"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/2002 E2

Created Sun Jun 22 09:19:10 2003

 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 

Astrometry:
    CK02E020  C2002 03 21.14508 19 05 20.94 +09 12 25.6          13.8 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 03 21.15359 19 05 21.40 +09 12 59.4          13.8 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.13804 19 07 17.48 +11 27 27.5          13.8 N      235
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.13804 19 07 17.48 +11 27 27.5          13.8N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.14566 19 07 18.02 +11 27 59.5          14.0 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.14800 19 07 18.15 +11 28 05.6          14.0 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.14830 19 07 18.18 +11 28 09.6          14.1 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.15101 19 07 18.31 +11 28 17.9          14.0 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.15358 19 07 18.50 +11 28 28.7          14.1 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.15362 19 07 18.50 +11 28 28.5          14.0 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 03 23.15620 19 07 18.67 +11 28 39.3          14.1 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 03 31.14289 19 14 26.70 +20 56 46.2          14.2 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 03 31.14966 19 14 26.94 +20 57 15.5          14.2 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 01.07809 19 15 12.23 +22 05 29.5          14.5 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 04 01.08250 19 15 12.47 +22 05 48.2          14.5 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 04 01.08561 19 15 12.51 +22 06 02.6          14.5 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 04 02.03680 19 15 56.46 +23 13 57.5          14.0 N      235
    CK02E020  C2002 04 06.08830 19 18 57.19 +28 18 01.7          14.2 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 06.09080 19 18 57.26 +28 18 12.8          14.2 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 06.09451 19 18 57.44 +28 18 29.8          14.1 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 17.97863 19 25 06.24 +42 55 01.1          14.1 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 04 20.04905 19 25 39.57 +45 21 08.8          14.2 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 20.05295 19 25 39.59 +45 21 29.1          14.4 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 04 20.05917 19 25 39.72 +45 21 51.1          14.3 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 20.06162 19 25 39.72 +45 22 01.1          14.3 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 20.96924 19 25 50.78 +46 25 09.3          14.2 N      170
    CK02E020  C2002 04 21.18024 19 25 52.54 +46 39 47.8          14.3 N      232
    CK02E020  C2002 04 24.99132 19 26 10.46 +50 56 40.6          14.4 N      235
    CK02E020  C2002 04 24.99132 19 26 10.46 +50 56 40.6          14.4N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 04 29.92355 19 25 18.00 +56 09 04.2          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 29.92524 19 25 17.83 +56 09 10.0          14.5 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 04 29.92635 19 25 18.02 +56 09 13.7          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.00874 19 24 52.90 +57 14 31.5          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.01075 19 24 52.83 +57 14 39.3          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.05928 19 24 51.87 +57 17 38.2          13.8        442
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.07213 19 24 51.13 +57 18 20.1          14.7        939
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.07800 19 24 50.91 +57 18 41.2          14.6        939
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.08396 19 24 50.71 +57 19 02.3          14.7        939
    CK02E020  C2002 05 01.85537 19 24 29.51 +58 04 41.9          14.3N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 05 05.09434 19 22 25.46 +61 09 32.7          14.6        939
    CK02E020  C2002 05 05.09632 19 22 25.36 +61 09 39.5          14.5        939
    CK02E020  C2002 05 05.10622 19 22 24.89 +61 10 11.0          14.7        939
    CK02E020  C2002 05 12.02016 19 14 12.94 +67 05 08.2          14.7 R      458
    CK02E020  C2002 05 12.02394 19 14 12.11 +67 05 19.9          14.8 R      458
    CK02E020  C2002 05 12.03173 19 14 11.61 +67 05 44.2          14.8 R      458
    CK02E020  C2002 05 12.88543 19 12 44.42 +67 45 42.5          14.7 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 12.88797 19 12 43.89 +67 45 50.2          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 12.89084 19 12 43.45 +67 46 01.3          14.7 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 14.93346 19 08 44.99 +69 18 20.4          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 14.93502 19 08 44.69 +69 18 24.3          14.6 N      213
