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MPEC 2002-L24 : 2002 LG3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-L24                                Issued 2002 June 6, 14:18 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,
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                                   2002 LG3

Observations:
     K02L03G* C2002 06 05.24820 15 44 08.16 +00 54 50.5          19.1 R      699
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.25937 15 44 05.73 +00 55 15.2                      699
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.27057 15 44 03.29 +00 55 39.1                      699
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.28179 15 44 00.84 +00 56 04.9                      699
     K02L03G 1C2002 06 05.47658 15 43 20.13 +01 03 45.3                      413
     K02L03G 1C2002 06 05.47773 15 43 19.87 +01 03 47.6                      413
     K02L03G 1C2002 06 05.47887 15 43 19.61 +01 03 50.6                      413
     K02L03G 1C2002 06 05.64517 15 42 42.77 +01 10 04.3                      413
     K02L03G 1C2002 06 05.64630 15 42 42.51 +01 10 06.6                      413
     K02L03G 1C2002 06 05.64746 15 42 42.24 +01 10 09.5                      413
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.88795 15 41 51.71 +01 18 45.6          18.3 R      176
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.89352 15 41 50.48 +01 18 57.9          18.1 R      176
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.89624 15 41 49.88 +01 19 03.9          18.4 R      176
     K02L03G  C2002 06 05.89899 15 41 49.28 +01 19 10.0          18.5 R      176
     K02L03G  C2002 06 06.24672 15 40 33.08 +01 32 22.3          18.4 R      734
     K02L03G  C2002 06 06.25947 15 40 30.07 +01 32 53.3          18.7 R      649
     K02L03G  C2002 06 06.26137 15 40 29.66 +01 32 58.9          18.6 R      734
     K02L03G  C2002 06 06.26150 15 40 29.61 +01 32 58.2          18.7 R      649
     K02L03G  C2002 06 06.26457 15 40 28.87 +01 33 05.1          18.9 R      649

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.2-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  Measurer
    R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer J. L. Palguta.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 LG3
Epoch 2002 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2452420.5                  MPC
M 335.96352              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28268550     Peri.  171.55758     +0.99903395     +0.04245148
a   2.2993250      Node   186.04426     -0.04390931     +0.95385972
e   0.7397289      Incl.    6.19333     -0.00177350     +0.29723644
P   3.49           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2002 June 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 LG3                 a,e,i = 2.30, 0.74, 6                   q = 0.5984
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 06 05    15 45.01   +00 45.8    0.382    1.363   151.7    20.7    19.0
2002 06 15    15 03.04   +07 47.4    0.308    1.243   132.0    37.4    18.8
2002 06 25    14 04.52   +16 22.4    0.257    1.120   107.2    60.1    18.8
2002 07 05    12 44.66   +25 20.2    0.231    0.995    78.1    88.7    19.3
2002 07 15    11 02.59   +31 39.2    0.235    0.872    46.7   122.0    21.0
2002 07 25    09 20.00   +32 09.1    0.279    0.757    18.9   154.3    25.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L24

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