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MPEC 2002-A25 : 2002 AW

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A25                                Issued 2002 Jan. 7, 15:45 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                    2002 AW

Observations:
     K02A00W* C2002 01 05.27622 08 33 50.51 +17 05 33.6          20.3 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 05.29838 08 33 47.28 +17 05 44.7          20.3 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 05.32044 08 33 44.10 +17 05 55.8          20.2 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 05.99598 08 32 09.88 +17 11 23.5                      557
     K02A00W  C2002 01 05.99909 08 32 09.38 +17 11 25.5                      557
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.00131 08 32 09.15 +17 11 26.5                      557
     K02A00W FC2002 01 06.03634 08 32 03.93 +17 11 45.6          19.4 R      046
     K02A00W FC2002 01 06.03769 08 32 03.61 +17 11 44.9                      046
     K02A00W FC2002 01 06.03906 08 32 03.54 +17 11 47.3                      046
     K02A00W FC2002 01 06.04184 08 32 03.15 +17 11 47.7          19.3 R      046
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.25873 08 31 33.23 +17 13 42.6          19.3 R      448
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.26514 08 31 32.33 +17 13 46.0          19.6 R      448
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.27154 08 31 31.34 +17 13 49.5          18.9 R      448
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.27793 08 31 30.40 +17 13 51.9          19.4 R      448
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.34164 08 31 20.90 +17 14 25.0          20.0 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.34561 08 31 20.29 +17 14 26.9          20.0 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 06.34957 08 31 19.72 +17 14 28.9          20.1 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 07.32373 08 28 58.28 +17 22 49.1          19.9 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 07.32767 08 28 57.66 +17 22 51.4          20.1 V      691
     K02A00W  C2002 01 07.33155 08 28 57.10 +17 22 54.0          19.6 V      691

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory, Las Cruces.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m
    reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. Gehrels, A. E. Gleason.
    0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
2002 AW                                                              PHA 0.005
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M 197.26604              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.89093759     Peri.  118.17948     +0.18663098     +0.98242537
a   1.0696406      Node   162.57596     -0.90489015     +0.17310694
e   0.2663179      Incl.    0.58267     -0.38254764     +0.06981679
P   1.11           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2002 Jan. 5-7.

Ephemeris:
2002 AW                  a,e,i = 1.07, 0.27, 1                   q = 0.7848
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    08 32.15   +17 11.6    0.381    1.346   159.3    14.9    20.1
2002 01 16    08 04.74   +18 43.8    0.353    1.336   176.0     3.0    19.4
2002 01 26    07 33.11   +20 15.0    0.344    1.321   165.9    10.5    19.7
2002 02 05    07 04.14   +21 23.8    0.354    1.302   148.9    23.0    20.1
2002 02 15    06 43.17   +22 07.0    0.378    1.279   133.9    33.8    20.5
2002 02 25    06 32.07   +22 32.9    0.410    1.252   121.2    42.5    20.9
2002 03 07    06 29.79   +22 48.8    0.444    1.221   110.6    49.5    21.2
2002 03 17    06 34.58   +22 57.7    0.475    1.187   101.8    55.2    21.5
2002 03 27    06 44.79   +22 59.3    0.501    1.149    94.2    60.0    21.7
2002 04 06    06 58.92   +22 52.0    0.520    1.108    87.6    64.5    21.8
2002 04 16    07 15.87   +22 34.6    0.529    1.064    81.7    68.9    21.9
2002 04 26    07 34.70   +22 06.0    0.527    1.019    76.3    73.6    21.9
2002 05 06    07 54.37   +21 27.0    0.513    0.973    71.2    78.9    21.9
2002 05 16    08 13.87   +20 40.1    0.488    0.928    66.1    85.2    22.0
2002 05 26    08 31.76   +19 51.1    0.450    0.885    60.8    92.9    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A25

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