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MPEC 2002-X86 : 2002 XG84

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X86                                Issued 2002 Dec. 15, 17:25 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 XG84

Observations:
     K02X84G* C2002 12 14.44088 11 53 00.38 +28 10 44.5          18.4        704
     K02X84G  C2002 12 14.45562 11 52 56.08 +28 11 18.0          18.2        704
     K02X84G  C2002 12 14.47029 11 52 51.76 +28 11 51.0          18.5        704
     K02X84G  C2002 12 14.48472 11 52 47.60 +28 12 24.0          19.5        704
     K02X84G  C2002 12 14.50015 11 52 42.97 +28 12 57.5          19.5        704
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.18472 11 49 33.20 +28 37 27.0          17.1 R      946
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.18738 11 49 32.46 +28 37 33.3          17.2 R      946
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.20602 11 49 26.98 +28 38 14.4          17.3 R      946
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.20867 11 49 26.21 +28 38 20.9          17.3 R      946
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.40307 11 48 33.50 +28 45 11.2          17.7 R      649
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.40484 11 48 32.98 +28 45 15.1          17.7 R      649
     K02X84G  C2002 12 15.40661 11 48 32.48 +28 45 19.0          17.8 R      649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XG84
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5                 MPC
M  32.61285              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.62711911     Peri.  349.38257     +0.96415380     -0.26302704
a   1.3517696      Node    25.94898     +0.24893326     +0.85097184
e   0.4157716      Incl.    4.58637     +0.09186772     +0.45460279
P   1.57           H   19.0           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Dec. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2002 XG84                a,e,i = 1.35, 0.42, 5                   q = 0.7897
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 12    12 04.32   +26 38.4    0.170    0.999    90.1    80.1    18.0
2002 12 17    11 41.16   +29 40.3    0.180    1.032   100.6    69.6    17.8
2002 12 22    11 17.96   +32 14.9    0.190    1.066   110.6    59.8    17.7
2002 12 27    10 54.18   +34 24.1    0.201    1.099   120.4    50.5    17.6
2003 01 01    10 29.70   +36 06.6    0.215    1.133   129.9    41.7    17.6
2003 01 06    10 04.89   +37 19.2    0.230    1.167   139.0    33.6    17.5
2003 01 11    09 40.62   +37 59.9    0.249    1.200   147.3    26.3    17.6
2003 01 16    09 17.92   +38 10.2    0.271    1.233   154.4    20.2    17.6
2003 01 21    08 57.65   +37 54.4    0.297    1.266   159.4    15.8    17.7
2003 01 26    08 40.35   +37 18.7    0.327    1.298   161.5    13.9    17.9
2003 01 31    08 26.22   +36 29.4    0.360    1.330   160.2    14.5    18.2
2003 02 05    08 15.24   +35 31.9    0.398    1.361   156.7    16.6    18.6
2003 02 10    08 07.19   +34 30.6    0.440    1.391   152.3    19.3    18.9
2003 02 15    08 01.74   +33 28.4    0.485    1.420   147.5    21.9    19.3
2003 02 20    07 58.50   +32 27.3    0.533    1.449   142.7    24.4    19.6
2003 02 25    07 57.14   +31 28.0    0.584    1.477   138.1    26.6    19.9
2003 03 02    07 57.36   +30 31.0    0.638    1.504   133.6    28.5    20.2
2003 03 07    07 58.93   +29 36.1    0.695    1.530   129.3    30.1    20.4
2003 03 12    08 01.64   +28 43.3    0.754    1.555   125.3    31.4    20.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X86

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