MPEC 2002-B16 : 2002 BG
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M.P.E.C. 2002-B16 Issued 2002 Jan. 20, 21:42 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2002 BG
Observations:
K02B00G* C2002 01 19.18836 05 35 40.92 +18 43 40.8 18.8 704
K02B00G C2002 01 19.20343 05 35 38.60 +18 45 41.1 18.8 704
K02B00G C2002 01 19.21851 05 35 36.23 +18 47 41.7 18.7 704
K02B00G C2002 01 20.11564 05 33 38.34 +20 46 40.3 18.1 R 649
K02B00G C2002 01 20.11803 05 33 37.97 +20 46 59.6 18.1 R 649
K02B00G C2002 01 20.12725 05 33 36.62 +20 48 12.7 18.2 R 649
K02B00G C2002 01 20.84552 05 32 02.78 +22 22 49.3 17.9 R 966
K02B00G C2002 01 20.85080 05 32 02.03 +22 23 31.1 18.5 R 966
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer K. Smalley. Measurer R. Fredrick.
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.
966 Church Stretton. Observer S. P. Laurie. 0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 BG
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5 MPC
M 320.79805 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.70153604 Peri. 37.10096 -0.85787986 -0.40574802
a 1.2544000 Node 116.06985 +0.34534134 -0.90961837
e 0.1346486 Incl. 20.54888 +0.38050166 -0.08923544
P 1.40 H 21.0 G 0.15
From 8 observations 2002 Jan. 19-20.
Ephemeris:
2002 BG a,e,i = 1.25, 0.13, 21 q = 1.0855
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 01 16 05 42.95 +11 41.1 0.156 1.119 148.1 27.7 18.4
2002 01 26 05 21.57 +33 13.9 0.164 1.107 135.1 38.9 18.8
2002 02 05 05 06.91 +50 02.3 0.194 1.097 120.3 50.9 19.5
2002 02 15 05 03.30 +61 11.4 0.236 1.090 109.6 58.6 20.2
2002 02 25 05 15.18 +68 35.8 0.281 1.086 102.6 62.8 20.7
2002 03 07 05 47.6 +73 39.0 0.325 1.086 97.9 64.8 21.0
2002 03 17 06 47.2 +76 47.9 0.365 1.089 94.9 65.6 21.3
2002 03 27 08 12.2 +77 52.8 0.400 1.095 93.2 65.5 21.5
2002 04 06 09 39.2 +76 42.5 0.429 1.105 92.3 64.8 21.7
2002 04 16 10 46.4 +73 38.2 0.453 1.117 92.2 63.9 21.8
2002 04 26 11 33.29 +69 12.2 0.471 1.131 92.8 62.7 21.9
2002 05 06 12 06.76 +63 44.1 0.485 1.148 93.8 61.2 21.9
2002 05 16 12 32.59 +57 21.6 0.498 1.166 95.2 59.7 22.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-B16
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