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MPEC 2002-F74 : 2001 KF76

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M.P.E.C. 2002-F74                                Issued 2002 Mar. 29, 16:25 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 KF76

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-M59

Observations:
     K01K76F 6C2002 03 20.62434 16 12 07.25 -21 52 12.0                      568
     K01K76F 6C2002 03 22.57886 16 12 04.19 -21 52 07.6                      568
     K01K76F 6C2002 03 22.61707 16 12 04.11 -21 52 07.4                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, A. Doressoundiram.
    3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
020320 568 18.3-  5.9+    020322 568 18.6-  5.8+    MPO 18319

Orbital elements:
2001 KF76
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M  73.22237              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00321048     Peri.  101.96255     -0.88887656     -0.45607952
a  45.5081997      Node    50.91930     +0.39553182     -0.81181623
e   0.1574801      Incl.    3.21046     +0.23119914     -0.36461745
P 307              H    7.0           G   0.15
Residuals in seconds of arc
010522 807  0.4-  0.2+    010724 568  0.3-  0.2-    020322 568  0.1+  0.1-
010522 807  0.3-  0.2+    010724 568  0.1-  0.2-    020322 568  0.1-  0.0
010610 304  0.6+  0.1+    010725 568  0.2-  0.2-
010610 304  0.6+  0.1+    020320 568  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2001 KF76                a,e,i = 45.51, 0.16, 3                  q = 38.342
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 03 27    16 11.93   -21 51.9   43.991   44.514   121.1     1.1    23.6
2002 04 06    16 11.53   -21 51.1   43.855   44.518   131.0     1.0    23.6
2002 04 16    16 10.99   -21 50.0   43.739   44.523   141.0     0.8    23.6
2002 04 26    16 10.35   -21 48.5   43.645   44.527   150.9     0.6    23.6
2002 05 06    16 09.63   -21 46.8   43.577   44.531   160.7     0.4    23.5
2002 05 16    16 08.86   -21 45.0   43.537   44.535   170.6     0.2    23.5
2002 05 26    16 08.06   -21 43.0   43.526   44.539   179.1     0.0    23.5
2002 06 05    16 07.26   -21 41.0   43.544   44.543   169.8     0.2    23.5
2002 06 15    16 06.49   -21 39.0   43.591   44.547   160.1     0.4    23.5
2002 06 25    16 05.78   -21 37.1   43.665   44.551   150.3     0.6    23.6
2002 07 05    16 05.15   -21 35.4   43.764   44.555   140.7     0.8    23.6
2002 07 15    16 04.63   -21 34.0   43.886   44.559   131.0     1.0    23.6
2002 07 25    16 04.22   -21 32.8   44.026   44.563   121.4     1.1    23.6
2002 08 04    16 03.96   -21 32.1   44.181   44.567   111.7     1.2    23.6
2002 08 14    16 03.84   -21 31.7   44.347   44.571   102.1     1.3    23.7
2002 08 24    16 03.87   -21 31.7   44.520   44.575    92.5     1.3    23.7
2002 09 03    16 04.06   -21 32.1   44.693   44.579    82.9     1.3    23.7
2002 09 13    16 04.40   -21 33.0   44.863   44.584    73.3     1.2    23.7
2002 09 23    16 04.89   -21 34.3   45.024   44.588    63.6     1.2    23.7
2002 10 03    16 05.52   -21 36.0   45.173   44.592    54.0     1.0    23.7
2002 10 13    16 06.27   -21 38.0   45.305   44.596    44.3     0.9    23.7
2002 10 23    16 07.13   -21 40.3   45.416   44.600    34.6     0.7    23.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-F74

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