MPEC 2002-V46 : 2002 VU17
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M.P.E.C. 2002-V46 Issued 2002 Nov. 9, 13:52 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2002 VU17
Observations:
K02V17U* C2002 11 07.27369 02 17 15.99 +07 07 28.6 18.5 704
K02V17U C2002 11 07.29137 02 17 31.98 +07 10 18.9 18.9 704
K02V17U C2002 11 07.30915 02 17 47.93 +07 13 10.0 19.0 704
K02V17U C2002 11 07.32660 02 18 03.57 +07 15 55.7 19.2 704
K02V17U C2002 11 09.20329 02 43 17.20 +11 22 24.2 18.6 R 649
K02V17U C2002 11 09.20514 02 43 18.37 +11 22 37.3 18.8 R 649
K02V17U C2002 11 09.20699 02 43 19.54 +11 22 48.2 18.5 R 649
K02V17U C2002 11 09.20886 02 43 20.67 +11 22 59.6 19.0 R 649
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers J. Alburty, K. Smalley,
R. Fredrick. 0.75-m Newtonian + 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 VU17
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5 MPC
M 6.47815 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.25064980 Peri. 308.83593 +0.99670628 -0.07813708
a 2.4912911 Node 55.65585 +0.08013880 +0.90799403
e 0.6191808 Incl. 1.50648 +0.01242410 +0.41163265
P 3.93 H 24.6 G 0.15
From 8 observations 2002 Nov. 7-9.
Ephemeris:
2002 VU17 a,e,i = 2.49, 0.62, 2 q = 0.9487
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 02 23 50.37 -16 56.2 0.032 1.013 130.0 48.7 19.0
2002 11 07 02 12.76 +06 23.3 0.049 1.039 167.0 12.4 18.9
2002 11 12 03 08.36 +15 15.6 0.078 1.068 177.7 2.2 19.4
2002 11 17 03 34.07 +18 55.5 0.111 1.099 178.6 1.2 20.2
2002 11 22 03 48.17 +20 47.5 0.146 1.133 179.2 0.7 20.8
2002 11 27 03 56.86 +21 52.3 0.183 1.170 176.8 2.7 21.5
2002 12 02 04 02.76 +22 32.9 0.223 1.207 173.3 5.5 22.2
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-V46
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