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MPEC 2002-R06 : 2002 RB

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R06                                Issued 2002 Sept. 4, 02:12 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 RB

Observations:
     K02R00B* C2002 09 01.46371 00 34 21.05 -19 16 16.6          19.6        644
     K02R00B  C2002 09 01.47561 00 34 21.61 -19 16 25.4          19.9        644
     K02R00B  C2002 09 01.48615 00 34 22.11 -19 16 33.7          19.8        644
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.34140 00 36 02.66 -19 39 45.6          19.0 R      649
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.36057 00 36 03.44 -19 39 58.8          18.3 R      649
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.37396 00 36 04.01 -19 40 09.6          18.5 R      649
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.98356 00 36 34.52 -19 47 27.2                      246
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.98649 00 36 34.50 -19 47 28.6                      246
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.98761 00 36 34.64 -19 47 30.8                      246
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.99072 00 36 34.81 -19 47 31.0                      246
     K02R00B  C2002 09 03.99329 00 36 34.87 -19 47 34.1                      246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT telescope
    + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 RB
Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
M   9.37981              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32104536     Peri.  195.45624     +0.76558149     +0.63451791
a   2.1123139      Node   124.66611     -0.57572336     +0.74937160
e   0.4154596      Incl.    7.41671     -0.28710206     +0.18928611
P   3.07           H   20.1           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2002 Sept. 1-3.

Ephemeris:
2002 RB                  a,e,i = 2.11, 0.42, 7                   q = 1.2347
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 03    00 35.76   -19 35.2    0.288    1.268   151.2    22.6    19.0
2002 09 13    00 41.34   -21 11.3    0.311    1.294   154.4    19.6    19.1
2002 09 23    00 42.46   -21 48.0    0.345    1.326   155.9    18.0    19.3
2002 10 03    00 41.40   -21 24.4    0.390    1.363   154.8    18.2    19.7
2002 10 13    00 40.30   -20 07.5    0.446    1.405   151.2    20.0    20.1
2002 10 23    00 40.76   -18 10.2    0.515    1.451   146.1    22.5    20.5
2002 11 02    00 43.42   -15 46.9    0.596    1.499   140.1    25.1    21.0
2002 11 12    00 48.45   -13 08.7    0.689    1.550   133.9    27.4    21.5
2002 11 22    00 55.71   -10 24.0    0.795    1.602   127.6    29.2    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R06

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