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MPEC 2002-U52 : 2002 UM11

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M.P.E.C. 2002-U52                                Issued 2002 Oct. 31, 17:33 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 UM11

Observations:
     K02U11M* C2002 10 30.16246 22 21 24.89 +39 47 46.4          17.8        704
     K02U11M  C2002 10 30.17936 22 21 25.57 +39 47 00.8          18.2        704
     K02U11M  C2002 10 30.19676 22 21 26.27 +39 46 14.2          18.3        704
     K02U11M  C2002 10 30.21417 22 21 26.98 +39 45 27.6          18.4        704
     K02U11M  C2002 10 30.23109 22 21 27.70 +39 44 41.3          18.5        704
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.01414 22 22 04.49 +39 09 22.0                      118
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.01574 22 22 04.58 +39 09 17.8                      118
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.01729 22 22 04.65 +39 09 13.2          17.6 R      118
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11097 22 22 09.92 +39 05 06.8          17.4 R      926
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11141 22 22 09.92 +39 05 05.6          18.3 R      854
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11272 22 22 10.02 +39 05 01.0          17.9 R      926
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11287 22 22 09.99 +39 05 01.5          18.1 R      854
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11433 22 22 10.04 +39 04 57.9          18.4 R      854
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11443 22 22 10.06 +39 04 57.4          17.7 R      926
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.11617 22 22 10.12 +39 04 53.2          17.6 R      926
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.18346 22 22 13.07 +39 01 49.5          17.9 R      448
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.18854 22 22 13.30 +39 01 35.5          17.9 R      448
     K02U11M  C2002 10 31.19212 22 22 13.44 +39 01 25.9          17.6 R      448

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 UM11
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
M 309.21998              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37278141     Peri.  230.88175     -0.02013052     -0.86658898
a   1.9120528      Node   228.72771     +0.99113905     -0.08278927
e   0.3706193      Incl.   41.56133     -0.13129414     -0.49210718
P   2.64           H   16.3           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2002 Oct. 30-31.

Ephemeris:
2002 UM11                a,e,i = 1.91, 0.37, 42                  q = 1.2034
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 23    22 17.52   +44 53.5    0.851    1.630   123.8    30.5    18.3
2002 11 02    22 23.80   +37 38.9    0.814    1.580   121.7    32.3    18.2
2002 11 12    22 35.57   +29 44.2    0.799    1.531   117.3    35.0    18.2
2002 11 22    22 51.69   +21 46.6    0.805    1.483   111.3    38.4    18.2
2002 12 02    23 11.06   +14 19.8    0.831    1.437   104.2    41.7    18.3
2002 12 12    23 32.84   +07 47.1    0.872    1.393    97.0    44.6    18.4
2002 12 22    23 56.32   +02 17.8    0.924    1.351    90.2    46.7    18.5
2003 01 01    00 20.99   -02 10.0    0.982    1.313    83.9    48.1    18.7
2003 01 11    00 46.56   -05 42.9    1.042    1.280    78.3    48.8    18.8
2003 01 21    01 12.82   -08 30.4    1.100    1.251    73.6    49.0    18.8
2003 01 31    01 39.69   -10 40.9    1.154    1.229    69.6    48.7    18.9
2003 02 10    02 07.25   -12 21.6    1.201    1.213    66.5    48.2    18.9
2003 02 20    02 35.55   -13 38.4    1.241    1.205    64.3    47.7    19.0
2003 03 02    03 04.78   -14 35.4    1.273    1.204    62.8    47.1    19.0
2003 03 12    03 35.14   -15 15.4    1.297    1.211    62.1    46.5    19.0
2003 03 22    04 06.79   -15 40.7    1.316    1.224    62.1    46.0    19.1
2003 04 01    04 39.87   -15 52.6    1.332    1.245    62.7    45.5    19.1
2003 04 11    05 14.43   -15 52.3    1.347    1.272    63.6    44.9    19.2
2003 04 21    05 50.34   -15 41.4    1.366    1.304    64.7    44.1    19.3
2003 05 01    06 27.30   -15 21.4    1.392    1.341    65.7    43.2    19.3
2003 05 11    07 04.85   -14 55.0    1.429    1.382    66.5    42.1    19.4
2003 05 21    07 42.36   -14 25.3    1.478    1.426    66.9    40.7    19.5
2003 05 31    08 19.24   -13 55.4    1.542    1.472    66.7    39.2    19.6
2003 06 10    08 54.96   -13 28.7    1.620    1.520    65.8    37.6    19.8
2003 06 20    09 29.11   -13 07.8    1.712    1.568    64.4    35.7    19.9
2003 06 30    10 01.50   -12 53.9    1.817    1.618    62.3    33.8    20.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-U52

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