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MPEC 2002-T66 : 2002 TA69

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T66                                Issued 2002 Oct. 10, 23:20 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 TA69

Observations:
     K02T69A* C2002 10 09.39610 05 57 54.62 +20 09 10.2          17.6        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 09.41267 05 58 02.05 +20 12 07.0          17.6        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 09.42874 05 58 09.30 +20 14 58.1          17.7        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 09.44353 05 58 15.95 +20 17 35.7          17.8        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 09.45825 05 58 22.63 +20 20 12.2          18.6        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.03354 06 02 56.86 +22 03 32.9          17.4 R      J95
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.03527 06 02 57.72 +22 03 53.7          17.4 R      J95
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.35292 06 05 34.77 +23 02 24.7                      734
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.35557 06 05 35.89 +23 02 54.6                      734
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.35681 06 05 36.49 +23 03 06.8          17.2 R      734
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.40212 06 05 59.20 +23 11 34.6          17.4        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.40235 06 05 59.33 +23 11 36.5          17.8        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.40692 06 06 01.58 +23 12 28.3          17.5        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.41892 06 06 07.45 +23 14 42.5          17.8        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.41914 06 06 07.58 +23 14 44.8          17.9        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.42296 06 06 09.47 +23 15 27.4          18.0        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.43544 06 06 15.58 +23 17 46.9          18.0        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.43569 06 06 15.70 +23 17 49.8          18.0        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.43897 06 06 17.33 +23 18 26.2          17.8        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.45193 06 06 23.67 +23 20 51.2          18.7        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.45218 06 06 23.89 +23 20 54.5          18.5        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.45501 06 06 25.20 +23 21 25.8          18.0        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.46879 06 06 31.97 +23 24 00.4          18.2        704
     K02T69A  C2002 10 10.47100 06 06 33.06 +23 24 24.6          18.0        704

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TA69
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M 348.51073              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21299741     Peri.   45.24030     +0.35171689     -0.88241095
a   2.7768548      Node    29.04646     +0.56777057     -0.06431448
e   0.6548801      Incl.   40.06141     +0.74426595     +0.46606284
P   4.63           H   18.3           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2002 Oct. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
2002 TA69                a,e,i = 2.78, 0.65, 40                  q = 0.9583
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    05 19.26   +04 29.7    0.301    1.136   109.2    56.3    18.0
2002 10 13    06 30.55   +31 34.7    0.224    1.070   102.7    65.5    17.5
2002 10 23    09 23.04   +58 49.1    0.244    1.016    88.0    78.1    18.0
2002 11 02    12 41.97   +60 12.0    0.340    0.979    77.8    82.4    18.8
2002 11 12    14 06.31   +54 00.5    0.458    0.960    72.8    80.1    19.3
2002 11 22    14 43.47   +48 48.5    0.577    0.962    70.4    75.2    19.7
2002 12 02    15 04.32   +44 47.7    0.684    0.985    69.6    69.8    19.9
2002 12 12    15 17.97   +41 40.7    0.775    1.026    70.2    64.5    20.1
2002 12 22    15 27.46   +39 17.5    0.847    1.083    72.1    59.8    20.3
2003 01 01    15 33.80   +37 33.7    0.898    1.151    75.3    55.7    20.4
2003 01 11    15 36.95   +36 27.8    0.930    1.228    79.8    52.0    20.5
2003 01 21    15 36.37   +35 56.4    0.944    1.311    85.6    48.5    20.6
2003 01 31    15 31.24   +35 55.5    0.945    1.397    92.7    44.8    20.6
2003 02 10    15 20.41   +36 16.8    0.938    1.485   101.0    40.7    20.6
2003 02 20    15 02.89   +36 45.1    0.928    1.574   110.4    36.1    20.6
2003 03 02    14 38.36   +36 58.0    0.925    1.664   120.5    30.9    20.6
2003 03 12    14 08.07   +36 27.8    0.937    1.753   130.5    25.5    20.5
2003 03 22    13 35.40   +34 53.3    0.971    1.841   138.7    20.9    20.6
2003 04 01    13 04.68   +32 14.3    1.033    1.928   143.0    18.2    20.7
2003 04 11    12 39.27   +28 49.4    1.126    2.013   142.0    17.8    21.0
2003 04 21    12 20.48   +25 05.4    1.248    2.097   136.9    19.1    21.4
2003 05 01    12 07.97   +21 22.8    1.394    2.179   129.5    20.9    21.7
2003 05 11    12 00.75   +17 52.7    1.562    2.259   121.5    22.4    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T66

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