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MPEC 2002-T36 : 2002 QF15

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T36                                Issued 2002 Oct. 7, 19:58 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 QF15

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-Q40

Observations:
     K02Q15F 1 1955 07 23.23958 18 46 26.99 +39 02 18.8                      261
     K02Q15F 1 1955 07 23.27430 18 46 21.75 +39 02 06.1                      261
     K02Q15F 1 1991 09 12.21181 21 03 51.31 +62 13 53.6                      261
     K02Q15F 1 1991 09 12.25348 21 03 41.39 +62 13 34.2                      261
     K02Q15F 1 1993 06 27.29722 18 32 17.86 +34 38 56.7                      261
     K02Q15F 1 1993 06 27.35972 18 32 05.36 +34 39 29.2                      261

Observer details:
261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss).  1.2-m
    Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
550723 261 7.26- 2.88-    930627 261 4.24- 0.32-    MPO 35625   +0.030 day

Orbital elements:
2002 QF15                                                            PHA 0.020A
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 357.14689              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.90692336     Peri.  255.48680     -0.59017179     -0.72568405
a   1.0570341      Node   236.31486     +0.80090436     -0.58127447
e   0.3443066      Incl.   25.15254     -0.10123961     -0.36810685
P   1.09           H   16.5           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
550723 261  0.3-  0.7-    020830 118  0.0   0.9-    020909 046  0.3+  0.1+
550723 261  0.3+  0.6+    020830 118  0.5+  0.1-    020909 046  0.2+  0.1+
910912 261  0.3-  0.4+    020830 848  0.1+  0.9-    020909 046  0.1-  0.2+
910912 261  0.3+  0.0     020830 848  0.8-  0.7+    020909 113  0.4-  0.1-
930627 261  0.3-  0.6+    020830 848  0.1+  0.3-    020909 113  0.5-  0.2-
930627 261  0.0   0.2-    020830 848  0.5+  0.4+    020909 113  0.4-  0.1-
020827 704  0.4+  0.3-    020831 848  0.4-  0.4+    020909 113  0.5+  0.3+
020827 704  0.5+  0.8-    020831 848  0.1-  0.4-    020909 113  0.2-  0.1+
020827 704  0.6+  1.5-    020831 848  1.0+  0.4+    020909 670  1.1+  0.7-
020827 704  0.7+  1.5-    020901 J95  0.3-  0.7+    020909 848  0.3-  0.0
020827 704  0.6+  1.0-    020901 J95  0.1+  0.9-    020909 848  0.2+  0.9+
020828 946  0.9-  0.9+    020901 J95  0.6+  0.6-    020909 848  1.2-  0.2+
020828 946  0.5-  1.0+    020901 J95  0.5+  0.3-    020909 670  0.6+  0.5-
020828 946  0.8+  0.1-    020901 848  0.0   0.3-    020910 848  1.0-  1.4+
020828 704  0.7-  0.4-    020901 848  0.3+  1.0+    020910 848  1.1+  0.3-
020828 704  0.2-  0.3-    020903 649  0.2+  0.1-    020910 848  0.0   0.7+
020828 704  0.7-  0.3-    020903 649  0.1-  0.0     020911 848  0.2+  0.3-
020828 649  0.1-  0.2+    020903 649  0.2-  0.2-    020911 848 (0.6-  2.2+)
020828 649  0.1-  0.0     020904 649  1.0-  0.2+    020915 587  0.1+  0.1+
020828 704  0.1+  0.5-    020904 649  0.9-  0.2-    020915 587  0.3-  0.1-
020828 649  0.1+  0.3+    020904 649  0.0   0.4+    020916 649  0.1+  0.1-
020828 704  0.8-  0.6-    020904 649  0.5-  0.4+    020916 649  0.1-  0.1+
020828 704  0.4+  0.2-    020905 118  0.9-  0.3-    020916 649  0.0   0.2-
020828 704  0.3-  0.4-    020905 118  0.4-  0.3-    020921 649  0.1+  0.2-
020828 848  0.2+  0.3+    020905 118  0.0   0.0     020921 649  0.0   0.0
020828 848  1.0+  0.3+    020906 649  0.4-  0.1+    020921 649  0.1+  0.1+
020828 848  1.4-  0.2+    020906 649  0.4-  0.2+    020925 926  0.3+  0.4-
020829 649  0.2+  0.1+    020906 649  0.3+  0.0     020925 926  1.0+  0.2-
020829 649  0.0   0.5+    020907 946  1.3+  0.0     020925 926  1.0-  0.5+
020829 649  0.1+  0.4+    020907 946  0.4-  0.7-    020925 926  0.3+  0.3+
020829 848  1.3+  0.3+    020907 946 (2.2-  0.9-)   021004 J95  0.0   0.3-
020829 848  1.1-  0.2+    020907 649  0.0   0.4+    021004 J95  0.3+  0.2+
020829 848  0.4+  0.3+    020907 649  0.1-  0.4+    021004 J95  0.2+  0.1-
020829 848  0.0   0.3+    020907 649  0.1-  0.5+    021004 J95  0.5+  0.4+
020830 118  0.4+  0.0     020909 046  0.3-  0.1+    021004 J95  0.6+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2002 QF15                a,e,i = 1.06, 0.34, 25                  q = 0.6931
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    08 42.41   +25 05.9    0.617    0.911    63.4    79.3    18.0
2002 10 13    09 34.54   +13 24.0    0.623    0.850    57.9    83.7    18.1
2002 10 23    10 23.51   +01 31.4    0.664    0.794    52.7    85.6    18.1
2002 11 02    11 11.20   -09 00.7    0.738    0.746    48.4    83.9    18.1
2002 11 12    11 59.26   -17 24.5    0.838    0.711    44.8    79.0    18.1
2002 11 22    12 48.65   -23 31.8    0.953    0.694    41.9    71.7    18.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T36

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