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MPEC 2002-T30 : 2002 TZ59

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T30                                Issued 2002 Oct. 6, 16:54 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 TZ59

Observations:
     K02T59Z* C2002 10 04.25105 23 25 45.79 +01 43 43.3          19.5        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.26670 23 25 44.34 +01 44 57.9          19.6        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.28250 23 25 42.82 +01 46 10.6          20.1        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.29816 23 25 41.48 +01 47 23.5          19.7        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.92545 23 25 05.64 +02 31 11.3          18.5 R      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.92683 23 25 05.63 +02 31 18.1                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.92755 23 25 05.63 +02 31 20.3                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.92816 23 25 05.55 +02 31 23.1                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.92882 23 25 05.54 +02 31 25.9                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.93870 23 25 04.76 +02 32 04.4                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.93939 23 25 04.76 +02 32 05.7                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.94082 23 25 04.57 +02 32 11.5                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 04.94154 23 25 04.53 +02 32 13.6                      246
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.12709 23 24 57.63 +02 43 56.2          20.3 R      649
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.13093 23 24 57.37 +02 44 10.5          19.6 R      649
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.13477 23 24 57.07 +02 44 24.6          20.3 R      649
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.16772 23 24 55.61 +02 46 28.1          19.9        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.18354 23 24 54.57 +02 47 26.2          20.4        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.19910 23 24 53.42 +02 48 20.6          20.3        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 05.21473 23 24 52.11 +02 49 17.0          20.0        704
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 06.25288 23 24 09.64 +03 43 08.6          20.1 R      651
     K02T59Z  C2002 10 06.25546 23 24 09.46 +03 43 17.5          19.9 R      651

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
    1.06-m KLENOT telescope + 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.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TZ59
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M   9.91221              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25528211     Peri.  249.61939     -0.22935138     +0.97267837
a   2.4610615      Node     7.40438     -0.75602139     -0.15473759
e   0.8319621      Incl.   16.21321     -0.61304943     -0.17306956
P   3.86           H   23.5           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2002 Oct. 4-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 TZ59                a,e,i = 2.46, 0.83, 16                  q = 0.4136
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    23 27.53   -00 16.6    0.087    1.084   162.6    16.0    19.2
2002 10 05    23 25.04   +02 36.8    0.121    1.115   160.6    17.4    20.1
2002 10 07    23 23.79   +04 14.8    0.155    1.145   158.6    18.6    20.7
2002 10 09    23 23.17   +05 17.6    0.189    1.175   156.6    19.7    21.2
2002 10 11    23 22.94   +06 01.2    0.224    1.205   154.8    20.7    21.7
2002 10 13    23 22.96   +06 33.3    0.259    1.234   153.0    21.6    22.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T30

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