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MPEC 2002-W52 : 2002 WP11

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M.P.E.C. 2002-W52                                Issued 2002 Nov. 30, 03:33 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2002 WP11

Observations:
     K02W11P* C2002 11 27.98032 04 17 46.06 +25 42 37.3          19.4 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.07831 04 17 36.90 +25 41 47.7          19.6 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.08764 04 17 35.99 +25 41 42.5          19.6 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.09697 04 17 35.15 +25 41 38.0          19.7 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.28331 04 17 18.87 +25 40 06.2                      696
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.28935 04 17 18.28 +25 40 03.4                      696
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.33603 04 17 13.70 +25 39 38.8          19.7 R      734
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.34337 04 17 13.04 +25 39 34.4          19.5 R      734
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.35047 04 17 12.42 +25 39 30.7          19.4 R      734
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.35671 04 17 11.89 +25 39 27.9          19.0 R      734
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.91789 04 16 22.05 +25 34 43.6          19.3 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.92046 04 16 21.83 +25 34 43.0          18.9 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.92306 04 16 21.57 +25 34 41.4          18.6 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.92565 04 16 21.32 +25 34 40.3          19.3 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.93060 04 16 20.87 +25 34 37.3          19.3 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.93087 04 16 20.90 +25 34 35.3          19.2 R      J95
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.93389 04 16 20.49 +25 34 36.3          18.9 R      599
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.93763 04 16 20.33 +25 34 32.3          19.2 R      J95
     K02W11P  C2002 11 28.94650 04 16 19.51 +25 34 27.8                      J95
     K02W11P  C2002 11 30.01308 04 14 44.96 +25 25 29.3          19.0 R      176
     K02W11P  C2002 11 30.01632 04 14 44.67 +25 25 27.7          18.9 R      176
     K02W11P  C2002 11 30.01991 04 14 44.34 +25 25 26.0          18.9 R      176
     K02W11P  C2002 11 30.02350 04 14 44.01 +25 25 24.3          19.0 R      176
     K02W11P  C2002 11 30.03391 04 14 43.07 +25 25 19.3          19.1 R      176

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini, A. Di Paola.
    Measurers A. Boattini, F. Bernardi, A. Di Paola, G. Masi, E. Palomba.
    0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers K. Smalley, P. Berlind,
    T. B. Spahr.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.31-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 WP11
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  48.23724              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32940316     Peri.   56.86554     +0.83457436     +0.54429564
a   2.0764312      Node   270.02265     -0.52951698     +0.75000287
e   0.4247766      Incl.    4.87700     -0.15197830     +0.37581638
P   2.99           H   18.4           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2002 Nov. 27-30.

Ephemeris:
2002 WP11                a,e,i = 2.08, 0.42, 5                   q = 1.1944
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 22    04 27.08   +26 31.9    0.814    1.793   169.1     6.0    19.7
2002 12 02    04 11.91   +25 08.7    0.865    1.849   174.4     3.0    19.7
2002 12 12    03 59.62   +23 47.2    0.941    1.903   162.6     8.9    20.3
2002 12 22    03 51.49   +22 37.7    1.040    1.957   150.6    14.3    20.8
2003 01 01    03 47.73   +21 45.8    1.159    2.010   139.4    18.6    21.2
2003 01 11    03 48.02   +21 12.5    1.294    2.062   129.2    21.7    21.6
2003 01 21    03 51.77   +20 55.7    1.443    2.112   119.8    23.8    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-W52

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