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MPEC 2002-G53 : 2002 GM5

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M.P.E.C. 2002-G53                                Issued 2002 Apr. 13, 14:02 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
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                                   2002 GM5

Observations:
     K02G05M* C2002 04 10.24241 11 17 08.01 +01 02 01.2          18.9        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 10.25416 11 16 59.51 +01 02 01.4          18.9        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 10.26584 11 16 51.04 +01 02 00.9          19.1        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 10.27752 11 16 42.57 +01 02 01.1          18.9        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 10.28919 11 16 34.15 +01 02 01.4          19.0        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.24669 10 50 10.19 +01 00 40.1          18.4        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.26063 10 49 56.85 +01 00 38.9          18.6        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.27472 10 49 43.40 +01 00 37.7          18.7        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.28863 10 49 30.12 +01 00 35.7          18.9        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.30246 10 49 16.96 +01 00 35.1          18.9        704
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.98425 10 38 08.91 +00 59 03.4          18.8 R      966
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.98823 10 38 04.78 +00 59 02.0          18.1 R      966
     K02G05M  C2002 04 12.99193 10 38 00.89 +00 59 02.4          18.4 R      966
     K02G05M  C2002 04 13.15280 10 35 14.87 +00 58 55.5          18.1 R      649
     K02G05M  C2002 04 13.15463 10 35 12.90 +00 58 55.4          18.2 R      649
     K02G05M  C2002 04 13.15646 10 35 10.91 +00 58 55.0          18.1 R      649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, D. Young,
    R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
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.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 GM5                                                             PHA 0.009
Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5                 MPC
M 336.24475              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33784890     Peri.  273.91438     +0.30664324     +0.95134745
a   2.0416802      Node    14.05541     -0.81662742     +0.27921876
e   0.6804851      Incl.    7.12722     -0.48896787     +0.13028784
P   2.92           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2002 Apr. 10-13.

Ephemeris:
2002 GM5                 a,e,i = 2.04, 0.68, 7                   q = 0.6523
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 06    11 55.16   +00 59.6    0.163    1.157   162.5    15.1    19.1
2002 04 07    11 47.92   +01 00.8    0.153    1.146   159.8    17.5    19.0
2002 04 08    11 39.75   +01 01.7    0.143    1.134   157.0    20.2    19.0
2002 04 09    11 30.49   +01 02.4    0.134    1.123   153.8    23.2    18.9
2002 04 10    11 19.93   +01 02.7    0.125    1.112   150.3    26.5    18.8
2002 04 11    11 07.85   +01 02.5    0.116    1.101   146.5    30.2    18.7
2002 04 12    10 53.95   +01 01.7    0.108    1.090   142.2    34.4    18.7
2002 04 13    10 37.92   +01 00.2    0.100    1.078   137.3    39.1    18.6
2002 04 14    10 19.42   +00 57.6    0.093    1.067   131.9    44.4    18.6
2002 04 15    09 58.10   +00 53.9    0.087    1.056   125.7    50.4    18.6
2002 04 16    09 33.69   +00 48.7    0.081    1.045   118.8    57.3    18.6
2002 04 17    09 06.13   +00 41.9    0.076    1.034   111.2    64.9    18.7
2002 04 18    08 35.66   +00 33.3    0.073    1.023   102.8    73.2    18.8
2002 04 19    08 02.97   +00 23.3    0.071    1.012    93.9    82.1    19.1
2002 04 20    07 29.18   +00 12.4    0.071    1.001    84.7    91.2    19.4
2002 04 21    06 55.66   +00 01.3    0.072    0.989    75.6   100.3    19.8
2002 04 22    06 23.72   -00 09.1    0.074    0.978    67.0   109.0    20.3
2002 04 23    05 54.31   -00 18.4    0.078    0.967    59.0   117.0    20.9
2002 04 24    05 27.96   -00 26.1    0.083    0.957    51.9   124.2    21.6
2002 04 25    05 04.76   -00 32.2    0.089    0.946    45.6   130.6    22.3
2002 04 26    04 44.55   -00 36.7    0.096    0.935    40.1   136.2    23.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G53

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