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MPEC 2002-A46: 2002 AY3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A46                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 22:33 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 AY3

Observations:
     K02A03Y* C2002 01 08.37557 09 53 08.48 +23 19 11.1          17.9        704
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 08.39055 09 53 05.80 +23 16 28.5          18.3        704
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 08.40555 09 53 03.11 +23 13 47.0          18.5        704
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 08.42055 09 53 00.48 +23 11 03.1          18.3        704
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 08.43556 09 52 57.79 +23 08 19.9          18.4        704
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.35058 09 50 40.84 +20 20 14.0          17.4 R      854
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.35115 09 50 40.69 +20 20 08.2          17.4 R      854
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.35170 09 50 40.56 +20 20 01.4          17.3 R      854
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.35226 09 50 40.45 +20 19 54.9          17.3 R      854
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.35281 09 50 40.40 +20 19 49.2          17.3 R      854
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.35337 09 50 40.27 +20 19 42.6          17.4 R      854
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.92139 09 49 13.31 +18 32 59.0          17.5 R      046
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.92224 09 49 13.17 +18 32 50.2                      046
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.92289 09 49 13.00 +18 32 42.6                      046
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.92340 09 49 12.97 +18 32 36.2                      046
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.92420 09 49 12.86 +18 32 28.0                      046
     K02A03Y  C2002 01 09.92476 09 49 12.74 +18 32 21.6                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/6.1
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 AY3
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M 357.93485              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45978569     Peri.  178.97876     -0.39869861     -0.86037882
a   1.6625157      Node   294.45446     +0.83891441     -0.20231508
e   0.3476580      Incl.   20.41135     +0.37048891     -0.46777868
P   2.14           H   20.9           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2002 Jan. 8-9.

Ephemeris:
2002 AY3                 a,e,i = 1.66, 0.35, 20                  q = 1.0845
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    09 58.91   +30 11.7    0.128    1.085   141.0    34.8    18.0
2002 01 08    09 54.07   +24 27.1    0.123    1.085   143.8    32.4    17.9
2002 01 10    09 48.97   +18 19.0    0.119    1.085   146.0    30.5    17.8
2002 01 12    09 43.69   +11 56.1    0.118    1.085   147.4    29.3    17.7
2002 01 14    09 38.27   +05 29.6    0.118    1.085   147.7    29.0    17.7
2002 01 16    09 32.77   -00 48.6    0.120    1.086   146.8    29.7    17.8
2002 01 18    09 27.24   -06 47.7    0.123    1.087   145.1    31.2    17.9
2002 01 20    09 21.76   -12 19.5    0.128    1.088   142.7    33.2    18.0
2002 01 22    09 16.35   -17 19.4    0.134    1.090   140.1    35.4    18.2
2002 01 24    09 11.08   -21 45.7    0.141    1.092   137.4    37.6    18.4
2002 01 26    09 05.97   -25 39.1    0.149    1.095   134.8    39.6    18.5
2002 01 28    09 01.06   -29 01.7    0.158    1.098   132.4    41.5    18.7
2002 01 30    08 56.38   -31 56.5    0.168    1.101   130.3    43.1    18.9
2002 02 01    08 51.94   -34 26.5    0.178    1.104   128.3    44.4    19.1
2002 02 03    08 47.76   -36 34.6    0.188    1.108   126.6    45.6    19.2
2002 02 05    08 43.87   -38 23.8    0.199    1.112   125.1    46.5    19.4
2002 02 07    08 40.26   -39 56.2    0.210    1.117   123.8    47.2    19.5
2002 02 09    08 36.96   -41 14.2    0.221    1.121   122.6    47.8    19.7
2002 02 11    08 33.99   -42 19.7    0.232    1.126   121.6    48.2    19.8
2002 02 13    08 31.34   -43 14.2    0.244    1.132   120.8    48.6    19.9
2002 02 15    08 29.02   -43 59.1    0.255    1.137   120.0    48.8    20.0

2002 02 25    08 22.36   -45 57.7    0.313    1.168   117.6    48.6    20.5
2002 03 07    08 23.18   -46 02.1    0.371    1.205   116.7    47.4    20.9
2002 03 17    08 30.34   -45 00.2    0.428    1.246   116.5    45.6    21.3
2002 03 27    08 42.78   -43 20.0    0.487    1.291   116.5    43.8    21.6
2002 04 06    08 59.20   -41 19.4    0.547    1.338   116.5    42.0    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A46

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