    CK02E020  C2002 05 15.83652 19 06 45.05 +69 57 36.3          15.3N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 05 18.92640 18 58 41.79 +72 04 39.0          15.1 R      458
    CK02E020  C2002 05 18.93613 18 58 39.80 +72 05 03.3          15.1 R      458
    CK02E020  C2002 05 18.94090 18 58 38.78 +72 05 15.0          15.0 R      458
    CK02E020  C2002 05 20.11007 18 55 01.58 +72 50 25.7          14.8 N      232
    CK02E020  C2002 05 20.11620 18 55 00.41 +72 50 39.4          14.8 N      232
    CK02E020  C2002 05 20.12993 18 54 57.58 +72 51 10.5          14.8 N      232
    CK02E020  C2002 05 25.09491 18 35 31.15 +75 44 10.9          15.1 N      232
    CK02E020  C2002 05 29.85599 18 09 19.94 +78 00 42.4          15.2N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 06 01.02575 17 54 28.86 +78 52 44.5          15.2        442
    CK02E020  C2002 06 01.03993 17 54 22.75 +78 53 04.2          15.4 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 06 11.93399 16 14 13.36 +81 26 38.8          15.7N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 06 12.90799 16 04 08.03 +81 31 24.1          15.6N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 06 14.87971 15 43 52.85 +81 36 47.7          15.6        442
    CK02E020  C2002 06 14.89779 15 43 41.67 +81 36 49.0          15.6        442
    CK02E020  C2002 06 17.90702 15 14 13.85 +81 35 10.4          15.7N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 06 20.89604 14 47 49.52 +81 23 39.8          15.8N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 07 07.88346 13 21 39.74 +78 46 50.7          16.1N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 07 08.91090 13 19 16.09 +78 35 39.6          15.8 T      458
    CK02E020  C2002 07 08.92256 13 19 12.72 +78 35 27.8          15.8 T      458
    CK02E020  C2002 07 27.86866 13 02 55.18 +75 26 07.3          16.3        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 01.86607 13 04 25.21 +74 44 25.0          16.3        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 02.90113 13 04 55.63 +74 36 13.3          16.5N       235
    CK02E020  C2002 08 03.96746 13 05 31.02 +74 28 00.9          16.3        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 04.91247 13 06 05.60 +74 20 52.4          16.4        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 04.91698 13 06 05.99 +74 20 51.6          16.4        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 08.84511 13 08 58.77 +73 52 47.1          16.4        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 08.85370 13 08 58.91 +73 52 44.1          16.4        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 19.92229 13 20 44.57 +72 47 23.4          16.6        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 28.84308 13 33 22.35 +72 09 02.1          17.6 T      213
    CK02E020  C2002 08 28.84390 13 33 22.86 +72 09 01.0          17.6 T      213
    CK02E020  C2002 08 28.84725 13 33 22.61 +72 08 59.3          17.6 T      213
    CK02E020  C2002 08 30.90191 13 36 39.23 +72 01 56.4          16.7        442
    CK02E020  C2002 08 31.88301 13 38 15.21 +71 58 49.3          16.9 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 08 31.88532 13 38 15.43 +71 58 52.8          16.9 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 10 12.87639 15 13 55.64 +71 48 51.8          16.4 T      212
    CK02E020  C2002 10 12.88403 15 13 57.06 +71 48 52.7          16.4 T      212
    CK02E020  C2002 10 26.81684 15 58 57.17 +72 25 14.9          16.2 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 10 26.82154 15 58 57.98 +72 25 15.3          16.2 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 10 26.83069 15 58 59.84 +72 25 15.4          16.2 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 11 16.87208 17 22 07.68 +73 24 01.3          17.0 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 11 16.87456 17 22 08.33 +73 24 02.4          16.9 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 11 16.87949 17 22 09.42 +73 24 03.5          17.0 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 11 30.79613 18 26 04.53 +73 44 53.3          16.7 N      A01
    CK02E020  C2002 11 30.79921 18 26 05.64 +73 44 52.5          16.6 N      A01
    CK02E020  C2002 11 30.80046 18 26 06.10 +73 44 53.3          16.8 N      A01
    CK02E020  C2002 12 06.75137 18 54 44.86 +73 45 34.7          16.6 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 12 06.75645 18 54 47.13 +73 45 35.3          16.7 T      232
    CK02E020  C2002 12 06.76155 18 54 48.84 +73 45 35.2          16.7 T      232

