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MPEC 2002-J18 : 2002 JX8

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M.P.E.C. 2002-J18                                Issued 2002 May 8, 00:00 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 JX8

Observations:
     K02J08X* C2002 05 04.14519 08 54 58.52 +38 00 34.1          19.1        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 04.15745 08 55 02.18 +37 59 37.3          20.3        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 04.16971 08 55 05.82 +37 58 44.9          19.3        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 04.18198 08 55 09.53 +37 57 49.5          19.2        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 04.19426 08 55 13.19 +37 56 54.8          19.2        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.14219 09 05 07.08 +35 41 11.6          18.5        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.14372 09 05 07.36 +35 41 05.1          18.4        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.15479 09 05 10.25 +35 40 18.0          18.8        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.15580 09 05 10.55 +35 40 14.3          18.9        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.17985 09 05 16.87 +35 38 33.0          19.0        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.18029 09 05 17.09 +35 38 36.2          18.0        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.19243 09 05 20.12 +35 37 39.0          19.1        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.19290 09 05 20.20 +35 37 37.3          18.6        704
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.21434 09 05 26.01 +35 36 10.6          18.8 R      651
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.21678 09 05 26.67 +35 35 59.1          18.5 R      651
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.21823 09 05 27.06 +35 35 54.1          18.5 R      651
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82375 09 08 16.49 +34 54 56.1                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82436 09 08 16.70 +34 54 53.6                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82505 09 08 16.84 +34 54 51.4                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82637 09 08 17.28 +34 54 45.5                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82705 09 08 17.44 +34 54 42.3                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82773 09 08 17.57 +34 54 39.6                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.82836 09 08 17.77 +34 54 37.6                      246
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.86705 09 08 27.39 +34 51 56.1                      118
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.86816 09 08 27.73 +34 51 51.5                      118
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.86955 09 08 28.06 +34 51 46.4                      118
     K02J08X  C2002 05 06.87289 09 08 29.03 +34 51 32.3          18.3 R      118
     K02J08X  C2002 05 07.14006 09 09 41.46 +34 34 12.5          18.5 R      858
     K02J08X  C2002 05 07.15076 09 09 44.00 +34 33 27.4          18.6 R      858
     K02J08X 1C2002 05 07.21773 09 10 01.99 +34 28 44.7                      658
     K02J08X 1C2002 05 07.21964 09 10 02.48 +34 28 36.6                      658
     K02J08X 1C2002 05 07.22065 09 10 02.73 +34 28 32.8                      658

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT telescope + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. Clem, J. Stoesz.
    Measurer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett 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.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 JX8                                                             PHA 0.016
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M 165.17045              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.45452789     Peri.  338.07413     +0.68053282     -0.72938052
a   0.7714741      Node    68.96410     +0.68288209     +0.59680089
e   0.3039857      Incl.    4.29194     +0.26560710     +0.33441406
P   0.68           H   20.3           G   0.15
From 32 observations 2002 May 4-7.

Ephemeris:
2002 JX8                 a,e,i = 0.77, 0.30, 4                   q = 0.5370
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 26    07 53.39   +48 18.4    0.102    0.988    76.8    97.4    18.8
2002 05 06    09 04.48   +35 51.0    0.120    1.001    83.1    90.1    18.9
2002 05 16    09 40.21   +25 58.4    0.144    1.006    83.9    87.9    19.2
2002 05 26    10 01.50   +18 40.4    0.168    1.002    81.4    89.1    19.6
2002 06 05    10 15.03   +13 10.9    0.190    0.989    76.8    92.4    19.9
2002 06 15    10 23.12   +08 57.7    0.209    0.967    70.6    97.7    20.3
2002 06 25    10 25.67   +05 46.5    0.223    0.936    62.8   104.9    20.8
2002 07 05    10 21.36   +03 38.6    0.234    0.897    53.3   114.7    21.4
2002 07 15    10 08.65   +02 45.9    0.243    0.850    41.5   127.6    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J18

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