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    M.P.E.C. 2002-C39                                Issued 2002 Feb. 8, 17:33 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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                                       2002 AV4
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-A55
    
    Observations:
         K02A04V 1 1955 01 29.30486 08 09 05.22 +44 15 38.5                      261
         K02A04V 1 1955 01 29.33611 08 09 00.49 +44 15 30.5                      261
         K02A04V 1 1955 01 29.33958 08 08 59.74 +44 15 29.2                      261
         K02A04V 1 1955 01 29.34792 08 08 58.52 +44 15 28.1                      261
         K02A04V 1 1956 03 16.43542 12 54 32.28 -01 07 47.2                      261
         K02A04V 1 1956 03 16.44097 12 54 31.56 -01 07 45.1                      261
         K02A04V 1 1988 02 23.66296 13 57 08.52 -09 07 09.6                      260
         K02A04V 1 1988 02 23.74629 13 57 07.70 -09 07 18.9                      260
    
    Observer details:
    260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (A. Gnadig,
        R. Stoss).  1.2-m Schmidt.
    261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (A. Gnadig, R. Stoss).
        1.2-m Schmidt.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 AV4
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
    M  59.71396              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.46323801     Peri.  322.70497     +0.93104088     +0.35945483
    a   1.6542454      Node    16.57082     -0.25840596     +0.77111721
    e   0.6448107      Incl.   12.73901     -0.25766108     +0.52551925
    P   2.13           H   15.8           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    550129 261  1.0+  0.5+    020109 704  0.3-  0.1-    020120 649  1.5+  0.5-
    550129 261  1.2+  0.0     020109 704  0.8-  0.3+    020123 704  0.1+  0.7+
    550129 261  1.2-  0.4-    020109 704  0.4-  0.6-    020123 704  0.6+  0.5+
    550129 261  0.7-  0.6+    020109 704  0.4-  0.1-    020123 704  0.6+  0.0
    560316 261  2.0+  0.4+    020109 704  0.6-  0.0     020123 704  0.5+  0.4+
    560316 261  1.3-  0.5+    020109 704  0.4+  0.7+    020123 704  0.0   0.1+
    880223 260  0.7-  0.2-    020109 046  0.7+  1.0+    020204 113 (0.1+  3.1-)
    880223 260  0.2+  0.4-    020109 046  0.3+  0.3-    020204 113 (1.6-  2.2-)
    020108 704  0.6-  0.2+    020109 046  0.0   0.1+    020204 113  0.0   1.5-
    020108 704  0.6-  0.4+    020109 046  0.6+  0.1+    020204 113  0.8-  2.0-
    020108 704  0.4-  0.6-    020109 046  0.1-  0.0     020205 118  0.0   0.3-
    020108 704  0.8-  0.2+    020113 413  0.0   0.3-    020205 118  0.4-  0.6-
    020109 704  0.2+  1.1+    020113 413  0.1+  0.2-    020205 118  0.5-  0.5+
    020109 704  0.6+  0.4-    020113 413  0.1-  0.1-
    020109 704  0.1+  0.5+    020120 649  0.4+  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 AV4                 a,e,i = 1.65, 0.64, 13                  q = 0.5876
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 02 05    09 59.10   +31 35.1    1.470    2.424   161.3     7.5    19.1
    2002 02 15    09 40.40   +32 29.0    1.512    2.464   160.1     7.8    19.2
    2002 02 25    09 23.10   +32 49.0    1.585    2.500   151.6    10.9    19.5
    2002 03 07    09 08.88   +32 38.3    1.684    2.533   140.9    14.3    19.8
    2002 03 17    08 58.61   +32 04.1    1.807    2.564   130.2    17.3    20.0
    2002 03 27    08 52.45   +31 14.1    1.946    2.591   119.9    19.5    20.3
    2002 04 06    08 50.04   +30 14.3    2.097    2.616   110.2    21.0    20.5
    2002 04 16    08 50.84   +29 08.7    2.255    2.639   101.1    21.9    20.7
    2002 04 26    08 54.31   +27 59.6    2.415    2.658    92.6    22.2    20.9
    2002 05 06    08 59.91   +26 47.9    2.575    2.675    84.5    22.0    21.1
    2002 05 16    09 07.21   +25 34.2    2.731    2.689    76.9    21.5    21.2
    2002 05 26    09 15.84   +24 18.5    2.881    2.701    69.6    20.6    21.3
    2002 06 05    09 25.52   +23 00.8    3.022    2.710    62.6    19.4    21.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C39
    

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