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M.P.E.C. 2002-W32 Issued 2002 Nov. 22, 18:19 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 WQ
Observations:
K02W00Q* C2002 11 18.42907 08 16 54.35 +00 58 31.6 20.4 644
K02W00Q C2002 11 18.44009 08 16 55.63 +00 59 14.6 20.1 644
K02W00Q C2002 11 18.45108 08 16 56.87 +00 59 56.4 20.2 644
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 19.36574 08 18 47.53 +01 59 31.8 18.0 R 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 19.36771 08 18 47.72 +01 59 39.3 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 19.37002 08 18 47.98 +01 59 48.9 673
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.39591 08 18 50.67 +02 01 31.5 18.8 R 734
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.40219 08 18 51.34 +02 01 56.2 18.7 R 734
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.40813 08 18 52.01 +02 02 20.0 18.6 R 734
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.51463 08 19 04.46 +02 09 26.9 18.4 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.51601 08 19 04.59 +02 09 31.4 18.9 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.51742 08 19 04.73 +02 09 36.9 18.6 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 19.51876 08 19 04.87 +02 09 42.2 18.3 R 926
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 20.41076 08 20 52.50 +03 09 37.8 17.5 R 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 20.41354 08 20 52.79 +03 09 49.0 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 20.41563 08 20 53.07 +03 09 58.0 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 21.41296 08 22 51.72 +04 18 48.6 17.5 R 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 21.41505 08 22 51.95 +04 18 57.1 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 21.41725 08 22 52.21 +04 19 06.8 673
K02W00Q C2002 11 21.50507 08 23 01.95 +04 25 17.4 20.7 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 21.50645 08 23 02.07 +04 25 24.8 19.6 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 21.50924 08 23 02.44 +04 25 35.4 19.4 R 926
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 22.33403 08 24 41.03 +05 24 06.0 17.5 R 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 22.33575 08 24 41.22 +05 24 13.5 673
K02W00Q 5C2002 11 22.33738 08 24 41.42 +05 24 20.5 673
K02W00Q C2002 11 22.48826 08 24 58.27 +05 35 15.2 19.6 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 22.48966 08 24 58.39 +05 35 19.0 19.3 R 926
K02W00Q C2002 11 22.49105 08 24 58.54 +05 35 24.4 19.1 R 926
Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
M. Hicks, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young.
0.61-m reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 WQ
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5 MPC
M 359.42906 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.25906589 Peri. 335.14678 +0.41555619 -0.70884291
a 2.4370394 Node 85.46045 +0.90044851 +0.23209447
e 0.5065060 Incl. 34.87263 +0.12847383 +0.66608850
P 3.80 H 18.7 G 0.15
From 28 observations 2002 Nov. 18-22.
Ephemeris:
2002 WQ a,e,i = 2.44, 0.51, 35 q = 1.2027
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 22 08 24.01 +05 00.4 0.437 1.219 111.7 48.9 19.2
2002 12 02 08 42.88 +18 22.4 0.400 1.242 121.3 42.7 18.8
2002 12 12 08 59.23 +33 43.7 0.392 1.273 130.2 36.2 18.7
2002 12 22 09 11.33 +48 22.5 0.418 1.312 134.9 32.1 18.8
2003 01 01 09 16.39 +59 58.5 0.474 1.358 134.5 31.1 19.1
2003 01 11 09 11.23 +67 52.6 0.551 1.409 131.3 31.6 19.5
2003 01 21 08 55.4 +72 30.2 0.643 1.465 127.2 32.4 19.9
2003 01 31 08 34.2 +74 34.1 0.744 1.523 122.9 32.9 20.4
2003 02 10 08 17.7 +74 47.1 0.852 1.585 118.9 33.0 20.7
2003 02 20 08 11.7 +73 48.1 0.964 1.647 115.0 32.9 21.1
2003 03 02 08 15.6 +72 04.1 1.082 1.711 111.2 32.7 21.4
2003 03 12 08 26.45 +69 50.8 1.203 1.776 107.5 32.2 21.7
2003 03 22 08 41.32 +67 17.9 1.327 1.841 103.9 31.7 22.0
Kyle E. Smalley (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-W32
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