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    M.P.E.C. 2002-C79                                Issued 2002 Feb. 12, 19:03 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 CF26
    
    Observations:
         K02C26F* C2002 02 10.38800 11 50 46.20 +05 20 24.5          19.2        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 10.40224 11 50 44.54 +05 20 18.1          19.7        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 10.41654 11 50 42.88 +05 20 11.9          19.8        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 10.43083 11 50 41.14 +05 20 05.2          20.2        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 10.44507 11 50 39.61 +05 19 58.9          20.2        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.37291 11 48 52.99 +05 12 44.6          19.9        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.38727 11 48 51.17 +05 12 37.4          20.5        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.40185 11 48 49.52 +05 12 31.1          19.4        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.41621 11 48 47.77 +05 12 24.1          19.3        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.43059 11 48 46.06 +05 12 17.4          19.3        704
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.46542 11 48 41.79 +05 12 00.5          19.7 R      649
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.46804 11 48 41.52 +05 11 58.9          19.2 R      649
         K02C26F  C2002 02 11.47047 11 48 41.17 +05 11 58.2          19.6 R      649
         K02C26F  C2002 02 12.37130 11 46 55.35 +05 05 01.7          19.6 R      651
         K02C26F  C2002 02 12.37351 11 46 55.05 +05 05 00.1          19.6 R      651
         K02C26F  C2002 02 12.37559 11 46 54.80 +05 04 59.1          19.7 R      651
         K02C26F  C2002 02 12.41419 11 46 50.02 +05 04 42.1                      711
         K02C26F  C2002 02 12.42202 11 46 49.07 +05 04 37.8          19.1 R      711
         K02C26F  C2002 02 12.42993 11 46 48.14 +05 04 33.9          18.9 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
        R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        reflector + 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 CF26
    Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
    M 100.71775              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48879677     Peri.   36.67409     +0.91767645     -0.36010973
    a   1.5960647      Node   342.00781     +0.08102244     +0.58329861
    e   0.3416504      Incl.   32.92690     +0.38897982     +0.72806848
    P   2.02           H   17.5           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2002 Feb. 10-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 CF26                a,e,i = 1.60, 0.34, 33                  q = 1.0508
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 02 05    12 00.24   +06 03.6    1.034    1.886   138.0    20.5    20.0
    2002 02 15    11 41.55   +04 45.1    0.989    1.919   152.1    13.9    19.7
    2002 02 25    11 18.98   +03 32.8    0.972    1.949   167.0     6.6    19.4
    2002 03 07    10 55.18   +02 27.3    0.986    1.977   175.4     2.3    19.2
    2002 03 17    10 33.16   +01 28.9    1.033    2.003   161.8     8.9    19.7
    2002 03 27    10 15.33   +00 36.5    1.109    2.026   148.1    15.1    20.1
    2002 04 06    10 02.71   -00 12.4    1.209    2.048   135.6    20.0    20.5
    2002 04 16    09 55.25   -01 00.3    1.326    2.067   124.5    23.6    20.8
    2002 04 26    09 52.37   -01 50.2    1.454    2.084   114.6    26.0    21.1
    2002 05 06    09 53.24   -02 44.1    1.588    2.099   105.6    27.6    21.3
    2002 05 16    09 57.16   -03 43.3    1.726    2.111    97.5    28.3    21.6
    2002 05 26    10 03.50   -04 48.8    1.862    2.122    90.1    28.5    21.7
    2002 06 05    10 11.75   -06 01.0    1.996    2.130    83.3    28.2    21.9
    2002 06 15    10 21.55   -07 20.3    2.124    2.136    76.9    27.6    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C79
    

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