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Comet P/2002 O8 (NEAT)
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The comet P/2002 O8 (NEAT) was recovered on the 22nd January, 2009 by  amateur astronomer  Gary Hug (Sandlot Observatory, Scranton). This comet had been discovered on the 29th January, 2002 by K. Lawrence (NEAT).
The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 8th June, 2010, at a distance of 3.2 AU from the Sun, and a 8.07 year orbital  period.

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Comet  P/2002 O8 = 2009 B5 (NEAT)
Orbital elements:
    P/2002 O8 = 2009 B5 (NEAT)
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5
T 2002 May 8.61614 TT                                   MPC
q   3.2293889            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.12169156     Peri.  222.28101     +0.44997049     +0.86696044
a   4.0330079      Node    75.50177     -0.74866054     +0.49700035
e   0.1992605      Incl.   12.78567     -0.48686133     +0.03701683
P   8.10
MPEC 2009 -C19

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