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    M.P.E.C. 2002-C98                                Issued 2002 Feb. 15, 01:00 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 CX58
    
    Observations:
         K02C58X* C2002 02 12.17691 07 04 42.07 +32 26 47.2          19.0        704
         K02C58X  C2002 02 12.19164 07 04 40.00 +32 27 26.6          19.2        704
         K02C58X  C2002 02 12.20674 07 04 37.74 +32 28 06.1          19.5        704
         K02C58X  C2002 02 12.22143 07 04 35.65 +32 28 44.2          19.4        704
         K02C58X  C2002 02 12.23582 07 04 33.56 +32 29 23.7          19.3        704
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.18850 07 02 39.10 +33 13 08.2          19.4 R      448
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.19302 07 02 38.37 +33 13 21.3          19.4 R      448
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.19833 07 02 37.51 +33 13 37.0          18.9 R      448
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.21748 07 02 34.57 +33 14 29.0          17.2 R      448
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.28108 07 02 24.54 +33 17 18.9          18.8 R      649
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.28461 07 02 24.01 +33 17 28.3          18.6 R      649
         K02C58X  C2002 02 13.28814 07 02 23.50 +33 17 38.1          18.8 R      649
         K02C58X IC2002 02 14.17708 07 00 32.79 +34 01 58.3                      711
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.18120 07 00 32.08 +34 02 11.1          18.6 R      711
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.18532 07 00 31.51 +34 02 23.5          18.6 R      711
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.21218 07 00 26.47 +34 03 35.1          18.7 R      649
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.21377 07 00 26.20 +34 03 39.8          18.7 R      649
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.21537 07 00 25.97 +34 03 44.2          18.8 R      649
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.21697 07 00 25.72 +34 03 49.3          18.6 R      649
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.81063 06 59 08.41 +34 34 54.8                      118
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.81171 06 59 08.42 +34 34 57.0                      118
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.81473 06 59 07.82 +34 35 06.4                      118
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.81635 06 59 07.62 +34 35 11.8                      118
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.81742 06 59 07.35 +34 35 15.1                      118
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.85984 06 59 01.15 +34 37 31.1          19.5 V      611
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.86190 06 59 00.78 +34 37 34.9                      611
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.86336 06 59 01.29 +34 37 38.6          18.9 R      966
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.86470 06 59 00.24 +34 37 47.3                      611
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.87731 06 58 59.05 +34 38 24.3          19.0 R      966
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.91039 06 58 52.43 +34 40 13.3                      046
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.91181 06 58 52.28 +34 40 20.7                      046
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.91280 06 58 52.13 +34 40 22.0                      046
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.91375 06 58 52.04 +34 40 26.0                      046
         K02C58X  C2002 02 14.91583 06 58 51.79 +34 40 32.9          18.3 R      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, S. Kluegl.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
        R. Trentman.  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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 CX58                                                            PHA 0.033
    Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
    M 348.30508              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21187824     Peri.   75.42120     -0.99375522     +0.10363234
    a   2.7866247      Node   110.51392     -0.11156778     -0.91690691
    e   0.6573193      Incl.    2.53121     -0.00178486     -0.38541154
    P   4.65           H   22.0           G   0.15
    From 32 observations 2002 Feb. 12-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 CX58                a,e,i = 2.79, 0.66, 3                   q = 0.9549
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 02 15    06 58.70   +34 45.4    0.119    1.075   134.9    40.6    19.1
    2002 02 16    06 56.31   +35 42.4    0.114    1.069   133.2    42.4    19.1
    2002 02 17    06 53.74   +36 44.4    0.108    1.063   131.4    44.2    19.0
    2002 02 18    06 50.94   +37 52.1    0.103    1.057   129.6    46.1    18.9
    2002 02 19    06 47.87   +39 06.4    0.098    1.051   127.7    48.1    18.9
    2002 02 20    06 44.45   +40 28.3    0.093    1.046   125.7    50.2    18.8
    2002 02 21    06 40.59   +41 58.9    0.088    1.040   123.6    52.4    18.7
    2002 02 22    06 36.17   +43 39.6    0.083    1.035   121.4    54.7    18.7
    2002 02 23    06 31.01   +45 32.1    0.078    1.029   119.1    57.1    18.6
    2002 02 24    06 24.86   +47 38.2    0.073    1.024   116.6    59.8    18.5
    2002 02 25    06 17.35   +49 59.9    0.068    1.019   113.9    62.6    18.4
    2002 02 26    06 07.93   +52 39.5    0.064    1.015   111.0    65.7    18.4
    2002 02 27    05 55.70   +55 39.0    0.059    1.010   107.7    69.1    18.3
    2002 02 28    05 39.22   +58 59.1    0.055    1.005   104.2    72.8    18.3
    2002 03 01    05 15.95   +62 38.0    0.051    1.001   100.2    76.9    18.2
    2002 03 02    04 41.44   +66 26.8    0.048    0.997    95.8    81.4    18.2
    2002 03 03    03 48.2    +70 00.4    0.045    0.993    91.0    86.4    18.3
    2002 03 04    02 28.1    +72 22.8    0.043    0.989    85.8    91.8    18.4
    2002 03 05    00 48.3    +72 11.2    0.041    0.986    80.3    97.4    18.5
    2002 03 06    23 19.29   +68 51.4    0.040    0.982    74.7   103.0    18.7
    2002 03 07    22 17.70   +63 17.4    0.040    0.979    69.4   108.4    19.0
    2002 03 08    21 38.02   +56 41.2    0.040    0.976    64.7   113.2    19.3
    2002 03 09    21 11.84   +49 53.2    0.042    0.973    60.8   117.0    19.7
    2002 03 10    20 53.76   +43 22.9    0.044    0.971    58.0   119.8    20.0
    2002 03 11    20 40.73   +37 25.8    0.047    0.968    56.1   121.7    20.2
    2002 03 12    20 30.99   +32 07.5    0.050    0.966    55.0   122.6    20.5
    2002 03 13    20 23.49   +27 28.2    0.053    0.964    54.6   122.8    20.6
    2002 03 14    20 17.59   +23 24.8    0.058    0.962    54.7   122.5    20.8
    2002 03 15    20 12.86   +19 53.2    0.062    0.960    55.1   121.8    20.9
    2002 03 16    20 09.03   +16 49.2    0.066    0.959    55.8   120.9    20.9
    2002 03 17    20 05.88   +14 08.5    0.071    0.958    56.7   119.7    21.0
    
    2002 03 22    19 56.53   +04 49.2    0.096    0.955    62.0   112.9    21.2
    2002 03 27    19 52.90   -00 35.2    0.123    0.957    67.4   105.8    21.3
    2002 04 01    19 51.98   -04 03.5    0.149    0.965    72.6    98.9    21.4
    2002 04 06    19 52.38   -06 27.7    0.175    0.978    77.5    92.4    21.4
    
    2002 04 16    19 54.06   -09 36.8    0.224    1.017    87.2    80.1    21.6
    2002 04 26    19 54.04   -11 44.8    0.266    1.073    97.2    68.5    21.7
    2002 05 06    19 50.30   -13 31.1    0.304    1.140   108.1    57.2    21.8
    2002 05 16    19 41.51   -15 13.6    0.338    1.217   120.2    45.9    21.8
    2002 05 26    19 27.71   -16 57.3    0.375    1.299   133.4    34.5    21.9
    2002 06 05    19 10.26   -18 37.3    0.419    1.386   147.3    23.3    21.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C98
    

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