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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A96                                Issued 2002 Jan. 15, 20:37 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 AD29
    
    Observations:
         K02A29D* C2002 01 13.29870 07 28 45.57 +20 42 26.3          19.2        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 13.31402 07 28 43.33 +20 43 46.6          19.8        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 13.32919 07 28 41.16 +20 45 06.9          19.4        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 13.34435 07 28 38.97 +20 46 26.8          19.9        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 13.35952 07 28 36.81 +20 47 45.9          19.6        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.23498 07 26 41.23 +22 02 59.2          19.0 R      649
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.24140 07 26 40.30 +22 03 32.6          19.2 R      649
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.24233 07 26 40.19 +22 03 37.4          19.2 R      649
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.27100 07 26 36.32 +22 06 08.6          19.2 R      711
         K02A29D IC2002 01 14.27447 07 26 35.82 +22 06 25.7                      711
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.27789 07 26 35.35 +22 06 44.0          19.1 R      711
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.30338 07 26 31.90 +22 08 47.2          19.3        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.31847 07 26 29.80 +22 10 02.7          19.6        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 14.34900 07 26 25.47 +22 12 36.1          19.6        704
         K02A29D  C2002 01 15.24488 07 24 30.24 +23 26 12.4          19.5 R      649
         K02A29D  C2002 01 15.24699 07 24 29.95 +23 26 21.8          19.7 R      649
         K02A29D  C2002 01 15.24911 07 24 29.64 +23 26 33.3          19.6 R      649
         K02A29D  C2002 01 15.27761 07 24 25.98 +23 28 55.0          19.1 R      711
         K02A29D IC2002 01 15.28110 07 24 25.52 +23 29 11.3          18.8 R      711
         K02A29D  C2002 01 15.28457 07 24 25.05 +23 29 27.7          19.0 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
        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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries.  0.76-m
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 AD29
    Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
    M  38.96379              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49723558     Peri.  269.95345     +0.81033346     -0.38814861
    a   1.5779549      Node   112.88028     +0.50246875     +0.84570245
    e   0.4233013      Incl.   28.45478     -0.30147111     +0.36623493
    P   1.98           H   21.2           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2002 Jan. 13-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 AD29                a,e,i = 1.58, 0.42, 28                  q = 0.9100
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 01 06    07 46.39   +08 25.3    0.269    1.244   163.0    13.4    19.6
    2002 01 16    07 22.92   +24 25.9    0.326    1.307   172.8     5.4    19.8
    2002 01 26    07 05.97   +34 30.3    0.414    1.371   155.2    17.6    20.9
    2002 02 05    06 57.28   +40 12.1    0.523    1.434   141.8    25.1    21.7
    2002 02 15    06 56.32   +43 16.8    0.646    1.496   131.3    29.7    22.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A96
    

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