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MPEC 2002-P45 : 2002 PY39

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P45                                Issued 2002 Aug. 10, 16:22 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 PY39

Observations:
     K02P39Y* C2002 08 08.38382 21 45 13.58 -16 42 30.2          18.9        644
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 08.39360 21 45 13.77 -16 42 13.7          19.0        644
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 08.40571 21 45 14.04 -16 41 53.3          19.4        644
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.20998 21 45 44.66 -16 18 51.1          18.6 R      734
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.21089 21 45 44.67 -16 18 48.7          18.5 R      649
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.21450 21 45 44.74 -16 18 42.6          18.3 R      649
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.21811 21 45 44.85 -16 18 36.2          18.5 R      649
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.21999 21 45 44.87 -16 18 32.7          18.3 R      734
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.50347 21 45 54.80 -16 09 16.2          18.1 R      474
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.50961 21 45 54.87 -16 09 05.2          18.1 R      474
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 09.51470 21 45 55.01 -16 08 56.2          18.2 R      474
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 10.06767 21 46 15.93 -15 52 26.3          19.6 R      859
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 10.07132 21 46 15.96 -15 52 17.7          19.9 R      859
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 10.07677 21 46 16.29 -15 52 09.9          19.7 R      859
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 10.39693 21 46 26.34 -15 42 54.4          18.5 R      848
     K02P39Y  C2002 08 10.40078 21 46 26.45 -15 42 47.2          18.9 R      848

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 PY39
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
M 336.14653              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33909534     Peri.   50.98919     +0.97141136     -0.22965804
a   2.0366739      Node   322.17822     +0.17596988     +0.86660290
e   0.4862060      Incl.    5.62857     +0.15935676     +0.44300858
P   2.91           H   21.5           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2002 Aug. 8-10.

Ephemeris:
2002 PY39                a,e,i = 2.04, 0.49, 6                   q = 1.0464
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 08 04    21 42.70   -18 31.3    0.239    1.250   168.7     9.1    19.5
2002 08 14    21 48.79   -13 37.1    0.182    1.194   176.2     3.2    18.5
2002 08 24    21 57.89   -04 59.1    0.135    1.145   173.0     6.2    17.9
2002 09 03    22 15.05   +10 09.7    0.101    1.104   160.4    17.8    17.7
2002 09 13    22 51.13   +33 24.2    0.083    1.073   141.9    35.4    17.7
2002 09 23    00 11.31   +56 44.1    0.087    1.053   123.1    52.9    18.2
2002 10 03    02 34.96   +67 33.7    0.105    1.046   113.0    61.7    18.9
2002 10 13    04 36.75   +66 52.7    0.130    1.053   111.4    61.9    19.4
2002 10 23    05 31.91   +63 00.0    0.157    1.071   115.2    57.2    19.7
2002 11 02    05 49.95   +59 01.5    0.184    1.102   122.2    49.7    19.9
2002 11 12    05 49.05   +55 09.5    0.213    1.142   131.5    40.5    20.0
2002 11 22    05 39.03   +51 10.0    0.245    1.191   142.1    30.6    20.1
2002 12 02    05 26.20   +46 59.5    0.285    1.246   152.6    21.4    20.3
2002 12 12    05 15.08   +42 48.8    0.336    1.305   160.2    14.8    20.5
2002 12 22    05 08.27   +38 58.1    0.400    1.369   161.0    13.5    21.0
2003 01 01    05 06.25   +35 41.7    0.480    1.434   155.3    16.6    21.6
2003 01 11    05 08.69   +33 03.7    0.575    1.500   147.4    20.7    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P45

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