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MPEC 2002-C25 : 2002 CP4

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C25                                Issued 2002 Feb. 5, 21:00 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 CP4

Observations:
     K02C04P* C2002 02 04.41568 07 41 35.12 +16 01 32.8          19.8        608
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.42598 07 41 35.36 +16 00 48.0          19.8        608
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.43629 07 41 35.63 +16 00 03.0          20.7        608
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.80797 07 41 52.55 +15 33 12.2          18.1 R      046
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.81014 07 41 52.56 +15 33 02.9                      046
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.81163 07 41 52.56 +15 32 55.8                      046
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.81531 07 41 52.67 +15 32 42.2                      046
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.81841 07 41 52.75 +15 32 28.3          18.2 R      046
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.81969 07 41 52.81 +15 32 22.7                      046
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.87227 07 41 54.19 +15 28 41.5                      118
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.87832 07 41 54.39 +15 28 16.1                      118
     K02C04P  C2002 02 04.88558 07 41 54.59 +15 27 45.2          17.8 R      118
     K02C04P  C2002 02 05.15231 07 42 06.04 +15 09 04.1          19.2 R      918
     K02C04P  C2002 02 05.15377 07 42 06.01 +15 08 59.1                      918
     K02C04P  C2002 02 05.15654 07 42 06.28 +15 08 47.0                      918
     K02C04P  C2002 02 05.16039 07 42 06.28 +15 08 31.3                      918

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 CP4
Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
M  12.55530              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43365782     Peri.  147.44798     -0.11247610     -0.97616299
a   1.7286402      Node   308.31947     +0.85351019     +0.00074044
e   0.3572206      Incl.   13.68537     +0.50879218     -0.21703749
P   2.27           H   21.3           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2002 Feb. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2002 CP4                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.36, 14                  q = 1.1111
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 26    07 36.14   +29 25.1    0.167    1.146   163.3    14.3    18.5
2002 02 05    07 41.98   +15 20.2    0.199    1.173   157.9    18.4    19.1
2002 02 15    07 49.70   +05 55.1    0.247    1.206   148.8    25.2    19.8
2002 02 25    07 59.71   +00 09.6    0.307    1.244   141.1    30.0    20.5
2002 03 07    08 11.79   -03 15.7    0.376    1.286   134.8    33.2    21.1
2002 03 17    08 25.68   -05 17.1    0.454    1.331   129.5    35.2    21.7
2002 03 27    08 41.16   -06 31.4    0.539    1.378   124.7    36.5    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C25

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