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MPEC 2002-T65 : 2002 TB69

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T65                                Issued 2002 Oct. 10, 23:16 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 TB69

Observations:
     K02T69B* C2002 10 09.40664 04 56 40.11 +11 34 51.0          19.4        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 09.42229 04 56 39.29 +11 36 04.2          20.2        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 09.43803 04 56 38.59 +11 37 17.1          19.6        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 09.45367 04 56 37.70 +11 38 28.9          19.5        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 09.46932 04 56 36.98 +11 39 41.2          19.6        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.27614 04 56 01.21 +12 42 29.2          19.5 R      734
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.28456 04 56 00.75 +12 43 09.6          19.4 R      734
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.29137 04 56 00.35 +12 43 40.1          19.4 R      734
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.34345 04 55 57.85 +12 47 49.0          19.9 R      651
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.34484 04 55 57.87 +12 47 57.5          20.0 R      651
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.34674 04 55 57.72 +12 48 06.6          20.3 R      651
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.39821 04 55 54.79 +12 52 10.7          18.9        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.41437 04 55 53.97 +12 53 27.5          19.7        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.43034 04 55 53.01 +12 54 42.4          19.4        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.44609 04 55 51.90 +12 55 55.6          18.9 R      649
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.44639 04 55 52.05 +12 55 58.0          19.8        704
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.44886 04 55 51.74 +12 56 08.7          19.1 R      649
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.45165 04 55 51.58 +12 56 22.1          19.2 R      649
     K02T69B  C2002 10 10.46239 04 55 51.21 +12 57 14.7          20.0        704

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TB69
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M 359.72781              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37899353     Peri.  341.72192     +0.90400051     -0.19502332
a   1.8911016      Node    37.13411     +0.42643832     +0.47490955
e   0.3265927      Incl.   39.06708     -0.03055218     +0.85815315
P   2.60           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2002 Oct. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
2002 TB69                a,e,i = 1.89, 0.33, 39                  q = 1.2735
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    04 59.39   +04 06.9    0.482    1.276   114.1    45.7    20.3
2002 10 13    04 53.43   +16 25.2    0.417    1.284   125.3    39.4    19.8
2002 10 23    04 35.49   +31 55.7    0.381    1.299   136.6    31.8    19.4
2002 11 02    03 58.31   +47 46.7    0.386    1.318   141.9    27.7    19.4
2002 11 12    02 56.26   +59 22.1    0.431    1.342   138.2    29.5    19.7
2002 11 22    01 41.96   +64 48.6    0.505    1.370   130.5    33.2    20.2
2002 12 02    00 43.84   +66 01.7    0.595    1.402   123.1    36.1    20.7
2002 12 12    00 12.91   +65 41.2    0.694    1.438   116.8    37.7    21.1
2002 12 22    00 03.23   +65 12.4    0.796    1.475   111.5    38.3    21.5
2003 01 01    00 07.77   +65 01.5    0.899    1.515   107.1    38.4    21.8
2003 01 11    00 22.43   +65 12.5    1.001    1.556   103.2    38.0    22.1
2003 01 21    00 44.95   +65 41.3    1.102    1.598    99.8    37.3    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T65

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