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MPEC 2002-T23 : 2002 TD58

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T23                                Issued 2002 Oct. 5, 15:18 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 TD58

Observations:
     K02T58D* C2002 10 04.13886 23 34 41.17 +12 07 45.1          19.5        644
     K02T58D  C2002 10 04.14933 23 34 47.39 +12 06 34.7          19.6        644
     K02T58D  C2002 10 04.15997 23 34 53.72 +12 05 23.0          20.0        644
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92418 23 42 37.09 +10 38 32.1                      557
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92476 23 42 37.36 +10 38 30.0                      557
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92534 23 42 37.71 +10 38 25.1                      557
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92591 23 42 38.05 +10 38 19.7                      557
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92649 23 42 38.38 +10 38 15.9                      557
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92707 23 42 38.71 +10 38 11.2                      557
     K02T58D SC2002 10 04.92766 23 42 39.10 +10 38 07.1                      557
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.20171 23 45 26.06 +10 07 10.0          18.7 R      649
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.20439 23 45 27.64 +10 06 51.3          18.5 R      649
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.20707 23 45 29.18 +10 06 33.1          18.9 R      649
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.21722 23 45 36.96 +10 05 29.3                      670
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.25734 23 46 00.11 +10 00 55.1                      670
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.25787 23 45 59.79 +10 00 54.0          19.4 R      651
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.25975 23 46 00.83 +10 00 41.6          19.5 R      651
     K02T58D  C2002 10 05.26091 23 46 01.52 +10 00 33.5          19.3 R      651

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TD58
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M 359.00736              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25137302     Peri.  166.99808     +0.99773067     -0.02361453
a   2.4865103      Node   194.79661     +0.01281668     +0.98596625
e   0.5576415      Incl.   14.29390     +0.06610020     +0.16526615
P   3.92           H   23.1           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2002 Oct. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2002 TD58                a,e,i = 2.49, 0.56, 14                  q = 1.0999
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    23 22.93   +14 15.3    0.108    1.102   159.3    18.7    19.4
2002 10 08    00 12.91   +04 50.9    0.110    1.108   169.9     9.1    19.2
2002 10 13    00 56.56   -03 39.2    0.122    1.117   168.1    10.6    19.4
2002 10 18    01 31.59   -10 04.2    0.140    1.130   160.5    17.2    20.0
2002 10 23    01 58.40   -14 24.5    0.164    1.145   154.2    22.2    20.5
2002 10 28    02 18.51   -17 08.3    0.191    1.163   149.8    25.5    21.0
2002 11 02    02 33.57   -18 43.0    0.221    1.183   146.6    27.5    21.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T23

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