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MPEC 2002-E03 : 2001 TC2

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M.P.E.C. 2002-E03                                Issued 2002 Mar. 1, 19:32 UT

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                                   2001 TC2

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-T50

Observations:
     K01T02C 2 1979 11 13.41945 00 46 00.50 -32 46 22.0                      260
     K01T02C 2 1979 11 13.46459 00 45 58.38 -32 47 26.5                      260

Observer details:
260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Trail located and measured by ANEOPP (M. Read,
    A. Boattini, G. Forti, G. D'Abramo).  1.2-m Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
791113 260 0.07+ 0.04-    791113 260 0.07+ 0.03-    MPO 26002   -0.00020 day

Orbital elements:
2001 TC2
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M  40.12352              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.85435600     Peri.  353.46449     -0.98801813     +0.09525629
a   1.0999598      Node   193.89069     -0.10847981     -0.98828193
e   0.2246211      Incl.   30.38648     -0.10978296     +0.11926891
P   1.15           H   18.7           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
791113 260  0.4-  1.3-    011013 046  0.3+  1.1-    011221 829  0.2-  0.1-
791113 260  0.1+  0.8+    011013 046  0.3-  1.0+    011221 829  0.7-  0.6-
011011 704  0.5-  0.3+    011013 557  0.0   0.3+    020105 413  0.3+  0.5+
011011 704  1.0-  0.5+    011013 557  0.1-  1.1-    020105 413  0.1-  0.3-
011011 704  0.5-  0.7+    011020 649  0.3-  0.1-    020105 413  0.8+  0.3+
011011 704  0.7-  0.4+    011020 649  0.1-  0.7-    020105 413  0.1+  0.2-
011012 557  0.4-  1.0+    011020 649  0.5+  1.0-    020105 413  0.4+  0.9+
011012 557  0.4-  0.1-    011020 649  0.2+  0.1+    020130 413  0.1-  0.1+
011012 557  0.2+  0.6+    011101 413  0.5+  0.2-    020130 413  0.2+  0.6-
011012 557  0.4+  1.2+    011101 413  0.3+  0.6-    020130 413  0.2+  0.0
011012 474  0.1+  0.9-    011101 413  0.6+  0.1+    020215 474  0.3+  0.7+
011012 474  0.3-  0.2-    011115 474  0.1+  0.0     020215 474  0.1+  0.0
011012 474  0.1+  0.2-    011115 474  0.6+  0.2+    020215 474  0.1+  0.1+
011013 046  1.3+  1.3+    011219 829  0.3+  0.2-    020216 474  1.8-  1.3+
011013 046  0.1-  0.5-    011219 829  0.0   0.4-    020216 474  0.3+  0.0
011013 046  0.5+  0.7-    011220 829  0.3-  0.1-    020216 474  0.3+  0.1-
011013 046  0.3+  0.4+    011220 829  0.4-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2001 TC2                 a,e,i = 1.10, 0.22, 30                  q = 0.8529
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 25    00 04.27   -67 29.0    0.320    0.876    60.3   101.3    19.6
2002 03 07    22 45.37   -57 37.0    0.255    0.861    52.4   114.0    19.8
2002 03 17    21 52.23   -36 27.8    0.214    0.853    43.7   126.3    20.4
2002 03 27    21 27.86   -08 36.2    0.222    0.855    44.9   124.6    20.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E03

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