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Comet C/2002 X5 Kudo-Fujikawa


Named after T. Kudo who discovered the comet on December 13, 2002 and S. Fujikawa who discovered it independently on December 14, 2002.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.


Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2452659,5
Semi major axis1175,1268 AU
Period [Julian yrs]40284,251 Julian years
Inclination94,152 °
Eccentricity0,9998
Lon. of ascending node119,065 °
Argument of perihelion187,585 °
Passage of perihelion2003-Jan-29.002284
Aphelion distance2350,0636 AU
Mean anomaly360,000 °

Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1)8,5
Total magnitude slope (k1)8

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererT. Kudo
Discovered2002-12-13

Data File
Data File NameC_2002_X5_Kudo_Fujikawa.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size288 kB
Covered Period2002,50 - 2003,50