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MPEC 2002-V26 : 2002 TC302

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V26                                Issued 2002 Nov. 7, 15:57 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  2002 TC302

Observations:
     K02TU2C* C2002 10 09.21525 01 42 14.08 +14 10 55.7          20.4        644
     K02TU2C  C2002 10 09.29517 01 42 13.71 +14 10 54.6                      644
     K02TU2C  C2002 10 09.35802 01 42 13.44 +14 10 53.5                      644
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 03.10860 01 40 25.42 +14 03 33.3          20.4        644
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 03.17245 01 40 25.10 +14 03 32.1                      644
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 06.92556 01 40 09.26 +14 02 22.9          20.2 R      966
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.01253 01 40 08.88 +14 02 20.8          20.4 R      966
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.04701 01 40 08.64 +14 02 21.1          19.7 R      246
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.05161 01 40 08.59 +14 02 21.1                      246
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.05242 01 40 08.57 +14 02 20.7                      246
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.17275 01 40 08.22 +14 02 18.6          20.5 R      649
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.26611 01 40 07.83 +14 02 17.4                      926
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.32098 01 40 07.58 +14 02 15.5          20.5 R      649
     K02TU2C  C2002 11 07.33484 01 40 07.54 +14 02 16.4          19.2 R      926

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tich\'y.  1.06-m KLENOT telescope
    + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers C. A. Trujillo, M. E. Brown,
    E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence, M. Hicks.  Measurer C. A.
    Trujillo.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, M. Glaze,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
    Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TC302
Eccentricity and mean anomaly assumed
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
M   6.70757              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00052554     Peri.  300.87479     +0.76197239     +0.61907916
a 152.0782346      Node    22.72547     -0.28241534     +0.58181138
e   0.7707387      Incl.   29.47813     -0.58278611     +0.52748130
P1875              H    3.7           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2002 Oct. 9-Nov. 7.

Ephemeris:
2002 TC302               a,e,i =152.08, 0.77, 29                 q = 34.866
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 02    01 40.50   +14 03.9   45.979   46.952   168.5     0.2    20.4
2002 11 12    01 39.81   +14 00.9   46.044   46.967   158.6     0.4    20.5
2002 11 22    01 39.17   +13 58.0   46.138   46.983   148.4     0.6    20.5
2002 12 02    01 38.62   +13 55.5   46.258   46.998   138.2     0.8    20.5
2002 12 12    01 38.16   +13 53.5   46.401   47.013   128.0     0.9    20.5
2002 12 22    01 37.83   +13 52.0   46.563   47.029   117.7     1.1    20.6
2003 01 01    01 37.62   +13 51.2   46.739   47.044   107.5     1.1    20.6
2003 01 11    01 37.56   +13 51.1   46.924   47.060    97.3     1.2    20.6
2003 01 21    01 37.63   +13 51.8   47.113   47.075    87.2     1.2    20.6
2003 01 31    01 37.85   +13 53.3   47.301   47.091    77.1     1.2    20.6
2003 02 10    01 38.20   +13 55.6   47.482   47.106    67.1     1.1    20.6
2003 02 20    01 38.68   +13 58.7   47.651   47.121    57.1     1.0    20.6
2003 03 02    01 39.27   +14 02.5   47.804   47.137    47.2     0.9    20.6
2003 03 12    01 39.96   +14 06.9   47.937   47.152    37.5     0.7    20.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V26

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