MPEC 2002-E04 : 2002 DY3
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M.P.E.C. 2002-E04 Issued 2002 Mar. 1, 19:47 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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2002 DY3 Observations: K02D03Y C2001 11 27.07625 21 52 37.42 +75 43 23.4 18.7 704 K02D03Y C2001 11 27.09176 21 52 31.22 +75 43 10.7 19.3 704 K02D03Y C2001 11 27.10723 21 52 24.61 +75 42 58.1 19.3 704 K02D03Y C2001 11 27.12269 21 52 18.44 +75 42 44.6 19.3 704 K02D03Y C2001 11 27.13810 21 52 12.29 +75 42 31.5 19.5 704 K02D03Y* C2002 02 25.17271 06 10 31.24 +76 26 55.9 16.9 704 K02D03Y C2002 02 25.18712 06 10 41.78 +76 25 49.6 17.4 704 K02D03Y C2002 02 25.20150 06 10 52.32 +76 24 44.0 17.5 704 K02D03Y C2002 02 25.21587 06 11 02.84 +76 23 37.7 17.4 704 K02D03Y C2002 02 25.23045 06 11 13.47 +76 22 30.1 17.9 704 K02D03Y C2002 02 26.22900 06 23 17.16 +75 04 33.3 17.5 R 651 K02D03Y C2002 02 26.23205 06 23 18.77 +75 04 18.3 17.6 R 651 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.06857 06 32 21.36 +73 55 18.9 18.0 V 726 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.07204 06 32 23.16 +73 55 02.0 17.8 V 726 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.07551 06 32 25.00 +73 54 45.9 18.1 V 726 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.07898 06 32 26.98 +73 54 27.1 17.6 V 726 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.08245 06 32 29.05 +73 54 11.2 18.0 V 726 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.08593 06 32 30.94 +73 53 52.8 18.4 V 726 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.21749 06 33 45.57 +73 42 41.6 17.0 R 649 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.21905 06 33 46.44 +73 42 33.6 17.2 R 649 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.22061 06 33 47.42 +73 42 25.9 17.0 R 649 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.22218 06 33 48.27 +73 42 17.3 17.1 R 649 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.89165 06 40 14.45 +72 44 24.5 557 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.89363 06 40 15.47 +72 44 14.1 557 K02D03Y C2002 02 27.89462 06 40 16.00 +72 44 09.4 557 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.74329 06 47 46.19 +71 28 05.0 557 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.74393 06 47 46.52 +71 28 01.6 557 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.74457 06 47 46.83 +71 27 58.0 17.9 V 557 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.75851 06 47 53.47 +71 26 42.3 046 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.75951 06 47 53.87 +71 26 36.8 17.1 R 046 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.76022 06 47 54.23 +71 26 33.3 046 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.76096 06 47 54.67 +71 26 29.3 046 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.76169 06 47 54.96 +71 26 25.2 046 K02D03Y C2002 02 28.76240 06 47 55.34 +71 26 21.3 17.2 R 046 Observer details: 046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD. 557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD. 649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer R. Fredrick. 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. 726 Brainerd. Observer C. Van Valkenburg. Measurer J. Wentworth. 0.28-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: 2002 DY3 Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5 MPC M 45.21838 (2000.0) P Q n 0.54182552 Peri. 137.85501 -0.68581420 -0.72692041 a 1.4901492 Node 355.04745 +0.50935658 -0.44478555 e 0.2738572 Incl. 24.13025 +0.51982185 -0.52321366 P 1.82 H 18.4 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 011127 704 0.3+ 0.7+ 020227 726 1.3+ 1.4- 020227 557 0.0 1.0+ 011127 704 0.7+ 0.4+ 020227 726 0.5+ 0.8- 020228 557 0.1- 0.1+ 011127 704 0.6- 0.3+ 020227 726 0.2- 0.6+ 020228 557 0.0 0.2+ 011127 704 0.3- 0.5- 020227 726 0.2- 0.7- 020228 557 0.0 0.1+ 011127 704 0.2- 0.9- 020227 726 0.1+ 0.9+ 020228 046 0.0 0.2- 020225 704 0.0 0.1+ 020227 726 0.3- 0.0 020228 046 0.3- 0.3- 020225 704 0.1- 0.2- 020227 649 0.5- 0.5- 020228 046 0.2- 0.1+ 020225 704 0.0 0.4+ 020227 649 0.5- 0.4- 020228 046 0.2+ 0.2+ 020225 704 0.1- 0.5+ 020227 649 0.2- 0.0 020228 046 0.0 0.0 020225 704 0.4- 0.5+ 020227 649 0.3- 0.4- 020228 046 0.2+ 0.0 020226 651 1.3+ 0.2- 020227 557 0.0 0.2+ 020226 651 0.0 0.1- 020227 557 0.1- 0.4+ Ephemeris: 2002 DY3 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.27, 24 q = 1.0821 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 02 25 06 08.3 +76 39.6 0.268 1.088 104.4 61.7 17.9 2002 03 07 07 26.57 +60 43.0 0.239 1.101 110.9 57.3 17.6 2002 03 17 08 01.51 +40 17.0 0.236 1.119 116.2 52.9 17.4 2002 03 27 08 25.05 +20 41.8 0.263 1.143 117.5 50.7 17.7 2002 04 06 08 44.66 +05 42.1 0.317 1.172 115.4 50.4 18.1 2002 04 16 09 03.09 -04 44.3 0.387 1.205 112.3 50.4 18.6 2002 04 26 09 21.57 -12 00.7 0.466 1.240 109.2 50.0 19.1 2002 05 06 09 40.56 -17 16.7 0.551 1.278 106.2 49.3 19.5 2002 05 16 10 00.40 -21 17.1 0.640 1.317 103.5 48.3 19.8 2002 05 26 10 21.24 -24 29.9 0.731 1.356 100.9 47.2 20.2 2002 06 05 10 43.08 -27 11.4 0.823 1.397 98.4 45.9 20.5 2002 06 15 11 05.99 -29 31.5 0.917 1.436 95.9 44.7 20.7 2002 06 25 11 29.95 -31 36.5 1.013 1.476 93.3 43.4 20.9 2002 07 05 11 54.90 -33 29.5 1.109 1.514 90.7 42.2 21.2 2002 07 15 12 20.85 -35 12.2 1.207 1.552 88.0 40.9 21.4 2002 07 25 12 47.75 -36 45.2 1.307 1.587 85.3 39.6 21.6 2002 08 04 13 15.51 -38 08.0 1.408 1.622 82.3 38.3 21.7 2002 08 14 13 44.11 -39 20.0 1.510 1.655 79.3 37.0 21.9 2002 08 24 14 13.43 -40 20.2 1.613 1.685 76.1 35.6 22.0 Timothy B. 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