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    M.P.E.C. 2002-C14                                Issued 2002 Feb. 3, 02:57 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 BM26
    
    Observations:
         K02B26M* C2002 01 26.09291 03 00 04.21 +66 02 37.4          18.0        704
         K02B26M  C2002 01 26.10811 03 00 10.22 +66 01 50.4          18.2        704
         K02B26M  C2002 01 26.12332 03 00 16.32 +66 01 02.0          18.1        704
         K02B26M  C2002 01 26.13849 03 00 22.31 +66 00 13.0          18.7        704
         K02B26M  C2002 01 26.15365 03 00 28.42 +65 59 25.1          18.3        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.15898 03 50 34.51 +58 37 16.8          17.4        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.17363 03 50 41.56 +58 35 43.5          17.7        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.18842 03 50 48.73 +58 34 08.8          17.8        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.20416 03 50 56.49 +58 32 26.5          17.7        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.21936 03 51 04.00 +58 30 48.0          17.7        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.82521 03 56 34.80 +57 25 17.7          17.3 R      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.82684 03 56 35.54 +57 25 05.6                      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.82881 03 56 36.61 +57 24 52.1                      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.82970 03 56 36.98 +57 24 46.5          17.2 R      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.83752 03 56 42.43 +57 24 09.2                      946
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.84565 03 56 46.24 +57 23 13.9          16.6 R      946
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.84659 03 56 46.69 +57 23 07.9                      946
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.85418 03 56 49.81 +57 22 02.5          17.3 V      151
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.85547 03 56 50.33 +57 21 53.4          17.5 V      151
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.85677 03 56 51.07 +57 21 43.5          17.8 V      151
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.85919 03 56 52.27 +57 21 27.8          17.5 V      151
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.86064 03 56 53.01 +57 21 17.5          17.4 V      151
         K02B26M  C2002 02 01.86352 03 56 54.53 +57 20 58.0          17.5 V      151
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.10016 03 59 06.96 +56 54 25.9          17.3        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.10058 03 59 07.07 +56 54 22.5          17.4        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.11484 03 59 14.10 +56 52 43.5          17.1        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.12960 03 59 21.26 +56 50 59.5          17.3        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.13016 03 59 23.57 +56 50 57.2                      670
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.13304 03 59 22.85 +56 50 34.6          17.6        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.14426 03 59 28.43 +56 49 15.7          17.1        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.14687 03 59 29.39 +56 48 40.2                      918
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.14788 03 59 29.85 +56 48 33.3                      918
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.14828 03 59 30.35 +56 48 46.5          17.3        704
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.14983 03 59 30.79 +56 48 19.1          17.3 R      918
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.16032 03 59 38.26 +56 47 24.3                      670
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.18935 03 59 52.43 +56 43 58.7                      670
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.22252 04 00 08.67 +56 39 58.0                      670
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.79689 04 05 26.49 +55 29 51.0          16.8 V      157
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.79869 04 05 27.23 +55 29 39.0          16.7 V      157
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.80009 04 05 27.99 +55 29 27.6          16.9 V      157
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82359 04 05 39.82 +55 26 15.2          16.5 R      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82419 04 05 40.11 +55 26 10.8                      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82500 04 05 40.55 +55 26 04.5          16.6 R      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82589 04 05 40.97 +55 25 57.7                      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82693 04 05 41.51 +55 25 49.4          16.7 R      046
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82756 04 05 41.43 +55 25 44.0          16.8 R      118
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.82936 04 05 42.31 +55 25 30.1                      118
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.83387 04 05 44.62 +55 24 55.2                      118
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.84870 04 05 52.89 +55 23 03.0          16.5 R      215
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.84933 04 05 53.20 +55 22 58.4          16.8 R      215
