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MPEC 2003-Q13 : 2002 OM4

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q13                                Issued 2003 Aug. 20, 15:34 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 OM4

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-O15

Additional Observations:
     K02O04M  C2003 08 04.69556 04 57 04.60 -26 51 01.5          19.3 R      474
     K02O04M  C2003 08 04.70111 04 57 05.61 -26 51 05.5          19.5 R      474
     K02O04M  C2003 08 04.70308 04 57 05.87 -26 51 06.6          19.4 R      474
     K02O04M  C2003 08 04.70476 04 57 06.14 -26 51 10.4          19.1 R      474
     K02O04M 1C2003 08 19.78700 05 40 47.58 -29 51 19.3          20.4 R      413
     K02O04M 1C2003 08 19.79802 05 40 49.57 -29 51 27.4                      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8
    reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
030804 474 0.03+ 0.03+    030819 413 0.04+ 0.03+    MPO 35591   -0.14 day

Orbital elements:
2002 OM4
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M 248.55841              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53863586     Peri.   28.05166     -0.86636309     +0.07484724
a   1.4960262      Node   143.10952     +0.13594651     -0.91602516
e   0.5622945      Incl.   55.34218     +0.48055546     +0.39407587
P   1.83           H   16.9           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
020717 644  0.2+  0.1+    020719 413  0.1-  0.0     020803 118  0.0   0.5-
020717 644  0.5+  0.4+    020721 J95  0.4-  0.3-    020803 118  0.7-  0.4+
020717 644  0.1+  0.5+    020721 J95 (2.4+  3.5+)   020803 118  0.7+  0.1+
020718 966  0.8+  0.6+    020721 J95 (4.7+  0.2-)   020812 704  0.2+  0.1-
020718 966  0.1+  0.4+    020721 413  0.0   1.5-    020812 704  1.3+  0.2+
020718 966  0.3+  1.0+    020721 413  0.5+  0.9-    020812 704  0.0   0.0
020718 649  0.1+  0.2+    020724 649  0.3+  0.1+    020812 704  0.7+  1.3+
020718 649  0.2+  0.1+    020724 649  0.1-  0.4+    020812 704  0.5+  0.1-
020718 649  0.3+  0.4+    020724 649  0.2+  0.1+    020813 J95  0.6-  0.3-
020718 649  0.0   0.5+    020729 644  0.2-  0.0     020813 J95  0.6+  0.9-
020718 644  0.1+  0.9-    020729 644  0.3-  0.3+    020813 J95  0.7+  0.3+
020718 704  0.0   0.5+    020729 644  0.2-  0.2+    020813 704  0.2+  1.0+
020718 644  0.1+  0.5-    020729 413  0.1-  0.3+    020813 704  1.0+  0.7+
020718 704  0.2-  0.2+    020729 413  0.5-  0.5-    020813 704  0.2-  0.1+
020718 711  0.2+  0.3-    020729 413  0.4-  0.0     020813 704  0.2+  0.0
020718 711  0.3+  0.1-    020730 649  0.1-  0.0     020813 848 (0.7-  2.3-)
020718 644  0.2-  0.5-    020730 649  0.4-  0.2-    020813 848  0.5+  0.3+
020718 711  0.2+  0.0     020730 649  0.0   0.2+    020815 644  0.2+  0.2-
020718 704  0.2-  0.2+    020730 413  0.4-  0.3-    020815 644  0.1+  0.5-
020718 704  0.3+  0.2+    020730 413  0.6-  1.5-    020815 644  0.0   0.3-
020718 611  0.4-  0.3-    020730 413  0.0   0.3-    020903 649  0.6+  0.1+
020718 611  0.4-  0.6+    020730 413  0.2-  1.2-    020903 649  1.3-  0.2+
020718 611  0.1-  0.5+    020731 413  0.1-  0.4-    020903 649  0.2-  1.0-
020718 587  0.7+  0.1+    020731 413  0.1-  0.1-    030804 474  0.7-  0.0
020718 587  0.4+  0.0     020802 J95  0.7-  0.8+    030804 474  0.4+  0.3-
020718 587  0.5-  0.7+    020802 J95  0.7-  0.2+    030804 474  0.5-  0.1-
020719 734  0.7-  1.4-    020802 J95  0.8-  0.9+    030804 474 (0.6-  2.7-)
020719 734  0.7-  0.3-    020803 644  0.4-  0.1-    030819 413  0.1+  0.0
020719 413  0.0   0.0     020803 644  0.2-  0.1-    030819 413  0.5+  0.4+
020719 413  0.1-  0.1+    020803 644  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2002 OM4                 a,e,i = 1.50, 0.56, 55                  q = 0.6548
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 19    05 38.43   -29 41.4    1.681    1.712    74.3    34.7    20.6
2003 08 29    06 08.91   -31 50.4    1.595    1.643    74.4    36.3    20.5
2003 09 08    06 40.68   -34 01.9    1.517    1.570    73.8    38.1    20.3
2003 09 18    07 13.80   -36 09.4    1.444    1.493    72.7    40.0    20.1
2003 09 28    07 48.36   -38 06.3    1.374    1.412    70.9    42.1    20.0
2003 10 08    08 24.51   -39 44.5    1.305    1.326    68.8    44.6    19.8
2003 10 18    09 02.62   -40 55.2    1.235    1.237    66.3    47.5    19.6
2003 10 28    09 43.22   -41 27.3    1.161    1.145    63.6    51.1    19.4
2003 11 07    10 27.16   -41 05.1    1.081    1.050    60.7    55.4    19.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q13

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