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    • MPEC 2002-D19 : 2002 DH2

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-D19                                Issued 2002 Feb. 21, 18:57 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2002 DH2

Observations:
     K02D02H* C2002 02 20.36152 11 41 11.06 +32 23 50.9          17.7 R      699
     K02D02H  C2002 02 20.37401 11 41 09.81 +32 23 22.4                      699
     K02D02H  C2002 02 20.38649 11 41 08.70 +32 22 53.6                      699
     K02D02H  C2002 02 20.39899 11 41 07.51 +32 22 24.5                      699
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.05068 11 40 15.82 +31 56 10.0          17.5 R      966
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.05278 11 40 15.63 +31 56 04.5          17.7 R      966
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.05488 11 40 15.41 +31 55 59.5          17.7 R      966
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.05745 11 40 15.17 +31 55 53.3          17.6 R      966
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.11385 11 40 09.73 +31 53 32.1          17.7 R      966
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.11894 11 40 09.23 +31 53 19.3          17.7 R      966
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.25441 11 40 00.27 +31 47 48.5          18.0 R      651
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.25716 11 40 00.02 +31 47 41.8          18.0 R      651
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.25969 11 39 59.76 +31 47 35.5          18.1 R      651
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.31025 11 39 53.84 +31 45 25.9          17.4 R      649
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.31221 11 39 54.21 +31 45 24.6          17.7 R      448
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.31413 11 39 53.44 +31 45 16.2          17.4 R      649
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.31721 11 39 53.69 +31 45 10.6          17.8 R      448
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.31807 11 39 53.03 +31 45 06.2          17.4 R      649
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.32569 11 39 52.81 +31 44 50.2          17.4 R      448
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.33940 11 39 51.65 +31 44 13.7          18.2        678
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.35764 11 39 49.75 +31 43 28.3          18.0        678
     K02D02H  C2002 02 21.37336 11 39 48.09 +31 42 47.1          18.3        678

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
678 Fountain Hills.  Observers C. W. Juels, P. R. Holvorcem.
    Measurer C. W. Juels.  0.37-m f/5.8 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 DH2
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5                 MPC
M 339.51169              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32931767     Peri.  232.59564     -0.77286130     +0.62813783
a   2.0767905      Node   345.56633     -0.40482194     -0.59744856
e   0.5524429      Incl.   21.20462     -0.48867638     -0.49849582
P   2.99           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2002 Feb. 20-21.

Ephemeris:
2002 DH2                 a,e,i = 2.08, 0.55, 21                  q = 0.9295
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 15    11 46.07   +34 59.7    0.265    1.217   146.2    26.8    18.6
2002 02 20    11 41.63   +32 37.5    0.215    1.180   150.3    24.5    18.1
2002 02 25    11 33.32   +28 29.2    0.167    1.144   155.9    20.7    17.3
2002 03 02    11 18.92   +20 47.6    0.123    1.110   164.9    13.4    16.4
2002 03 07    10 53.38   +05 10.3    0.086    1.078   176.0     3.6    15.1
2002 03 12    10 03.86   -25 19.2    0.066    1.048   144.7    33.2    15.5
2002 03 17    08 17.19   -57 49.8    0.075    1.020   107.7    68.3    16.7
2002 03 22    05 21.10   -69 07.1    0.106    0.996    86.6    87.3    18.1
2002 03 27    03 16.95   -67 55.6    0.144    0.974    76.6    95.2    19.0
2002 04 01    02 18.22   -64 49.4    0.184    0.957    71.5    98.0    19.7
2002 04 06    01 47.52   -61 58.8    0.224    0.943    68.9    98.3    20.1
2002 04 11    01 29.23   -59 30.6    0.265    0.934    67.7    97.1    20.4
2002 04 16    01 17.38   -57 18.1    0.304    0.930    67.4    95.1    20.6
2002 04 21    01 09.35   -55 15.8    0.341    0.930    67.6    92.5    20.7
2002 04 26    01 03.83   -53 20.4    0.377    0.935    68.3    89.7    20.8
2002 05 01    01 00.10   -51 30.3    0.410    0.945    69.4    86.6    20.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D19

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