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MPEC 2002-T24 : 2002 PQ152

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T24                                Issued 2002 Oct. 5, 18:45 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 PQ152

Observations:
     K02PF2Q* C2002 08 12.29280 22 37 21.34 -06 20 41.4          20.8 R      807
     K02PF2Q  C2002 08 12.37104 22 37 20.71 -06 20 44.3                      807
     K02PF2Q  C2002 09 10.25730 22 33 19.16 -06 41 03.2          21.3 R      662
     K02PF2Q  C2002 09 10.38032 22 33 18.13 -06 41 08.6                      662
     K02PF2Q  C2002 09 11.19041 22 33 11.43 -06 41 44.4          21.6 R      662
     K02PF2Q  C2002 09 11.27818 22 33 10.67 -06 41 48.3                      662
     K02PF2Q  C2002 10 04.18856 22 30 18.74 -06 57 09.1          22.0 R      688
     K02PF2Q  C2002 10 04.29491 22 30 18.00 -06 57 13.2                      688

Observer details:
662 Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton.  Observers E. Chiang, A. B. Jordan,
    M. W. Buie.  Measurers M. W. Buie, E. Chaing, A. B. Jordan.  3-m reflector
    + CCD.
688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observer L. Wasserman.
    1.8-m telescope + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. W. Buie, S. D. Kern.  Measurers M. W. Buie,
    S. D. Kern, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman, E. Chiang, J. L. Elliot,
    K. B. Clancy, D. E. Trilling.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 PQ152
Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
M 347.42672              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00577066     Peri.   41.50575     +0.99131626     -0.09698781
a  30.7835593      Node   323.77082     +0.03920060     +0.86254435
e   0.3488447      Incl.    8.64139     +0.12552046     +0.49659905
P 171              H    8.7           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2002 Aug. 12-Oct. 4.

Ephemeris:
2002 PQ152               a,e,i = 30.78, 0.35, 9                  q = 20.045
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    22 30.44   -06 56.4   19.775   20.622   147.1     1.5    22.0
2002 10 13    22 29.45   -07 01.9   19.876   20.616   136.9     1.9    22.0
2002 10 23    22 28.68   -07 06.2   19.999   20.611   126.8     2.2    22.0
2002 11 02    22 28.18   -07 09.0   20.140   20.606   116.7     2.5    22.1
2002 11 12    22 27.98   -07 10.2   20.295   20.601   106.7     2.6    22.1
2002 11 22    22 28.09   -07 09.7   20.459   20.596    96.6     2.7    22.1
2002 12 02    22 28.50   -07 07.3   20.625   20.591    86.6     2.7    22.1
2002 12 12    22 29.22   -07 03.2   20.790   20.586    76.7     2.7    22.1
2002 12 22    22 30.24   -06 57.2   20.949   20.581    66.8     2.5    22.1
2003 01 01    22 31.52   -06 49.6   21.096   20.575    56.9     2.3    22.1
2003 01 11    22 33.04   -06 40.5   21.227   20.570    47.2     2.0    22.1
2003 01 21    22 34.76   -06 30.0   21.338   20.565    37.5     1.7    22.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T24

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