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MPEC 2002-L53 : 2002 LD31

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M.P.E.C. 2002-L53                                Issued 2002 June 11, 15:37 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 LD31

Observations:
     K02L31D* C2002 06 08.38249 20 30 57.43 -19 30 36.2          18.9        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 08.39647 20 31 02.62 -19 32 20.5          19.2        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 08.41044 20 31 07.71 -19 34 03.9          19.2        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.10676 20 42 36.65 -23 07 51.7                      620
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.10814 20 42 37.11 -23 08 00.9                      620
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.37287 20 44 30.80 -23 42 08.8          19.2        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.38678 20 44 36.51 -23 43 57.3          19.4        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.40068 20 44 42.09 -23 45 45.7          19.3        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.41459 20 44 47.72 -23 47 34.0          19.0        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 10.42850 20 44 53.40 -23 49 22.6          18.9        704
     K02L31D  C2002 06 11.38666 20 51 54.08 -25 54 29.7          17.7 R      649
     K02L31D  C2002 06 11.39059 20 51 55.71 -25 55 00.9          17.7 R      649
     K02L31D  C2002 06 11.39453 20 51 57.33 -25 55 32.2          17.4 R      649

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, M. Blasco.
    Measurers S. Sanchez, J. Rodriguez.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  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.

Orbital elements:
2002 LD31
Epoch 2002 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2452420.5                  MPC
M 334.37627              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57135003     Peri.  210.22613     +0.36091337     +0.87452347
a   1.4383609      Node    82.62274     -0.77682241     +0.47411784
e   0.2447052      Incl.   19.06644     -0.51603147     -0.10208320
P   1.73           H   20.4           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 June 8-11.

Ephemeris:
2002 LD31                a,e,i = 1.44, 0.24, 19                  q = 1.0864
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 06 05    20 10.59   -12 58.0    0.153    1.122   131.8    42.4    18.2
2002 06 15    21 21.32   -33 52.9    0.133    1.105   129.3    45.3    18.0
2002 06 25    23 08.09   -52 05.8    0.146    1.093   118.3    55.0    18.4
2002 07 05    01 05.20   -59 30.9    0.181    1.087   108.3    62.6    19.1
2002 07 15    02 28.40   -60 34.0    0.223    1.087   102.6    65.9    19.7
2002 07 25    03 16.38   -60 00.8    0.267    1.093    99.8    66.2    20.1
2002 08 04    03 42.50   -59 27.1    0.307    1.105    99.1    65.0    20.4
2002 08 14    03 54.35   -59 12.9    0.342    1.123    99.8    62.8    20.5
2002 08 24    03 55.10   -59 12.8    0.371    1.145   101.6    59.9    20.7
2002 09 03    03 45.87   -59 14.5    0.395    1.171   104.4    56.5    20.8
2002 09 13    03 26.85   -58 56.2    0.414    1.201   108.0    52.8    20.8
2002 09 23    02 59.77   -57 46.5    0.432    1.233   112.2    48.9    20.9
2002 10 03    02 28.68   -55 16.4    0.450    1.267   116.5    45.0    20.9
2002 10 13    01 59.03   -51 09.0    0.473    1.303   120.4    41.4    21.0
2002 10 23    01 35.42   -45 32.5    0.504    1.339   123.1    38.5    21.1
2002 11 02    01 19.49   -38 56.8    0.546    1.375   124.1    36.7    21.3
2002 11 12    01 10.85   -31 56.6    0.600    1.411   123.1    36.0    21.5
2002 11 22    01 08.30   -25 02.4    0.669    1.446   120.3    36.1    21.8
2002 12 02    01 10.48   -18 33.1    0.750    1.480   116.3    36.7    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L53

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