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    • MPEC 2002-B36 : 2002 BM5

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-B36                                Issued 2002 Jan. 25, 15:25 UT

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                                   2002 BM5

Observations:
     K02B05M* C2002 01 23.23114 07 18 19.39 +40 39 06.0          19.3        704
     K02B05M  C2002 01 23.24597 07 18 19.79 +40 37 02.5          19.7        704
     K02B05M  C2002 01 23.26079 07 18 20.19 +40 35 00.3          19.9        704
     K02B05M  C2002 01 23.27554 07 18 20.42 +40 32 56.2          19.9        704
     K02B05M  C2002 01 23.29029 07 18 20.80 +40 30 53.2          19.8        704
     K02B05M  C2002 01 24.36725 07 19 13.61 +38 01 05.8          19.0 R      649
     K02B05M  C2002 01 24.37162 07 19 13.69 +38 00 26.4          18.9 R      649
     K02B05M  C2002 01 24.37744 07 19 13.99 +37 59 41.4          18.4 R      649
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.21243 07 20 01.82 +36 04 46.8          18.2 R      448
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.22147 07 20 02.16 +36 03 33.7          17.3 R      448
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.22988 07 20 02.22 +36 02 24.0          18.8 R      448
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.23477 07 20 02.30 +36 01 43.3          19.0 R      448
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.32759 07 20 03.66 +35 48 45.4          18.7 R      649
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.34273 07 20 04.14 +35 46 38.7          19.2 R      649
     K02B05M  C2002 01 25.35067 07 20 04.32 +35 45 32.4          19.1 R      649

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  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 BM5
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M   2.18040              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51782027     Peri.  150.69305     -0.18124644     -0.96390133
a   1.5358543      Node   309.04031     +0.84631486     -0.05185802
e   0.2957714      Incl.   14.54402     +0.50090008     -0.26116082
P   1.90           H   22.3           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2002 Jan. 23-25.

Ephemeris:
2002 BM5                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.30, 15                  q = 1.0816
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 16    07 11.51   +56 50.4    0.128    1.089   143.5    32.5    19.4
2002 01 26    07 20.68   +34 17.1    0.127    1.103   157.7    19.8    19.0
2002 02 05    07 29.23   +14 20.5    0.150    1.124   154.7    22.0    19.5
2002 02 15    07 38.80   +01 27.1    0.192    1.150   144.8    29.7    20.3
2002 02 25    07 50.25   -05 52.7    0.245    1.181   137.0    34.9    21.0
2002 03 07    08 03.55   -09 54.9    0.306    1.216   131.3    37.8    21.7
2002 03 17    08 18.62   -12 05.0    0.373    1.255   126.7    39.5    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-B36

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