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    M.P.E.C. 2002-B10                                Issued 2002 Jan. 18, 14:38 UT

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                                   2002 AJ69

Observations:
     K02A69J* C2002 01 14.30286 07 53 51.23 +18 21 22.9          20.1        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 14.31796 07 53 47.97 +18 22 19.5          19.9        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 14.33305 07 53 44.85 +18 23 15.6          20.0        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.25090 07 50 42.12 +19 19 58.7          20.3        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.26608 07 50 39.06 +19 20 55.3          20.3        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.28126 07 50 35.93 +19 21 50.4          19.8        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.29644 07 50 32.78 +19 22 45.6          20.1        704
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.31308 07 50 29.04 +19 23 45.3          19.5 R      649
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.31491 07 50 28.63 +19 23 49.3          19.8 R      649
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.31672 07 50 28.33 +19 23 57.7          19.7 R      649
     K02A69J  C2002 01 15.31854 07 50 27.98 +19 24 05.0          19.6 R      649
     K02A69J  C2002 01 18.30036 07 40 49.64 +22 17 35.2          20.1 R      649
     K02A69J  C2002 01 18.30352 07 40 49.03 +22 17 45.8          19.8 R      649
     K02A69J  C2002 01 18.30696 07 40 48.38 +22 17 57.0          19.7 R      649

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.

Orbital elements:
2002 AJ69
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M  82.42910              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.76287501     Peri.  226.63731     +0.88717174     +0.23226597
a   1.1862251      Node   116.12190     -0.17405274     +0.96869540
e   0.4098079      Incl.   26.36450     -0.42735458     +0.08764550
P   1.29           H   21.3           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2002 Jan. 14-18.

Ephemeris:
2002 AJ69                a,e,i = 1.19, 0.41, 26                  q = 0.7001
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    08 22.16   +08 57.1    0.349    1.313   157.4    16.7    20.5
2002 01 16    07 48.23   +20 05.2    0.383    1.367   178.9     0.8    20.0
2002 01 26    07 18.83   +28 26.2    0.450    1.417   160.6    13.4    21.1
2002 02 05    06 58.46   +33 47.3    0.542    1.462   144.8    22.9    21.9
2002 02 15    06 47.88   +36 59.3    0.650    1.503   132.1    29.2    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-B10

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