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MPEC 2004-J66 : 2002 AP7

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M.P.E.C. 2004-J66                                Issued 2004 May 15, 03:41 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 AP7

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-A64

Additional Observations:
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 13.38050 18 34 01.72 +08 12 55.3          20.2 R EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 13.39711 18 34 01.50 +08 12 48.5                 EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 13.40405 18 34 01.41 +08 12 45.4                 EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 13.41204 18 34 01.29 +08 12 42.2                 EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 14.42639 18 33 50.18 +08 05 15.9          20.2 R EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 14.43426 18 33 50.05 +08 05 12.1                 EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 14.43819 18 33 49.98 +08 05 10.4                 EJ066673
     K02A07P 5C2004 05 14.44606 18 33 49.86 +08 05 06.6                 EJ066673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
040513 673 17.6+  9.8-    040514 673 18.1+ 10.1-    MPO 62385   -0.0051 day

Orbital elements:
2002 AP7
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M 270.04383              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.61846784     Peri.  283.38416     +0.84480373     -0.35535897
a   1.3643464      Node    98.63579     +0.48910773     +0.81602551
e   0.0934382      Incl.   23.86735     -0.21697992     +0.45587539
P   1.59           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
011212 644  0.3-  0.1+    020111 413  0.6-  0.2+    020201 715  1.6-  1.4-
011212 644  0.3-  1.6-    020111 413  0.0   0.2-    020212 696  0.1-  0.2+
020109 704  0.0   0.9+    020111 413  0.3+  0.2-    020212 696  0.0   0.3+
020109 704  1.0+  1.2+    020113 704  0.2-  0.6-    020309 696  0.9+  1.3+
020109 704  0.6+  1.0+    020113 704  0.2+  0.3+    020311 696  0.8+  0.1+
020109 704  1.1+  1.0+    020113 704  0.5-  0.1-    020311 696  0.4-  0.4-
020109 704  0.9+  1.1+    020113 704  0.1+  0.4+    040513 673  0.0   0.0
020110 046  0.3-  0.1-    020113 704  0.3-  0.3+    040513 673  0.1+  0.1+
020110 046  0.5-  0.1-    020113 413  0.2+  0.0     040513 673  0.2+  0.1-
020110 046  0.1+  0.1-    020113 413  0.0   0.1-    040513 673  0.0   0.0
020110 046  0.2+  0.2-    020120 649  0.3+  0.7-    040514 673  0.3-  0.0
020110 046  0.5+  0.3+    020120 649  1.0+  0.5-    040514 673  0.2-  0.2-
020110 046  0.2+  0.4-    020120 649  0.1+  0.7-    040514 673  0.2-  0.1-
020110 106  0.1+  0.6+    020201 715  2.0-  1.5-    040514 673  0.1+  0.2-
020110 106  0.3+  0.4-    020201 715  2.3-  1.3-

Ephemeris:
2002 AP7                 a,e,i = 1.36, 0.09, 24                  q = 1.2369
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 05 15    18 33.70   +08 00.9    0.594    1.448   127.0    33.9    20.5
2004 05 25    18 28.27   +06 03.1    0.524    1.438   136.3    29.1    20.1
2004 06 04    18 16.45   +02 30.8    0.464    1.427   147.2    22.7    19.6
2004 06 14    17 58.31   -02 57.5    0.420    1.415   158.6    15.2    19.1
2004 06 24    17 35.53   -10 14.8    0.397    1.403   164.2    11.4    18.8
2004 07 04    17 11.86   -18 25.4    0.398    1.390   155.8    17.4    19.0
2004 07 14    16 51.56   -26 12.2    0.422    1.376   142.7    26.6    19.4
2004 07 24    16 37.97   -32 48.2    0.463    1.362   130.3    34.6    19.8
2004 08 03    16 32.55   -38 07.8    0.516    1.349   120.0    40.7    20.2
2004 08 13    16 35.21   -42 24.0    0.574    1.335   111.5    44.9    20.5
2004 08 23    16 45.49   -45 51.3    0.634    1.321   104.5    47.8    20.8
2004 09 02    17 02.76   -48 39.1    0.693    1.308    98.8    49.7    21.0
2004 09 12    17 26.37   -50 50.5    0.749    1.296    94.0    50.8    21.2
2004 09 22    17 55.83   -52 24.7    0.800    1.284    90.0    51.4    21.4
2004 10 02    18 30.31   -53 17.6    0.847    1.273    86.7    51.7    21.5
2004 10 12    19 08.63   -53 23.6    0.889    1.263    83.9    51.8    21.6
2004 10 22    19 49.34   -52 37.5    0.925    1.255    81.5    51.7    21.6
2004 11 01    20 30.71   -50 56.5    0.957    1.248    79.6    51.5    21.7
2004 11 11    21 11.22   -48 20.2    0.985    1.243    78.0    51.2    21.7
2004 11 21    21 49.87   -44 51.4    1.011    1.239    76.6    50.9    21.8
2004 12 01    22 26.11   -40 35.9    1.036    1.237    75.4    50.5    21.8
2004 12 11    22 59.91   -35 40.6    1.062    1.237    74.3    50.0    21.9
2004 12 21    23 31.54   -30 13.6    1.090    1.239    73.2    49.5    21.9
2004 12 31    00 01.37   -24 24.5    1.121    1.242    72.0    48.8    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-J66

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