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MPEC 2002-J21 : 2002 JY8

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M.P.E.C. 2002-J21                                Issued 2002 May 8, 00:22 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
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                                   2002 JY8

Observations:
     K02J08Y* C2002 05 04.33250 17 43 16.57 +35 32 45.4          18.6        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 04.34472 17 43 17.66 +35 33 07.5          19.1        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 04.35697 17 43 18.85 +35 33 28.1          19.2        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 04.38249 17 43 21.05 +35 34 13.7          19.0        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.34259 17 46 32.21 +36 31 47.6          19.6 R      651
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.34418 17 46 32.41 +36 31 50.4          19.9 R      651
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.34567 17 46 32.60 +36 31 52.3          20.4 R      651
     K02J08Y 1C2002 05 06.34582 17 46 32.53 +36 31 48.3                      658
     K02J08Y 1C2002 05 06.34781 17 46 32.72 +36 31 51.5                      658
     K02J08Y 1C2002 05 06.35013 17 46 32.93 +36 31 55.8                      658
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.38764 17 46 36.29 +36 33 05.9          18.7        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.39033 17 46 36.57 +36 33 11.6          19.4        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.39129 17 46 36.70 +36 33 13.6          19.2        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.39989 17 46 37.42 +36 33 28.3          19.1        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.40267 17 46 37.70 +36 33 34.8          19.4        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.40357 17 46 37.77 +36 33 35.5          19.3        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.41493 17 46 38.94 +36 33 55.1          19.6        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.41614 17 46 38.99 +36 33 57.2          19.3        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.42424 17 46 39.67 +36 34 11.0          19.0        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.42757 17 46 39.99 +36 34 18.7          19.7        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.42858 17 46 40.14 +36 34 20.2          19.6        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.43629 17 46 40.75 +36 34 33.8          19.5        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 06.44006 17 46 41.23 +36 34 40.9          19.7        704
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 07.08487 17 47 44.72 +36 53 38.7                      557
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 07.08709 17 47 44.88 +36 53 42.2                      557
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 07.08931 17 47 45.07 +36 53 45.6                      557
     K02J08Y  C2002 05 07.09153 17 47 45.32 +36 53 50.5                      557
     K02J08Y 1C2002 05 07.44166 17 48 20.09 +37 04 12.3                      658
     K02J08Y 1C2002 05 07.44300 17 48 20.20 +37 04 15.0                      658
     K02J08Y 1C2002 05 07.44434 17 48 20.35 +37 04 17.5                      658

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. Clem, G. B. Poole,
    J. Stoesz.  Measurer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett reflector + 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 JY8
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M 336.60231              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28958623     Peri.  186.99095     +0.70294880     +0.63477757
a   2.2626503      Node   128.34990     -0.63114427     +0.76467698
e   0.5825244      Incl.   24.14679     -0.32790226     -0.11102505
P   3.40           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 30 observations 2002 May 4-7.

Ephemeris:
2002 JY8                 a,e,i = 2.26, 0.58, 24                  q = 0.9446
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 26    17 30.10   +31 34.2    0.727    1.468   114.8    38.5    20.6
2002 05 06    17 45.97   +36 21.7    0.635    1.386   113.0    42.0    20.3
2002 05 16    18 03.16   +41 21.2    0.550    1.306   110.0    46.7    19.9
2002 05 26    18 23.95   +46 29.7    0.469    1.228   106.0    52.4    19.6
2002 06 05    18 53.41   +51 51.3    0.391    1.155   101.0    59.6    19.3
2002 06 15    19 43.82   +57 27.3    0.314    1.088    94.7    68.6    19.0
2002 06 25    21 27.43   +61 55.5    0.243    1.030    86.4    80.0    18.7
2002 07 05    00 25.84   +56 34.7    0.189    0.985    75.0    94.3    18.6
2002 07 15    02 41.58   +33 14.8    0.177    0.956    65.2   105.1    18.9
2002 07 25    03 49.49   +09 18.7    0.219    0.945    65.1   102.8    19.2
2002 08 04    04 28.65   -04 59.2    0.290    0.953    69.5    93.9    19.5
2002 08 14    04 55.25   -13 00.8    0.370    0.979    74.2    84.5    19.7
2002 08 24    05 14.73   -17 59.2    0.447    1.022    78.7    76.0    19.9
2002 09 03    05 28.97   -21 29.5    0.516    1.078    83.2    68.4    20.0
2002 09 13    05 38.28   -24 16.2    0.575    1.143    88.2    61.6    20.2
2002 09 23    05 42.50   -26 36.6    0.624    1.216    93.8    55.4    20.3
2002 10 03    05 41.33   -28 35.6    0.665    1.293    99.9    49.7    20.4
2002 10 13    05 34.43   -30 07.9    0.700    1.373   106.7    44.1    20.5
2002 10 23    05 22.04   -31 00.8    0.734    1.455   113.8    38.7    20.6
2002 11 02    05 05.20   -31 00.5    0.771    1.537   120.8    33.7    20.7
2002 11 12    04 45.86   -29 55.5    0.817    1.618   126.9    29.3    20.8
2002 11 22    04 26.71   -27 45.0    0.876    1.699   131.4    25.9    20.9
2002 12 02    04 10.05   -24 40.8    0.953    1.779   133.1    23.9    21.2
2002 12 12    03 57.36   -21 01.8    1.048    1.857   132.0    23.2    21.4
2002 12 22    03 49.13   -17 08.2    1.162    1.933   128.4    23.5    21.8
2003 01 01    03 45.10   -13 15.7    1.294    2.008   123.1    24.2    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J21

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