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MPEC 2002-A34: 2002 AC2

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A34                                Issued 2002 Jan. 8, 23:40 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,
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                                   2002 AC2

Observations:
     K02A02C* C2002 01 06.29836 08 31 42.96 +46 55 43.4          19.7        704
     K02A02C  C2002 01 06.32831 08 31 38.77 +46 56 39.3          20.1        704
     K02A02C  C2002 01 06.34329 08 31 36.65 +46 57 06.3          19.9        704
     K02A02C  C2002 01 06.35828 08 31 34.58 +46 57 33.9          19.7        704
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.38895 08 26 48.62 +47 59 03.3          19.2 R      649
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.39103 08 26 48.34 +47 59 07.1          19.1 R      649
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.39721 08 26 47.47 +47 59 17.6          19.3 R      649
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.96034 08 25 25.60 +48 15 58.1          18.7 R      046
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.96169 08 25 25.43 +48 16 01.0                      046
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.96302 08 25 25.18 +48 16 03.3                      046
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.96438 08 25 24.88 +48 16 05.5                      046
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.96578 08 25 24.80 +48 16 08.4          18.8 R      046
     K02A02C  C2002 01 08.96711 08 25 24.61 +48 16 10.7                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  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 AC2                                                             PHA 0.017D
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M 166.05341              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51830199     Peri.  206.61581     +0.42696355     +0.50305762
a   1.5349025      Node    98.99486     -0.63288627     +0.75976586
e   0.3778937      Incl.   49.53282     -0.64587700     -0.41193309
P   1.90           H   16.7           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Jan. 6-8.

Ephemeris:
2002 AC2                 a,e,i = 1.53, 0.38, 50                  q = 0.9549
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    08 32.39   +46 46.5    1.195    2.106   150.3    13.4    19.5
2002 01 16    08 06.64   +51 28.2    1.204    2.111   149.4    13.7    19.5
2002 01 26    07 36.68   +54 55.1    1.247    2.114   142.3    16.5    19.7
2002 02 05    07 07.42   +56 57.7    1.318    2.115   132.7    20.0    19.9
2002 02 15    06 43.66   +57 50.3    1.410    2.113   122.6    23.2    20.2
2002 02 25    06 28.02   +57 58.0    1.515    2.108   113.0    25.6    20.4
2002 03 07    06 20.66   +57 42.4    1.627    2.101   104.1    27.3    20.6
2002 03 17    06 20.55   +57 17.0    1.740    2.092    95.9    28.2    20.8
2002 03 27    06 26.43   +56 48.8    1.851    2.080    88.5    28.7    20.9
2002 04 06    06 37.07   +56 19.7    1.956    2.065    81.7    28.7    21.0
2002 04 16    06 51.57   +55 49.5    2.053    2.048    75.6    28.3    21.1
2002 04 26    07 09.20   +55 16.7    2.139    2.028    70.0    27.8    21.1
2002 05 06    07 29.33   +54 39.1    2.215    2.006    64.9    27.1    21.2
2002 05 16    07 51.53   +53 54.4    2.278    1.982    60.3    26.3    21.2
2002 05 26    08 15.36   +53 00.5    2.328    1.955    56.1    25.5    21.2
2002 06 05    08 40.45   +51 55.2    2.366    1.925    52.5    24.7    21.1
2002 06 15    09 06.50   +50 36.4    2.392    1.893    49.3    24.0    21.1
2002 06 25    09 33.23   +49 02.7    2.405    1.858    46.5    23.4    21.1
2002 07 05    10 00.37   +47 12.5    2.407    1.821    44.1    22.9    21.0
2002 07 15    10 27.76   +45 04.6    2.400    1.781    42.1    22.5    20.9
2002 07 25    10 55.24   +42 38.2    2.383    1.739    40.4    22.2    20.9
2002 08 04    11 22.69   +39 52.4    2.359    1.694    38.9    22.1    20.8
2002 08 14    11 50.09   +36 46.9    2.329    1.647    37.6    22.1    20.7
2002 08 24    12 17.40   +33 21.7    2.295    1.598    36.4    22.1    20.6
2002 09 03    12 44.64   +29 37.1    2.258    1.547    35.2    22.1    20.5
2002 09 13    13 11.87   +25 33.9    2.221    1.494    33.8    22.0    20.4
2002 09 23    13 39.15   +21 13.6    2.185    1.440    32.3    21.9    20.2
2002 10 03    14 06.58   +16 38.1    2.151    1.384    30.4    21.5    20.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A34

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