MPEC 2002-C16 : 2002 CE
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M.P.E.C. 2002-C16 Issued 2002 Feb. 3, 03:15 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,
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Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 CE
Observations:
K02C00E* C2002 02 01.46986 15 09 35.99 +72 27 55.6 17.7 704
K02C00E C2002 02 01.48472 15 09 32.72 +72 28 12.8 17.8 704
K02C00E C2002 02 01.49951 15 09 29.49 +72 28 29.9 17.9 704
K02C00E C2002 02 01.51449 15 09 26.30 +72 28 45.9 18.0 704
K02C00E C2002 02 01.90450 15 08 02.71 +72 35 42.1 18.0 V 151
K02C00E C2002 02 01.90867 15 08 01.72 +72 35 45.7 17.9 V 151
K02C00E C2002 02 01.91451 15 08 00.37 +72 35 50.8 18.0 V 151
K02C00E C2002 02 01.91678 15 08 00.32 +72 35 53.5 17.8 V 151
K02C00E C2002 02 01.91773 15 08 00.15 +72 35 56.3 17.7 V 151
K02C00E C2002 02 01.92170 15 07 58.95 +72 35 59.0 17.7 V 151
K02C00E C2002 02 01.96659 15 07 49.36 +72 36 49.1 16.8 R 046
K02C00E C2002 02 01.96946 15 07 48.81 +72 36 52.3 046
K02C00E C2002 02 01.97155 15 07 48.27 +72 36 54.9 046
K02C00E C2002 02 01.97328 15 07 47.92 +72 36 56.8 046
K02C00E C2002 02 01.97465 15 07 47.59 +72 36 58.4 046
K02C00E C2002 02 02.12133 15 07 14.80 +72 39 40.7 16.8 R 118
K02C00E C2002 02 02.12328 15 07 14.36 +72 39 42.8 118
K02C00E C2002 02 02.13731 15 07 11.16 +72 39 57.9 16.9 R 118
K02C00E C2002 02 02.97453 15 04 00.72 +72 54 50.0 17.3 V 198
K02C00E C2002 02 02.97703 15 04 00.11 +72 54 52.5 17.3 V 198
K02C00E C2002 02 02.98454 15 03 58.34 +72 55 00.7 17.3 V 198
K02C00E C2002 02 02.98836 15 03 57.41 +72 55 05.1 17.3 R 636
K02C00E C2002 02 02.99163 15 03 56.68 +72 55 08.5 17.2 R 636
K02C00E C2002 02 02.99424 15 03 56.03 +72 55 11.5 17.3 V 198
K02C00E C2002 02 02.99492 15 03 55.80 +72 55 11.9 17.1 R 636
K02C00E C2002 02 02.99925 15 03 54.87 +72 55 16.9 17.3 V 198
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.8
Hypergraph + CCD.
198 Wildberg. Observer R. Apitzsch. 0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
636 Essen. Observer T. Payer. 0.32-m f/5.7 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli. Measurers
J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 CE
Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5 MPC
M 41.08673 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.30661780 Peri. 10.64837 +0.91830037 -0.35009673
a 2.1780665 Node 14.72020 +0.28818507 +0.27108410
e 0.4968592 Incl. 46.66352 +0.27142915 +0.89663018
P 3.21 H 14.4 G 0.15
From 26 observations 2002 Feb. 1-2.
Ephemeris:
2002 CE a,e,i = 2.18, 0.50, 47 q = 1.0959
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 01 26 15 27.7 +70 28.0 1.253 1.761 103.2 33.0 17.5
2002 02 05 14 55.5 +73 30.0 1.281 1.827 106.7 31.1 17.6
2002 02 15 13 56.1 +75 46.1 1.318 1.892 109.4 29.5 17.7
2002 02 25 12 33.7 +76 06.0 1.367 1.956 111.1 28.2 17.8
2002 03 07 11 18.8 +73 57.8 1.431 2.018 111.5 27.2 17.9
2002 03 17 10 31.1 +70 03.6 1.512 2.079 110.3 26.7 18.1
2002 03 27 10 06.09 +65 20.0 1.611 2.139 107.9 26.4 18.3
2002 04 06 09 54.99 +60 23.4 1.725 2.197 104.2 26.2 18.5
2002 04 16 09 52.04 +55 31.9 1.855 2.254 99.8 26.0 18.7
2002 04 26 09 54.02 +50 54.4 1.997 2.309 94.7 25.7 18.9
2002 05 06 09 59.07 +46 34.5 2.149 2.362 89.3 25.3 19.1
2002 05 16 10 06.12 +42 32.5 2.308 2.414 83.6 24.6 19.3
2002 05 26 10 14.51 +38 47.6 2.471 2.464 77.8 23.7 19.4
2002 06 05 10 23.80 +35 18.2 2.636 2.513 71.9 22.6 19.6
2002 06 15 10 33.71 +32 02.4 2.800 2.560 65.9 21.2 19.7
2002 06 25 10 44.06 +28 58.7 2.960 2.605 60.0 19.7 19.8
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-C16
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