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MPEC 2002-Q29 : 2002 QD7

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Q29                                Issued 2002 Aug. 22, 21:08 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2002 QD7

Observations:
     K02Q07D* C2002 08 20.37741 03 11 08.72 +48 46 17.6          18.2        704
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 20.39312 03 11 23.31 +48 46 15.2          18.3        704
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 20.40951 03 11 38.66 +48 46 11.9          19.2        704
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 20.42507 03 11 52.93 +48 46 09.8          18.5        704
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 20.44117 03 12 07.77 +48 46 06.5          18.3        704
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 21.33597 03 26 12.12 +48 38 43.5          17.5 R      649
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 21.33756 03 26 13.59 +48 38 42.4          17.3 R      649
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 21.34155 03 26 17.32 +48 38 40.1          17.4 R      649
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 22.45999 03 43 48.04 +48 20 31.6                      670
     K02Q07D  C2002 08 22.46249 03 43 50.43 +48 20 29.1                      670

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, M. Glaze.  0.75-m
    Newtonian + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 QD7
Epoch 2002 Aug. 14.0 TT = JDT 2452500.5                 MPC
M 347.76179              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26316482     Peri.  197.27709     +0.81841114     -0.57126594
a   2.4116678      Node   197.98337     +0.54812578     +0.80853679
e   0.6440297      Incl.   11.60669     +0.17251477     +0.14115053
P   3.75           H   17.9           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2002 Aug. 20-22.

Ephemeris:
2002 QD7                 a,e,i = 2.41, 0.64, 12                  q = 0.8585
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 08 14    01 37.86   +46 42.7    0.280    1.088    98.0    67.2    17.7
2002 08 24    04 07.48   +47 39.2    0.261    1.010    82.3    82.9    17.9
2002 09 03    06 11.95   +37 55.0    0.287    0.943    68.6    95.0    18.4
2002 09 13    07 24.37   +26 20.0    0.347    0.893    61.2    98.8    18.9
2002 09 23    08 10.00   +17 11.2    0.428    0.864    58.9    96.0    19.2
2002 10 03    08 44.08   +10 23.0    0.517    0.860    59.3    89.7    19.3
2002 10 13    09 12.50   +05 09.8    0.605    0.882    61.0    82.1    19.4
2002 10 23    09 37.30   +00 58.8    0.685    0.926    63.8    74.6    19.5
2002 11 02    09 59.05   -02 29.6    0.754    0.988    67.3    67.9    19.7
2002 11 12    10 17.69   -05 25.9    0.808    1.063    71.7    62.1    19.8
2002 11 22    10 33.00   -07 54.6    0.846    1.147    77.0    57.0    19.9
2002 12 02    10 44.73   -09 57.6    0.870    1.237    83.3    52.4    20.0
2002 12 12    10 52.44   -11 33.9    0.881    1.329    90.7    47.8    20.0
2002 12 22    10 55.74   -12 40.0    0.882    1.422    99.2    43.1    20.1
2003 01 01    10 54.28   -13 11.2    0.877    1.515   108.9    37.9    20.0
2003 01 11    10 47.92   -13 00.6    0.873    1.607   119.8    32.1    20.0
2003 01 21    10 37.12   -12 02.9    0.876    1.698   131.8    25.6    19.9
2003 01 31    10 23.07   -10 18.0    0.892    1.787   144.3    18.8    19.9
2003 02 10    10 07.67   -07 54.0    0.929    1.874   155.9    12.4    19.8
2003 02 20    09 53.13   -05 08.5    0.992    1.959   163.1     8.5    19.9
2003 03 02    09 41.18   -02 22.0    1.082    2.042   160.3     9.4    20.2
2003 03 12    09 32.80   +00 09.3    1.197    2.123   151.3    13.0    20.7
2003 03 22    09 28.22   +02 15.9    1.335    2.201   141.1    16.5    21.1
2003 04 01    09 27.13   +03 55.2    1.492    2.278   131.2    19.3    21.5
2003 04 11    09 29.03   +05 08.1    1.664    2.352   121.8    21.2    21.9
2003 04 21    09 33.38   +05 57.4    1.848    2.424   113.0    22.4    22.2
2003 05 01    09 39.66   +06 26.3    2.039    2.494   104.7    23.0    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q29

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