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MPEC 2006-Q02 : 2002 PD43

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Q02                                Issued 2006 Aug. 16, 03:22 UT

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                                   2002 PD43

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-P51

Additional Observations:
     K02P43D  C2006 08 15.26766 21 07 57.99 -09 48 28.8          19.2 R EQ002644
     K02P43D  C2006 08 15.28831 21 07 52.41 -09 48 46.2          19.6 R EQ002644
     K02P43D  C2006 08 15.30955 21 07 46.71 -09 49 03.8          19.9 R EQ002644
     K02P43D  C2006 08 16.12237 21 04 17.35 -10 00 12.2          19.8 R EQ002734
     K02P43D  C2006 08 16.12572 21 04 16.49 -10 00 14.8          19.4 R EQ002734
     K02P43D  C2006 08 16.12906 21 04 15.64 -10 00 17.5          19.3 R EQ002734

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers M. Brown, R. Bambery, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m 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
060815 644 0.23+ 0.13+    060816 734 0.23+ 0.13+    MPO 66278   -0.48 day

Orbital elements:
2002 PD43                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0313 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  26.39147              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24789389     Peri.  210.61412     -0.93322758     -0.18095182
a   2.5097214      Node   315.31639     +0.34656756     -0.68120018
e   0.9557586      Incl.   26.19348     -0.09474819     -0.70938195
P   3.98           H   19.1           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
020807 G78 (3.0-  1.8-)   020810 848  0.2-  0.3-    020812 608  0.1-  1.0-
020807 G78  0.4-  1.6-    020810 848  1.1+  0.5-    020812 608  0.6-  0.8+
020807 644  0.0   0.2+    020810 848  0.4-  1.0-    020814 649  0.0   0.1+
020807 644  0.2-  0.1+    020810 848  0.6-  0.6+    020814 649  0.3-  0.5+
020807 644  0.1+  0.1+    020810 118 (2.3-  0.1+)   020814 649  0.2+  0.1+
020808 649  0.1+  0.1-    020810 118  0.5-  0.1+    020815 699  0.2+  0.5+
020808 649  0.0   0.0     020810 118  1.0+  0.3-    020815 699  0.6+  0.1-
020808 649  0.0   0.0     020810 118  1.3+  0.3+    020815 699  0.3+  0.3-
020808 734  0.2+  0.0     020810 946  0.5+  0.9+    020815 699  0.5-  1.4-
020808 734  0.3+  0.3+    020810 946  0.8-  0.2-    020815 671  0.4-  0.0
020808 644  0.1-  0.1+    020810 946 (2.5-  1.0-)   020815 671  0.1-  0.3+
020808 644  0.0   0.1+    020811 734  0.5-  0.0     020816 644  0.0   0.0
020808 644  0.2-  0.0     020811 858  0.1-  0.2+    020816 644  0.0   0.1+
020809 649  0.1+  0.2+    020811 858  0.2+  0.2+    020817 644  0.2-  0.4-
020809 649  0.2+  0.2+    020811 734  0.7+  0.1-    020817 644  0.3+  0.1+
020809 649  0.4+  0.1+    020811 858  0.1+  0.3+    020817 644  0.2+  0.2+
020809 734  1.6-  0.3-    020811 671  0.1+  0.1-    020819 413  0.3-  0.2+
020809 734  0.3-  0.8+    020811 671  0.2+  0.0     020819 413  0.3+  0.0
020809 474  0.0   0.1-    020811 671  0.0   0.1-    020819 413  0.1-  0.2+
020809 474  0.4-  0.2-    020811 644  0.4-  0.0     020819 413  0.0   0.3+
020809 474  0.4-  0.0     020811 644  0.2+  0.2+    020820 413  0.5+  0.1+
020809 046  0.0   0.4-    020811 644  0.1-  0.1+    020826 644  0.8+  0.9+
020809 046 (0.5+  2.1+)   020811 946  1.1-  0.4-    020826 644  0.0   0.8+
020809 046  1.2-  0.7+    020811 946  0.4-  0.9-    020826 644  0.1+  1.3+
020809 046  0.9+  0.4+    020811 946  0.3-  1.4-    020828 649  0.1+  0.4+
020809 046  0.4+  1.1+    020811 946  0.2+  1.7-    020828 649  0.4+  0.0
020809 046  0.1-  0.5+    020812 448  0.0   0.0     020828 649  0.2-  0.2-
020809 046  1.8+  1.2+    020812 448  0.4-  0.1+    020829 246  0.5-  0.0
020809 046  1.5+  0.9-    020812 448  0.3-  0.2+    020829 246  0.0   0.6-
020809 046  0.4+  0.6+    020812 848  0.6+  0.5+    020829 246  0.8-  0.2-
020809 046 (1.2+  2.4+)   020812 848  0.9+  0.9+    020829 246  0.2-  0.7-
020809 046  0.5+  0.0     020812 848  1.1+  0.2+    060815 644  0.2+  0.1-
020809 046  0.4+  1.7+    020812 848  0.6-  0.2-    060815 644  0.1+  0.1-
020809 046  0.6+  0.7+    020812 608  0.2-  1.6-    060815 644  0.6+  0.3+
020810 859  0.2+  0.6-    020812 608  0.4-  0.6+    060816 734  0.1-  0.5-
020810 859  0.3+  0.1+    020812 608  0.2-  1.1-    060816 734  0.1-  0.4-
020810 859  1.0-  0.6-    020812 608  0.3-  0.6+    060816 734  0.1-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2002 PD43                a,e,i = 2.51, 0.96, 26                  q = 0.1110
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 08 13    21 18.66   -09 13.9    0.554    1.565   173.8     4.0    19.2
2006 08 23    20 40.53   -11 14.3    0.731    1.713   158.8    12.3    20.3
2006 09 02    20 19.88   -12 19.1    0.936    1.852   144.4    18.5    21.2
2006 09 12    20 09.69   -12 54.8    1.161    1.984   132.4    22.0    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Q02

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