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    M.P.E.C. 2002-C99                                Issued 2002 Feb. 15, 01:10 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2002 CY58

Observations:
     K02C58Y* C2002 02 12.24345 09 35 04.50 +23 52 17.8          20.8        704
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 12.25769 09 35 02.00 +23 52 11.6          21.1        704
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 12.27215 09 34 59.53 +23 52 06.6          20.8        704
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 13.20699 09 32 33.16 +23 45 57.7          20.2 R      711
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 13.21332 09 32 32.10 +23 45 54.9          19.8 R      711
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 13.21964 09 32 31.15 +23 45 52.8          20.1 R      711
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 13.31662 09 32 15.25 +23 45 10.3          19.8 R      649
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 13.32142 09 32 14.45 +23 45 07.8          20.1 R      649
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 13.32623 09 32 13.68 +23 45 06.0          19.9 R      649
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 14.28874 09 29 47.29 +23 38 29.3          20.2 R      649
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 14.29383 09 29 46.58 +23 38 27.0          20.3 R      649
     K02C58Y  C2002 02 14.29892 09 29 45.83 +23 38 23.9          19.9 R      649

Observer details:
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.

Orbital elements:
2002 CY58
Epoch 2002 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2452300.5                 MPC
M  68.44036              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63583571     Peri.   39.55154     +0.92616621     -0.37484381
a   1.3393871      Node   342.32847     +0.30224164     +0.80335574
e   0.3582787      Incl.    7.82541     +0.22553523     +0.46272202
P   1.55           H   20.9           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Feb. 12-14.

Ephemeris:
2002 CY58                a,e,i = 1.34, 0.36, 8                   q = 0.8595
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 15    09 28.04   +23 33.5    0.453    1.433   167.7     8.4    20.5
2002 02 25    09 07.83   +22 12.3    0.521    1.481   156.0    15.7    21.2
2002 03 07    08 56.07   +20 42.5    0.605    1.525   144.3    22.3    21.8
2002 03 17    08 51.61   +19 13.1    0.704    1.567   133.8    27.3    22.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C99

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