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    M.P.E.C. 2002-D28                                Issued 2002 Feb. 23, 14:24 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
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                                   2002 DO3

Observations:
     K02D03O* C2002 02 21.28894 11 04 25.52 +29 48 31.3          19.8        704
     K02D03O  C2002 02 21.31123 11 04 26.76 +29 49 14.4          19.7        704
     K02D03O  C2002 02 21.32511 11 04 27.58 +29 49 41.3          19.8        704
     K02D03O  C2002 02 21.33952 11 04 28.39 +29 50 08.2          20.2        704
     K02D03O  C2002 02 21.35340 11 04 29.10 +29 50 35.0          20.2        704
     K02D03O FC2002 02 22.09832 11 05 22.70 +30 13 59.5                      046
     K02D03O FC2002 02 22.10105 11 05 22.80 +30 14 07.3          18.5 R      046
     K02D03O  C2002 02 22.10275 11 05 22.96 +30 14 07.8                      557
     K02D03O  C2002 02 22.10473 11 05 23.08 +30 14 10.7                      557
     K02D03O  C2002 02 22.10671 11 05 23.22 +30 14 13.7          20   V      557
     K02D03O  C2002 02 22.31664 11 05 40.73 +30 21 17.9          19.2 R      448
     K02D03O  C2002 02 22.32233 11 05 40.87 +30 21 29.3          18.8 R      448
     K02D03O  C2002 02 22.32802 11 05 41.43 +30 21 40.4          19.3 R      448
     K02D03O  C2002 02 23.34242 11 07 00.14 +30 55 27.9          19.7 R      448
     K02D03O  C2002 02 23.34747 11 07 00.44 +30 55 38.1          19.3 R      448
     K02D03O  C2002 02 23.35102 11 07 00.65 +30 55 45.1          19.4 R      448
     K02D03O  C2002 02 23.39808 11 07 03.04 +30 57 15.1          19.0 R      649
     K02D03O  C2002 02 23.40750 11 07 03.70 +30 57 33.9          19.2 R      649
     K02D03O  C2002 02 23.41331 11 07 04.12 +30 57 45.3          18.9 R      649

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  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.

Orbital elements:
2002 DO3                                                             PHA 0.027
Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5                 MPC
M 334.54306              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37912902     Peri.  166.23264     -0.74443505     +0.66541313
a   1.8906510      Node    55.61907     -0.61875037     -0.65646501
e   0.5076795      Incl.    3.83179     -0.25092715     -0.35535765
P   2.60           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2002 Feb. 21-23.

Ephemeris:
2002 DO3                 a,e,i = 1.89, 0.51, 4                   q = 0.9308
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 15    10 57.82   +26 56.1    0.256    1.231   159.3    16.4    20.3
2002 02 25    11 09.34   +31 54.1    0.186    1.162   155.7    20.5    19.6

2002 03 07    11 32.35   +39 57.2    0.125    1.097   145.1    31.2    18.9
2002 03 09    11 40.50   +42 13.5    0.114    1.085   142.1    34.2    18.8
2002 03 11    11 51.06   +44 49.7    0.103    1.073   138.6    37.7    18.6
2002 03 13    12 05.17   +47 49.1    0.093    1.062   134.7    41.7    18.5
2002 03 15    12 24.78   +51 14.4    0.084    1.050   130.1    46.4    18.4
2002 03 17    12 53.27   +55 03.8    0.075    1.039   124.7    51.9    18.3
2002 03 19    13 36.44   +59 01.7    0.067    1.029   118.3    58.4    18.2
2002 03 21    14 42.58   +62 17.8    0.060    1.019   110.6    66.2    18.2
2002 03 23    16 14.27   +63 04.3    0.055    1.009   101.7    75.3    18.3
2002 03 25    17 50.86   +59 30.5    0.052    1.000    91.7    85.3    18.5
2002 03 27    19 05.50   +52 00.9    0.052    0.991    81.5    95.5    18.9
2002 03 29    19 55.18   +42 47.1    0.054    0.983    72.2   104.7    19.4
2002 03 31    20 28.02   +33 43.8    0.059    0.975    64.9   112.0    20.0
2002 04 02    20 50.71   +25 48.4    0.065    0.968    59.6   117.1    20.5
2002 04 04    21 07.23   +19 14.7    0.072    0.962    56.2   120.2    21.0
2002 04 06    21 19.85   +13 55.8    0.081    0.956    54.3   121.7    21.3
2002 04 08    21 29.90   +09 38.5    0.090    0.950    53.5   122.1    21.6
2002 04 10    21 38.20   +06 10.1    0.100    0.946    53.4   121.7    21.8
2002 04 12    21 45.27   +03 19.9    0.110    0.941    53.8   120.7    21.9
2002 04 14    21 51.45   +00 59.7    0.121    0.938    54.6   119.4    22.0
2002 04 16    21 56.97   -00 56.9    0.132    0.935    55.5   117.8    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D28

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