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MPEC 2002-R64 : 2002 RN129

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R64                                Issued 2002 Sept. 12, 21:51 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
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                                  2002 RN129

Observations:
     K02RC9N* C2002 09 11.41484 23 21 05.60 +19 55 21.6          19.7        644
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 11.42532 23 21 03.56 +19 55 26.4          20.0        644
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 11.43596 23 21 01.56 +19 55 30.7          20.4        644
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 11.90109 23 19 33.67 +19 58 51.3                      557
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 11.90481 23 19 32.97 +19 58 52.8                      557
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 11.90670 23 19 32.68 +19 58 53.9                      557
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 12.34212 23 18 09.10 +20 02 00.9          20.3        644
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 12.35337 23 18 06.92 +20 02 05.3          19.8        644
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 12.37281 23 18 03.11 +20 02 13.3          19.5        644
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 12.86432 23 16 29.89 +20 05 24.3          20.0 V      611
     K02RC9N  C2002 09 12.87455 23 16 27.89 +20 05 29.1                      611

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, M. Wolf.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observer M. Busch.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 RN129
Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
M 177.04405              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.79598770     Peri.  201.08399     -0.97780191     -0.11632850
a   1.1530952      Node   330.51616     +0.20330780     -0.72794313
e   0.3382817      Incl.   20.73740     -0.05068881     -0.67569703
P   1.24           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2002 Sept. 11-12.

Ephemeris:
2002 RN129               a,e,i = 1.15, 0.34, 21                  q = 0.7630
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 03    23 46.73   +18 28.1    0.584    1.543   150.0    19.1    19.4
2002 09 13    23 16.06   +20 06.4    0.568    1.542   155.9    15.5    19.3
2002 09 23    22 44.86   +20 34.7    0.576    1.538   152.5    17.6    19.4
2002 10 03    22 18.35   +20 03.9    0.606    1.529   142.9    23.3    19.6
2002 10 13    21 59.65   +19 01.5    0.654    1.515   132.0    29.3    20.0
2002 10 23    21 49.26   +17 55.4    0.713    1.498   121.8    34.4    20.3
2002 11 02    21 46.10   +17 02.0    0.777    1.477   112.6    38.4    20.5
2002 11 12    21 48.87   +16 29.0    0.843    1.451   104.4    41.4    20.8
2002 11 22    21 56.31   +16 19.1    0.906    1.421    97.2    43.6    20.9
2002 12 02    22 07.47   +16 31.7    0.963    1.387    90.7    45.3    21.1
2002 12 12    22 21.76   +17 05.5    1.014    1.349    84.9    46.6    21.1
2002 12 22    22 38.71   +17 58.6    1.054    1.307    79.7    47.8    21.2
2003 01 01    22 58.10   +19 08.1    1.084    1.261    75.0    48.9    21.2
2003 01 11    23 19.88   +20 31.4    1.103    1.212    70.8    50.0    21.2
2003 01 21    23 44.09   +22 04.5    1.108    1.159    67.0    51.4    21.1
2003 01 31    00 10.91   +23 42.1    1.101    1.104    63.6    53.1    21.1
2003 02 10    00 40.63   +25 17.3    1.080    1.047    60.7    55.2    21.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R64

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