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MPEC 2004-H28 : 2002 JX8

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M.P.E.C. 2004-H28                                Issued 2004 Apr. 19, 15:05 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 JX8

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-J18

Additional Observations:
     K02J08X tC2004 04 16.13947 06 12 25.38 +36 54 29.3          21.3 V EH028291
     K02J08X tC2004 04 16.14741 06 12 29.46 +36 54 24.6          21.2 V EH028291
     K02J08X tC2004 04 16.15217 06 12 31.82 +36 54 21.5          20.7 V EH028291
     K02J08X tC2004 04 19.13332 06 37 39.73 +36 20 26.8                 EH028291
     K02J08X tC2004 04 19.13791 06 37 41.99 +36 20 22.6          20.8 V EH028291
     K02J08X tC2004 04 19.14247 06 37 44.23 +36 20 17.4          21.4 V EH028291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7 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
040416 291 0.02- 0.09-    040419 291 0.03- 0.08-    MPO 32014   +0.13 day

Orbital elements:
2002 JX8                                                             PHA 0.025D
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M 250.76532              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.45682699     Peri.  338.08248     +0.68142493     -0.72850550
a   0.7706622      Node    68.88490     +0.68218494     +0.59742835
e   0.3054183      Incl.    4.32089     +0.26511086     +0.33520010
P   0.68           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
020504 704  1.1+  0.9+    020506 118  0.5+  0.1+    020513 540  0.0   0.0
020504 704  1.0+  1.6-    020507 858  0.6-  0.9+    020513 540  0.4+  0.2-
020504 704  0.4+  0.5+    020507 858  1.1-  0.4-    020514 649  1.2-  0.2-
020504 704  0.4+  0.2-    020507 658  0.3-  0.1-    020514 649  0.5-  0.2+
020504 704  0.5-  0.0     020507 658  0.1-  0.4-    020514 649  0.7-  0.1-
020506 704  0.5+  0.2+    020507 658  0.1-  0.1-    020514 587  0.8-  0.4-
020506 704  0.8-  0.1+    020508 704  0.6+  0.4+    020514 587  0.2-  0.2-
020506 704  0.5-  0.4-    020508 704  0.0   0.2+    020514 587  0.4-  0.1+
020506 704  0.0   0.1+    020508 858  0.0   0.2+    020520 291  0.2+  1.1-
020506 704  0.6+  0.4+    020508 858  0.3-  0.6-    020520 291  0.5-  0.2-
020506 704 (1.9+  5.5+)   020508 704  1.3+  0.9+    020520 291  0.5+  0.7-
020506 704  0.0   0.3-    020508 704  0.8+  0.2-    020530 715  0.5-  0.4-
020506 704  0.5-  0.0     020508 704  1.2+  0.1-    020530 715  1.4-  0.1+
020506 651  0.1-  0.2+    020508 704  0.2+  0.1-    020530 715  1.9-  0.0
020506 651  0.1+  0.9-    020508 704  0.6+  0.0     020608 696  0.0   0.2-
020506 651  0.2+  0.2+    020508 704  0.9+  0.2+    020608 696  0.3-  0.2+
020506 246  1.4-  0.4+    020508 704  0.6+  0.2-    020614 291  1.5+  0.4+
020506 246  0.7-  0.4+    020513 704  1.1+  0.3-    020614 291  0.8+  0.4+
020506 246  1.1-  1.0+    020513 704  1.0+  0.4-    020614 291  1.2+  0.3+
020506 246  0.2+  0.5+    020513 704  1.0+  0.4-    040416 291  0.6-  0.2+
020506 246  0.0   0.1+    020513 246  0.5-  0.3+    040416 291  0.2+  0.0
020506 246  0.5-  0.2+    020513 246  0.2-  0.3+    040416 291  0.4-  0.4-
020506 246  0.0   0.8+    020513 246  0.2+  0.2-    040419 291  0.2+  0.0
020506 118  1.1-  0.3-    020513 246  0.2-  0.1+    040419 291  0.7+  0.2+
020506 118  0.4-  0.3-    020513 540  0.0   0.4-    040419 291  1.1+  0.6-
020506 118  0.8-  0.4+    020513 540  0.6+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2002 JX8                 a,e,i = 0.77, 0.31, 4                   q = 0.5353
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 04 15    06 02.60   +37 02.0    0.251    0.930    66.0    99.8    21.0
2004 04 25    07 23.32   +34 22.6    0.256    0.962    72.8    92.5    20.7
2004 05 05    08 27.04   +29 27.0    0.273    0.986    77.4    87.0    20.7
2004 05 15    09 14.78   +23 56.1    0.296    1.000    79.5    83.6    20.8
2004 05 25    09 51.29   +18 38.6    0.321    1.006    79.6    82.1    20.9
2004 06 04    10 20.26   +13 49.3    0.345    1.003    78.2    82.1    21.1
2004 06 14    10 43.95   +09 29.8    0.366    0.991    75.6    83.4    21.2
2004 06 24    11 03.67   +05 37.3    0.381    0.970    72.1    85.9    21.4
2004 07 04    11 19.67   +02 11.2    0.389    0.940    67.6    89.9    21.5
2004 07 14    11 31.40   -00 45.3    0.389    0.902    62.0    95.6    21.6

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-H28

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