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MPEC 2002-V08 : 2002 UX25

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V08                                Issued 2002 Nov. 1, 23:53 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 UX25

Observations:
     K02U25X* C2002 10 30.14553 01 26 58.50 +09 24 38.7          20.4 V      291
     K02U25X  C2002 10 30.16887 01 26 58.41 +09 24 38.0          20.3 V      291
     K02U25X  C2002 10 30.19228 01 26 58.29 +09 24 37.4          20.5 V      291
     K02U25X  C2002 10 30.35756 01 26 57.56 +09 24 32.4                      291
     K02U25X  C2002 10 30.39596 01 26 57.46 +09 24 31.0                      291
     K02U25X  C2002 10 31.23372 01 26 53.78 +09 24 05.6          19.0 R      926
     K02U25X  C2002 10 31.30396 01 26 53.49 +09 24 02.1          18.9 R      926
     K02U25X  C2002 10 31.36627 01 26 53.18 +09 24 01.4          19.1 R      926

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m Spacewatch telescope.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
    Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 UX25
Assumed circular orbit
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
                         (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00354852  Arg.lat.  179.25003     +0.91464197     -0.37274795
a  42.5700669      Node   204.53819     +0.36891626     +0.92789483
e   0.0000000      Incl.   22.13633     +0.16532048     -0.00837507
P 278              H    3.6           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2002 Oct. 30-31.

Ephemeris:
2002 UX25                a,e,i = 42.57, 0.00, 22
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 23    01 27.50   +09 28.4   41.580   42.570   174.4     0.1    19.9
2002 11 02    01 26.77   +09 23.2   41.614   42.570   164.2     0.4    19.9
2002 11 12    01 26.08   +09 18.2   41.678   42.570   154.0     0.6    20.0
2002 11 22    01 25.47   +09 13.7   41.770   42.570   143.7     0.8    20.0
2002 12 02    01 24.95   +09 09.7   41.886   42.570   133.5     1.0    20.0
2002 12 12    01 24.54   +09 06.4   42.023   42.570   123.2     1.1    20.0
2002 12 22    01 24.27   +09 03.9   42.177   42.570   112.9     1.2    20.0
2003 01 01    01 24.15   +09 02.2   42.343   42.570   102.7     1.3    20.1
2003 01 11    01 24.18   +09 01.5   42.516   42.570    92.5     1.3    20.1
2003 01 21    01 24.36   +09 01.6   42.689   42.570    82.4     1.3    20.1
2003 01 31    01 24.69   +09 02.7   42.859   42.570    72.3     1.3    20.1
2003 02 10    01 25.16   +09 04.6   43.020   42.570    62.3     1.2    20.1
2003 02 20    01 25.77   +09 07.3   43.167   42.570    52.3     1.1    20.1
2003 03 02    01 26.49   +09 10.7   43.296   42.570    42.5     0.9    20.1
2003 03 12    01 27.30   +09 14.6   43.403   42.570    32.7     0.7    20.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V08

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