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    M.P.E.C. 2002-A100                               Issued 2002 Jan. 15, 21:14 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 AH29
    
    Observations:
         K02A29H* C2002 01 14.30956 07 31 13.74 +15 36 47.2          18.5        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 14.32514 07 31 15.63 +15 37 46.3          18.4        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 14.34157 07 31 17.67 +15 38 48.2          18.2        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 14.35829 07 31 19.69 +15 39 51.1          18.3        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 14.37389 07 31 21.61 +15 40 49.8          18.5        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.24007 07 33 29.89 +16 37 14.8          18.3        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.25753 07 33 32.27 +16 38 25.3          18.4        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.25861 07 33 31.74 +16 38 25.6          17.8 R      649
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.26057 07 33 32.00 +16 38 33.6          17.9 R      649
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.26252 07 33 32.25 +16 38 41.3          17.9 R      649
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.27340 07 33 34.30 +16 39 29.6          18.5        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.28872 07 33 36.19 +16 40 33.1          18.2 R      711
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.29006 07 33 36.53 +16 40 36.4          18.4        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.29249 07 33 36.70 +16 40 49.4          18.2 R      711
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.29625 07 33 37.19 +16 41 04.2          18.2 R      711
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.30646 07 33 38.53 +16 41 43.3          19.0        704
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.33766 07 33 45.56 +16 43 58.4          19.4        608
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.34804 07 33 46.98 +16 44 40.9          19.5        608
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.35848 07 33 48.35 +16 45 23.0          19.5        608
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.81194 07 34 58.73 +17 15 55.3          17.5 R      046
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.81284 07 34 58.86 +17 15 59.3                      046
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.81354 07 34 58.93 +17 16 02.1                      046
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.81434 07 34 59.08 +17 16 05.9                      046
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.81516 07 34 59.19 +17 16 09.6                      046
         K02A29H  C2002 01 15.81590 07 34 59.29 +17 16 12.4                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    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 AH29
    Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
    M 347.62054              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26979117     Peri.   35.73502     -0.88740689     -0.42720095
    a   2.3720157      Node   118.08822     +0.36403455     -0.87995698
    e   0.5560692      Incl.   11.32390     +0.28282126     -0.20778609
    P   3.65           H   21.7           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2002 Jan. 14-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 AH29                a,e,i = 2.37, 0.56, 11                  q = 1.0530
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 01 06    07 16.53   +08 54.5    0.215    1.194   166.2    11.4    19.5
    2002 01 11    07 24.38   +12 29.2    0.185    1.167   170.6     7.9    18.9
    2002 01 16    07 35.44   +17 29.5    0.159    1.142   175.0     4.3    18.4
    2002 01 21    07 51.83   +24 17.2    0.137    1.120   173.7     5.5    18.1
    2002 01 26    08 17.13   +33 02.0    0.120    1.101   165.4    13.1    18.1
    2002 01 31    08 57.36   +43 10.0    0.109    1.085   154.3    23.2    18.2
    2002 02 05    10 00.72   +52 43.1    0.106    1.071   142.2    34.4    18.4
    2002 02 10    11 28.93   +58 42.5    0.110    1.062   130.9    44.7    18.7
    2002 02 15    13 00.34   +59 43.2    0.119    1.056   121.9    52.6    19.1
    2002 02 20    14 09.06   +57 24.9    0.133    1.053   115.7    57.8    19.5
    2002 02 25    14 53.01   +54 00.0    0.149    1.054   111.9    60.6    19.8
    2002 03 02    15 20.24   +50 35.0    0.166    1.059   109.9    61.6    20.1
    2002 03 07    15 37.12   +47 30.4    0.184    1.068   109.4    61.2    20.3
    2002 03 12    15 47.34   +44 48.0    0.202    1.080   110.1    59.8    20.5
    2002 03 17    15 53.01   +42 23.5    0.220    1.095   111.6    57.7    20.7
    2002 03 22    15 55.38   +40 11.7    0.237    1.113   113.7    55.0    20.8
    2002 03 27    15 55.29   +38 07.6    0.255    1.134   116.4    52.0    20.9
    2002 04 01    15 53.28   +36 07.5    0.273    1.158   119.5    48.7    21.0
    2002 04 06    15 49.74   +34 08.1    0.291    1.184   122.9    45.2    21.1
    2002 04 11    15 45.02   +32 06.2    0.309    1.212   126.5    41.7    21.2
    2002 04 16    15 39.48   +29 59.7    0.329    1.242   130.2    38.1    21.3
    2002 04 21    15 33.52   +27 47.6    0.351    1.273   133.8    34.8    21.4
    2002 04 26    15 27.48   +25 30.0    0.374    1.306   137.1    31.6    21.5
    2002 05 01    15 21.63   +23 08.1    0.400    1.339   140.0    28.9    21.6
    2002 05 06    15 16.21   +20 43.5    0.429    1.374   142.4    26.6    21.8
    2002 05 11    15 11.40   +18 17.9    0.461    1.409   143.9    25.0    21.9
    2002 05 16    15 07.34   +15 52.9    0.497    1.445   144.7    23.9    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A100
    

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