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MPEC 2002-M10 : 2002 MB

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M.P.E.C. 2002-M10                                Issued 2002 June 17, 19:46 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 MB

Observations:
     K02M00B* C2002 06 16.36607 20 03 36.35 -16 08 47.9          19.6        644
     K02M00B  C2002 06 16.37603 20 03 34.69 -16 08 41.1          19.4        644
     K02M00B  C2002 06 16.38647 20 03 32.91 -16 08 34.3          19.5        644
     K02M00B  C2002 06 17.00243 20 01 49.49 -16 01 46.9          19.0 R      599
     K02M00B  C2002 06 17.02222 20 01 46.14 -16 01 33.5          18.6 R      599
     K02M00B  C2002 06 17.03160 20 01 44.48 -16 01 27.7          18.8 R      599
     K02M00B  C2002 06 17.38245 20 00 45.13 -15 57 33.6          19.6        644
     K02M00B  C2002 06 17.40201 20 00 41.75 -15 57 20.4          19.5        644
     K02M00B  C2002 06 17.41232 20 00 39.99 -15 57 13.8          19.5        644

Observer details:
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini, A. Di Paola,
    G. Masi.  Measurers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini.  0.6-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 MB
Epoch 2002 June 15.0 TT = JDT 2452440.5                 MPC
M 116.63882              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.67247000     Peri.  197.46103     -0.33408348     -0.36467700
a   1.2902903      Node   282.07931     +0.93551238     -0.01587306
e   0.7363553      Incl.   62.72488     +0.11491220     -0.93099878
P   1.47           H   16.2           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2002 June 16-17.

Ephemeris:
2002 MB                  a,e,i = 1.29, 0.74, 63                  q = 0.3402
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 06 15    20 07.36   -16 23.7    1.138    2.043   143.1    17.4    18.9
2002 06 25    19 38.15   -14 30.6    1.105    2.083   158.3    10.4    18.7
2002 07 05    19 06.99   -12 33.5    1.111    2.119   169.4     5.1    18.5
2002 07 15    18 37.49   -10 42.9    1.160    2.150   162.2     8.3    18.8
2002 07 25    18 12.64   -09 09.7    1.246    2.176   148.3    14.2    19.2
2002 08 04    17 53.77   -07 59.0    1.362    2.198   134.8    19.1    19.6
2002 08 14    17 40.88   -07 10.2    1.499    2.215   122.5    22.7    19.9
2002 08 24    17 33.29   -06 39.1    1.649    2.228   111.4    25.0    20.2
2002 09 03    17 30.05   -06 20.8    1.806    2.236   101.4    26.2    20.4
2002 09 13    17 30.35   -06 10.6    1.963    2.240    92.2    26.7    20.6
2002 09 23    17 33.49   -06 04.6    2.117    2.240    83.6    26.4    20.8
2002 10 03    17 38.90   -05 59.8    2.262    2.235    75.6    25.7    20.9
2002 10 13    17 46.18   -05 53.8    2.397    2.226    68.1    24.6    21.0
2002 10 23    17 55.00   -05 44.4    2.518    2.213    60.9    23.1    21.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-M10

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