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MPEC 2002-V66 : 2002 VC92

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V66                                Issued 2002 Nov. 14, 16:40 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 VC92

Observations:
     K02V92C* C2002 11 13.23715 01 25 58.13 +48 00 55.1          18.1        704
     K02V92C  C2002 11 13.25465 01 25 57.54 +47 59 34.8          17.8        704
     K02V92C  C2002 11 13.27267 01 25 56.85 +47 58 13.6          19.4        704
     K02V92C  C2002 11 13.29009 01 25 56.35 +47 56 52.6          17.9        704
     K02V92C  C2002 11 13.30764 01 25 55.79 +47 55 31.1          18.2        704
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.01769 01 25 44.47 +47 00 33.6                      557
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.01874 01 25 44.45 +47 00 28.6                      557
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.01978 01 25 44.40 +47 00 23.1                      557
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.17962 01 25 45.02 +46 48 00.8                      670
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.19418 01 25 44.08 +46 46 53.2          17.6 R      926
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.19552 01 25 44.09 +46 46 46.8                      926
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.19686 01 25 44.03 +46 46 41.7          17.6 R      926
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.21503 01 25 43.81 +46 45 13.1                      670
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.27657 01 25 42.11 +46 40 20.2          17.4 R      670
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.37962 01 25 39.09 +46 31 58.8          17.4 R      854
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.38072 01 25 39.06 +46 31 53.9          17.4 R      854
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.38183 01 25 39.03 +46 31 48.2          17.5 R      854
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.38294 01 25 38.98 +46 31 43.0          17.4 R      854
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.38405 01 25 38.98 +46 31 37.3          17.4 R      854
     K02V92C  C2002 11 14.38499 01 25 39.19 +46 31 34.0                      670

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin 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 VC92
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5                  MPC
M 311.53974              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56545983     Peri.  232.02929     -0.35712211     -0.83969079
a   1.4483323      Node   243.75394     +0.93396744     -0.31492204
e   0.2719826      Incl.   27.13913     +0.01298563     -0.44242907
P   1.74           H   19.0           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2002 Nov. 13-14.

Ephemeris:
2002 VC92                a,e,i = 1.45, 0.27, 27                  q = 1.0544
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 12    01 26.40   +49 31.3    0.284    1.226   142.1    29.7    18.0
2002 11 17    01 25.42   +42 49.1    0.257    1.207   144.8    28.2    17.7
2002 11 22    01 26.44   +34 28.9    0.236    1.189   145.4    28.1    17.5
2002 11 27    01 29.36   +24 43.0    0.222    1.172   142.9    30.5    17.4
2002 12 02    01 34.01   +14 08.4    0.218    1.155   137.2    35.4    17.5
2002 12 07    01 40.21   +03 39.9    0.222    1.139   129.6    41.8    17.6
2002 12 12    01 47.71   -05 52.4    0.233    1.125   121.6    48.2    17.9
2002 12 17    01 56.26   -14 01.7    0.251    1.111   114.3    53.9    18.2
2002 12 22    02 05.61   -20 44.1    0.272    1.098   107.9    58.4    18.5
2002 12 27    02 15.57   -26 08.5    0.297    1.087   102.6    62.0    18.8
2003 01 01    02 26.01   -30 28.1    0.322    1.078    98.2    64.6    19.0
2003 01 06    02 36.85   -33 56.0    0.348    1.070    94.7    66.4    19.2
2003 01 11    02 48.04   -36 43.6    0.374    1.063    91.8    67.6    19.4
2003 01 16    02 59.51   -38 59.6    0.399    1.059    89.6    68.3    19.5

2003 01 21    03 11.23   -40 50.7    0.422    1.056    87.8    68.7    19.7
2003 01 31    03 35.48   -43 35.2    0.463    1.055    85.5    68.6    19.9
2003 02 10    04 01.25   -45 22.2    0.496    1.062    84.6    67.7    20.0
2003 02 20    04 29.10   -46 25.5    0.520    1.075    84.9    66.3    20.1
2003 03 02    04 59.73   -46 48.7    0.535    1.095    86.3    64.5    20.1
2003 03 12    05 33.99   -46 31.0    0.542    1.121    88.6    62.4    20.1
2003 03 22    06 12.29   -45 27.6    0.545    1.151    91.8    59.9    20.1
2003 04 01    06 54.47   -43 29.4    0.546    1.184    95.6    57.1    20.1
2003 04 11    07 39.61   -40 30.5    0.550    1.221    99.6    54.0    20.1
2003 04 21    08 25.84   -36 33.8    0.562    1.259   103.4    50.9    20.1
2003 05 01    09 11.08   -31 54.8    0.587    1.299   106.1    48.2    20.2
2003 05 11    09 53.69   -27 02.8    0.628    1.339   107.5    46.0    20.4
2003 05 21    10 32.75   -22 28.5    0.686    1.380   107.1    44.5    20.6
2003 05 31    11 08.12   -18 32.7    0.761    1.420   105.4    43.5    20.8
2003 06 10    11 40.16   -15 25.2    0.850    1.459   102.5    42.8    21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V66

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