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MPEC 2002-T37 : 2002 RS28

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T37                                Issued 2002 Oct. 7, 20:03 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 RS28

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-R33

Observations:
     K02R28S 1 1985 05 10.41539 11 48 37.45 -15 13 17.9                      260
     K02R28S 1 1985 05 10.45706 11 48 36.35 -15 12 09.9                      260
     K02R28S 1 1992 09 30.43611 04 00 55.05 +30 37 52.2                      261
     K02R28S 1 1992 09 30.49861 04 00 49.91 +30 33 57.2                      261

Observer details:
260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss).
    1.2-m Schmidt.
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
850510 260 5.53+ 2.46+    920930 261 8.49+14.77-    MPO 35638   +0.065 day

Orbital elements:
2002 RS28
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  48.01075              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29794994     Peri.  105.33487     +0.57413903     +0.72051675
a   2.2201067      Node   212.14538     -0.66259987     +0.68788633
e   0.4931280      Incl.   46.95884     +0.48096339     +0.08756716
P   3.31           H   16.0           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
850510 260  0.1-  0.9+    020907 704  0.1-  0.1+    020910 848  0.3+  0.0
850510 260  0.1+  1.2-    020907 704  0.1+  0.1+    020913 246  0.0   0.2+
920930 261  0.0   0.9-    020907 704  0.1-  0.4+    020913 246  0.0   0.1+
920930 261  0.2+  0.9+    020907 704  0.1+  0.1-    020913 246  0.3+  0.1-
020906 704  0.7-  0.5-    020907 704  0.1-  0.0     020913 246  0.1+  0.1+
020906 704  0.8-  0.5-    020907 704  0.6+  0.4+    020913 246  0.2+  0.2+
020906 704  0.3-  0.1+    020907 704  0.1+  0.6+    020913 246  0.1+  0.1-
020906 704  0.1-  0.4+    020907 704  0.5+  0.1-    020914 118  0.3+  0.5-
020906 704  1.2-  0.6-    020907 704  0.4-  0.2+    020914 118  0.2-  0.1-
020907 557  0.2+  0.5-    020908 246  0.1+  0.1-    020914 118  0.4-  0.3-
020907 176  0.1-  0.0     020908 246  0.0   0.1-    020914 118  0.3-  0.7-
020907 557  0.4-  0.2+    020908 246  0.2+  0.0     020916 649  0.0   0.1-
020907 176  0.1-  0.0     020908 246  0.2+  0.1-    020916 649  0.1-  0.4-
020907 176  0.1-  0.2-    020908 246  0.2+  0.1-    020916 649  0.2+  0.1+
020907 176  0.0   0.2-    020908 246  0.1-  0.0     020923 649  0.1-  0.4-
020907 176  0.0   0.4-    020909 848  0.1-  0.1+    020923 649  0.1-  0.4-
020907 946  1.4+  0.5+    020909 848  0.1+  0.5+    020923 649  0.1+  0.4-
020907 946  0.5+  0.2+    020909 848  1.5-  1.2+    020925 926  0.2-  0.9-
020907 704  0.0   0.5+    020909 848  0.4-  0.3-    020925 926  0.2-  0.4+
020907 704  0.1+  0.1+    020909 670  1.0-  0.5-    020925 926  0.0   0.5+
020907 704  0.3+  0.5+    020909 670  0.2+  0.0     020930 118  0.8+  0.2+
020907 704  0.1+  0.3+    020910 246  0.1+  0.2+    020930 118  0.3+  0.1-
020907 704  0.1+  0.1-    020910 246  0.2-  0.2+    020930 118  0.2+  0.3+
020907 734  0.0   0.1-    020910 246  0.1+  0.0     021002 118  0.1+  0.3+
020907 734  0.0   0.1-    020910 246  0.0   0.1-    021002 118  0.1+  0.0
020907 704  0.0   0.0     020910 246  0.2+  0.2-    021002 118  0.0   0.1+
020907 704  0.2-  0.1+    020910 246  0.2+  0.1-
020907 704  0.3-  0.5+    020910 848  0.4+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2002 RS28                a,e,i = 2.22, 0.49, 47                  q = 1.1253
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    04 56.96   +08 23.1    0.921    1.620   114.8    34.1    18.3
2002 10 13    04 50.90   +00 40.8    0.901    1.685   125.0    29.0    18.2
2002 10 23    04 39.95   -06 56.9    0.908    1.750   133.8    24.2    18.1
2002 11 02    04 25.14   -13 48.0    0.943    1.815   139.4    20.8    18.2
2002 11 12    04 08.25   -19 15.7    1.009    1.880   140.3    19.7    18.4
2002 11 22    03 51.54   -23 03.5    1.101    1.943   136.9    20.3    18.7
2002 12 02    03 37.02   -25 16.6    1.215    2.005   131.0    21.8    19.0
2002 12 12    03 25.95   -26 12.2    1.347    2.067   124.1    23.2    19.3
2002 12 22    03 18.85   -26 11.0    1.491    2.127   117.0    24.3    19.6
2003 01 01    03 15.56   -25 31.2    1.644    2.185   110.0    25.0    19.9
2003 01 11    03 15.70   -24 26.5    1.803    2.242   103.2    25.3    20.2
2003 01 21    03 18.75   -23 07.1    1.963    2.298    96.8    25.2    20.4
2003 01 31    03 24.20   -21 40.1    2.125    2.352    90.6    24.8    20.6
2003 02 10    03 31.65   -20 10.4    2.284    2.404    84.8    24.1    20.8
2003 02 20    03 40.71   -18 41.6    2.441    2.455    79.2    23.3    21.0
2003 03 02    03 51.10   -17 16.4    2.592    2.505    73.9    22.3    21.1
2003 03 12    04 02.58   -15 56.4    2.738    2.553    68.8    21.3    21.3
2003 03 22    04 14.95   -14 43.5    2.878    2.599    64.0    20.1    21.4
2003 04 01    04 28.05   -13 38.4    3.009    2.644    59.4    19.0    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T37

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