MPEC 2002-C76 : 2002 CB26

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C76                                Issued 2002 Feb. 12, 18:23 UT

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                                   2002 CB26

Observations:
     K02C26B* C2002 02 10.23615 08 45 11.91 +22 28 44.2          19.2        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 10.25029 08 45 33.05 +22 30 01.6          19.5        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 10.26734 08 45 58.10 +22 31 31.1          19.5        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 10.28156 08 46 18.52 +22 32 42.9          19.4        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.30168 09 02 34.89 +23 20 20.2          19.6        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.31593 09 02 41.62 +23 20 41.0          20.6        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.32214 09 02 41.84 +23 20 21.1          19.7 R      649
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.32399 09 02 42.75 +23 20 23.5          19.7 R      649
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.32583 09 02 43.61 +23 20 25.3          20.2 R      649
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.32767 09 02 44.49 +23 20 28.2          20.0 R      649
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.33017 09 02 48.30 +23 20 59.5          20.6        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.34441 09 02 54.97 +23 21 19.4          20.4        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 11.35865 09 03 01.70 +23 21 36.3          20.6        704
     K02C26B  C2002 02 12.27240 09 09 24.10 +23 37 48.4                      696
     K02C26B  C2002 02 12.27638 09 09 24.73 +23 37 50.3                      696

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + 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 CB26
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
M 335.40103              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36286411     Peri.  264.51590     +0.70409868     -0.70608633
a   1.9467344      Node   140.36689     +0.68930898     +0.65410440
e   0.7236781      Incl.    6.78977     +0.17058189     +0.27127389
P   2.72           H   26.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
020210 704  0.2+  0.0     020211 704  0.3-  0.7+    020211 704  0.5-  0.4-
020210 704  0.7-  0.0     020211 649  0.1-  0.1+    020211 704  0.4-  0.8+
020210 704  0.1-  0.2-    020211 649  0.1+  0.1+    020211 704  0.9+  0.1-
020210 704  0.3-  0.2-    020211 649  0.3-  0.5-    020212 696  1.9+  0.1+
020211 704  0.0   0.5+    020211 649  0.5-  0.1+    020212 696  1.8-  1.1-

Ephemeris:
2002 CB26                a,e,i = 1.95, 0.72, 7                   q = 0.5379
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V

2002 02 08.0  22 41.86   -25 42.6    0.011    0.976    20.7   159.1    27.7
2002 02 08.1  22 52.01   -25 42.8    0.0096   0.978    22.7   157.1    26.8
2002 02 08.2  23 05.10   -25 39.3    0.0084   0.979    25.3   154.4    25.8
2002 02 08.3  23 22.50   -25 27.7    0.0072   0.980    29.0   150.8    24.7
2002 02 08.4  23 46.40   -24 59.1    0.0061   0.981    34.0   145.8    23.5
2002 02 08.5  00 20.36   -23 53.4    0.0050   0.983    41.5   138.3    22.0
2002 02 08.6  01 09.48   -21 25.9    0.0041   0.984    52.7   127.1    20.4
2002 02 08.7  02 18.15   -16 18.6    0.0034   0.985    69.3   110.5    18.8
2002 02 08.8  03 41.60   -07 48.6    0.0032   0.987    91.0    88.8    17.5
2002 02 08.9  05 01.42   +01 38.5    0.0035   0.988   112.7    67.2    16.9
2002 02 09.0  06 02.99   +08 49.6    0.0041   0.989   129.2    50.7    16.8
2002 02 09.1  06 45.96   +13 21.8    0.0050   0.991   140.2    39.6    17.0
2002 02 09.2  07 15.81   +16 10.2    0.0061   0.992   147.5    32.3    17.2
2002 02 09.3  07 37.29   +17 59.3    0.0072   0.993   152.6    27.2    17.4
2002 02 09.4  07 53.22   +19 13.2    0.0084   0.994   156.1    23.7    17.6
2002 02 09.5  08 05.19   +20 04.7    0.0096   0.996   158.7    21.1    17.8
2002 02 09.6  08 14.17   +20 41.0    0.011    0.997   160.5    19.3    18.0
2002 02 09.7  08 21.36   +21 08.6    0.012    0.998   161.9    17.9    18.2
2002 02 09.8  08 27.55   +21 31.3    0.013    1.000   163.0    16.8    18.4
2002 02 09.9  08 32.95   +21 50.3    0.015    1.001   163.9    15.9    18.6
2002 02 10.0  08 37.47   +22 05.6    0.016    1.002   164.6    15.1    18.7

2002 02 11    08 59.32   +23 12.2    0.029    1.015   167.2    12.5    20.0
2002 02 12    09 07.88   +23 34.6    0.042    1.028   167.4    12.1    20.8
2002 02 13    09 12.42   +23 45.3    0.055    1.041   167.1    12.2    21.4
2002 02 14    09 15.24   +23 51.2    0.068    1.053   166.6    12.6    21.9
2002 02 15    09 17.18   +23 54.7    0.081    1.066   166.0    13.0    22.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C76

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