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MPEC 2002-J27 : 2002 JQ9

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M.P.E.C. 2002-J27                                Issued 2002 May 8, 16:19 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 JQ9

Observations:
     K02J09Q* C2002 05 06.39491 18 03 12.67 +19 53 51.8          14.8        704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 06.40720 18 02 53.63 +19 48 47.0          14.9        704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 06.41980 18 02 34.09 +19 43 34.4          15.0        704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 06.43229 18 02 14.74 +19 38 23.0          15.0        704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 06.44535 18 01 54.48 +19 32 59.1          14.8        704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.30777 17 40 39.72 +13 19 23.7          15.1 R      333
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.31332 17 40 31.37 +13 16 56.5          15.5 R      333
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.32002 17 40 21.06 +13 13 56.0          14.9 R      333
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.32563 17 40 12.50 +13 11 25.9          14.9 R      333
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.33011 17 40 05.76 +13 09 26.8          14.9 R      333
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.38481 17 38 41.56 +12 44 54.9          14.1 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.38949 17 38 34.38 +12 42 49.4          14.3 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.39662 17 38 23.53 +12 39 36.8          14.1 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.39673 17 38 23.60 +12 39 33.5          14.1 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.40179 17 38 15.70 +12 37 18.5          15.2 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.40191 17 38 15.47 +12 37 14.0          15.5 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.40842 17 38 05.49 +12 34 18.7          14.0 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.40853 17 38 05.47 +12 34 15.1          14.3 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.41417 17 37 56.71 +12 31 42.5          14.8 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.41428 17 37 56.53 +12 31 39.4          14.7 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.42032 17 37 47.31 +12 28 57.0          14.2 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.42044 17 37 47.19 +12 28 53.7          14.3 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.42656 17 37 37.78 +12 26 07.6          14.7 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.43226 17 37 29.09 +12 23 34.0          14.5 R      704
     K02J09Q 1C2002 05 07.43758 17 37 23.34 +12 20 35.7                      658
     K02J09Q 1C2002 05 07.43802 17 37 22.71 +12 20 24.0                      658
     K02J09Q 1C2002 05 07.43834 17 37 22.19 +12 20 15.0                      658
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.43892 17 37 18.91 +12 20 32.9          14.5 R      704
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.66197 17 31 54.85 +10 42 19.9          14.1 R      428
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.66241 17 31 54.16 +10 42 07.5          14.2 R      428
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.66801 17 31 45.64 +10 39 35.3          14.3 R      428
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.66844 17 31 45.00 +10 39 23.5          14.3 R      428
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.67276 17 31 38.43 +10 37 25.8          14.3 R      428
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 07.67319 17 31 37.76 +10 37 13.8          14.3 R      428
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02400 17 23 09.98 +07 54 00.8                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02427 17 23 09.61 +07 53 54.1                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02446 17 23 09.32 +07 53 48.7                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02461 17 23 09.02 +07 53 43.1                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02483 17 23 08.71 +07 53 37.4                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02516 17 23 08.29 +07 53 29.8                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02553 17 23 07.71 +07 53 19.0                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.02594 17 23 07.09 +07 53 07.4                      246
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.03432 17 22 54.19 +07 49 17.2                      118
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.03553 17 22 52.38 +07 48 43.8                      118
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.03602 17 22 51.64 +07 48 30.3                      118
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.03646 17 22 51.00 +07 48 18.4                      118
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.03689 17 22 50.38 +07 48 06.7                      118
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.03730 17 22 49.75 +07 47 55.3          14.0 R      118
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.28052 17 17 06.18 +05 57 14.3          13.7 R      448
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.28373 17 17 01.47 +05 55 46.7          13.7 R      448
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.28712 17 16 56.49 +05 54 14.3          13.8 R      448
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.29042 17 16 51.60 +05 52 43.5          13.7 R      448
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.29381 17 16 46.63 +05 51 10.9          13.7 R      448
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.43283 17 13 22.15 +04 47 46.6          14.5 V      333
     K02J09Q  C2002 05 08.43557 17 13 18.15 +04 46 31.6          14.7 V      333

