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MPEC 2002-F30 : 2002 EX12

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M.P.E.C. 2002-F30                                Issued 2002 Mar. 20, 16:37 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.

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                                   2002 EX12

Observations:
     K02E12X* C2002 03 15.26990 12 19 20.62 -00 28 06.9          19.8        644
     K02E12X  C2002 03 15.33970 12 19 15.71 -00 27 26.8          20.0        644
     K02E12X  C2002 03 15.40227 12 19 11.30 -00 26 50.4          20.1        644
     K02E12X  C2002 03 16.32463 12 18 07.64 -00 17 57.9          20.0        704
     K02E12X  C2002 03 16.33818 12 18 06.69 -00 17 49.4          20.2        704
     K02E12X  C2002 03 16.35173 12 18 05.77 -00 17 42.4          20.3        704
     K02E12X  C2002 03 16.36526 12 18 04.79 -00 17 35.6          20.0        704
     K02E12X  C2002 03 17.27595 12 17 02.12 -00 08 52.0          20.9 V      691
     K02E12X  C2002 03 17.31930 12 16 59.07 -00 08 26.8          20.8 V      691
     K02E12X  C2002 03 17.34053 12 16 57.55 -00 08 15.2          20.7 V      691
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.30057 12 15 51.49 +00 00 55.9          20.2 R      651
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.30490 12 15 51.03 +00 00 57.7          20.7 R      651
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.30900 12 15 50.84 +00 00 59.7          20.3 R      651
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.96080 12 15 05.96 +00 07 11.2                      246
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.96293 12 15 05.90 +00 07 12.0                      246
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.96490 12 15 05.73 +00 07 14.1                      246
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.96682 12 15 05.56 +00 07 14.2                      246
     K02E12X  C2002 03 18.96862 12 15 05.33 +00 07 16.1                      246
     K02E12X  C2002 03 19.94169 12 13 58.54 +00 16 27.2                      557
     K02E12X  C2002 03 19.94390 12 13 58.49 +00 16 28.9                      557
     K02E12X  C2002 03 19.94611 12 13 58.20 +00 16 29.0          20   V      557

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
    1.06-m KLENOT telescope + 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, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m Spacewatch
    telescope.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 EX12
Epoch 2002 Mar. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452340.5                  MPC
M  54.32687              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24500545     Peri.  240.32566     +0.60778083     -0.79396997
a   2.5294080      Node   172.19553     +0.76073910     +0.57685945
e   0.6066866      Incl.    6.18644     +0.22776847     +0.19195014
P   4.02           H   17.1           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2002 Mar. 15-19.

Ephemeris:
2002 EX12                a,e,i = 2.53, 0.61, 6                   q = 0.9949
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 03 07    12 28.67   -01 47.2    1.553    2.505   158.9     8.2    20.6
2002 03 17    12 17.35   -00 11.5    1.581    2.570   172.0     3.1    20.5
2002 03 27    12 06.09   +01 21.1    1.639    2.634   174.4     2.1    20.5
2002 04 06    11 56.04   +02 41.9    1.727    2.696   161.9     6.6    20.9
2002 04 16    11 48.01   +03 45.6    1.842    2.756   149.9    10.5    21.3
2002 04 26    11 42.45   +04 29.7    1.981    2.815   138.6    13.7    21.6
2002 05 06    11 39.43   +04 54.6    2.139    2.872   128.0    16.1    21.9
2002 05 16    11 38.81   +05 02.1    2.311    2.928   118.2    17.7    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-F30

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