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MPEC 2002-E47 : 2002 AJ29

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M.P.E.C. 2002-E47                                Issued 2002 Mar. 13, 19:56 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
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                                   2002 AJ29

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-A99

Observations:
     K02A29J 1 1988 06 16.38542 20 29 28.52 +09 46 28.9                      261
     K02A29J 1 1988 06 16.43056 20 29 26.05 +09 46 42.9                      261

Observer details:
261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss).  1.2-m
    Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
880616 261 3.02+ 0.48-    880616 261 3.02+ 0.48-    MPO 26118

Orbital elements:
2002 AJ29
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M  13.58702              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35133006     Peri.    0.27337     -0.91106816     +0.40494279
a   1.9891117      Node   204.07815     -0.37859597     -0.89605267
e   0.4517148      Incl.   10.92259     -0.16315608     -0.18196414
P   2.81           H   17.2           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
880616 261  0.3-  0.3-    020117 428  0.8-  0.4-    020210 322  1.4+  1.1+
880616 261  0.3+  0.1+    020117 422  0.2+  0.1+    020211 322 (3.1-  4.3+)
020114 699  0.8-  0.4+    020117 422  0.1+  0.2+    020211 322  1.6-  0.3-
020114 699  0.0   0.2+    020117 422  0.0   0.4+    020211 322 (0.1-  2.2+)
020114 699  0.0   0.2-    020118 428  0.5-  0.6+    020212 413  0.1-  0.2+
020114 699  0.3+  0.1+    020118 428  0.4+  0.8+    020212 413  0.0   0.0
020115 649  0.3+  0.2+    020120 428  1.2-  0.4-    020213 322  1.1-  0.3+
020115 649  0.2+  0.3+    020120 428  0.4-  0.5-    020213 322  1.3+  1.5+
020115 649  0.1+  0.1-    020130 413  0.1+  0.2+    020213 322  0.1-  0.3-
020115 711  0.0   0.1-    020130 413  0.1-  0.3+    020219 413  0.0   0.3+
020115 711  0.2+  0.1+    020130 413  0.1-  0.1+    020219 413  0.2-  0.0
020115 474  0.4+  0.5-    020203 670  0.6+  0.3-    020305 322 (2.3-  3.8-)
020115 474  0.1-  0.3-    020203 670  0.3-  0.3-    020305 322  0.1+  0.3+
020115 474  0.0   0.2-    020203 670  0.2+  0.8+    020305 413  0.0   0.3-
020115 711  0.2-  0.2-    020208 322 (4.1-  0.9-)   020305 413  0.1-  0.2-
020117 046  1.4+  0.5-    020208 322 (2.6-  3.6+)   020305 413  0.1+  0.0
020117 046  0.1+  0.6-    020208 322  1.8+  0.3-    020311 428  0.3+  0.3-
020117 046  0.6+  1.1-    020209 413  0.2-  0.0     020312 422  0.1-  0.1-
020117 046  0.7-  0.1-    020209 413  0.2-  0.1-    020312 422  0.2+  0.1-
020117 046  0.3-  0.5-    020209 413  0.2+  0.1-    020312 422  0.0   0.1+
020117 428  0.1+  0.3-    020210 322 (3.9+  2.6+)   020312 422  0.0   0.2-
020117 428  0.2-  0.2+    020210 322  1.1-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2002 AJ29                a,e,i = 1.99, 0.45, 11                  q = 1.0906
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 03 07    15 51.68   -33 54.8    0.336    1.116   102.8    60.2    17.2
2002 03 17    16 55.66   -30 04.5    0.321    1.098   100.1    63.2    17.2
2002 03 27    17 50.53   -24 08.4    0.320    1.091    98.3    64.9    17.2
2002 04 06    18 33.94   -17 21.0    0.329    1.095    97.8    64.9    17.3
2002 04 16    19 06.60   -10 41.2    0.344    1.110    98.9    63.3    17.4
2002 04 26    19 30.15   -04 40.4    0.362    1.135   101.5    60.3    17.4
2002 05 06    19 45.98   +00 29.9    0.381    1.170   105.5    56.2    17.5
2002 05 16    19 54.79   +04 45.7    0.399    1.211   110.8    51.3    17.5
2002 05 26    19 57.11   +08 03.0    0.417    1.260   117.2    45.7    17.5
2002 06 05    19 53.60   +10 17.0    0.437    1.313   124.6    39.5    17.6
2002 06 15    19 45.16   +11 21.4    0.460    1.369   132.5    33.1    17.6
2002 06 25    19 33.61   +11 13.3    0.490    1.428   140.3    27.0    17.6
2002 07 05    19 21.18   +09 59.1    0.531    1.489   146.6    22.1    17.8
2002 07 15    19 10.05   +07 53.4    0.585    1.550   149.8    19.2    18.0
2002 07 25    19 01.94   +05 17.7    0.654    1.612   149.0    19.0    18.3
2002 08 04    18 57.57   +02 32.8    0.739    1.674   144.8    20.5    18.7
2002 08 14    18 57.02   -00 06.5    0.839    1.735   138.7    22.7    19.1
2002 08 24    19 00.02   -02 30.6    0.954    1.795   131.9    24.8    19.5
2002 09 03    19 05.99   -04 34.7    1.081    1.854   124.9    26.5    19.9
2002 09 13    19 14.44   -06 17.8    1.220    1.911   118.0    27.7    20.3
2002 09 23    19 24.88   -07 39.6    1.368    1.968   111.2    28.4    20.6
2002 10 03    19 36.88   -08 41.5    1.524    2.023   104.6    28.6    20.9
2002 10 13    19 50.11   -09 24.7    1.685    2.076    98.1    28.4    21.2
2002 10 23    20 04.27   -09 50.6    1.851    2.128    91.7    27.9    21.4
2002 11 02    20 19.12   -10 01.0    2.020    2.178    85.4    27.0    21.6
2002 11 12    20 34.48   -09 57.0    2.189    2.226    79.2    25.9    21.8
2002 11 22    20 50.19   -09 40.1    2.357    2.273    73.0    24.6    22.0
2002 12 02    21 06.12   -09 11.7    2.521    2.318    66.8    23.0    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E47

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