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MPEC 2002-T42 : 2002 TG66

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T42                                Issued 2002 Oct. 7, 20:51 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 TG66

Observations:
     K02T66G* C2002 10 06.46993 03 22 46.35 -06 29 28.7          19.8        644
     K02T66G  C2002 10 06.48021 03 22 41.57 -06 29 13.8          20.4        644
     K02T66G  C2002 10 06.49067 03 22 36.71 -06 28 59.8          20.6        644
     K02T66G SC2002 10 07.06973 03 18 41.75 -06 16 33.3                      557
     K02T66G SC2002 10 07.07054 03 18 41.40 -06 16 32.9                      557
     K02T66G SC2002 10 07.07137 03 18 41.15 -06 16 31.0                      557
     K02T66G IC2002 10 07.07218 03 18 40.86 -06 16 29.3                      557
     K02T66G  C2002 10 07.33788 03 17 00.21 -06 10 42.9          19.9 R      649
     K02T66G  C2002 10 07.34135 03 16 58.76 -06 10 39.4          20.0 R      649

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. Fredrick.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TG66
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M  11.93208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36805708     Peri.  140.25898     +0.70277851     +0.71136174
a   1.9283799      Node   174.37379     -0.67207685     +0.66764829
e   0.5496577      Incl.    4.78369     -0.23327039     +0.21956829
P   2.68           H   23.7           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2002 Oct. 6-7.

Ephemeris:
2002 TG66                a,e,i = 1.93, 0.55, 5                   q = 0.8684
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    03 57.51   -08 13.9    0.054    1.035   128.1    49.5    19.3
2002 10 13    02 52.03   -04 43.5    0.122    1.107   152.1    24.9    20.5
2002 10 23    02 30.76   -03 11.2    0.197    1.184   162.3    14.8    21.4
2002 11 02    02 19.91   -01 54.0    0.281    1.264   163.4    13.0    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T42

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