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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A99                                Issued 2002 Jan. 15, 21:00 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
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                                   2002 AJ29

Observations:
     K02A29J* C2002 01 14.40374 11 36 15.43 -20 42 14.4          18.3 R      699
     K02A29J  C2002 01 14.42332 11 36 18.91 -20 42 45.9                      699
     K02A29J  C2002 01 14.44291 11 36 22.33 -20 43 17.6                      699
     K02A29J  C2002 01 14.49001 11 36 30.58 -20 44 32.3                      699
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.46957 11 39 27.89 -21 10 32.8          18.0 R      649
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.47389 11 39 28.65 -21 10 39.6          17.8 R      649
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.47814 11 39 29.40 -21 10 46.7          17.8 R      649
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.50062 11 39 33.49 -21 11 21.5          18.0 R      711
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.50632 11 39 34.52 -21 11 30.3          18.1 R      711
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.50683 11 39 35.56 -21 11 13.3          17.5 R      474
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.50955 11 39 36.02 -21 11 17.5          17.8 R      474
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.51117 11 39 36.32 -21 11 20.0          17.9 R      474
     K02A29J  C2002 01 15.51201 11 39 35.50 -21 11 39.6          18.0 R      711

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries.  0.76-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 AJ29
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M 340.65696              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28356769     Peri.  340.06374     -0.98123885     +0.16925639
a   2.2945537      Node   210.14885     -0.14234911     -0.95897227
e   0.4867978      Incl.   10.59173     -0.13002714     -0.22743011
P   3.48           H   16.9           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Jan. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2002 AJ29                a,e,i = 2.29, 0.49, 11                  q = 1.1776
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    11 12.25   -16 58.7    0.717    1.386   108.2    42.4    18.5
2002 01 16    11 41.08   -21 24.4    0.632    1.335   109.5    44.0    18.2
2002 01 26    12 13.78   -25 43.2    0.558    1.289   110.3    45.8    17.9
2002 02 05    12 51.37   -29 35.7    0.497    1.250   110.5    47.7    17.7
2002 02 15    13 34.27   -32 34.4    0.446    1.218   110.4    49.5    17.4
2002 02 25    14 21.55   -34 07.4    0.407    1.195   110.5    50.9    17.2
2002 03 07    15 10.37   -33 49.6    0.378    1.181   110.9    51.7    17.1
2002 03 17    15 56.28   -31 34.6    0.357    1.178   112.2    51.4    16.9
2002 03 27    16 35.29   -27 39.8    0.346    1.185   114.8    49.9    16.8
2002 04 06    17 05.25   -22 39.9    0.341    1.202   118.6    47.0    16.7
2002 04 16    17 25.53   -17 12.3    0.343    1.228   123.9    42.7    16.7
2002 04 26    17 36.66   -11 51.2    0.352    1.263   130.4    37.4    16.6
2002 05 06    17 39.90   -07 04.6    0.368    1.305   137.8    31.3    16.6
2002 05 16    17 36.84   -03 14.1    0.393    1.353   145.3    25.2    16.7
2002 05 26    17 29.81   -00 34.2    0.428    1.405   151.8    19.9    16.8
2002 06 05    17 21.31   +00 52.5    0.476    1.462   155.5    16.7    17.0
2002 06 15    17 13.52   +01 13.1    0.538    1.521   155.1    16.4    17.3
2002 06 25    17 08.10   +00 42.2    0.614    1.582   151.0    18.1    17.8
2002 07 05    17 05.73   -00 23.0    0.704    1.644   145.1    20.7    18.2
2002 07 15    17 06.55   -01 48.2    0.807    1.707   138.5    23.2    18.7
2002 07 25    17 10.37   -03 22.0    0.923    1.770   131.8    25.3    19.1
2002 08 04    17 16.77   -04 56.6    1.051    1.833   125.1    26.9    19.5
2002 08 14    17 25.36   -06 26.9    1.190    1.896   118.6    28.0    19.9
2002 08 24    17 35.77   -07 49.7    1.337    1.958   112.2    28.5    20.2
2002 09 03    17 47.65   -09 02.9    1.493    2.019   106.0    28.7    20.6
2002 09 13    18 00.72   -10 05.4    1.656    2.080    99.9    28.5    20.8
2002 09 23    18 14.76   -10 56.6    1.823    2.139    93.8    27.9    21.1
2002 10 03    18 29.54   -11 36.3    1.994    2.197    87.8    27.1    21.3
2002 10 13    18 44.92   -12 04.5    2.167    2.254    81.9    26.0    21.5
2002 10 23    19 00.73   -12 21.2    2.340    2.310    75.9    24.7    21.7
2002 11 02    19 16.84   -12 26.9    2.512    2.364    70.0    23.2    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A99

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