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MPEC 2002-C54 : 2002 CD14

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C54                                Issued 2002 Feb.  9, 15:57 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
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                                   2002 CD14

Observations:
     K02C14D* C2002 02 07.40629 10 17 05.63 +12 36 43.2          21.8 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 07.42730 10 17 03.73 +12 36 57.7          21.7 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 07.44842 10 17 01.79 +12 37 12.4          21.6 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 08.42259 10 15 35.83 +12 48 37.7          21.0 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 08.43413 10 15 34.75 +12 48 44.4          21.1 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 09.29889 10 14 16.01 +12 59 09.3          21.7 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 09.30585 10 14 15.35 +12 59 14.8          21.5 V      291
     K02C14D  C2002 02 09.31107 10 14 14.83 +12 59 18.3          21.8 V      291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m
    Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
2002 CD14                                                            PHA 0.020
Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
M 295.98054              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44813004     Peri.  140.85793     -0.06777085     +0.99711817
a   1.6912196      Node   125.23030     -0.92553415     -0.05007137
e   0.5398983      Incl.    2.39222     -0.37255020     -0.05699307
P   2.20           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2002 Feb. 7-9.

Ephemeris:
2002 CD14                a,e,i = 1.69, 0.54, 2                   q = 0.7781
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 05    10 20.39   +12 10.1    0.730    1.699   163.4     9.6    21.8
2002 02 15    10 04.45   +14 13.8    0.639    1.626   177.0     1.8    21.0
2002 02 25    09 43.19   +16 42.4    0.572    1.551   166.0     8.9    21.0
2002 03 07    09 18.88   +19 14.2    0.527    1.472   149.8    19.8    21.1
2002 03 17    08 55.07   +21 25.8    0.503    1.391   133.9    31.0    21.3
2002 03 27    08 35.35   +23 03.9    0.490    1.308   119.1    41.8    21.4
2002 04 06    08 21.48   +24 09.6    0.482    1.224   106.0    51.8    21.5
2002 04 16    08 13.46   +24 51.0    0.471    1.139    94.2    61.4    21.5
2002 04 26    08 09.85   +25 18.4    0.451    1.056    83.6    71.3    21.6
2002 05 06    08 07.97   +25 42.5    0.420    0.976    73.5    82.2    21.6
2002 05 16    08 03.76   +26 15.7    0.377    0.903    62.8    95.4    21.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C54

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