"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/2004 C2
Created Mon May 27 09:29:25 2013 using Find_Orb
Astrometry:
CK04C020 S2004 02 04.96256 21 16 41.7 -15 10 18 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 04.96256 2 +0.00935890 -0.00296197 -0.00122956 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 04.97923 21 16 18.5 -15 05 57 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 04.97923 2 +0.00936071 -0.00295942 -0.00122897 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 04.99590 21 15 55.4 -15 01 49 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 04.99590 2 +0.00936253 -0.00295686 -0.00122838 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.00423 21 15 43.3 -14 59 51 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.00423 2 +0.00936342 -0.00295559 -0.00122809 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.02090 21 15 19.2 -14 55 57 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.02090 2 +0.00936523 -0.00295304 -0.00122750 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.03775 21 14 54.5 -14 52 06 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.03775 2 +0.00936705 -0.00295047 -0.00122691 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.06366 21 14 15.5 -14 46 41 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.06366 2 +0.00936986 -0.00294650 -0.00122600 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.07923 21 13 50.6 -14 43 34 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.07923 2 +0.00937154 -0.00294412 -0.00122545 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.08758 21 13 38.4 -14 42 04 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.08758 2 +0.00937244 -0.00294285 -0.00122515 52149249
CK04C020 S2004 02 05.10423 21 13 11.8 -14 39 02 52149249
CK04C020 s2004 02 05.10423 2 +0.00937424 -0.00294030 -0.00122457 52149249
Station data:
(249) SOHO.
Orbital elements: C/2004 C2
Perihelion 2004 Feb 5.155970 +/- 0.0256 TT = 3:44:35 (JD 2453040.655970)
Epoch 2004 Feb 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5 Earth MOID: 0.5071 Find_Orb
q 0.0319449 +/- 0.000383
Peri. 60.8453 +/- 3.7
Node 76.9688 +/- 5.0
e 1.065767 +/- 0.209 Incl. 76.5409 +/- 5.1
From 10 observations 2004 Feb. 4-5 (3.4 hr); mean residual 2".949.
Residuals in arcseconds:
040204 249 2.70+ 3.13- 040205 249 1.46- 1.47- 040205 249 4.62+ 2.81-
040204 249 2.84- 2.51+ 040205 249 1.73+ 1.67+ 040205 249 1.22- 1.99+
040204 249 0.99+ 2.55+ 040205 249 5.07+ 2.13-
040205 249 2.26- .303- 040205 249 7.32- 1.13+