Station data:
(170) Observatorio de Begues  (N41.3318 E1.9206).
(212) Observatorio La Dehesilla  (N36.6535 W4.6425).
(213) Observatorio Montcabre (N41.5186 E2.3850).
(232) Masquefa Observatory  (N41.5085 E1.3317).
(235) CAST Observatory, Talmassons  (N45.9367 E13.1144).
(442) Gualba Observatory  (N41.7079 W2.5178).
(458) Guadarrama Observatory  (N40.6472 W4.0194).
(939) Observatorio Rodeno  (N39.7599 W0.3967).
(A01) Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 1  (N42.0179 E0.7441).

Orbital elements:
C/2002E02
   Perihelion 2002 Feb 21.777789 TT
Epoch 2002 Nov 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5
q   1.466434             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    9.02975     -0.43020631     -0.02776091     
                   Node   244.58118     -0.87801916      0.24513423     
e   1.0006084      Incl.   92.54483     -0.20977339     -0.96909160     
From 70 observations 2002 Mar. 21-Dec. 6;   RMS error 1.148 arcseconds


Residuals in arcseconds:
020321 170  .32+  .97+    020501 939  .39+  .42-    020708 458( 2.6+  3.3+)   
020321 170  .21-  .55+    020501 939  .04-  .43-    020708 458( 2.6-  .72-)   
020323 235( .83-  3.4+)   020501 939  .29-  .75-    020727 442  .13-  .45-    
020323 213( .00   3.8+)   020501 235  .98+  1.8+    020801 442  .11-  1.7+    
020323 170  .06-  .23+    020505 939  .24+  .47+    020802 235  .37-  .10+    
020323 213( .16+  3.0+)   020505 939  .24+  .67+    020803 442  .09+  .98+    
020323 170  .20-  .14+    020505 939  .47+  .78-    020804 442  .66+  .58-    
020323 213  .50+  .37+    020512 458  .61+  3.9-    020804 442  1.5+  .71+    
020323 170  .43+  .00     020512 458( 2.0-  3.0-)   020808 442  .63+  .67-    
020323 213  .83+  .19+    020512 458  .32-  1.0-    020808 442  .51-  .04-    
020331 213  1.3+  .41+    020512 213  1.2+  1.6-    020819 442( 2.5+  4.2+)   
020331 213  .16+  .12-    020512 213  .23-  1.0-    020828 213  .53-  1.2+    
020401 170  .08-  .65+    020512 213  .99-  2.0+    020828 213  1.5+  .33+    
020401 170  .36+  .19-    020514 213  .73+  .36+    020828 213  1.1-  .61-    
020401 170  1.1-  .43+    020514 213  .20+  .10+    020830 442( 2.0+  1.0+)   
020402 235(18.7-  138-)   020515 235  .43-  1.7+    020831 232( .76+  2.6+)   
020406 213  .09-  .43+    020518 458( 1.3+  3.1-)   020831 232( .72+  6.6+)   
020406 213  .50-  .28+    020518 458( .12+  1.9-)   021012 212  .16+  1.1+    
020406 213  .09-  .58+    020518 458  .66-  1.6-    021012 212  .42+  1.1+    
020417 170  .08+  .42-    020520 232  .25-  .60-    021026 232( .71+  2.5+)   
020420 213( .30+  4.5-)   020520 232  .03-  .85-    021026 232( .10-  2.2+)   
020420 170  .02-  .57-    020520 232  .44-  .95-    021026 232  .41-  .77+    
020420 213( .59+  4.8-)   020525 232  1.1-  .83-    021116 232( .45+  2.2+)   
020420 213( .28+  5.1-)   020529 235  .01-  .49+    021116 232( .44+  3.0+)   
020420 170  .07-  .80-    020601 442  .18-  1.0-    021116 232( .45-  3.5+)   
020421 232  1.6-  .32-    020601 232  .60+  .49-    021130 A01( 1.5-  2.7+)   
020424 235  .43+  .02+    020611 235  .51+  1.5+    021130 A01  .49-  1.9+    
020429 213  .71+  .46-    020612 235( 1.9+  1.8+)   021130 A01( .06-  2.6+)   
020429 213  .43-  .87-    020614 442  .05-  .08-    021206 232( 3.4-  .35-)   
020429 213  1.3+  1.2-    020614 442  .12-  .36-    021206 232  .09-  .41+    
020501 213  .75+  .79-    020617 235  .58-  .05-    021206 232  .89+  .46+    
020501 213  .62+  .23-    020620 235  .37-  1.1+     232  .89+  .46+    

020501 442( 3.5+  4.2+)   020707 235( 5.5-  5.8+)   232  .89+  .46+