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    M.P.E.C. 2002-C47                                Issued 2002 Feb. 8, 19:16 UT

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                                   2002 CX11

Observations:
     K02C11X* C2002 02 07.45535 13 19 09.09 -09 20 00.2          18.1        704
     K02C11X  C2002 02 07.47111 13 19 11.19 -09 19 54.6          18.7        704
     K02C11X  C2002 02 07.48548 13 19 13.02 -09 19 49.0          18.9        704
     K02C11X  C2002 02 07.50066 13 19 15.05 -09 19 43.2          18.9        704
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.11657 13 20 38.75 -09 15 58.6          18.2 R      946
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.13163 13 20 40.54 -09 15 54.4          18.4 R      946
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.13537 13 20 40.97 -09 15 52.8          18.2 R      946
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.44388 13 21 22.83 -09 13 52.5          18.8 R      649
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.45115 13 21 23.91 -09 13 50.1          18.7 R      649
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.45478 13 21 24.35 -09 13 47.8          18.5 R      649
     K02C11X  C2002 02 08.45874 13 21 24.83 -09 13 46.8          18.4 R      649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman. S. Granger.  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.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 CX11
Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
M 266.94196              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.78833751     Peri.  135.52250     +0.48671831     +0.86963516
a   1.1605431      Node   163.05357     -0.85952207     +0.49365025
e   0.5099432      Incl.   16.48361     -0.15597148     -0.00664177
P   1.25           H   17.7           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2002 Feb. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2002 CX11                a,e,i = 1.16, 0.51, 16                  q = 0.5687
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 26    12 53.53   -09 49.4    0.777    1.445   109.7    39.9    19.5
2002 02 05    13 13.76   -09 32.3    0.638    1.384   115.3    40.1    19.0
2002 02 15    13 37.32   -08 13.1    0.505    1.318   120.5    40.2    18.4
2002 02 25    14 07.67   -05 05.6    0.382    1.246   124.3    41.0    17.7
2002 03 07    14 53.17   +01 30.2    0.275    1.168   124.0    44.8    16.9
2002 03 17    16 14.55   +14 41.1    0.195    1.084   112.5    58.0    16.4
2002 03 27    18 43.17   +31 32.2    0.173    0.996    84.3    85.7    16.9
2002 04 06    21 19.65   +35 29.7    0.222    0.903    58.0   109.9    18.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C47

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