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MPEC 2002-E15 : 2002 EW

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M.P.E.C. 2002-E15                                Issued 2002 Mar. 6, 15:20 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                    2002 EW

Observations:
     K02E00W* C2002 03 05.33938 12 36 41.46 +38 17 32.3          17.6        704
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.35449 12 36 16.33 +38 15 26.0          17.8        704
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.36976 12 35 51.05 +38 13 18.5          17.5        704
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.38501 12 35 25.85 +38 11 10.4          17.4        704
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.98197 12 20 36.58 +36 48 29.1                      118
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.98307 12 20 35.05 +36 48 20.2          16.7 R      118
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.98517 12 20 32.13 +36 48 03.4                      118
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.98612 12 20 30.82 +36 47 55.8                      118
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.98747 12 20 28.86 +36 47 44.5          16.6 R      118
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99059 12 20 24.55 +36 47 17.1                      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99094 12 20 24.07 +36 47 14.2                      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99128 12 20 23.57 +36 47 11.2                      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99163 12 20 23.09 +36 47 08.4                      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99198 12 20 22.59 +36 47 05.9                      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99233 12 20 22.11 +36 47 02.8                      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99267 12 20 21.62 +36 47 00.2          17.7 V      557
     K02E00W  C2002 03 05.99494 12 20 18.34 +36 46 44.3          16.4 R      118
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.25664 12 14 32.37 +36 11 48.3          17.1 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.25741 12 14 31.37 +36 11 42.1          17.3 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.25819 12 14 30.38 +36 11 36.4          17.2 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.26641 12 14 19.54 +36 10 32.3          17.4 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.26718 12 14 18.54 +36 10 26.1          17.4 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.26873 12 14 16.53 +36 10 14.0          17.2 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.27696 12 14 05.63 +36 09 09.0          17.0 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.27851 12 14 03.61 +36 08 57.5          16.9 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.27928 12 14 02.63 +36 08 51.8          17.1 R      854
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.33045 12 12 54.38 +36 02 00.6          17.1 R      649
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.33169 12 12 52.80 +36 01 50.9          17.0 R      649
     K02E00W  C2002 03 06.33292 12 12 51.20 +36 01 41.2          17.1 R      649

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers J. Toth, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/6.1
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 EW
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5                 MPC
M  16.60561              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51782427     Peri.   23.69552     +0.76545479     -0.64266473
a   1.5358464      Node    16.42432     +0.57044451     +0.65427061
e   0.7818329      Incl.    6.61523     +0.29777848     +0.39863769
P   1.90           H   20.8           G   0.15
From 29 observations 2002 Mar. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 EW                  a,e,i = 1.54, 0.78, 7                   q = 0.3351
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 25    18 55.68   +25 52.5    0.090    0.953    63.2   112.0    19.8
2002 02 26    18 23.78   +30 47.5    0.083    0.968    72.1   103.2    19.1
2002 02 27    17 42.90   +35 47.5    0.078    0.983    82.3    93.1    18.5
2002 02 28    16 52.35   +40 09.3    0.075    0.998    93.5    82.2    18.1
2002 03 01    15 54.60   +43 02.0    0.076    1.013   104.8    71.0    17.7
2002 03 02    14 55.95   +43 57.8    0.079    1.028   115.6    60.5    17.5
2002 03 03    14 03.30   +43 10.9    0.085    1.042   125.1    51.1    17.4
2002 03 04    13 20.12   +41 21.0    0.092    1.057   133.1    43.3    17.4
2002 03 05    12 46.32   +39 05.1    0.102    1.071   139.6    36.9    17.5
2002 03 06    12 20.20   +36 46.4    0.112    1.085   144.7    31.9    17.6
2002 03 07    11 59.90   +34 36.3    0.124    1.100   148.6    28.1    17.7
2002 03 08    11 43.92   +32 38.8    0.136    1.114   151.5    25.2    17.9
2002 03 09    11 31.13   +30 54.5    0.148    1.128   153.5    23.1    18.0
2002 03 10    11 20.75   +29 22.5    0.162    1.141   154.9    21.7    18.2
2002 03 11    11 12.19   +28 01.4    0.175    1.155   155.7    20.7    18.4
2002 03 12    11 05.06   +26 49.7    0.189    1.169   156.0    20.2    18.5
2002 03 13    10 59.04   +25 46.0    0.203    1.182   156.0    20.0    18.7
2002 03 14    10 53.92   +24 49.2    0.217    1.196   155.8    20.0    18.9
2002 03 15    10 49.53   +23 58.3    0.232    1.209   155.3    20.1    19.0
2002 03 16    10 45.73   +23 12.3    0.247    1.222   154.7    20.4    19.2

2002 03 17    10 42.44   +22 30.7    0.262    1.235   153.9    20.7    19.4
2002 03 22    10 31.20   +19 49.0    0.339    1.299   149.5    22.9    20.1
2002 03 27    10 25.34   +17 56.0    0.419    1.361   144.7    25.1    20.7
2002 04 01    10 22.50   +16 30.0    0.502    1.421   140.0    26.9    21.3
2002 04 06    10 21.59   +15 20.0    0.588    1.478   135.4    28.4    21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E15

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