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MPEC 2002-F52 : 2002 FB6

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M.P.E.C. 2002-F52                                Issued 2002 Mar. 24, 23:06 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                                   2002 FB6

Observations:
     K02F06B* C2002 03 21.42511 17 07 15.63 +06 42 25.8          17.8        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 21.43677 17 07 20.26 +06 43 21.6          18.5        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 21.44845 17 07 24.75 +06 44 17.1          17.8        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 21.46030 17 07 29.38 +06 45 13.8          17.5        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 21.47216 17 07 34.02 +06 46 10.8          17.4        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 22.40872 17 13 51.24 +08 01 43.2          17.5        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 22.42063 17 13 55.96 +08 02 40.9          17.6        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 22.43257 17 14 00.79 +08 03 38.9          17.7        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 22.45649 17 14 10.39 +08 05 37.1          18.0        704
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.06962 17 18 21.91 +08 55 48.2          17.8 R      468
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.07318 17 18 23.30 +08 56 05.7          17.9 R      468
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.36220 17 20 23.04 +09 19 58.1          17.8 R      649
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.36627 17 20 24.71 +09 20 18.6          18.0 R      649
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.36775 17 20 25.33 +09 20 25.9          17.8 R      649
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.37800 17 20 29.57 +09 21 15.4          18.2 R      448
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.38078 17 20 30.73 +09 21 29.7          18.2 R      448
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.38341 17 20 31.80 +09 21 42.6          18.3 R      448
     K02F06B  C2002 03 23.38620 17 20 32.93 +09 21 56.3          18.3 R      448
     K02F06B  C2002 03 24.71278 17 29 51.82 +11 13 11.2          18.5 V      422
     K02F06B  C2002 03 24.71448 17 29 52.50 +11 13 18.5          18.3 V      422
     K02F06B IC2002 03 24.71543 17 29 52.90 +11 13 23.9          18.4 V      422

Observer details:
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
468 Campo Catino.  Observers G. Masi, F. Mallia.  0.80-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    D. Young.  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 FB6
Epoch 2002 Mar. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452340.5                  MPC
M 325.57567              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42860882     Peri.  103.00073     +0.26239328     +0.96462502
a   1.7421892      Node   182.65338     -0.94941690     +0.26279376
e   0.5346328      Incl.   33.36862     +0.17250309     -0.02092879
P   2.30           H   17.8           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2002 Mar. 21-24.

Ephemeris:
2002 FB6                 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.53, 33                  q = 0.8108
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 03 17    16 39.41   +01 09.3    0.464    1.212   106.7    51.8    18.5
2002 03 27    17 46.51   +14 27.2    0.410    1.131    98.1    60.9    18.3
2002 04 06    19 06.55   +27 50.7    0.412    1.051    85.4    71.6    18.5
2002 04 16    20 29.70   +36 48.7    0.463    0.977    73.3    79.7    18.9
2002 04 26    21 44.37   +40 44.0    0.543    0.911    64.1    83.5    19.2
2002 05 06    22 46.63   +41 21.8    0.635    0.858    57.7    83.6    19.4
2002 05 16    23 38.74   +40 11.6    0.728    0.823    53.6    81.1    19.5
2002 05 26    00 24.07   +38 02.3    0.818    0.811    51.2    76.9    19.6
2002 06 05    01 05.04   +35 20.8    0.898    0.822    50.4    72.1    19.7
2002 06 15    01 42.72   +32 21.9    0.967    0.855    51.0    67.4    19.8
2002 06 25    02 17.44   +29 12.2    1.022    0.907    52.8    63.2    19.9
2002 07 05    02 49.29   +25 54.3    1.064    0.972    55.7    59.7    20.0
2002 07 15    03 18.21   +22 28.0    1.092    1.046    59.4    56.7    20.1
2002 07 25    03 44.15   +18 51.4    1.109    1.125    63.8    54.1    20.3
2002 08 04    04 07.09   +15 02.4    1.115    1.207    68.9    51.6    20.4
2002 08 14    04 26.92   +10 58.9    1.112    1.290    74.5    49.2    20.4
2002 08 24    04 43.47   +06 39.3    1.103    1.371    80.7    46.7    20.5
2002 09 03    04 56.56   +02 03.1    1.090    1.452    87.4    44.0    20.5
2002 09 13    05 05.83   -02 48.9    1.076    1.530    94.5    41.0    20.5
2002 09 23    05 10.91   -07 52.4    1.063    1.606   102.0    37.7    20.5
2002 10 03    05 11.41   -12 59.5    1.056    1.680   109.4    34.2    20.5
2002 10 13    05 07.00   -17 56.7    1.059    1.750   116.6    30.6    20.5
2002 10 23    04 57.72   -22 25.6    1.075    1.818   122.9    27.4    20.5
2002 11 02    04 44.19   -26 06.3    1.107    1.883   127.5    24.7    20.5
2002 11 12    04 27.79   -28 41.5    1.157    1.946   129.9    23.0    20.7
2002 11 22    04 10.59   -30 03.1    1.225    2.005   129.6    22.3    20.8
2002 12 02    03 54.70   -30 14.6    1.311    2.062   127.1    22.4    21.0
2002 12 12    03 41.75   -29 27.4    1.413    2.116   122.9    23.0    21.3
2002 12 22    03 32.61   -27 57.1    1.528    2.167   117.6    23.7    21.5
2003 01 01    03 27.38   -25 58.9    1.655    2.215   111.7    24.4    21.8
2003 01 11    03 25.78   -23 44.5    1.790    2.261   105.5    24.8    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-F52

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