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MPEC 2002-X09 : 2002 XB

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X09                                Issued 2002 Dec. 2, 21:18 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.

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                                    2002 XB

Observations:
     K02X00B* C2002 12 01.21843 03 38 06.18 +14 04 16.5          18.5        704
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.23318 03 38 01.13 +14 01 38.1          19.1        704
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.24785 03 37 56.11 +13 58 59.9          19.1        704
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.26276 03 37 50.93 +13 56 19.0          19.7        704
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.27766 03 37 45.90 +13 53 39.0          19.5        704
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96047 03 34 11.43 +11 51 34.2                      557
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96105 03 34 11.30 +11 51 27.8                      557
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96163 03 34 11.07 +11 51 21.3                      557
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96221 03 34 10.92 +11 51 14.8          18.3 V      557
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96328 03 34 10.57 +11 51 05.1          17.9 R      246
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96380 03 34 10.40 +11 51 00.4                      246
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96422 03 34 10.28 +11 50 56.0                      246
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96465 03 34 10.12 +11 50 51.1                      246
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96517 03 34 09.97 +11 50 45.8                      246
     K02X00B  C2002 12 01.96566 03 34 09.88 +11 50 39.9                      246
     K02X00B  C2002 12 02.22853 03 32 50.06 +11 04 28.5          18.3 R      649
     K02X00B  C2002 12 02.23071 03 32 49.34 +11 04 05.5          18.4 R      649
     K02X00B  C2002 12 02.23287 03 32 48.63 +11 03 42.5          18.5 R      649

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  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.

Orbital elements:
2002 XB
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 185.67734              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.14080885     Peri.  351.15245     -0.52894177     +0.74622214
a   0.9071118      Node   245.92861     -0.74903446     -0.63439838
e   0.2389265      Incl.   26.27575     -0.39895862     +0.20172062
P   0.86           H   21.7           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2002 Dec. 1-2.

Ephemeris:
2002 XB                  a,e,i = 0.91, 0.24, 26                  q = 0.6904
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    03 34.01   +11 45.4    0.137    1.118   162.9    15.0    18.5
2002 12 07    03 11.71   -01 41.2    0.151    1.113   145.3    30.3    19.1
2002 12 12    02 55.41   -11 54.8    0.174    1.106   131.1    42.1    19.8
2002 12 17    02 43.96   -19 10.3    0.201    1.099   120.0    50.8    20.3
2002 12 22    02 36.22   -24 15.8    0.232    1.090   111.4    57.2    20.8
2002 12 27    02 31.26   -27 53.0    0.263    1.080   104.4    61.9    21.2
2003 01 01    02 28.42   -30 30.9    0.294    1.068    98.6    65.6    21.5
2003 01 06    02 27.17   -32 29.0    0.324    1.055    93.7    68.5    21.8
2003 01 11    02 27.10   -34 00.5    0.353    1.041    89.3    70.9    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X09

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