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M.P.E.C. 2002-T45 Issued 2002 Oct. 8, 15:55 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 RD27
Additional observations:
K02R27D C2002 10 07.24896 00 00 23.65 +26 25 23.3 17.8 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.24906 00 00 23.66 +26 25 23.8 18.0 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.26367 00 00 21.02 +26 25 59.1 18.2 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.26377 00 00 21.03 +26 25 59.3 18.4 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.27835 00 00 18.35 +26 26 32.8 18.3 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.27847 00 00 18.31 +26 26 33.3 18.1 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.29306 00 00 15.65 +26 27 08.2 18.5 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.29316 00 00 15.68 +26 27 08.5 18.4 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.30776 00 00 13.00 +26 27 43.2 18.3 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.30787 00 00 12.98 +26 27 43.2 18.3 704
K02R27D C2002 10 07.94583 23 58 21.26 +26 52 58.0 17.4 R 620
K02R27D C2002 10 07.96307 23 58 18.42 +26 53 35.7 17.6 R 620
K02R27D C2002 10 08.16433 23 57 43.07 +27 01 31.1 918
K02R27D C2002 10 08.16876 23 57 42.24 +27 01 41.6 18.4 R 918
K02R27D C2002 10 08.17281 23 57 41.56 +27 01 51.2 918
K02R27D C2002 10 08.20819 23 57 35.47 +27 03 18.1 670
K02R27D C2002 10 08.22249 23 57 32.82 +27 03 52.5 670
K02R27D C2002 10 08.23552 23 57 30.41 +27 04 23.5 670
K02R27D C2002 10 08.25137 23 57 27.50 +27 05 01.2 670
K02R27D C2002 10 08.25774 23 57 25.85 +27 05 14.8 17.6 R 649
K02R27D C2002 10 08.26350 23 57 24.79 +27 05 28.2 17.7 R 649
K02R27D C2002 10 08.27008 23 57 24.03 +27 05 46.1 18.2 R 670
K02R27D C2002 10 08.27088 23 57 23.45 +27 05 45.6 17.5 R 649
K02R27D C2002 10 08.42824 23 56 56.79 +27 11 55.3 17.7 344
K02R27D C2002 10 08.43090 23 56 56.31 +27 12 01.8 17.7 344
K02R27D C2002 10 08.43432 23 56 55.68 +27 12 09.9 17.6 344
K02R27D C2002 10 08.43652 23 56 55.33 +27 12 15.3 17.4 344
Observer details:
344 Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory. Observers S.-L. Kim, J.-K. Lee.
Measurer Y.-H. Park. 1.8-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers F. Serra, S. Sanchez.
0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
670 Camarillo. Observer J. E. Rogers. 0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn. Observer R. Dyvig. 0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 RD27
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 354.49701 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22367880 Peri. 73.34365 +0.34626131 -0.93765056
a 2.6877333 Node 355.99417 +0.60707894 +0.24852893
e 0.5325899 Incl. 25.65143 +0.71523301 +0.24299135
P 4.41 H 17.5 G 0.15 U 7
Residuals in seconds of arc
020905 704 0.1+ 0.3+ 021007 704 0.3- 0.3- 021008 670 0.1+ 0.1+
020905 704 0.1+ 0.5- 021007 704 0.5- 0.0 021008 670 0.2+ 0.2+
020905 704 0.5- 0.5+ 021007 704 0.2+ 0.1+ 021008 649 0.3- 0.1+
020905 704 0.0 0.3- 021007 704 0.2- 0.2+ 021008 649 0.3- 0.0
020906 704 0.2+ 0.1- 021007 704 0.2- 0.1- 021008 670 0.2- 0.7+
020906 704 0.0 0.0 021007 620 0.4- 1.3+ 021008 649 0.2- 0.1+
020906 704 0.1+ 0.1+ 021007 620 (3.8+ 1.8-) 021008 344 0.4- 0.3+
021007 704 0.6- 0.1- 021008 918 0.4- 0.8- 021008 344 0.4- 0.4+
021007 704 0.2- 0.1+ 021008 918 0.7- 0.9- 021008 344 0.6- 0.3+
021007 704 0.0 0.7+ 021008 918 0.1+ 0.9- 021008 344 0.1+ 0.5+
021007 704 0.4+ 0.6+ 021008 670 0.7+ 0.3-
021007 704 0.1- 0.5- 021008 670 0.4+ 0.1+
Ephemeris:
2002 RD27 a,e,i = 2.69, 0.53, 26 q = 1.2563
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 10 03 00 12.33 +23 35.1 0.516 1.495 159.5 13.6 17.7
2002 10 13 23 43.10 +30 07.4 0.490 1.441 149.4 20.7 17.8
2002 10 23 23 12.56 +35 47.4 0.489 1.393 137.0 29.2 17.9
2002 11 02 22 45.91 +40 14.9 0.505 1.350 125.6 36.7 18.2
2002 11 12 22 27.02 +43 44.9 0.531 1.314 116.2 42.5 18.4
2002 11 22 22 17.33 +46 46.8 0.560 1.286 109.2 46.5 18.6
2002 12 02 22 16.80 +49 43.3 0.589 1.267 104.2 49.0 18.7
2002 12 12 22 25.47 +52 48.3 0.616 1.257 101.0 50.2 18.8
2002 12 22 22 43.90 +56 07.1 0.639 1.258 99.5 50.5 18.9
2003 01 01 23 13.94 +59 33.7 0.659 1.268 99.2 50.0 19.0
2003 01 11 23 58.89 +62 50.0 0.680 1.288 99.9 48.8 19.0
2003 01 21 01 01.77 +65 18.8 0.703 1.316 101.3 47.1 19.1
2003 01 31 02 20.33 +66 06.1 0.734 1.353 102.8 45.2 19.2
2003 02 10 03 42.19 +64 34.9 0.776 1.396 104.1 43.3 19.3
2003 02 20 04 53.10 +60 58.9 0.832 1.445 104.8 41.4 19.5
2003 03 02 05 48.65 +56 07.3 0.905 1.499 104.4 39.8 19.7
2003 03 12 06 31.67 +50 47.7 0.996 1.557 103.0 38.5 20.0
2003 03 22 07 06.01 +45 31.0 1.103 1.617 100.6 37.3 20.3
2003 04 01 07 34.58 +40 32.4 1.226 1.680 97.5 36.1 20.5
2003 04 11 07 59.34 +35 57.8 1.362 1.744 93.8 35.0 20.8
2003 04 21 08 21.45 +31 47.4 1.509 1.809 89.7 33.7 21.1
2003 05 01 08 41.69 +27 59.1 1.665 1.875 85.4 32.4 21.3
2003 05 11 09 00.59 +24 29.7 1.828 1.941 80.8 30.9 21.6
2003 05 21 09 18.45 +21 16.1 1.995 2.007 76.0 29.3 21.8
2003 05 31 09 35.50 +18 15.6 2.165 2.073 71.2 27.6 22.0
2003 06 10 09 51.93 +15 25.7 2.335 2.138 66.2 25.8 22.2
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