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MPEC 2004-Y24 : 2002 BG

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Y24                                Issued 2004 Dec. 19, 21:09 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
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                                    2002 BG

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-B16

Additional Observations:
     K02B00G 1C2004 12 14.70474 04 45 30.63 -32 57 23.3          20.3 R EY024413
     K02B00G 1C2004 12 14.70821 04 45 30.17 -32 57 17.1          20.2 R EY024413
     K02B00G 1C2004 12 14.71168 04 45 29.67 -32 57 10.5          20.0 R EY024413
     K02B00G  C2004 12 19.54722 04 34 52.34 -30 05 33.1          19.1 R EY024474
     K02B00G  C2004 12 19.54896 04 34 52.19 -30 05 28.8          18.9 R EY024474
     K02B00G  C2004 12 19.55284 04 34 51.72 -30 05 18.9          19.0 R EY024474
     K02B00G  C2004 12 19.55677 04 34 51.00 -30 05 08.0          19.4 R EY024474

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    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
041214 413 0.16- 0.02-    041219 474 0.16- 0.02-    MPO 30629   +0.070 day

Orbital elements:
2002 BG
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M 335.32157              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.65122213     Peri.   33.54350     -0.81804594     -0.45381659
a   1.3182060      Node   115.53412     +0.40285282     -0.89057707
e   0.1639793      Incl.   23.05348     +0.41050024     -0.03038083
P   1.51           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
020119 704  0.7+  0.6-    020122 118  0.3-  0.2+    020311 696  0.5-  0.7-
020119 704  0.4+  0.5-    020122 118  0.3+  0.2-    020405 696  0.5+  0.3+
020119 704  0.7-  0.2-    020124 966  0.9-  0.6+    020405 696  0.5-  0.3+
020120 649  0.1+  0.1-    020124 966  0.2+  0.1+    020506 696 (0.0   2.8+)
020120 649  0.1-  0.2+    020211 649  0.3-  0.5-    020506 696  0.0   1.0-
020120 649  0.2+  0.2-    020211 649  0.1+  0.7-    041214 413  0.2-  0.0
020120 966  0.1+  0.4+    020211 649  0.1-  0.2+    041214 413  0.0   0.4-
020120 966  0.2+  0.4+    020212 696  0.2-  0.2+    041214 413  0.2-  0.4-
020121 670  0.1-  0.2+    020212 696  0.1-  0.2+    041219 474  0.6-  0.3-
020121 670  1.6+  0.4+    020309 696  0.2-  0.3+    041219 474  0.6+  0.3-
020122 118  0.8-  0.3-    020309 696  0.1+  0.1-    041219 474  1.4+  0.1+
020122 118  0.6-  0.2-    020311 696  0.3+  0.4+    041219 474  0.9-  1.3+

Ephemeris:
2002 BG                  a,e,i = 1.32, 0.16, 23                  q = 1.1020
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    04 53.66   -34 37.8    0.380    1.230   122.2    42.7    20.5
2004 12 21    04 31.75   -29 04.8    0.341    1.206   123.6    42.8    20.2
2004 12 31    04 12.06   -20 07.3    0.312    1.184   123.4    43.9    20.0
2005 01 10    03 57.66   -08 06.1    0.296    1.163   120.8    46.5    19.9
2005 01 20    03 50.31   +05 35.9    0.298    1.145   115.8    50.7    20.0
2005 01 30    03 50.34   +19 04.9    0.315    1.130   109.4    55.3    20.3
2005 02 09    03 57.58   +31 00.7    0.345    1.117   103.2    59.3    20.6
2005 02 19    04 12.26   +40 57.0    0.384    1.108    97.9    62.1    20.9
2005 03 01    04 34.85   +48 59.4    0.426    1.103    93.7    63.7    21.1
2005 03 11    05 06.48   +55 19.7    0.469    1.102    90.5    64.3    21.3
2005 03 21    05 48.70   +60 04.5    0.509    1.105    88.3    64.3    21.5
2005 03 31    06 41.89   +63 10.6    0.547    1.112    86.8    63.8    21.7
2005 04 10    07 43.63   +64 27.7    0.580    1.122    86.0    63.0    21.8
2005 04 20    08 47.74   +63 50.2    0.608    1.136    85.8    61.9    21.9
2005 04 30    09 47.00   +61 25.2    0.634    1.153    86.1    60.7    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Y24

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