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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A48                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 23:53 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 AC3

Observations:
     K02A03C  C2001 12 23.32051 07 01 56.72 +50 49 27.8          19.5        704
     K02A03C  C2001 12 23.33588 07 01 55.03 +50 49 23.2          19.3        704
     K02A03C  C2001 12 23.35108 07 01 53.28 +50 49 19.5          19.2        704
     K02A03C  C2001 12 23.36704 07 01 51.45 +50 49 16.1          19.2        704
     K02A03C* C2002 01 07.23600 06 31 22.24 +48 13 59.1          18.6        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 07.25245 06 31 20.01 +48 13 41.3          18.8        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 07.26807 06 31 17.81 +48 13 25.0          19.4        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 07.28342 06 31 15.75 +48 13 09.5          19.0        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 08.22861 06 29 13.63 +47 55 37.8          19.4        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 08.24448 06 29 11.37 +47 55 20.1          19.2        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 08.26010 06 29 09.16 +47 55 02.1          19.0        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 08.27626 06 29 06.96 +47 54 43.4          18.7        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 08.30184 06 29 03.34 +47 54 13.4          18.8        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 09.23551 06 27 04.08 +47 35 56.2          19.6        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 09.25089 06 27 02.06 +47 35 38.3          19.4        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 09.26628 06 26 59.85 +47 35 19.5          19.5        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 09.28262 06 26 57.61 +47 34 59.4          19.2        704
     K02A03C  C2002 01 09.29831 06 26 55.51 +47 34 40.6          18.2        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 AC3
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M 316.85798              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39618294     Peri.  214.79156     -0.96811751     -0.16306356
a   1.8359980      Node   314.58829     +0.24303415     -0.79533996
e   0.3424278      Incl.   15.48627     -0.06068676     -0.58381899
P   2.49           H   18.1           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2001 Dec. 23-2002 Jan. 9.

Ephemeris:
2002 AC3                 a,e,i = 1.84, 0.34, 15                  q = 1.2073
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    06 34.06   +48 35.3    0.487    1.435   153.1    18.0    18.3
2002 01 16    06 13.58   +44 56.6    0.455    1.393   148.9    21.4    18.2
2002 01 26    05 59.21   +39 48.8    0.438    1.353   140.9    27.3    18.2
2002 02 05    05 53.38   +33 50.9    0.436    1.317   131.8    33.9    18.3
2002 02 15    05 55.90   +27 42.4    0.445    1.285   122.9    40.2    18.5
2002 02 25    06 05.46   +21 49.3    0.463    1.258   115.1    45.5    18.7
2002 03 07    06 20.41   +16 22.1    0.485    1.236   108.6    49.6    18.8
2002 03 17    06 39.47   +11 21.9    0.512    1.220   103.4    52.5    19.0
2002 03 27    07 01.72   +06 45.4    0.540    1.210    99.4    54.4    19.2
2002 04 06    07 26.42   +02 28.8    0.571    1.207    96.6    55.4    19.3
2002 04 16    07 53.15   -01 30.5    0.604    1.212    94.6    55.7    19.4
2002 04 26    08 21.63   -05 15.0    0.639    1.223    93.3    55.2    19.6
2002 05 06    08 51.57   -08 45.0    0.678    1.240    92.5    54.4    19.7
2002 05 16    09 22.82   -12 00.2    0.721    1.263    92.1    53.1    19.8
2002 05 26    09 55.15   -15 00.4    0.769    1.292    91.9    51.6    20.0
2002 06 05    10 28.24   -17 44.2    0.824    1.325    91.6    49.9    20.1
2002 06 15    11 01.82   -20 10.6    0.886    1.362    91.2    48.2    20.3
2002 06 25    11 35.57   -22 19.6    0.957    1.402    90.5    46.5    20.5
2002 07 05    12 09.13   -24 10.6    1.036    1.444    89.4    44.8    20.7
2002 07 15    12 42.29   -25 44.4    1.124    1.488    87.9    43.0    20.9
2002 07 25    13 14.83   -27 02.0    1.221    1.533    86.0    41.4    21.1
2002 08 04    13 46.60   -28 04.3    1.326    1.579    83.7    39.7    21.3
2002 08 14    14 17.54   -28 52.5    1.438    1.625    81.0    38.0    21.5
2002 08 24    14 47.63   -29 27.7    1.557    1.672    78.0    36.3    21.7
2002 09 03    15 16.85   -29 50.7    1.681    1.717    74.7    34.5    21.8
2002 09 13    15 45.25   -30 02.1    1.809    1.763    71.1    32.7    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A48

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