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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A30                                Issued 2002 Jan. 8, 22:52 UT

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                                   2002 AY1

Observations:
     K02A01Y* C2002 01 07.07338 01 12 53.88 +49 44 50.4          17.4        704
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 07.08889 01 12 45.84 +49 37 20.0          17.8        704
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 07.10454 01 12 37.78 +49 29 44.4          17.9        704
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 07.12074 01 12 29.54 +49 21 52.3          17.9        704
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 07.13655 01 12 21.56 +49 14 09.7          18.2        704
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 08.25545 01 05 15.33 +40 03 10.7          17.4 R      649
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 08.25647 01 05 14.82 +40 02 36.3          17.9 R      649
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 08.26418 01 05 12.41 +39 58 46.4          17.1 R      649
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 08.26519 01 05 12.35 +39 58 16.5          16.7 R      649
     K02A01Y  C2002 01 08.79954 01 02 35.62 +35 35 00.3          17.1 R      046
     K02A01Y tC2002 01 08.80323 01 02 34.46 +35 33 09.3          17.4 R      046
     K02A01Y tC2002 01 08.80342 01 02 34.36 +35 33 03.0          17.2 R      046
     K02A01Y tC2002 01 08.80359 01 02 34.30 +35 33 00.4          17.3 R      046
     K02A01Y tC2002 01 08.80377 01 02 34.11 +35 32 58.9          17.2 R      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    Measurer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + 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 AY1                                                             PHA 0.026D
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M 245.70092              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.43355693     Peri.  323.77545     -0.23900020     +0.84636387
a   0.7789796      Node   287.90000     -0.73103768     -0.47945982
e   0.4384080      Incl.   30.01199     -0.63911096     +0.23191913
P   0.69           H   20.9           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Jan. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2002 AY1                 a,e,i = 0.78, 0.44, 30                  q = 0.4375
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    01 22.50   +58 04.9    0.071    1.011   111.0    65.3    17.5
2002 01 07    01 13.48   +50 19.9    0.068    1.006   107.4    68.9    17.5
2002 01 08    01 06.83   +42 11.0    0.067    1.001   103.2    73.1    17.6
2002 01 09    01 01.74   +33 57.8    0.068    0.996    98.6    77.6    17.8
2002 01 10    00 57.72   +26 00.6    0.070    0.991    93.8    82.1    18.0
2002 01 11    00 54.47   +18 35.8    0.073    0.985    89.3    86.5    18.2
2002 01 12    00 51.77   +11 53.0    0.077    0.980    85.0    90.5    18.5
2002 01 13    00 49.49   +05 56.0    0.082    0.974    81.1    94.1    18.8
2002 01 14    00 47.52   +00 43.6    0.088    0.969    77.6    97.3    19.1
2002 01 15    00 45.78   -03 47.9    0.095    0.963    74.5   100.0    19.3
2002 01 16    00 44.22   -07 43.6    0.102    0.957    71.8   102.4    19.6
2002 01 17    00 42.80   -11 08.4    0.109    0.951    69.4   104.5    19.8
2002 01 18    00 41.47   -14 07.0    0.117    0.945    67.2   106.3    20.1
2002 01 19    00 40.22   -16 43.3    0.125    0.939    65.2   107.8    20.3
2002 01 20    00 39.01   -19 01.0    0.133    0.932    63.5   109.2    20.5
2002 01 21    00 37.84   -21 02.9    0.141    0.926    61.8   110.5    20.7
2002 01 22    00 36.68   -22 51.3    0.149    0.919    60.3   111.6    20.9
2002 01 23    00 35.53   -24 28.3    0.158    0.913    58.9   112.6    21.0
2002 01 24    00 34.37   -25 55.4    0.167    0.906    57.5   113.5    21.2
2002 01 25    00 33.19   -27 14.1    0.175    0.899    56.3   114.4    21.3
2002 01 26    00 31.98   -28 25.4    0.184    0.892    55.1   115.2    21.5
2002 01 27    00 30.75   -29 30.3    0.193    0.885    54.0   115.9    21.6
2002 01 28    00 29.47   -30 29.4    0.202    0.878    52.9   116.6    21.7
2002 01 29    00 28.15   -31 23.6    0.211    0.870    51.8   117.2    21.9
2002 01 30    00 26.78   -32 13.2    0.220    0.863    50.8   117.8    22.0
2002 01 31    00 25.36   -32 58.8    0.229    0.855    49.8   118.4    22.1
2002 02 01    00 23.88   -33 40.7    0.238    0.848    48.9   118.9    22.2
2002 02 02    00 22.34   -34 19.2    0.247    0.840    47.9   119.5    22.3
2002 02 03    00 20.74   -34 54.7    0.256    0.832    47.0   120.0    22.4
2002 02 04    00 19.08   -35 27.2    0.266    0.824    46.1   120.4    22.5
2002 02 05    00 17.36   -35 57.1    0.275    0.816    45.3   120.9    22.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A30

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