6 T      170
    PK02T010  C2002 10 25.98001 01 16 22.84 +43 51 11.3          16.6 T      170
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.94096 01 15 17.04 +44 54 50.3          17.6 T      939
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.94463 01 15 16.75 +44 55 04.1          17.7 T      939
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.95074 01 15 16.24 +44 55 27.3          17.6 T      939
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.95211 01 15 16.11 +44 55 31.8          17.1 T      213
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.95296 01 15 16.04 +44 55 34.4          17.1 T      213
    PK02T010  C2002 10 27.95241 01 14 09.15 +45 58 03.4          16.4 T      458
    PK02T010  C2002 10 27.95704 01 14 09.11 +45 58 22.5          16.4 T      458
    PK02T010  C2002 10 29.23738 01 12 47.26 +47 13 18.9          17.3 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 29.25384 01 12 46.01 +47 14 15.2          17.9 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 29.28748 01 12 43.33 +47 16 07.0          17.6 T      704
    PK02T010  C2002 10 29.30432 01 12 42.03 +47 17 02.9          17.5 T      704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
212 Observatorio La Dehesilla.  Observer I. Almendros.  0.26-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina L.  0.25-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/4 reflector
    + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 T1 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Oct. 8.0846 TT                                   MPC
q   1.192030             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1475002      Peri.    1.3109      +0.9576384      -0.2720091
a   3.547652       Node    15.5042      +0.2608873      +0.6804544
e   0.663995       Incl.   20.7145      +0.1219284      +0.6804358
P   6.68
From 313 observations 2002 Oct. 3-29.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-U55

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