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    telescope + CCD.
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. Clem, J. Stoesz.
    Measurer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett 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 JQ9
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M  52.62816              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.78915604     Peri.   76.14943     -0.54542587     -0.76847192
a   1.1597404      Node    52.00755     +0.50558071     -0.62005817
e   0.3963289      Incl.   25.12396     +0.66850487     -0.15804674
P   1.25           H   19.2           G   0.15
From 55 observations 2002 May 6-8.

Ephemeris:
2002 JQ9                 a,e,i = 1.16, 0.40, 25                  q = 0.7001
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 26    21 21.02   +49 56.9    0.125    0.968    68.9   104.2    18.5
2002 04 27    21 08.77   +49 13.3    0.117    0.975    71.2   102.3    18.2
2002 04 28    20 55.26   +48 17.4    0.109    0.982    73.9   100.0    18.0
2002 04 29    20 40.33   +47 05.7    0.101    0.989    76.9    97.4    17.7
2002 04 30    20 23.87   +45 33.6    0.093    0.996    80.4    94.3    17.4
2002 05 01    20 05.77   +43 35.2    0.086    1.003    84.4    90.7    17.1
2002 05 02    19 45.99   +41 03.1    0.079    1.010    89.1    86.4    16.7
2002 05 03    19 24.59   +37 48.7    0.073    1.016    94.6    81.3    16.4
2002 05 04    19 01.73   +33 43.0    0.067    1.023   101.1    75.2    16.0
2002 05 05    18 37.73   +28 38.8    0.063    1.030   108.6    68.1    15.6
2002 05 06    18 13.03   +22 34.1    0.059    1.037   117.1    60.0    15.3
2002 05 07    17 48.18   +15 36.9    0.057    1.044   126.5    51.0    15.0
2002 05 08    17 23.74   +08 07.0    0.056    1.051   136.3    41.6    14.7
2002 05 09    17 00.23   +00 33.3    0.057    1.057   146.1    32.2    14.5
2002 05 10    16 38.08   -06 35.3    0.060    1.064   155.2    23.5    14.3
2002 05 11    16 17.56   -12 58.2    0.064    1.071   163.2    15.8    14.2
2002 05 12    15 58.80   -18 26.5    0.069    1.078   169.5     9.8    14.2
2002 05 13    15 41.83   -23 00.7    0.074    1.084   172.8     6.7    14.2
2002 05 14    15 26.59   -26 46.3    0.081    1.091   171.7     7.7    14.5
2002 05 15    15 12.98   -29 50.8    0.088    1.098   168.5    10.6    14.8
2002 05 16    15 00.84   -32 21.9    0.096    1.104   165.1    13.6    15.1

2002 05 26    13 53.23   -42 55.2    0.186    1.169   144.0    30.6    17.2
2002 06 05    13 32.23   -45 21.2    0.286    1.230   133.8    36.6    18.4
2002 06 15    13 29.14   -46 09.7    0.390    1.287   126.5    39.4    19.3
2002 06 25    13 35.18   -46 32.6    0.498    1.339   120.4    40.9    19.9
2002 07 05    13 46.68   -46 48.7    0.608    1.387   115.0    41.6    20.5
2002 07 15    14 02.01   -47 04.1    0.720    1.431   109.9    41.9    20.9
2002 07 25    14 20.23   -47 20.7    0.832    1.470   105.0    41.9    21.3
2002 08 04    14 40.73   -47 37.5    0.945    1.505   100.3    41.6    21.6
2002 08 14    15 03.20   -47 53.0    1.056    1.535    95.7    41.1    21.9
2002 08 24    15 27.36   -48 05.5    1.166    1.560    91.2    40.4    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J27

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