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MPEC 2003-A54 : 2002 XG36

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M.P.E.C. 2003-A54                                Issued 2003 Jan. 8, 19:18 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 XG36

Observations:
     K02X36G* C2002 12 05.31474 06 43 06.71 +20 16 08.3          18.7        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 05.33004 06 43 06.19 +20 16 27.0          18.7        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 05.34546 06 43 05.67 +20 16 45.6          18.6        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 05.36108 06 43 05.17 +20 17 04.4          18.6        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.07587 06 41 01.55 +21 31 50.0          17.9 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.08409 06 41 01.29 +21 31 59.4          18.4 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.09308 06 41 00.88 +21 32 10.8          18.2 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.10645 06 41 00.35 +21 32 27.1          18.1 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.11902 06 40 59.81 +21 32 42.3          18.1 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.12562 06 40 59.53 +21 32 50.4          18.3 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.13810 06 40 59.04 +21 33 05.3          18.1 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 09.14258 06 40 58.81 +21 33 11.2          18.1 R      012
     K02X36G  C2002 12 10.30338 06 40 14.60 +21 56 46.9          18.9        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 10.31891 06 40 13.97 +21 57 06.3          19.1        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 10.33445 06 40 13.24 +21 57 25.4          18.8        704
     K02X36G  C2002 12 10.35008 06 40 12.51 +21 57 44.9          18.8        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 05.23325 06 18 20.78 +29 48 22.0          18.3        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 05.24884 06 18 19.98 +29 48 35.4          18.4        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 05.26432 06 18 19.20 +29 48 48.7          18.7        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 05.29532 06 18 17.60 +29 49 15.9          19.6        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 07.22422 06 16 50.75 +30 16 11.3          19.2        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 07.23928 06 16 50.04 +30 16 24.0          19.4        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 07.25416 06 16 49.27 +30 16 36.1          19.9        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 07.26915 06 16 48.53 +30 16 48.8          19.6        704
     K02X36G  C2003 01 07.28401 06 16 47.86 +30 17 00.8          19.4        704

Observer details:
012 Uccle.  Observer T. Pauwels.  0.85-m f/2.5 Schmidt + 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.

Orbital elements:
2002 XG36
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5                 MPC
M  11.07716              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16793835     Peri.  319.39414     +0.64432455     -0.71977235
a   3.2536397      Node    88.81337     +0.75137532     +0.53289789
e   0.5256445      Incl.   14.97879     +0.14241137     +0.44491302
P   5.87           H   17.4           G   0.15
From 25 observations 2002 Dec. 5-2003 Jan. 7.

Ephemeris:
2002 XG36                a,e,i = 3.25, 0.53, 15                  q = 1.5434
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 01    06 21.83   +28 44.3    0.779    1.759   172.4     4.2    18.5
2003 01 11    06 14.31   +31 04.9    0.846    1.805   161.2    10.1    19.0
2003 01 21    06 09.98   +32 48.4    0.935    1.855   150.3    15.3    19.4
2003 01 31    06 09.57   +33 59.3    1.042    1.906   140.2    19.3    19.9
2003 02 10    06 13.14   +34 44.0    1.166    1.960   131.0    22.3    20.3
2003 02 20    06 20.26   +35 08.5    1.303    2.015   122.5    24.4    20.6
2003 03 02    06 30.28   +35 17.1    1.451    2.072   114.8    25.7    21.0
2003 03 12    06 42.62   +35 12.5    1.607    2.129   107.5    26.4    21.3
2003 03 22    06 56.70   +34 56.8    1.771    2.187   100.7    26.6    21.5
2003 04 01    07 12.01   +34 31.0    1.939    2.245    94.2    26.3    21.8
2003 04 11    07 28.21   +33 56.2    2.111    2.304    87.9    25.8    22.0

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A54

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