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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A98                                Issued 2002 Jan. 15, 20:53 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 AC29
    
    Observations:
         K02A29C* C2002 01 13.08930 03 44 17.03 +18 50 36.4          20.6        704
         K02A29C  C2002 01 13.10439 03 44 15.93 +18 50 47.6          20.6        704
         K02A29C  C2002 01 13.11948 03 44 14.76 +18 50 58.2          20.7        704
         K02A29C  C2002 01 13.13702 03 44 13.43 +18 51 09.9          20.5        704
         K02A29C  C2002 01 14.21427 03 42 57.07 +19 04 01.3          20.0 R      649
         K02A29C  C2002 01 14.21890 03 42 56.76 +19 04 03.6          19.6 R      649
         K02A29C  C2002 01 14.22360 03 42 56.38 +19 04 05.7          19.0 R      649
         K02A29C  C2002 01 14.24276 03 42 55.08 +19 04 22.6          19.8 R      711
         K02A29C  C2002 01 14.26306 03 42 53.59 +19 04 37.5          20.3 R      711
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.09134 03 41 58.44 +19 14 31.4          21.6 V      691
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.11367 03 41 56.95 +19 14 47.3          21.1 V      691
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.13626 03 41 55.35 +19 15 03.7          20.5 V      691
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.14769 03 41 54.49 +19 15 10.3          19.8 R      649
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.15376 03 41 54.06 +19 15 14.6          19.7 R      649
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.15935 03 41 53.68 +19 15 18.4          19.6 R      649
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.17371 03 41 52.79 +19 15 30.8          19.8 R      711
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.18313 03 41 52.18 +19 15 37.8          20.0 R      711
         K02A29C  C2002 01 15.19255 03 41 51.45 +19 15 44.7          20.0 R      711
         K02A29C FC2002 01 15.73976 03 41 16.72 +19 22 15.4          19.8 R      046
         K02A29C FC2002 01 15.74524 03 41 16.05 +19 22 17.7                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer, Z. Moravec, P. Jelinek.
        0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
        R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m
        Spacewatch telescope.
    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 AC29
    Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
    M 276.10310              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50621598     Peri.  131.97680     -0.71855809     +0.55112090
    a   1.5592371      Node    85.93540     -0.69409552     -0.60658218
    e   0.4891903      Incl.   25.16731     +0.04365409     -0.57299548
    P   1.95           H   18.1           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2002 Jan. 13-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 AC29                a,e,i = 1.56, 0.49, 25                  q = 0.7965
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 01 06    03 54.26   +17 26.6    0.992    1.823   134.6    22.6    20.5
    2002 01 16    03 41.00   +19 25.4    1.038    1.767   121.8    28.2    20.7
    2002 01 26    03 33.40   +21 26.3    1.095    1.708   110.4    32.7    20.8
    2002 02 05    03 31.22   +23 29.7    1.155    1.646   100.2    36.1    21.0
    2002 02 15    03 33.97   +25 35.8    1.214    1.581    91.2    38.6    21.1
    2002 02 25    03 41.13   +27 44.7    1.266    1.514    83.3    40.5    21.1
    2002 03 07    03 52.23   +29 55.8    1.309    1.443    76.3    41.9    21.1
    2002 03 17    04 07.05   +32 07.7    1.339    1.370    70.1    43.1    21.1
    2002 03 27    04 25.50   +34 18.5    1.354    1.294    64.7    44.2    21.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A98
    

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