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MPEC 2002-V60 : 2002 VS85

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V60                                Issued 2002 Nov. 13, 18:30 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 VS85

Observations:
     K02V85S* C2002 11 12.24977 03 35 35.00 +22 28 39.9          18.2        704
     K02V85S  C2002 11 12.26701 03 35 34.47 +22 22 14.1          18.6        704
     K02V85S  C2002 11 12.28437 03 35 33.93 +22 15 41.9          18.4        704
     K02V85S  C2002 11 12.30163 03 35 33.38 +22 09 09.1          18.5        704
     K02V85S  C2002 11 12.31895 03 35 32.80 +22 02 32.1          18.4        704
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.01913 03 35 49.56 +16 57 58.1                      246
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.02089 03 35 49.56 +16 57 06.2                      246
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.02146 03 35 49.56 +16 56 48.7                      246
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.02236 03 35 49.55 +16 56 23.5                      246
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.02295 03 35 49.50 +16 56 02.9                      246
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.21156 03 36 03.83 +15 20 45.2          18.4 R      854
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.21230 03 36 04.02 +15 20 23.7          18.5 R      854
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.21304 03 36 03.72 +15 20 00.0          18.3 R      854
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.21379 03 36 03.85 +15 19 38.1          18.4 R      854
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.29740 03 36 01.42 +14 35 02.2          17.5 R      926
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.29784 03 36 01.41 +14 34 47.7          17.5 R      926
     K02V85S  C2002 11 13.29825 03 36 01.42 +14 34 33.9          17.5 R      926

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 VS85
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5                  MPC
M 321.77300              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56411255     Peri.  275.63260     -0.75839096     -0.56518532
a   1.4506374      Node   230.43956     +0.62471672     -0.77238035
e   0.5655595      Incl.   24.90558     -0.18593593     -0.28981744
P   1.75           H   24.3           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2002 Nov. 12-13.

Ephemeris:
2002 VS85                a,e,i = 1.45, 0.57, 25                  q = 0.6302
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 12    03 35.44   +23 58.9    0.062    1.052   170.9     8.6    19.0
2002 11 13    03 35.86   +17 09.2    0.052    1.042   174.2     5.5    18.4
2002 11 14    03 36.40   +07 20.5    0.044    1.032   168.1    11.4    18.3
2002 11 15    03 37.14   -06 47.3    0.037    1.022   154.5    24.6    18.3
2002 11 16    03 38.21   -25 44.7    0.033    1.013   135.5    43.2    18.6
2002 11 17    03 39.93   -46 48.7    0.033    1.003   114.3    64.0    19.2
2002 11 18    03 43.14   -65 06.3    0.037    0.993    95.7    82.1    20.0
2002 11 19    03 51.3    -78 30.4    0.045    0.983    82.1    95.3    20.9
2002 11 20    04 52      -87 43.3    0.054    0.973    72.6   104.4    21.7
2002 11 21    14 59      -85 33.4    0.064    0.964    65.8   110.7    22.5
2002 11 22    15 18.5    -80 50.9    0.074    0.954    60.9   115.2    23.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V60

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