MPEC 2002-D30 : 2002 DQ3
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.
Read MPEC 2002-D29
Read MPEC 2002-D31
M.P.E.C. 2002-D30 Issued 2002 Feb. 23, 14:41 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,
Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 DQ3
Observations:
K02D03Q* C2002 02 22.40476 10 27 41.16 +23 53 30.0 17.8 644
K02D03Q C2002 02 22.41467 10 27 42.59 +23 52 01.6 17.7 644
K02D03Q C2002 02 22.42582 10 27 44.24 +23 50 21.8 17.9 644
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.01794 10 29 48.52 +22 23 53.6 17.8 R 946
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.01905 10 29 48.65 +22 23 43.4 17.6 R 946
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.02421 10 29 49.38 +22 22 58.8 17.4 R 946
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.19762 10 30 31.87 +21 57 54.3 19.1 R 854
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.19885 10 30 31.98 +21 57 43.6 19.2 R 854
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.20137 10 30 32.41 +21 57 24.0 19.2 R 854
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.20262 10 30 32.52 +21 57 14.5 19.3 R 854
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.20387 10 30 32.74 +21 56 59.9 19.1 R 854
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.25694 10 30 39.44 +21 49 32.1 18.0 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.26608 10 30 40.76 +21 48 12.3 18.1 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.26825 10 30 41.02 +21 47 53.9 18.0 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.27231 10 30 41.63 +21 47 18.2 18.0 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.27639 10 30 42.01 +21 46 43.6 17.9 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.28400 10 30 42.97 +21 45 37.7 18.0 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.28456 10 30 42.98 +21 45 32.7 18.0 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.28896 10 30 43.74 +21 44 53.7 17.7 R 448
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.37502 10 30 53.68 +21 31 57.0 17.7 R 649
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.37640 10 30 53.91 +21 31 44.4 17.8 R 649
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.37777 10 30 54.06 +21 31 32.4 17.5 R 649
K02D03Q C2002 02 23.37914 10 30 54.28 +21 31 20.0 17.8 R 649
Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. Stevens. 0.30-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/6.1
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar. Observer J. Nomen. 0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 DQ3
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5 MPC
M 2.68303 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.60231718 Peri. 160.28429 -0.77693445 -0.62889958
a 1.3886279 Node 340.65662 +0.56511248 -0.67611005
e 0.2555284 Incl. 5.07402 +0.27752611 -0.38387566
P 1.64 H 24.0 G 0.15
From 21 observations 2002 Feb. 22-23.
Ephemeris:
2002 DQ3 a,e,i = 1.39, 0.26, 5 q = 1.0338
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 02 15 09 58.08 +41 02.1 0.053 1.034 151.8 26.9 18.9
2002 02 17 10 07.01 +36 42.0 0.052 1.035 155.4 23.4 18.7
2002 02 19 10 15.25 +32 05.6 0.051 1.036 159.3 19.7 18.6
2002 02 21 10 22.82 +27 18.6 0.051 1.038 163.3 15.9 18.5
2002 02 23 10 29.75 +22 27.5 0.051 1.039 167.5 11.9 18.3
2002 02 25 10 36.08 +17 39.3 0.052 1.041 171.5 8.1 18.2
2002 02 27 10 41.85 +13 00.1 0.053 1.043 175.5 4.3 18.1
2002 03 01 10 47.09 +08 35.4 0.055 1.046 179.2 0.8 17.9
2002 03 03 10 51.84 +04 28.9 0.057 1.048 177.4 2.4 18.2
2002 03 05 10 56.15 +00 43.0 0.060 1.051 174.3 5.4 18.4
2002 03 07 11 00.05 -02 41.5 0.063 1.054 171.6 7.9 18.7
2002 03 09 11 03.60 -05 44.5 0.066 1.058 169.1 10.2 18.9
2002 03 11 11 06.85 -08 26.9 0.070 1.062 167.0 12.2 19.1
2002 03 13 11 09.84 -10 50.0 0.074 1.065 165.1 13.9 19.3
2002 03 15 11 12.61 -12 55.4 0.078 1.070 163.5 15.4 19.5
2002 03 17 11 15.21 -14 44.7 0.083 1.074 162.0 16.6 19.6
2002 03 27 11 26.64 -20 44.8 0.109 1.099 157.2 20.6 20.4
2002 04 06 11 37.04 -23 21.5 0.140 1.128 153.9 22.9 21.1
2002 04 16 11 47.94 -24 08.5 0.177 1.161 150.7 25.0 21.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-D30
Read MPEC 2002-D29
Read MPEC 2002-D31
Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.
