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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. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E04
    

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