MPEC 2002-U31 : 2002 UO
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M.P.E.C. 2002-U31 Issued 2002 Oct. 24, 20:55 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 UO
Observations:
K02U00O* C2002 10 22.46688 03 20 46.39 -23 28 51.2 18.2 644
K02U00O C2002 10 22.47729 03 20 42.48 -23 28 24.7 18.3 644
K02U00O C2002 10 22.48880 03 20 38.20 -23 27 55.5 19.3 644
K02U00O 4C2002 10 23.29832 03 15 53.26 -22 54 29.3 17.3 R 673
K02U00O 4C2002 10 23.30041 03 15 52.54 -22 54 24.7 673
K02U00O 4C2002 10 24.38565 03 09 43.13 -22 09 44.9 673
K02U00O 4C2002 10 24.38692 03 09 42.72 -22 09 41.8 673
K02U00O 4C2002 10 24.38819 03 09 42.33 -22 09 38.7 673
K02U00O 4C2002 10 24.38947 03 09 41.84 -22 09 35.5 673
Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
M. Hicks, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m
reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 UO
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5 MPC
M 52.78782 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.74242204 Peri. 183.60308 +0.08719166 +0.98591952
a 1.2079125 Node 91.43598 -0.91038276 +0.13701627
e 0.4707675 Incl. 8.20611 -0.40447602 -0.09586054
P 1.33 H 19.2 G 0.15
From 9 observations 2002 Oct. 22-24.
Ephemeris:
2002 UO a,e,i = 1.21, 0.47, 8 q = 0.6393
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 10 23 03 17.62 -23 06.3 0.231 1.180 139.4 33.3 17.8
2002 11 02 02 31.34 -16 33.2 0.294 1.253 148.8 24.2 18.2
2002 11 12 02 04.65 -11 01.9 0.375 1.321 147.4 23.8 18.8
2002 11 22 01 50.90 -06 31.6 0.471 1.385 140.6 26.9 19.5
2002 12 02 01 45.70 -02 47.5 0.581 1.443 132.5 30.2 20.1
2002 12 12 01 46.38 +00 24.7 0.700 1.497 124.5 32.8 20.7
2002 12 22 01 51.26 +03 14.4 0.828 1.546 116.8 34.6 21.2
2003 01 01 01 59.21 +05 47.7 0.963 1.590 109.6 35.7 21.6
2003 01 11 02 09.52 +08 08.9 1.101 1.629 102.7 36.1 21.9
2003 01 21 02 21.68 +10 20.1 1.241 1.663 96.1 36.0 22.2
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-U31
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