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MPEC 2005-G38 : 2002 LE27

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M.P.E.C. 2005-G38                                Issued 2005 Apr. 6, 15:28 UT

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                                   2002 LE27

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-L52

Additional Observations:
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 18.15763412 43 57.579-08 27 32.88         21.3 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 18.15885912 43 57.515-08 27 32.19         21.4 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 18.16008512 43 57.458-08 27 31.89         21.5 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 18.16129912 43 57.401-08 27 31.37         21.3 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 31.06811312 29 36.956-06 49 40.05         21.5 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 31.06950912 29 36.845-06 49 39.73         21.6 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 31.07097312 29 36.774-06 49 38.88         21.3 R EG038809
     K02L27E 9C2005 03 31.07237612 29 36.671-06 49 37.90         21.4 R EG038809

Observer details:
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observer A. Boattini.  Measurers
    A. Boattini, H. Scholl.  3.58-m f/5.2 New Technology Telescope + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
050318 809 43.0+ 16.2-    050331 809 45.3+ 17.6-    MPO 62391   -0.031 day

Orbital elements:
2002 LE27
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M 274.07162              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30588957     Peri.   83.27052     +0.63903857     +0.76817421
a   2.1815220      Node   226.52814     -0.72533233     +0.58486180
e   0.4527188      Incl.    3.09785     -0.25597405     +0.26047084
P   3.22           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
020503 644  0.3+  0.1+    020610 704 (1.8+  3.4-)   020730 649  0.6-  0.7+
020503 644  0.9+  0.5+    020610 704  0.6+  0.0     020730 413  0.1+  0.1-
020512 608  0.5+  0.3-    020610 704 (2.5+  2.2-)   020730 413  0.2-  0.1+
020518 644  0.5-  0.1+    020610 704  1.1+  0.1-    020730 413  0.2-  0.1-
020518 644  0.6-  0.5+    020611 644  0.4+  1.2+    020813 291  0.6+  0.3+
020518 644  0.6-  0.0     020611 704  0.3+  1.2-    020813 291  1.2+  0.0
020518 644  0.4-  0.5+    020611 704  0.3-  0.8-    020813 291  0.8+  1.4-
020518 644  0.4-  0.2+    020611 644  0.5+  1.4+    020814 291  0.2-  0.2+
020518 644  0.4-  0.4+    020611 704  0.3-  1.0-    020814 291  0.1-  0.3+
020529 608  0.3+  0.1-    020611 704  0.1-  1.2-    020814 291  0.1-  0.4+
020529 608  0.4+  0.7+    020611 644  0.4+  1.2+    020921 649  0.1-  0.4+
020529 608  0.2+  0.1+    020617 246  0.3+  1.4+    020921 649  0.0   0.3+
020608 704  0.0   0.4+    020617 246  0.1+  0.6+    020922 715  0.1-  0.8+
020608 704  0.2+  0.2+    020617 246  1.7-  0.3-    020922 715  0.4-  0.7+
020608 704  0.6+  0.1-    020617 246  0.6-  0.4+    020922 715  0.3-  0.4-
020608 704  0.5+  0.4+    020617 246  1.6-  0.5-    050318 809  0.2-  0.4+
020610 704  0.2-  0.0     020618 448  0.4-  1.4-    050318 809  0.1-  0.6+
020610 704  0.7-  0.4-    020618 448  0.3-  1.1-    050318 809  0.2+  0.5+
020610 704  0.4-  0.2+    020618 448  1.2-  1.6-    050318 809  0.5+  0.5+
020610 704 (0.3+  3.2-)   020706 649  0.7+  0.2-    050331 809  0.1-  0.2+
020610 704  0.1-  0.0     020706 649  0.3+  0.2+    050331 809  0.2-  0.2-
020610 704  1.1+  0.1+    020706 649  0.0   0.4+    050331 809  0.3+  0.1-
020610 704  0.2-  0.0     020707 734  1.1+  0.9-    050331 809  0.3+  0.1+
020610 704 (1.5+  3.2-)   020707 734  0.5-  0.0
020610 704  1.1+  0.0     020730 649  1.1-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2002 LE27                a,e,i = 2.18, 0.45, 3                   q = 1.1939
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 03 31    12 29.69   -06 50.3    1.243    2.241   176.6     1.5    21.6
2005 04 10    12 17.58   -05 20.3    1.205    2.189   165.7     6.5    21.8
2005 04 20    12 06.27   -03 49.2    1.192    2.136   152.9    12.4    22.0
2005 04 30    11 57.16   -02 28.0    1.203    2.082   140.6    17.9    22.1
2005 05 10    11 51.20   -01 25.1    1.232    2.026   129.1    22.7    22.3
2005 05 20    11 48.87   -00 45.2    1.273    1.970   118.7    26.8    22.4
2005 05 30    11 50.20   -00 29.7    1.321    1.912   109.3    30.0    22.5
2005 06 09    11 54.97   -00 37.8    1.372    1.854   100.9    32.5    22.6
2005 06 19    12 02.90   -01 07.8    1.422    1.795    93.4    34.4    22.7
2005 06 29    12 13.65   -01 57.3    1.469    1.736    86.6    35.8    22.7
2005 07 09    12 26.96   -03 04.1    1.511    1.677    80.6    36.7    22.7
2005 07 19    12 42.63   -04 26.2    1.547    1.619    75.2    37.4    22.7
2005 07 29    13 00.51   -06 01.2    1.575    1.561    70.3    37.8    22.7
2005 08 08    13 20.56   -07 46.8    1.597    1.504    66.0    38.0    22.6
2005 08 18    13 42.79   -09 40.5    1.611    1.450    62.2    38.2    22.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-G38

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