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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A47                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 23:49 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 AQ2
    
    Observations:
         K02A02Q  C2001 12 23.14549 01 14 30.60 +46 02 46.4          18.9        704
         K02A02Q  C2001 12 23.16078 01 14 30.79 +46 02 40.5          19.5        704
         K02A02Q  C2001 12 23.17607 01 14 31.03 +46 02 34.6          18.8        704
         K02A02Q  C2001 12 23.19136 01 14 31.22 +46 02 28.6          19.1        704
         K02A02Q  C2001 12 23.20674 01 14 31.47 +46 02 22.6          19.5        704
         K02A02Q* C2002 01 06.09504 01 31 06.05 +44 44 48.0          19.4        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 06.10995 01 31 07.74 +44 44 42.1          20.0        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 06.13976 01 31 11.08 +44 44 32.1          19.3        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.07149 01 35 22.26 +44 34 02.6          19.2        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.08677 01 35 24.15 +44 33 57.1          19.8        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.08737 01 35 24.14 +44 33 56.4          19.6        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.10204 01 35 26.04 +44 33 52.0          19.7        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.10299 01 35 26.26 +44 33 49.7          19.7        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.11731 01 35 28.01 +44 33 46.7          19.9        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.11862 01 35 28.08 +44 33 44.3          19.4        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.13259 01 35 29.90 +44 33 41.2          19.5        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 08.13456 01 35 30.12 +44 33 39.2          19.6        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 09.07782 01 37 44.24 +44 28 31.1          19.0        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 09.09328 01 37 46.31 +44 28 25.9          19.0        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 09.10872 01 37 48.42 +44 28 20.7          19.2        704
         K02A02Q  C2002 01 09.12432 01 37 50.45 +44 28 14.4          19.4        704
    
    Observer details:
    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 AQ2
    Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
    M 348.32177              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22778342     Peri.  157.91866     -0.57253125     -0.81277252
    a   2.6553472      Node   326.72807     +0.71980449     -0.43536830
    e   0.5945004      Incl.   11.32614     +0.39254230     -0.38711145
    P   4.33           H   18.6           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2001 Dec. 23-2002 Jan. 9.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 AQ2                 a,e,i = 2.66, 0.59, 11                  q = 1.0767
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 01 06    01 30.91   +44 45.2    0.346    1.147   109.8    53.8    18.6
    2002 01 16    01 57.78   +43 47.4    0.314    1.110   105.6    58.6    18.4
    2002 01 26    02 39.26   +42 20.9    0.282    1.086   103.7    61.7    18.2
    2002 02 05    03 36.44   +39 27.2    0.252    1.077   104.4    62.5    18.0
    2002 02 15    04 46.57   +33 46.8    0.232    1.082   108.0    60.2    17.8
    2002 02 25    06 00.19   +24 54.2    0.230    1.103   113.9    55.2    17.6
    2002 03 07    07 06.16   +14 41.2    0.250    1.137   119.6    49.4    17.7
    2002 03 17    07 59.97   +05 48.6    0.293    1.182   123.5    44.6    18.0
    2002 03 27    08 42.97   -00 41.0    0.356    1.237   125.1    41.3    18.4
    2002 04 06    09 17.98   -05 06.9    0.435    1.300   125.0    39.1    18.9
    2002 04 16    09 47.62   -08 07.5    0.527    1.368   123.7    37.6    19.4
    2002 04 26    10 13.70   -10 15.5    0.632    1.440   121.5    36.6    19.9
    2002 05 06    10 37.35   -11 52.2    0.748    1.516   118.5    35.8    20.3
    2002 05 16    10 59.32   -13 11.3    0.875    1.592   115.0    35.1    20.8
    2002 05 26    11 20.14   -14 21.3    1.012    1.670   111.1    34.5    21.2
    2002 06 05    11 40.07   -15 26.9    1.159    1.748   106.9    33.7    21.5
    2002 06 15    11 59.38   -16 30.8    1.315    1.826   102.4    32.9    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A47
    

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