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MPEC 2002-X15 : COMET P/2002 T1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X15                                Issued 2002 Dec. 3, 20:57 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 26.92554 01 15 17.87 +44 53 46.7                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.92824 01 15 17.73 +44 53 58.1                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.95000 01 15 15.90 +44 55 22.0                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.96319 01 15 14.84 +44 56 12.3                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.96701 01 15 14.43 +44 56 27.4                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.97014 01 15 14.27 +44 56 38.9                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.97292 01 15 14.04 +44 56 49.6                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 10 26.97569 01 15 13.79 +44 57 00.0                      130
    PK02T010  C2002 11 10.74866 01 05 05.62 +55 16 56.9                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 10.75414 01 05 05.74 +55 17 04.2                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 10.76594 01 05 05.57 +55 17 22.0                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 10.79832 01 05 05.07 +55 18 11.4                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 10.81519 01 05 04.88 +55 18 35.1                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.79395 01 05 02.34 +56 03 31.8          18.7 N      241
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.80905 01 05 02.22 +56 03 51.2          18.4 N      241
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.81840 01 05 02.16 +56 04 03.2          18.5 N      241
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.85683 01 05 01.80 +56 04 49.9                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.87344 01 05 01.72 +56 05 11.7                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.87488 01 05 01.80 +56 05 12.5                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.87633 01 05 01.79 +56 05 15.5                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.87778 01 05 01.68 +56 05 17.2                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 12.90103 01 05 01.59 +56 05 46.0                      048
    PK02T010  C2002 11 28.53802 01 16 40.60 +59 04 28.5          19.1 T      360
    PK02T010  C2002 11 28.54269 01 16 40.91 +59 04 29.6                      360
    PK02T010  C2002 11 28.55097 01 16 41.47 +59 04 31.5                      360
    PK02T010  C2002 11 28.97039 01 17 15.98 +59 06 06.5          18.8 T      J95
    PK02T010  C2002 11 28.97315 01 17 16.24 +59 06 06.3          18.8 T      J95
    PK02T010  C2002 11 28.97593 01 17 16.53 +59 06 07.8          17.9 T      J95

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
130 Lumezzane.  Observers C. Cremaschini, G. Pizzetti, M. Micheli, S. Zani.
    0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
241 Schaerding.  Observer G. Richard.  0.3-m f/1.8 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2002 T1 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Oct. 8.0846 TT                                   MPC
q   1.192042             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1474597      Peri.    1.3109      +0.9576381      -0.2720084
a   3.548302       Node    15.5043      +0.2608882      +0.6804415
e   0.664053       Incl.   20.7155      +0.1219289      +0.6804489
P   6.68
From 413 observations 2002 Sept. 29-Nov. 28.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X15

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