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MPEC 2002-V47 : 2002 VX17

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V47                                Issued 2002 Nov.  9, 13:57 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
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                                   2002 VX17

Observations:
     K02V17X* C2002 11 08.16130 00 21 57.80 +08 00 15.3          19.2        704
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.17830 00 22 00.37 +07 59 52.6          19.7        704
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.19540 00 22 03.01 +07 59 30.1          19.8        704
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.21242 00 22 05.63 +07 59 06.7          19.6        704
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.89299 00 24 08.61 +07 43 28.1          19.0 R      587
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.89564 00 24 09.06 +07 43 23.6                      587
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.89814 00 24 09.50 +07 43 20.0          18.6 R      587
     K02V17X  C2002 11 08.89902 00 24 09.44 +07 43 16.1                      557
     K02V17X SC2002 11 08.90076 00 24 09.71 +07 43 14.0                      557
     K02V17X WC2002 11 08.90251 00 24 10.11 +07 43 09.8                      557
     K02V17X  C2002 11 09.07984 00 24 45.53 +07 39 17.3          19.1 R      734
     K02V17X  C2002 11 09.09064 00 24 47.59 +07 39 00.4          19.0 R      734
     K02V17X  C2002 11 09.09764 00 24 48.68 +07 38 51.2          19.1 R      734
     K02V17X  C2002 11 09.20242 00 25 07.10 +07 36 32.7          18.8 R      926
     K02V17X  C2002 11 09.20487 00 25 07.49 +07 36 29.9          18.2 R      926
     K02V17X  C2002 11 09.20731 00 25 07.88 +07 36 26.5          18.9 R      926

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 VX17
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5                  MPC
M 352.26594              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24853260     Peri.  200.36449     +0.36130165     -0.93011816
a   2.5054196      Node   228.51742     +0.86721861     +0.36115111
e   0.5784894      Incl.    5.04571     +0.34262661     +0.06670896
P   3.97           H   22.0           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2002 Nov. 8-9.

Ephemeris:
2002 VX17                a,e,i = 2.51, 0.58, 5                   q = 1.0561
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 02    00 07.73   +10 04.5    0.158    1.127   145.5    29.9    19.6
2002 11 12    00 34.93   +06 28.7    0.124    1.089   141.1    34.8    19.1
2002 11 22    01 29.35   +01 21.5    0.098    1.065   141.1    35.6    18.5
2002 12 02    02 59.70   -05 00.6    0.084    1.056   144.9    32.4    18.1
2002 12 12    04 43.96   -09 16.8    0.091    1.062   146.8    30.5    18.2
2002 12 22    06 01.21   -09 32.1    0.116    1.083   147.0    29.6    18.8
2003 01 01    06 46.57   -07 38.4    0.153    1.117   149.3    26.7    19.4
2003 01 11    07 12.68   -04 56.7    0.198    1.163   152.9    22.7    19.9
2003 01 21    07 29.12   -02 03.3    0.253    1.219   155.7    19.4    20.4
2003 01 31    07 41.08   +00 43.3    0.318    1.282   155.7    18.5    21.0
2003 02 10    07 51.57   +03 11.8    0.395    1.350   152.6    19.7    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V47

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