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M.P.E.C. 2002-P54 Issued 2002 Aug. 12, 14:55 UT
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2002 PG43
Observations:
K02P43G* C2002 08 10.41572 00 56 16.28 +00 54 34.1 18.8 704
K02P43G C2002 08 10.42733 00 56 17.53 +00 54 54.3 18.9 704
K02P43G C2002 08 10.43893 00 56 18.76 +00 55 11.1 18.8 704
K02P43G C2002 08 10.45053 00 56 20.00 +00 55 30.2 19.0 704
K02P43G C2002 08 11.29609 00 57 57.28 +01 18 13.3 19.3 R 858
K02P43G C2002 08 11.29934 00 57 57.52 +01 18 17.6 19.3 R 858
K02P43G C2002 08 11.30258 00 57 57.87 +01 18 22.9 19.2 R 858
K02P43G C2002 08 11.37309 00 58 05.18 +01 20 15.9 18.7 R 734
K02P43G C2002 08 11.37835 00 58 05.92 +01 20 26.0 18.6 704
K02P43G C2002 08 11.38096 00 58 06.00 +01 20 29.9 18.6 R 734
K02P43G C2002 08 11.39340 00 58 07.52 +01 20 50.2 19.1 704
K02P43G C2002 08 11.40608 00 58 08.65 +01 21 09.3 18.3 R 649
K02P43G C2002 08 11.40845 00 58 09.14 +01 21 15.0 19.2 704
K02P43G C2002 08 11.42131 00 58 10.28 +01 21 33.7 18.8 R 649
K02P43G C2002 08 11.42353 00 58 10.75 +01 21 39.3 19.0 704
K02P43G C2002 08 11.43861 00 58 12.30 +01 22 03.2 19.3 704
K02P43G C2002 08 12.46958 01 00 07.76 +01 49 54.4 19.0 R 848
K02P43G C2002 08 12.47531 01 00 08.45 +01 50 02.6 18.3 R 848
K02P43G C2002 08 12.47819 01 00 08.71 +01 50 05.1 18.4 R 848
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer K. Smalley. 0.75-m
Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove. Observers M. Schwartz,
P. R. Holvorcem. 0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3-m f/3.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 PG43
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5 MPC
M 340.93864 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.42204735 Peri. 9.46544 +0.99562258 +0.08936573
a 1.7601997 Node 345.32326 -0.09125646 +0.86616991
e 0.2905658 Incl. 6.20288 -0.02019737 +0.49169447
P 2.34 H 19.1 G 0.15
From 18 observations 2002 Aug. 10-12.
Ephemeris:
2002 PG43 a,e,i = 1.76, 0.29, 6 q = 1.2487
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 08 04 00 43.50 -01 53.0 0.413 1.282 122.0 42.2 19.4
2002 08 14 01 02.92 +02 31.9 0.372 1.266 125.5 40.7 19.1
2002 08 24 01 19.39 +07 13.6 0.340 1.255 129.6 38.4 18.8
2002 09 03 01 31.96 +12 03.9 0.314 1.249 134.5 35.1 18.5
2002 09 13 01 39.56 +16 48.4 0.297 1.249 140.5 30.8 18.3
2002 09 23 01 41.68 +21 08.1 0.287 1.255 147.2 25.7 18.1
2002 10 03 01 38.57 +24 40.5 0.287 1.266 154.1 20.2 17.9
2002 10 13 01 31.85 +27 05.8 0.297 1.281 159.9 15.5 17.9
2002 10 23 01 24.58 +28 20.0 0.319 1.302 162.0 13.7 18.0
2002 11 02 01 19.62 +28 35.2 0.351 1.326 158.9 15.6 18.3
2002 11 12 01 18.88 +28 13.3 0.396 1.354 152.8 19.5 18.7
2002 11 22 01 22.94 +27 37.9 0.452 1.386 145.9 23.6 19.2
2002 12 02 01 31.30 +27 03.8 0.520 1.419 138.8 27.2 19.7
2002 12 12 01 43.27 +26 39.2 0.598 1.455 132.1 30.1 20.1
2002 12 22 01 58.07 +26 27.3 0.687 1.492 125.7 32.4 20.5
2003 01 01 02 14.98 +26 26.9 0.785 1.531 119.5 34.0 20.9
2003 01 11 02 33.54 +26 35.8 0.891 1.570 113.7 35.0 21.3
2003 01 21 02 53.34 +26 51.3 1.004 1.609 108.0 35.6 21.6
2003 01 31 03 14.06 +27 10.0 1.124 1.648 102.6 35.7 21.9
2003 02 10 03 35.53 +27 29.4 1.250 1.687 97.3 35.5 22.2
2003 02 20 03 57.53 +27 46.9 1.379 1.726 92.1 34.9 22.4
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-P54
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