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MPEC 2002-V65 : 2002 VZ91

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V65                                Issued 2002 Nov. 14, 16:32 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,
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                                   2002 VZ91

Observations:
     K02V91Z* C2002 11 12.24989 03 46 12.26 +22 00 07.7          18.2        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 12.26713 03 46 25.61 +22 03 46.5          18.8        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 12.28449 03 46 38.91 +22 07 24.2          18.5        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 12.30175 03 46 52.01 +22 10 58.4          18.6        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 12.31908 03 47 05.10 +22 14 30.4          19.0        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.23754 03 59 29.31 +24 56 22.1          18.2        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.25449 03 59 39.45 +24 59 01.5          18.9        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.27146 03 59 49.51 +25 01 40.8          18.7        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.28844 03 59 59.43 +25 04 16.9          18.8        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.30544 04 00 09.33 +25 06 51.8          19.1        704
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.33001 04 00 24.99 +25 10 44.9          18.8 R      926
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 13.33082 04 00 25.49 +25 10 52.0          18.8 R      926
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.30976 04 10 40.73 +27 17 22.0          18.9 R      854
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.31281 04 10 42.17 +27 17 42.2          19.1 R      854
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.31742 04 10 44.24 +27 18 14.0          18.9 R      854
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.35649 04 11 01.60 +27 22 39.4          18.9 R      926
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.35727 04 11 01.97 +27 22 43.9          18.8 R      926
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.35808 04 11 02.25 +27 22 49.4          19.1 R      926
     K02V91Z  C2002 11 14.35889 04 11 02.61 +27 22 54.8          19.5 R      926

Observer details:
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 VZ91
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  18.40122              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49834348     Peri.  328.77541     +0.95117594     -0.30521740
a   1.5756153      Node    49.06765     +0.29422976     +0.85173533
e   0.3842016      Incl.    3.48308     +0.09323722     +0.42589820
P   1.98           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
021112 704  0.3+  0.1+    021113 704  0.2-  0.4+    021114 854  0.7+  0.1+
021112 704  0.4+  0.0     021113 704  0.6-  0.1+    021114 926  0.2+  0.2+
021112 704  0.3+  0.1-    021113 704  0.3-  0.5+    021114 926  0.6+  0.4-
021112 704  0.1-  0.1+    021113 926  0.2+  0.5+    021114 926  0.5-  0.3-
021112 704  0.4-  0.3-    021113 926  0.7+  0.4+    021114 926  0.5-  0.2-
021113 704  0.2-  0.0     021114 854  0.4-  0.4+
021113 704  0.4-  0.6-    021114 854  0.6+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2002 VZ91                a,e,i = 1.58, 0.38, 3                   q = 0.9703
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 12    03 42.14   +21 07.3    0.023    1.012   171.2     8.7    18.5
2002 11 14    04 07.63   +26 41.4    0.030    1.018   165.3    14.3    19.3
2002 11 16    04 23.94   +29 51.6    0.038    1.025   162.4    17.0    19.9
2002 11 18    04 35.02   +31 50.4    0.046    1.032   161.0    18.1    20.4
2002 11 20    04 42.88   +33 09.6    0.054    1.039   160.6    18.4    20.8
2002 11 22    04 48.62   +34 04.7    0.062    1.047   160.7    18.1    21.1
2002 11 24    04 52.89   +34 43.9    0.071    1.055   161.2    17.5    21.4
2002 11 26    04 56.10   +35 12.1    0.079    1.063   161.9    16.8    21.6
2002 11 28    04 58.53   +35 32.4    0.088    1.071   162.7    15.9    21.8
2002 11 30    05 00.37   +35 46.5    0.097    1.080   163.6    14.9    22.0
2002 12 02    05 01.77   +35 55.8    0.106    1.089   164.5    14.0    22.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V65

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