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MPEC 2002-V45 : 2002 VV17

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V45                                Issued 2002 Nov.  9, 13:45 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2002 VV17

Observations:
     K02V17V* C2002 11 07.44280 06 15 49.63 +13 49 54.7          18.0        704
     K02V17V  C2002 11 07.46030 06 15 49.20 +13 49 01.1          18.7        704
     K02V17V  C2002 11 07.49529 06 15 48.39 +13 47 12.3          18.7        704
     K02V17V IC2002 11 08.97245 06 15 30.09 +12 27 10.4                      587
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.97693 06 15 29.74 +12 26 54.7                      118
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.97909 06 15 29.67 +12 26 47.5                      118
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.98080 06 15 29.63 +12 26 41.4                      118
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.98157 06 15 29.92 +12 26 39.5          18.4 R      587
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.98242 06 15 29.60 +12 26 35.9                      118
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.98421 06 15 29.53 +12 26 30.0          18.4 R      118
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.98505 06 15 29.81 +12 26 27.9          18.6 R      587
     K02V17V  C2002 11 08.98897 06 15 29.68 +12 26 15.3          18.4 R      587

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers A. Testa, F. Manca.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers D. Torres, F. Shelly,
    L. Manguso, M. Bezpalko, M. Blythe, R. Huber, S. Adams, S. Partridge,
    T. Brothers.  Measurers J. Evans, J. Stuart, P. Hopman, R. Sayer.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 VV17
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5                  MPC
M 223.49391              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.29643296     Peri.  348.44558     -0.85373235     +0.50706815
a   0.8329827      Node   222.70408     -0.46275379     -0.84309761
e   0.4580525      Incl.   10.05562     -0.23874674     -0.17907627
P   0.76           H   20.4           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Nov. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2002 VV17                a,e,i = 0.83, 0.46, 10                  q = 0.4514
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 02    06 15.39   +17 47.6    0.260    1.163   125.5    44.0    19.5
2002 11 07    06 15.89   +14 12.6    0.222    1.146   129.8    41.6    19.0
2002 11 12    06 14.03   +09 17.0    0.185    1.127   134.1    39.1    18.6
2002 11 17    06 08.89   +02 15.1    0.152    1.105   137.3    37.3    18.0
2002 11 22    05 58.71   -08 08.5    0.122    1.081   137.4    38.2    17.5
2002 11 27    05 39.63   -23 30.2    0.100    1.054   130.4    45.4    17.2
2002 12 02    05 01.71   -43 50.0    0.089    1.025   113.9    61.5    17.4
2002 12 07    03 35.28   -63 27.1    0.093    0.994    92.6    82.0    18.1
2002 12 12    00 31.6    -72 20.5    0.108    0.960    73.6   100.2    19.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V45

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