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M.P.E.C. 2002-C75 Issued 2002 Feb. 12, 18:04 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 CA26
Observations:
K02C26A* C2002 02 08.31341 09 39 04.86 +21 18 42.7 19.4 704
K02C26A C2002 02 08.32773 09 39 16.51 +21 15 55.4 19.5 704
K02C26A C2002 02 08.34208 09 39 28.15 +21 13 08.5 19.2 704
K02C26A C2002 02 08.35643 09 39 39.71 +21 10 22.8 19.6 704
K02C26A C2002 02 08.37102 09 39 51.30 +21 07 34.9 19.2 704
K02C26A C2002 02 10.31024 09 57 31.38 +17 21 19.0 19.9 704
K02C26A C2002 02 10.32440 09 57 34.86 +17 20 17.3 19.8 704
K02C26A C2002 02 10.33857 09 57 38.38 +17 19 17.0 20.2 704
K02C26A C2002 02 10.35274 09 57 41.86 +17 18 15.2 20.8 704
K02C26A C2002 02 10.36691 09 57 45.24 +17 17 14.7 20.3 704
K02C26A C2002 02 12.29606 10 05 02.08 +15 38 37.5 696
K02C26A C2002 02 12.29817 10 05 02.31 +15 38 32.5 696
K02C26A C2002 02 12.33554 10 05 06.14 +15 37 10.0 21.2 R 651
K02C26A C2002 02 12.33959 10 05 06.63 +15 37 00.5 21.8 R 651
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observer T. B. Spahr. 1.2-m 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.
Orbital elements:
2002 CA26
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5 MPC
M 340.77096 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.26627902 Peri. 317.30115 +0.22079307 -0.97528666
a 2.3928276 Node 119.94171 +0.89735601 +0.19986413
e 0.6670066 Incl. 0.53864 +0.38210287 +0.09418210
P 3.70 H 27.3 G 0.15 U 8
Residuals in seconds of arc
020208 704 0.7+ 0.3+ 020210 704 0.7+ 0.4+ 020212 696 0.3- 0.5+
020208 704 0.1- 0.1- 020210 704 0.3+ 0.2- 020212 696 0.2- 0.1+
020208 704 0.0 0.4- 020210 704 0.7+ 0.6+ 020212 651 0.7- 0.6-
020208 704 0.3+ 0.2- 020210 704 0.7+ 0.0 020212 651 0.3+ 1.2-
020208 704 0.6- 0.2- 020210 704 0.7- 0.7+
Ephemeris:
2002 CA26 a,e,i = 2.39, 0.67, 1 q = 0.7968
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 02 05 01 16.32 +28 21.4 0.0078 0.984 73.5 106.0 20.7
2002 02 06 06 57.31 +42 19.6 0.0081 0.992 139.9 39.8 18.4
2002 02 07 09 00.87 +28 28.1 0.015 1.001 166.1 13.7 19.0
2002 02 08 09 33.50 +22 27.8 0.023 1.010 172.4 7.4 19.7
2002 02 09 09 47.79 +19 30.1 0.032 1.018 173.6 6.2 20.3
2002 02 10 09 55.72 +17 46.2 0.041 1.027 173.8 6.0 20.9
2002 02 11 10 00.74 +16 38.4 0.050 1.036 173.9 5.8 21.3
2002 02 12 10 04.18 +15 50.8 0.059 1.045 174.2 5.5 21.7
2002 02 13 10 06.68 +15 15.6 0.067 1.055 174.6 5.1 22.0
2002 02 14 10 08.57 +14 48.5 0.076 1.064 175.1 4.6 22.2
2002 02 15 10 10.04 +14 26.9 0.086 1.073 175.6 4.0 22.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-C75
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