MPEC 2002-C77 : 2002 CC26

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C77                                Issued 2002 Feb. 12, 18:43 UT

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                                   2002 CC26

Observations:
     K02C26C* C2002 02 10.30772 09 46 08.02 +17 41 18.0          19.8        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 10.32188 09 46 11.23 +17 40 09.7          20.1        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 10.33605 09 46 14.42 +17 39 01.7          20.3        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 10.35022 09 46 17.63 +17 37 53.8          20.2        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 10.36438 09 46 20.82 +17 36 45.0          20.0        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.31670 09 50 34.18 +16 17 38.0          19.9        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.33095 09 50 37.54 +16 16 23.9          19.7        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.34519 09 50 41.01 +16 15 10.0          20.5        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.35943 09 50 44.47 +16 13 54.6          20.3        704
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.39744 09 50 52.96 +16 10 25.3          19.7 R      649
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.40057 09 50 53.80 +16 10 08.0          19.7 R      649
     K02C26C  C2002 02 11.41213 09 50 56.69 +16 09 07.9          19.6 R      649
     K02C26C  C2002 02 12.30495 09 55 12.18 +14 48 36.6          20.5 R      651
     K02C26C  C2002 02 12.30635 09 55 12.52 +14 48 29.4          20.2 R      651
     K02C26C  C2002 02 12.30775 09 55 12.90 +14 48 22.4          20.5 R      651

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    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 CC26
Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
M 347.60645              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29132078     Peri.  206.52254     -0.98910294     -0.13705629
a   2.2536600      Node   325.46763     +0.14621421     -0.87172402
e   0.5400011      Incl.    5.44266     +0.01722720     -0.47043896
P   3.38           H   25.0           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2002 Feb. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
2002 CC26                a,e,i = 2.25, 0.54, 5                   q = 1.0367
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 05    09 26.73   +23 21.4    0.126    1.111   172.1     7.0    21.3
2002 02 07    09 33.34   +21 30.9    0.117    1.103   173.3     6.0    21.0
2002 02 09    09 40.76   +19 20.1    0.108    1.095   174.8     4.7    20.8
2002 02 11    09 49.14   +16 45.1    0.100    1.087   176.2     3.4    20.5
2002 02 13    09 58.61   +13 42.1    0.093    1.080   176.8     2.9    20.3
2002 02 15    10 09.31   +10 06.7    0.086    1.073   175.3     4.4    20.2
2002 02 17    10 21.40   +05 55.7    0.080    1.067   172.0     7.4    20.2
2002 02 19    10 35.03   +01 07.2    0.075    1.062   167.8    11.3    20.2
2002 02 21    10 50.32   -04 17.3    0.071    1.057   162.8    16.1    20.2
2002 02 23    11 07.36   -10 11.0    0.068    1.052   157.2    21.4    20.3
2002 02 25    11 26.16   -16 21.5    0.066    1.048   151.1    27.2    20.4
2002 02 27    11 46.63   -22 31.8    0.066    1.045   144.9    33.1    20.6
2002 03 01    12 08.53   -28 23.5    0.067    1.042   138.8    38.7    20.8
2002 03 03    12 31.48   -33 40.9    0.069    1.040   133.3    44.0    21.0
2002 03 05    12 54.99   -38 14.2    0.072    1.038   128.4    48.5    21.2
2002 03 07    13 18.48   -42 00.3    0.076    1.037   124.2    52.3    21.4
2002 03 09    13 41.38   -45 00.9    0.081    1.037   120.7    55.4    21.6
2002 03 11    14 03.20   -47 21.3    0.087    1.037   118.0    57.8    21.8
2002 03 13    14 23.55   -49 07.7    0.092    1.038   115.9    59.5    22.0
2002 03 15    14 42.20   -50 26.5    0.098    1.039   114.3    60.7    22.2
2002 03 17    14 59.06   -51 23.7    0.105    1.041   113.2    61.4    22.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C77

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