"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/2002 J4

Created Sun Jun 22 09:09:02 2003

 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 


Astrometry:
    CK02J040  C2002 05 14.95797 15 48 44.71 +00 23 59.8          17.2 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 05 14.96855 15 48 44.31 +00 24 00.2          17.2 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 05 18.88730 15 46 25.62 +00 16 20.9          17.3 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 05 18.89389 15 46 25.30 +00 16 21.5          17.3 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 05 31.97988 15 38 37.67 -00 17 53.9          17.3 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 05 31.99084 15 38 37.24 -00 17 55.1          17.3 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 06 01.89013 15 38 05.82 -00 20 46.4          17.3 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 06 01.89478 15 38 05.66 -00 20 47.7          17.3 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 06 01.94152 15 38 05.08 -00 17 56.5                      232
    CK02J040  C2002 06 01.95350 15 38 03.62 -00 18 25.3          17.3 T      232
    CK02J040  C2002 06 08.90544 15 34 04.78 -00 45 18.5          17.3 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 06 08.91162 15 34 04.59 -00 45 22.3          17.3 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 06 08.96260 15 34 02.90 -00 45 32.0          17.3 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 06 08.97532 15 34 02.55 -00 45 34.2          17.3 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 06 11.90199 15 32 26.24 -00 57 00.2          17.2 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 06 14.90924 15 30 50.67 -01 09 24.7          17.3 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 06 14.92181 15 30 50.32 -01 09 28.6          17.4 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 07 01.93525 15 23 12.02 -02 32 13.4          17.6 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 07 01.94014 15 23 12.03 -02 32 14.9          17.6 T      170
    CK02J040  C2002 07 09.86576 15 20 37.84 -03 17 15.9          17.3 T      213
    CK02J040  C2002 07 09.87828 15 20 37.30 -03 17 19.0          17.3 T      213

Station data:
(170) Observatorio de Begues  (N41.3318 E1.9206).
(213) Observatorio Montcabre (N41.5186 E2.3850).
(232) Masquefa Observatory  (N41.5085 E1.3317).

Orbital elements:
C/2002J04
   Perihelion 2003 Oct 2.929743 TT
Epoch 2002 Jul  5.0 TT = JDT 2452460.5
q   3.630809             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  230.72915      0.29654717     -0.66504945     
                   Node    70.90437     -0.48540919     -0.72302511     
e   1.0            Incl.   46.49446     -0.82245831      0.18693287     
From 17 observations 2002 May. 14-Jul. 1;   RMS error 1.168 arcseconds


Residuals in arcseconds:
020514 170  .33+  1.1-    020601 213  1.4+  .64+    020611 170  .44-  .81-    
020514 170  .00   .42+    020601 232(17.6+  181+)   020614 213  .44+  .17+    
020518 170  .35+  .71-    020601 232( 2.2+  154+)   020614 213  1.2+  .53-    
020518 170  .88-  .72+    020608 213  1.2-  .44+    020701 170  1.1-  .09+    
020531 170  .63-  .03+    020608 213  .91-  2.0-    020701 170  .74+  .19+    
020531 170  1.2-  .90+    020608 170  .28-  .10-    020709 213( 2.0+  1.3-)   
020601 213  1.3+  1.0+    020608 170  .94+  .58+    020709 213( 2.8-  .01-)