MPEC 2002-A15: 2002 AC
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M.P.E.C. 2002-A15 Issued 2002 Jan. 4, 15:39 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2002 AC
Observations:
K02A00C* C2002 01 03.46758 13 09 53.80 +67 11 57.5 19.3 704
K02A00C C2002 01 03.48314 13 10 07.15 +67 12 15.9 19.1 704
K02A00C C2002 01 03.49870 13 10 20.35 +67 12 35.2 19.0 704
K02A00C C2002 01 03.91363 13 16 26.32 +67 20 03.2 17.8 R 046
K02A00C C2002 01 03.91870 13 16 30.70 +67 20 08.3 17.9 R 046
K02A00C C2002 01 03.91940 13 16 31.41 +67 20 09.6 17.8 R 046
K02A00C C2002 01 03.92082 13 16 32.73 +67 20 09.7 17.6 R 046
K02A00C C2002 01 03.92169 13 16 33.79 +67 20 12.2 17.8 R 046
K02A00C C2002 01 03.92708 13 16 38.15 +67 20 18.1 557
K02A00C C2002 01 03.92812 13 16 39.18 +67 20 18.8 19 V 557
K02A00C C2002 01 04.32878 13 22 35.60 +67 27 06.1 18.7 R 649
K02A00C C2002 01 04.33153 13 22 38.06 +67 27 09.5 19.3 R 649
K02A00C C2002 01 04.33428 13 22 40.33 +67 27 12.4 19.3 R 649
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer, Z. Moravec, P. Jelinek.
0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
R. Trentman. 0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli. Measurers
J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 AC PHA 0.022D
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5 MPC
M 334.32169 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.29235913 Peri. 124.77158 -0.79448431 +0.23387411
a 2.2483208 Node 74.87133 -0.53465882 -0.70701498
e 0.6201503 Incl. 35.49031 +0.28798372 -0.66740746
P 3.37 H 17.9 G 0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Jan. 3-4.
Ephemeris:
2002 AC a,e,i = 2.25, 0.62, 35 q = 0.8540
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2001 12 27 11 35.76 +62 59.9 0.591 1.351 116.0 40.9 19.0
2002 01 06 13 47.76 +67 46.7 0.552 1.261 107.1 48.2 18.9
2002 01 16 16 08.48 +65 11.5 0.545 1.173 96.0 56.5 19.0
2002 01 26 17 36.09 +57 53.0 0.558 1.088 85.0 64.3 19.1
2002 02 05 18 25.05 +49 31.5 0.582 1.011 75.4 70.7 19.2
2002 02 15 18 56.07 +41 14.3 0.608 0.944 67.8 75.6 19.3
2002 02 25 19 19.45 +33 00.3 0.632 0.893 62.3 78.9 19.4
2002 03 07 19 40.59 +24 37.6 0.652 0.862 59.0 80.6 19.5
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-A15
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