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MPEC 2002-D18 : 2002 AM31

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M.P.E.C. 2002-D18                                Issued 2002 Feb. 21, 18:45 UT

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                                   2002 AM31

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-A102

Observations:
     K02A31M 1 1983 05 07.62443 15 44 52.45 -07 36 38.4                      260
     K02A31M 1 1983 05 07.66609 15 44 49.13 -07 36 11.5                      260

Observer details:
260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (A. Gnadig).
    1.2-m Schmidt.

Orbital elements:
2002 AM31                                                            PHA 0.028
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
M  44.86324              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44280004     Peri.  197.58651     +0.95157834     +0.30384723
a   1.7047641      Node   144.61677     -0.27147331     +0.90180438
e   0.4517875      Incl.    4.62024     -0.14422518     +0.30728769
P   2.23           H   18.8           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
830507 260  1.2-  0.7+    020115 704  0.3-  0.3+    020119 715  0.4-  1.4-
830507 260  1.2+  0.6-    020115 649  0.6-  0.0     020119 715  0.2-  1.2-
020113 704  0.6-  0.3-    020115 649  0.0   0.1+    020119 715  0.1+  0.5-
020113 704  1.1+  1.3+    020115 711  0.2-  0.1+    020120 691  0.2-  0.5-
020113 704  0.5+  1.5+    020115 711  0.6-  0.1-    020120 691  0.2-  0.4-
020113 704  0.3+  0.6+    020115 711  0.4+  0.0     020120 691  0.2-  0.4-
020113 704  0.7+  0.7-    020115 046  0.3+  0.4+    020209 413  0.3+  0.1-
020114 704  0.1+  0.3-    020115 046  0.8+  0.2+    020209 413  0.5+  0.1+
020114 704  0.4-  0.7+    020115 046  0.0   1.1+    020209 413  0.1+  0.5+
020114 704  0.7-  0.1-    020115 046  0.4+  0.1+    020213 696  0.0   0.0
020114 704  0.1+  0.6-    020117 046  0.6-  0.0     020213 696  0.0   0.1+
020115 704  0.8+  0.7+    020117 046  0.5-  0.5-    020214 696  0.2-  0.2+
020115 704  0.1+  0.5-    020119 691  0.4-  0.6-    020214 696  0.1-  0.4+
020115 704  0.2-  0.3+    020119 691  0.1-  0.4-
020115 649  0.1-  0.1+    020119 691  0.1-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2002 AM31                a,e,i = 1.70, 0.45, 5                   q = 0.9346
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 15    07 06.28   +19 43.8    1.243    2.094   139.4    17.9    21.8
2002 02 25    07 02.90   +20 20.5    1.373    2.135   128.5    21.3    22.2
2002 03 07    07 03.53   +20 46.8    1.515    2.173   118.6    23.6    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D18

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