"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/2002 U2

Created Sat Jun 21 12:42:52 2003

 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 


Astrometry:
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.08285 08 33 08.48 +73 49 54.7          16.4 N      213
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.08426 08 33 08.41 +73 49 59.9          16.4 N      213
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.08597 08 33 12.08 +73 50 01.8          16.4 N      213
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.08859 08 33 13.54 +73 50 08.4          16.4 N      213
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.09072 08 33 15.53 +73 50 14.3          16.0 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.09300 08 33 17.39 +73 50 20.6          16.1 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.09532 08 33 19.82 +73 50 27.2          16.1 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.11336 08 33 36.63 +73 51 11.3          15.9 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 10 27.11499 08 33 37.80 +73 51 14.6          16.1 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 11 05.89209 11 52 06.58 +76 24 04.5          16.1N       235
    CK02U020  C2002 11 08.99561 12 53 26.54 +75 06 53.4          15.7N       235
    CK02U020  C2002 11 17.15399 14 38 00.38 +68 55 39.0          16.1 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 11 17.15650 14 38 01.60 +68 55 31.3          16.1 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 11 17.15997 14 38 03.17 +68 55 21.5          16.1 N      232
    CK02U020  C2002 12 29.21744 16 43 31.22 +37 50 37.6          15.1 N      A02
    CK02U020  C2002 12 29.21969 16 43 31.36 +37 50 33.4          15.1 N      A02
    CK02U020  C2002 12 29.22194 16 43 31.41 +37 50 29.3          15.2 N      A02
    CK02U020  C2002 12 29.24568 16 43 32.72 +37 49 45.3          15.7 T      232
    CK02U020  C2002 12 29.24833 16 43 33.03 +37 49 40.9          15.6 T      232
    CK02U020  C2002 12 29.25363 16 43 33.22 +37 49 32.8          15.8 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 01 22.20825 16 59 09.76 +27 18 11.8          16.0 T      939
    CK02U020  C2003 01 22.21351 16 59 09.86 +27 18 04.6          16.0 T      939
    CK02U020  C2003 01 22.22144 16 59 09.96 +27 17 54.3          16.0 T      939
    CK02U020  C2003 01 25.20308 17 00 04.49 +26 11 30.1          16.0 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 01 25.21075 17 00 04.41 +26 11 22.0          16.0 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 01 25.21833 17 00 04.28 +26 11 14.0          16.0 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 02 01.20890 17 01 17.15 +23 42 31.9          16.2 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 02 01.22150 17 01 16.99 +23 42 22.5          16.2 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 02 09.18753 17 00 55.24 +21 01 44.5          16.3 T      939
    CK02U020  C2003 02 09.19279 17 00 55.18 +21 01 37.7          16.4 T      939
    CK02U020  C2003 02 09.20330 17 00 55.01 +21 01 24.0          16.3 T      939
    CK02U020  C2003 02 09.22088 17 00 54.87 +21 01 06.2          16.9 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 02 09.23617 17 00 54.64 +21 00 47.1          16.8 T      232
    CK02U020  C2003 02 16.10668 16 58 52.05 +18 46 27.1          16.5 N      213
    CK02U020  C2003 02 16.11434 16 58 51.88 +18 46 24.6          16.5 N      213
    CK02U020  C2003 03 09.06659 16 39 47.24 +11 46 06.8          17.4 T      213
    CK02U020  C2003 03 09.06902 16 39 46.78 +11 46 05.7          17.3 T      213
    CK02U020  C2003 03 09.07139 16 39 46.89 +11 45 58.3          17.3 T      213
    CK02U020  C2003 04 30.99832 14 17 50.86 -10 44 38.8          17.2 N      442

Station data:
(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).
(939) Observatorio Rodeno  (N39.7599 W0.3967).
(A02) Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8  (N42.0179 E0.7441).

Orbital elements:
C/2002U02
   Perihelion 2002 Dec 31.988711 TT
Epoch 2003 May  1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
M   0.00094              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00000789     Peri.   95.85132     -0.39909948     -0.74284269     
a2498.0944683      Node    38.77059     -0.03312052     -0.57414553     
e   0.9995162      Incl.   59.13115      0.91630924     -0.34429876     
P124857.11           H   13.6           G   0.15      q 1.2085357
From 23 observations 2002 Oct. 27-2003 Feb. 9;   RMS error 1.109 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
021027 213  .21+  .26+    021117 232( 3.6-  4.5+)   030201 232  .46-  .44+    
021027 213( 5.5-  1.9+)   021229 A02  .29-  .17+    030201 232( 3.1-  6.5+)   
021027 213( 3.4+  .51-)   021229 A02  .21-  .14+    030209 939  .33+  .54+    
021027 213  .51-  .51-    021229 A02  1.2-  .20+    030209 939  .38+  .08-    
021027 232  .36-  .12+    021229 232( 2.3-  .09+)   030209 939( .20-  1.4-)   
021027 232  1.3-  .67+    021229 232  .42-  .59+    030209 232  1.1+  1.6+    
021027 232  .04+  1.4+    021229 232( 1.8-  2.3+)   030209 232  .59+  .53+    
021027 232  1.5+  .17+    030122 939  .60+  1.5-    030216 213( 2.7+  .78+)   
021027 232  .22+  .62-    030122 939  .58+  1.6-    030216 213( 3.2+  7.1+)   
021105 235  .01+  .66-    030122 939  .10-  1.2-    030309 213( 1.1+  8.7+)   
021108 235  .01-  .12-    030125 232  .87+  .96-    030309 213( 2.5- 10.7+)   
021117 232( 1.8-  3.3+)   030125 232  1.7-  .95+    030309 213( 2.3+  6.4+)   
021117 232( 2.3-  3.4+)   030125 232( 4.9-  2.8+)   030430 442(32.9+ 39.4+)