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MPEC 2002-P05 : 2002 PB

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P05                                Issued 2002 Aug. 2, 14:47 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 PB

Observations:
     K02P00B* C2002 08 01.31215 22 51 47.08 +23 26 09.0          19.0        704
     K02P00B  C2002 08 01.34186 22 51 40.78 +23 21 54.5          19.4        704
     K02P00B  C2002 08 01.35673 22 51 37.77 +23 19 46.4          19.3        704
     K02P00B  C2002 08 01.37160 22 51 34.54 +23 17 39.3          19.6        704
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.00486 22 49 30.45 +21 45 44.0          18.8 R      599
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.00782 22 49 29.79 +21 45 18.2          18.7 R      599
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.01017 22 49 29.31 +21 44 57.2          18.5 R      599
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.01377 22 49 28.52 +21 44 25.7          18.7 R      599
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.01646 22 49 27.93 +21 44 01.1          18.7 R      599
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.26631 22 48 39.19 +21 07 12.2          18.2 R      649
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.27035 22 48 38.38 +21 06 36.9          18.2 R      649
     K02P00B  C2002 08 02.27443 22 48 37.48 +21 05 59.7          18.2 R      649

Observer details:
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observer A. Boattini.  Measurers A. Boattini,
    F. Bernardi, A. Di Paola, M. Tombelli.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Trentman, M. Glaze.
    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 PB
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
M  69.17986              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.82087163     Peri.   54.54257     -0.85333386     +0.37279478
a   1.1296725      Node   143.00385     -0.35090843     -0.92771404
e   0.3629272      Incl.   37.27836     +0.38559640     -0.01925399
P   1.20           H   20.2           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Aug. 1-2.

Ephemeris:
2002 PB                  a,e,i = 1.13, 0.36, 37                  q = 0.7197
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 07 25    23 14.34   +38 11.8    0.267    1.129   108.6    58.5    19.7
2002 07 26    23 11.42   +36 29.4    0.261    1.135   111.0    56.7    19.6
2002 07 27    23 08.44   +34 41.2    0.255    1.141   113.4    54.7    19.5
2002 07 28    23 05.41   +32 47.2    0.250    1.147   116.0    52.7    19.4
2002 07 29    23 02.33   +30 47.2    0.245    1.153   118.7    50.6    19.3
2002 07 30    22 59.20   +28 41.1    0.240    1.158   121.4    48.4    19.2
2002 07 31    22 56.01   +26 28.9    0.235    1.164   124.3    46.1    19.1
2002 08 01    22 52.79   +24 10.7    0.231    1.170   127.3    43.6    19.0
2002 08 02    22 49.52   +21 46.8    0.228    1.175   130.4    41.1    19.0
2002 08 03    22 46.21   +19 17.5    0.225    1.181   133.6    38.5    18.9
2002 08 04    22 42.87   +16 43.2    0.222    1.187   136.9    35.8    18.8
2002 08 05    22 39.49   +14 04.7    0.220    1.192   140.2    33.0    18.7
2002 08 06    22 36.10   +11 22.6    0.219    1.198   143.7    30.1    18.6
2002 08 07    22 32.69   +08 37.8    0.218    1.203   147.1    27.2    18.5
2002 08 08    22 29.27   +05 51.3    0.218    1.208   150.6    24.3    18.4
2002 08 09    22 25.84   +03 04.2    0.218    1.214   154.1    21.4    18.4
2002 08 10    22 22.42   +00 17.6    0.219    1.219   157.5    18.5    18.3
2002 08 11    22 19.00   -02 27.6    0.221    1.224   161.0    15.7    18.2
2002 08 12    22 15.61   -05 10.2    0.223    1.230   164.3    12.9    18.1
2002 08 13    22 12.24   -07 49.3    0.226    1.235   167.5    10.2    18.1
2002 08 14    22 08.90   -10 24.0    0.230    1.240   170.5     7.8    18.0
2002 08 15    22 05.60   -12 53.7    0.234    1.245   173.0     5.7    18.0
2002 08 16    22 02.34   -15 17.7    0.238    1.250   174.7     4.3    18.0
2002 08 17    21 59.14   -17 35.6    0.244    1.255   174.7     4.3    18.0
2002 08 18    21 56.00   -19 47.0    0.250    1.260   173.2     5.4    18.1
2002 08 19    21 52.92   -21 51.9    0.256    1.265   171.0     7.2    18.3
2002 08 20    21 49.90   -23 50.1    0.262    1.270   168.7     9.0    18.4
2002 08 21    21 46.97   -25 41.6    0.270    1.275   166.2    10.9    18.6
2002 08 22    21 44.11   -27 26.6    0.277    1.280   163.8    12.7    18.7
2002 08 23    21 41.33   -29 05.2    0.285    1.285   161.5    14.5    18.8
2002 08 24    21 38.64   -30 37.7    0.293    1.290   159.2    16.1    19.0

2002 09 03    21 16.96   -41 22.7    0.391    1.335   140.8    28.5    20.0
2002 09 13    21 05.34   -46 32.2    0.505    1.376   128.0    35.2    20.9
2002 09 23    21 02.70   -48 50.3    0.626    1.412   118.3    38.7    21.5
2002 10 03    21 06.95   -49 36.6    0.750    1.444   110.3    40.5    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P05

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