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MPEC 2002-D29 : 2002 DP3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-D29                                Issued 2002 Feb. 23, 14:34 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 DP3

Observations:
     K02D03P* C2002 02 21.48008 12 12 35.85 +19 11 59.4          19.2        644
     K02D03P  C2002 02 21.49047 12 12 35.19 +19 12 04.9          19.3        644
     K02D03P  C2002 02 21.50098 12 12 34.46 +19 12 09.7          19.6        644
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.07294 12 11 58.41 +19 16 54.3          17.7 R      046
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.07448 12 11 58.27 +19 16 53.2                      046
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.07708 12 11 58.12 +19 16 56.9                      046
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.08096 12 11 57.86 +19 16 58.2          17.5 R      046
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.10929 12 11 55.99 +19 17 11.2                      557
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.11127 12 11 55.89 +19 17 12.3                      557
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.11325 12 11 55.74 +19 17 13.3          19   V      557
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.34076 12 11 41.47 +19 19 06.1          18.4 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.34646 12 11 41.06 +19 19 09.1          18.6 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.35222 12 11 40.66 +19 19 13.6          18.9 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.35800 12 11 40.25 +19 19 15.1          19.3 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.53355 12 11 28.64 +19 20 43.0          19.5        644
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.54400 12 11 27.93 +19 20 48.5          19.6        644
     K02D03P  C2002 02 22.55455 12 11 27.24 +19 20 53.5          19.3        644
     K02D03P  C2002 02 23.38505 12 10 33.52 +19 27 38.1          18.7 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 23.39153 12 10 33.08 +19 27 42.1          19.0 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 23.39800 12 10 32.61 +19 27 44.3          18.8 R      448
     K02D03P  C2002 02 23.43319 12 10 30.22 +19 28 03.5          18.5 R      649
     K02D03P  C2002 02 23.44027 12 10 29.66 +19 28 06.7          18.6 R      649
     K02D03P  C2002 02 23.44813 12 10 29.21 +19 28 10.4          18.4 R      649

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
    A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 DP3
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5                 MPC
M  59.18446              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27757819     Peri.  349.05708     +0.61515917     -0.76886989
a   2.3274436      Node    62.74069     +0.73735293     +0.48276398
e   0.4450722      Incl.   11.31469     +0.27908751     +0.41925891
P   3.55           H   15.7           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2002 Feb. 21-23.

Ephemeris:
2002 DP3                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.45, 11                  q = 1.2916
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 15    12 18.83   +18 16.4    1.350    2.229   144.6    14.9    18.9
2002 02 25    12 08.77   +19 40.6    1.348    2.281   154.4    10.8    18.8
2002 03 07    11 56.72   +20 50.3    1.372    2.332   160.8     8.1    18.8
2002 03 17    11 44.15   +21 36.1    1.422    2.381   159.9     8.3    18.9
2002 03 27    11 32.62   +21 53.0    1.499    2.430   152.8    10.8    19.2
2002 04 06    11 23.28   +21 41.8    1.600    2.477   143.5    13.9    19.5
2002 04 16    11 16.76   +21 06.8    1.722    2.523   133.8    16.7    19.8
2002 04 26    11 13.25   +20 13.0    1.861    2.568   124.5    18.8    20.1
2002 05 06    11 12.55   +19 05.6    2.012    2.611   115.6    20.4    20.3
2002 05 16    11 14.32   +17 48.5    2.174    2.654   107.2    21.3    20.5
2002 05 26    11 18.20   +16 24.5    2.341    2.695    99.2    21.8    20.8
2002 06 05    11 23.79   +14 55.8    2.512    2.735    91.6    21.8    20.9
2002 06 15    11 30.80   +13 23.6    2.683    2.773    84.3    21.4    21.1
2002 06 25    11 38.94   +11 49.1    2.853    2.811    77.4    20.7    21.2
2002 07 05    11 47.99   +10 13.0    3.019    2.847    70.6    19.7    21.4
2002 07 15    11 57.79   +08 36.0    3.179    2.882    64.0    18.5    21.5
2002 07 25    12 08.19   +06 58.5    3.332    2.915    57.5    17.1    21.5
2002 08 04    12 19.08   +05 21.1    3.477    2.948    51.1    15.5    21.6
2002 08 14    12 30.38   +03 44.1    3.610    2.979    44.8    13.9    21.7
2002 08 24    12 42.01   +02 08.1    3.732    3.009    38.6    12.1    21.7
2002 09 03    12 53.92   +00 33.4    3.841    3.037    32.4    10.2    21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D29

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