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.84991 04 05 53.50 +55 22 53.8          16.7 R      215
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.88949 04 06 13.76 +55 17 48.3          17.5        201
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.89209 04 06 15.08 +55 17 27.8          17.4        201
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.89340 04 06 15.90 +55 17 11.2          17.4 V      611
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.89381 04 06 15.95 +55 17 14.0          17.4        201
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.89557 04 06 17.00 +55 16 53.3                      611
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.90310 04 06 21.07 +55 15 53.9                      611
         K02B26M  C2002 02 02.90691 04 06 22.82 +55 15 27.1                      611
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    157 Frasso Sabino.  Observers F. Anzellini, R. Haver, A. Pelloni, R. Gorelli.
        0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    201 Jonathan B. Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30-m f/10
        reflector + CCD.
    215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, A. Seib, H. Haag.
        0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 BM26                                                            PHA 0.001
    Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
    M 353.15766              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40666818     Peri.  180.24483     -0.76632398     -0.61723126
    a   1.8043021      Node   319.78966     +0.58990862     -0.56612520
    e   0.4360926      Incl.   16.02769     +0.25447077     -0.54637701
    P   2.42           H   20.1           G   0.15
    From 58 observations 2002 Jan. 26-Feb. 2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 BM26                a,e,i = 1.80, 0.44, 16                  q = 1.0175
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 01 26    02 59.38   +66 06.8    0.128    1.035   109.8    63.5    18.0
    2002 01 27    03 07.08   +65 13.5    0.122    1.033   109.9    63.7    17.9
    2002 01 28    03 15.04   +64 14.1    0.117    1.031   110.1    63.8    17.8
    2002 01 29    03 23.26   +63 07.4    0.112    1.029   110.3    63.8    17.7
    2002 01 30    03 31.72   +61 52.6    0.107    1.028   110.6    63.8    17.6
    2002 01 31    03 40.38   +60 28.2    0.102    1.026   110.9    63.7    17.5
    2002 02 01    03 49.21   +58 53.0    0.097    1.025   111.3    63.6    17.3
    2002 02 02    03 58.21   +57 05.4    0.093    1.023   111.8    63.4    17.2
    2002 02 03    04 07.32   +55 03.6    0.088    1.022   112.4    63.1    17.1
    2002 02 04    04 16.53   +52 45.7    0.083    1.021   113.0    62.7    17.0
    2002 02 05    04 25.79   +50 09.5    0.079    1.020   113.7    62.2    16.8
    2002 02 06    04 35.08   +47 12.9    0.075    1.020   114.6    61.6    16.7
    2002 02 07    04 44.37   +43 53.7    0.071    1.019   115.4    60.9    16.6
    2002 02 08    04 53.62   +40 10.2    0.068    1.018   116.4    60.2    16.5
    2002 02 09    05 02.80   +36 01.2    0.065    1.018   117.3    59.4    16.3
    2002 02 10    05 11.89   +31 26.4    0.062    1.018   118.3    58.7    16.2
    2002 02 11    05 20.86   +26 27.1    0.060    1.018   119.1    57.9    16.1
    2002 02 12    05 29.69   +21 06.6    0.058    1.017   119.8    57.3    16.0
    2002 02 13    05 38.36   +15 30.2    0.057    1.018   120.3    56.9    16.0
    2002 02 14    05 46.86   +09 44.9    0.057    1.018   120.6    56.6    16.0
    2002 02 15    05 55.16   +03 59.0    0.057    1.018   120.5    56.7    16.0
    2002 02 16    06 03.26   -01 39.4    0.058    1.019   120.2    56.9    16.0
    2002 02 17    06 11.14   -07 03.0    0.060    1.019   119.7    57.4    16.1
    2002 02 18    06 18.82   -12 06.4    0.062    1.020   119.0    58.0    16.2
    2002 02 19    06 26.27   -16 46.1    0.065    1.021   118.2    58.6    16.3
    2002 02 20    06 33.50   -21 00.8    0.068    1.022   117.3    59.3    16.4
    2002 02 21    06 40.52   -24 50.5    0.071    1.023   116.5    59.9    16.6
    2002 02 22    06 47.31   -28 16.3    0.075    1.024   115.7    60.6    16.7
    2002 02 23    06 53.90   -31 19.8    0.079    1.025   114.9    61.1    16.8
    2002 02 24    07 00.27   -34 03.2    0.083    1.027   114.2    61.5    17.0
    2002 02 25    07 06.44   -36 28.5    0.088    1.028   113.6    61.9    17.1
    
    2002 03 07    07 58.36   -50 04.8    0.139    1.050   110.9    62.0    18.1
    2002 03 17    08 38.06   -54 36.0    0.194    1.082   111.9    58.5    18.8
    2002 03 27    09 11.59   -55 43.7    0.248    1.123   114.4    54.0    19.3
    2002 04 06    09 41.99   -55 09.6    0.303    1.172   117.4    49.3    19.7
    2002 04 16    10 10.89   -53 32.8    0.359    1.225   120.4    45.0    20.0
    2002 04 26    10 38.99   -51 18.6    0.419    1.282   122.8    41.2    20.4
    2002 05 06    11 06.25   -48 45.4    0.484    1.342   124.3    38.4    20.7
    2002 05 16    11 32.68   -46 07.0    0.556    1.404   124.6    36.4    21.0
    2002 05 26    11 58.32   -43 36.0    0.637    1.466   123.7    35.1    21.4
    2002 06 05    12 23.07   -41 19.7    0.728    1.528   121.6    34.5    21.8
    2002 06 15    12 47.06   -39 22.0    0.830    1.589   118.5    34.2    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C14
    

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