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MPEC 2002-G54 : 2002 GN5

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M.P.E.C. 2002-G54                                Issued 2002 Apr. 13, 14:11 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 GN5

Observations:
     K02G05N* C2002 04 11.30977 13 07 08.45 +04 56 02.5          19.4        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 11.32155 13 07 08.40 +04 55 24.0          19.3        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 11.33330 13 07 08.42 +04 54 45.6          19.6        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 11.34506 13 07 08.44 +04 54 10.0          19.8        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 11.35681 13 07 08.50 +04 53 32.0          19.8        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.22534 13 07 31.61 +04 07 23.1          19.0        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.23931 13 07 31.64 +04 06 39.3          19.3        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.24506 13 07 31.67 +04 06 19.6          18.7        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.25352 13 07 31.67 +04 05 53.4          19.2        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.25920 13 07 31.71 +04 05 35.1          19.3        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.27329 13 07 31.72 +04 04 50.9          19.4        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.28147 13 07 31.79 +04 04 23.6          19.5        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.28720 13 07 31.80 +04 04 05.3          18.9        704
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.31725 13 07 32.04 +04 02 31.3          19.3 R      651
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.31919 13 07 32.08 +04 02 25.1          19.5 R      651
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.32137 13 07 32.06 +04 02 18.4          19.4 R      651
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.51699 13 07 38.39 +03 52 54.5          18.8 V      422
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.51787 13 07 38.50 +03 52 50.9          18.9 V      422
     K02G05N  C2002 04 12.52078 13 07 38.50 +03 52 43.3          19.1 V      422

Observer details:
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2002 GN5
Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5                 MPC
M 354.59208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48402727     Peri.  163.26976     -0.95839796     +0.27936869
a   1.6065324      Node    33.13249     -0.27261303     -0.83511432
e   0.2908860      Incl.    6.14794     -0.08459013     -0.47385357
P   2.04           H   22.5           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2002 Apr. 11-12.

Ephemeris:
2002 GN5                 a,e,i = 1.61, 0.29, 6                   q = 1.1392
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 06    13 05.13   +09 25.5    0.143    1.139   164.2    13.8    19.4
2002 04 11    13 07.03   +05 12.9    0.141    1.140   166.4    11.9    19.3
2002 04 16    13 09.08   +00 43.2    0.141    1.142   167.4    11.0    19.2
2002 04 21    13 11.55   -03 51.9    0.144    1.146   166.8    11.5    19.3
2002 04 26    13 14.64   -08 20.1    0.149    1.151   164.8    13.3    19.4
2002 05 01    13 18.43   -12 31.1    0.157    1.158   162.0    15.6    19.7
2002 05 06    13 22.95   -16 17.5    0.167    1.166   158.8    18.2    19.9
2002 05 11    13 28.27   -19 35.8    0.180    1.176   155.7    20.7    20.1
2002 05 16    13 34.43   -22 25.6    0.194    1.187   152.7    23.0    20.4
2002 05 21    13 41.42   -24 48.6    0.211    1.199   149.9    25.0    20.7
2002 05 26    13 49.17   -26 47.5    0.230    1.213   147.3    26.8    20.9
2002 05 31    13 57.57   -28 25.0    0.251    1.228   144.9    28.4    21.2
2002 06 05    14 06.53   -29 44.0    0.274    1.243   142.5    29.8    21.5
2002 06 10    14 16.00   -30 47.6    0.299    1.260   140.3    31.0    21.7
2002 06 15    14 25.95   -31 38.3    0.326    1.277   138.1    32.1    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G54

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