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MPEC 2002-C06 : EDITORIAL NOTICE

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C06                                Issued 2002 Feb. 2, 21:45 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                               EDITORIAL NOTICE

                   [reprinted from MPC 44251, 2002 Jan. 28)

     Contributors of perturbed orbital elements are advised that use of the
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT (rather than 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT) will become effective
after the next batch of MPCs.

     The Minor Planet Center acknowledges with thanks the receipt of donations
this past month from R. Covington (North Carolina), M. Griesser (Switzerland)
and L. K. Sloan (California).  Donations, which are tax deductible (in the
U.S.), can be sent (with an indication they are for the Minor Planet Center)
to Amanda Preston, Development Officer, Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory, Mail Stop 31, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
(telephone +1-617-495-7321, FAX +1-617-384-7689, e-mail
apreston@cfa.harvard.edu).

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C06

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