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MPEC 2002-Q55 : 2000 WO148

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M.P.E.C. 2002-Q55                                Issued 2002 Aug. 31, 22:32 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  2000 WO148

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-X19

Observations:
     K00WE8O  C2002 08 30.36749 23 56 11.21 -03 17 34.5          22.7 V      291
     K00WE8O  C2002 08 30.37844 23 56 10.54 -03 17 42.1          22.6 V      291
     K00WE8O  C2002 08 30.38728 23 56 10.00 -03 17 47.2          22.6 V      291
     K00WE8O  C2002 08 31.26342 23 55 21.03 -03 27 23.4          22.4 V      291
     K00WE8O  C2002 08 31.27092 23 55 20.60 -03 27 29.7          22.4 V      291
     K00WE8O  C2002 08 31.27809 23 55 20.15 -03 27 33.8          22.7 V      291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers A. S. Descour, M. Block.  1.8-m Spacewatch
    telescope.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
020830 291 0.05+ 0.02+    020831 291 0.05+ 0.02+    MPO 12256   -0.066 day

Orbital elements:
2000 WO148                                                           PHA 0.046
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 312.27445              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46849557     Peri.  323.58642     -0.40560819     -0.91324959
a   1.6418459      Node   150.28806     +0.85575791     -0.39408608
e   0.3764257      Incl.    4.41718     +0.32118591     -0.10330225
P   2.10           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
001129 699  0.2-  0.3-    001220 540  0.2-  0.9+    010224 621  0.3+  0.1-
001129 699  0.2+  0.5-    001220 540  0.5-  0.0     010224 621  0.0   0.2-
001129 699  1.4-  0.3-    001221 696  0.0   0.2+    010226 621  0.1-  0.4+
001129 699  0.7-  1.1-    001221 696  0.3+  0.4+    010226 621  0.2+  0.5+
001201 734  0.1-  0.2-    001229 711  0.9-  0.2+    010226 621  0.8+  0.6-
001201 734  0.4-  0.9+    001229 711  0.8-  0.2-    010226 621  0.8+  0.2+
001201 734  0.8-  0.2-    001229 711  0.5-  0.2-    010226 621  0.4-  0.2-
001201 734  1.3+  0.7-    010211 540  0.5+  1.6-    010313 699  1.0-  0.4+
001201 734  1.4-  0.2-    010211 540  1.5-  1.6-    010313 699  0.7-  0.4-
001201 734  0.7+  0.4-    010211 540  0.2+  1.6-    010313 699  0.9-  0.2+
001201 046  1.2+  0.7+    010219 360  0.6+  0.2+    010313 699  0.6-  0.0
001201 046  0.6+  0.3-    010219 360  0.4+  0.4+    010319 704  0.1-  0.4+
001201 046  0.7+  0.1+    010219 360  0.5+  0.0     010319 704  0.3+  0.5+
001201 046  0.6+  0.2+    010221 587  0.6-  0.6+    010319 704  0.2-  1.2+
001201 046  0.3+  0.9+    010222 926  0.0   0.1-    010319 704  0.5+  0.3-
001201 046  0.4-  0.1+    010222 926  0.6+  0.4-    020830 291  0.0   0.3-
001203 734  0.2+  0.8-    010224 621  0.1+  0.3+    020830 291  0.4-  0.7-
001203 734  0.5-  0.4+    010224 621  0.0   0.1-    020830 291  0.6-  0.1-
001205 693  0.7+  0.6+    010224 621  0.6+  0.0     020831 291  0.2+  0.9+
001205 693  0.6+  0.4+    010224 621  0.3+  0.4+    020831 291  0.6+  0.3-
001220 540  0.6-  1.3+    010224 621  0.0   0.5+    020831 291  0.3+  0.4+
001220 540  0.8+  0.5+    010224 621  0.1+  0.6+

Ephemeris:
2000 WO148               a,e,i = 1.64, 0.38, 4                   q = 1.0238
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 08 24    00 01.23   -02 14.8    0.904    1.855   151.2    15.2    22.7
2002 09 03    23 52.58   -03 58.8    0.822    1.812   163.3     9.2    22.2
2002 09 13    23 40.21   -06 09.2    0.762    1.767   175.2     2.7    21.6
2002 09 23    23 25.53   -08 31.1    0.725    1.720   168.1     6.9    21.7
2002 10 03    23 10.74   -10 44.6    0.711    1.671   154.4    15.0    21.9
2002 10 13    22 58.31   -12 31.0    0.717    1.621   141.2    22.7    22.1
2002 10 23    22 50.18   -13 39.1    0.738    1.569   129.1    29.5    22.3
2002 11 02    22 47.22   -14 07.3    0.768    1.516   118.3    35.2    22.5
2002 11 12    22 49.54   -13 58.1    0.801    1.462   108.9    39.8    22.6
2002 11 22    22 56.71   -13 15.5    0.834    1.407   100.8    43.6    22.7
2002 12 02    23 08.11   -12 03.8    0.864    1.353    93.8    46.7    22.8
2002 12 12    23 23.20   -10 25.5    0.887    1.299    87.7    49.2    22.8
2002 12 22    23 41.48   -08 23.0    0.904    1.247    82.5    51.5    22.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q55

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