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MPEC 2002-J50 : 2002 JM97

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M.P.E.C. 2002-J50                                Issued 2002 May 14, 15:42 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 JM97

Observations:
     K02J97M* C2002 05 09.40121 19 04 37.42 -25 12 35.9          17.8        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 09.41386 19 04 39.73 -25 12 50.7          18.2        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 09.43898 19 04 44.16 -25 13 17.3          18.1        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.34051 19 10 35.79 -25 47 39.1          17.5 R      844
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.34462 19 10 36.53 -25 47 44.2          17.1 R      844
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.35510 19 10 38.36 -25 47 55.9          17.1 R      844
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.36480 19 10 40.97 -25 48 20.7          17.6        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.37297 19 10 41.67 -25 48 15.7          16.9 R      844
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.37968 19 10 43.65 -25 48 38.1          17.5        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.38337 19 10 44.33 -25 48 42.2          18.0 R      858
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.38657 19 10 44.90 -25 48 46.6          17.6 R      858
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.38968 19 10 45.46 -25 48 49.5          17.3        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.38991 19 10 45.42 -25 48 49.1          17.5 R      858
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.39436 19 10 46.33 -25 48 54.6          17.6        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.40553 19 10 48.36 -25 49 07.9          17.4        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.42375 19 10 51.70 -25 49 27.8          17.7        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 11.43632 19 10 53.96 -25 49 42.3          17.8        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.36376 19 17 00.63 -26 26 11.7          17.3        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.36689 19 17 01.16 -26 26 13.3          17.2        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.37874 19 17 03.40 -26 26 29.1          17.5        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.38242 19 17 04.05 -26 26 33.6          17.2        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.39350 19 17 06.21 -26 26 45.8          17.6        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.39706 19 17 06.82 -26 26 50.7          17.4        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.41183 19 17 09.51 -26 27 09.3          17.6        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.42305 19 17 11.75 -26 27 21.6          17.5        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 13.42704 19 17 12.38 -26 27 26.1          17.3        704
     K02J97M  C2002 05 14.38399 19 20 18.02 -26 46 06.5          16.5 R      734
     K02J97M  C2002 05 14.43409 19 20 27.90 -26 47 05.8                      670
     K02J97M  C2002 05 14.47786 19 20 36.22 -26 47 57.4                      670
     K02J97M  C2002 05 14.50198 19 20 40.80 -26 48 25.1                      670

Observer details:
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m  Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
844 Los Molinos.  Observer S. Roland.  0.35-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 JM97
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M 345.40947              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21533484     Peri.  235.95594     +0.48490118     +0.85167308
a   2.7567234      Node    64.26304     -0.71192042     +0.51642147
e   0.5453187      Incl.   12.75015     -0.50797654     +0.08922911
P   4.58           H   16.6           G   0.15
From 30 observations 2002 May 9-14.

Ephemeris:
2002 JM97                a,e,i = 2.76, 0.55, 13                  q = 1.2534
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 05 06    18 54.48   -24 13.8    0.642    1.460   122.9    35.5    17.9
2002 05 16    19 25.61   -27 18.1    0.554    1.409   125.8    35.6    17.5
2002 05 26    20 01.48   -30 57.5    0.483    1.363   127.7    36.0    17.2
2002 06 05    20 43.18   -34 59.8    0.428    1.323   128.4    36.9    16.9
2002 06 15    21 30.60   -38 56.8    0.391    1.292   127.7    38.5    16.7
2002 06 25    22 21.49   -42 09.7    0.370    1.269   126.0    40.4    16.5
2002 07 05    23 11.03   -44 12.0    0.362    1.257   124.2    42.0    16.5
2002 07 15    23 53.54   -45 05.0    0.365    1.254   123.1    42.8    16.6
2002 07 25    00 25.45   -45 06.7    0.375    1.261   123.3    42.3    16.6
2002 08 04    00 45.73   -44 37.3    0.389    1.278   125.0    40.5    16.7
2002 08 14    00 54.89   -43 45.0    0.407    1.305   128.3    37.5    16.7
2002 08 24    00 54.68   -42 25.4    0.430    1.340   132.7    33.7    16.8
2002 09 03    00 47.59   -40 30.0    0.458    1.382   137.7    29.4    16.9
2002 09 13    00 36.66   -37 51.5    0.496    1.431   142.2    25.5    17.0
2002 09 23    00 25.21   -34 31.3    0.547    1.485   145.0    22.8    17.2
2002 10 03    00 15.68   -30 41.9    0.611    1.543   145.2    21.7    17.5
2002 10 13    00 09.41   -26 39.0    0.692    1.604   142.5    22.2    17.9
2002 10 23    00 06.81   -22 36.8    0.790    1.667   137.8    23.6    18.3
2002 11 02    00 07.59   -18 44.8    0.903    1.732   132.0    25.2    18.7
2002 11 12    00 11.27   -15 07.1    1.032    1.798   125.6    26.6    19.1
2002 11 22    00 17.34   -11 44.7    1.174    1.865   119.0    27.6    19.5
2002 12 02    00 25.29   -08 36.9    1.329    1.933   112.4    28.2    19.9
2002 12 12    00 34.77   -05 42.2    1.494    2.000   105.8    28.3    20.2
2002 12 22    00 45.46   -02 59.0    1.666    2.067    99.3    28.0    20.5
2003 01 01    00 57.09   -00 26.0    1.846    2.134    92.8    27.4    20.8
2003 01 11    01 09.51   +01 58.1    2.029    2.200    86.5    26.5    21.0
2003 01 21    01 22.55   +04 14.0    2.215    2.265    80.2    25.3    21.3
2003 01 31    01 36.10   +06 22.3    2.401    2.330    74.0    24.0    21.5
2003 02 10    01 50.08   +08 23.5    2.585    2.394    67.8    22.4    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J50

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