MPEC 2002-X02 : 2002 WX12
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M.P.E.C. 2002-X02 Issued 2002 Dec. 1, 17:48 UT
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2002 WX12
Observations:
K02W12X* C2002 11 30.30410 06 01 25.43 -02 04 40.6 18.6 704
K02W12X C2002 11 30.31786 06 01 25.54 -02 05 40.5 19.0 704
K02W12X C2002 11 30.33161 06 01 25.60 -02 06 40.0 19.0 704
K02W12X C2002 12 01.21978 06 01 40.59 -03 13 28.3 18.5 R 734
K02W12X C2002 12 01.22601 06 01 40.64 -03 13 58.5 18.4 R 734
K02W12X C2002 12 01.25223 06 01 40.77 -03 16 00.0 18.0 R 649
K02W12X C2002 12 01.25404 06 01 40.78 -03 16 08.3 18.1 R 649
K02W12X C2002 12 01.25582 06 01 40.76 -03 16 16.7 18.2 R 649
K02W12X C2002 12 01.25762 06 01 40.79 -03 16 25.2 18.1 R 649
K02W12X C2002 12 01.30690 06 01 41.12 -03 20 14.2 20.0 R 446
K02W12X C2002 12 01.33437 06 01 41.15 -03 22 15.2 19.3 R 446
K02W12X C2002 12 01.47870 06 01 44.47 -03 33 01.9 474
K02W12X C2002 12 01.47998 06 01 44.49 -03 33 08.0 18.4 R 474
K02W12X C2002 12 01.48148 06 01 44.49 -03 33 15.2 18.9 R 474
Observer details:
446 Kingsnake Observatory. Observer J. McClusky. 0.45-m f/4.5 Newtonian
+ CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. 0.6-m f/6.4
reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
Orbital elements:
2002 WX12
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 322.05877 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.49049472 Peri. 340.67740 -0.99864006 +0.03069824
a 1.5923792 Node 201.21493 -0.01689521 -0.95520151
e 0.6362463 Incl. 6.68709 -0.04932113 -0.29435980
P 2.01 H 20.5 G 0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
Ephemeris:
2002 WX12 a,e,i = 1.59, 0.64, 7 q = 0.5792
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 22 05 58.27 +05 30.1 0.351 1.292 145.4 25.7 20.0
2002 12 02 06 01.85 -04 15.6 0.235 1.188 145.8 27.8 19.0
2002 12 04 06 02.27 -07 15.8 0.214 1.166 144.4 29.5 18.8
2002 12 06 06 02.60 -10 50.0 0.194 1.145 142.2 31.9 18.6
2002 12 08 06 02.84 -15 07.3 0.175 1.123 139.0 35.1 18.4
2002 12 10 06 03.00 -20 19.3 0.157 1.101 134.7 39.5 18.3
2002 12 12 06 03.08 -26 40.0 0.141 1.079 129.0 45.2 18.1
2002 12 14 06 03.08 -34 23.6 0.128 1.057 121.7 52.4 18.1
2002 12 16 06 02.99 -43 40.6 0.117 1.035 112.7 61.4 18.1
2002 12 18 06 02.78 -54 27.5 0.109 1.012 102.0 71.9 18.2
2002 12 20 06 02.34 -66 17.1 0.106 0.990 90.3 83.6 18.5
2002 12 22 06 01.0 -78 18.9 0.107 0.968 78.2 95.5 19.0
2002 12 23 05 58.5 -84 06.3 0.110 0.956 72.5 101.3 19.3
2002 12 24 04 48 -89 35.8 0.113 0.945 67.0 106.7 19.6
2002 12 25 18 10 -85 12.9 0.117 0.934 61.8 111.8 20.0
2002 12 26 18 06.7 -80 25.9 0.123 0.923 57.1 116.5 20.4
2002 12 27 18 05.8 -76 02.5 0.129 0.911 52.7 120.8 20.7
2002 12 28 18 05.4 -72 02.2 0.135 0.900 48.8 124.7 21.1
2002 12 29 18 05.16 -68 23.8 0.143 0.889 45.3 128.1 21.5
2002 12 30 18 05.07 -65 05.6 0.150 0.878 42.2 131.2 21.9
2002 12 31 18 05.05 -62 05.8 0.159 0.867 39.4 133.9 22.3
2003 01 01 18 05.10 -59 22.5 0.167 0.856 37.0 136.3 22.7
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