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    M.P.E.C. 2002-E10                                Issued 2002 Mar. 4, 16:30 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 EA
    
    Observations:
         K02E00A* C2002 03 02.90686 09 51 09.24 +17 35 42.1          17.7 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.90799 09 51 08.36 +17 35 37.3          17.7 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.90937 09 51 07.80 +17 35 34.5          17.8 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.91053 09 51 07.21 +17 35 26.9          17.9 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.91514 09 51 04.91 +17 35 13.2          17.8 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.91958 09 51 02.55 +17 34 57.0          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.93898 09 50 52.62 +17 33 49.0          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.94051 09 50 51.48 +17 33 40.6          18.1 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.94727 09 50 48.38 +17 33 18.3          17.7 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.95095 09 50 46.36 +17 33 06.3          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.95494 09 50 44.26 +17 32 51.5          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.96368 09 50 39.64 +17 32 19.0          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.97322 09 50 34.80 +17 31 45.4          17.9 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 02.97644 09 50 33.12 +17 31 35.2          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.00226 09 50 19.79 +17 30 02.2          18.1 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.00825 09 50 16.60 +17 29 39.5          18.0 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.01023 09 50 15.55 +17 29 32.0          17.8 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.02204 09 50 08.71 +17 28 33.7                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.02274 09 50 08.41 +17 28 31.2                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.02692 09 50 06.25 +17 28 16.3                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.02831 09 50 05.61 +17 28 11.5                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.04296 09 49 58.59 +17 27 32.2          17.9 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.04437 09 49 57.87 +17 27 29.2          18.1 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.04972 09 49 54.96 +17 27 07.5          17.8 R      941
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.18946 09 48 49.14 +17 18 31.4                      918
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.19175 09 48 47.92 +17 18 21.2                      918
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.19354 09 48 47.17 +17 18 16.4                      918
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.22330 09 48 32.21 +17 16 43.6          18.7 R      651
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.22458 09 48 31.51 +17 16 38.7          18.7 R      651
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.22605 09 48 30.77 +17 16 33.4          18.6 R      651
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.30294 09 47 48.31 +17 11 33.7          18.3 R      649
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.30450 09 47 47.45 +17 11 27.7          18.2 R      649
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.30699 09 47 46.15 +17 11 18.9          18.1 R      649
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.82023 09 43 23.49 +16 37 37.5          18.4 R      587
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.82205 09 43 22.53 +16 37 29.0          19.0 R      587
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.82388 09 43 21.44 +16 37 22.7                      587
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.85142 09 43 06.68 +16 35 38.6          18.4 R      620
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.85752 09 43 03.24 +16 35 13.3          18.6 R      620
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.86123 09 43 01.10 +16 35 00.8          18.3 R      620
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.86589 09 42 57.33 +16 34 28.8                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.86665 09 42 56.98 +16 34 25.9                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.86817 09 42 56.14 +16 34 19.5                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.86892 09 42 55.70 +16 34 16.7                      557
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.88681 09 42 45.60 +16 33 05.1          18.0 R      046
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.88781 09 42 45.09 +16 33 00.4                      046
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.88800 09 42 45.37 +16 33 02.0          18.9 V      151
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.88824 09 42 44.89 +16 32 58.8                      046
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.88870 09 42 44.58 +16 32 55.6          18.2 R      046
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.88914 09 42 44.28 +16 32 54.6                      046
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.89059 09 42 43.43 +16 32 48.6          17.9 R      046
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.89175 09 42 43.29 +16 32 46.5          18.4 V      151
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.89324 09 42 42.45 +16 32 40.2          18.6 V      151
         K02E00A  C2002 03 03.90028 09 42 38.50 +16 32 11.3          18.5 V      151
         K02E00A  C2002 03 04.21802 09 39 44.04 +16 10 13.1          18.3 R      448
         K02E00A  C2002 03 04.22767 09 39 38.30 +16 09 31.7          18.5 R      448
         K02E00A  C2002 03 04.24657 09 39 27.11 +16 08 07.3          18.9 R      448
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, L. Vasta.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observer F. Manca.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observer S. Sanchez.  0.30-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.  0.75-m
        Newtonian + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        reflector + CCD.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.26-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 EA
    Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5                 MPC
    M 311.37957              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.60483833     Peri.  262.84330     -0.41192469     +0.90927026
    a   1.3847664      Node   342.45971     -0.73846953     -0.37140205
    e   0.4269844      Incl.   11.39536     -0.53383593     -0.18785129
    P   1.63           H   22.4           G   0.15
    From 56 observations 2002 Mar. 2-4.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 EA                  a,e,i = 1.38, 0.43, 11                  q = 0.7935
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 02 25    10 27.35   +21 31.4    0.145    1.132   167.7    10.8    19.2
    2002 02 26    10 22.57   +21 04.0    0.138    1.125   167.4    11.1    19.0
    2002 02 27    10 17.33   +20 32.5    0.131    1.118   166.8    11.6    18.9
    2002 02 28    10 11.55   +19 56.3    0.124    1.111   165.9    12.5    18.8
    2002 03 01    10 05.19   +19 14.6    0.117    1.104   164.7    13.7    18.8
    2002 03 02    09 58.16   +18 26.5    0.111    1.097   163.1    15.2    18.7
    2002 03 03    09 50.37   +17 30.7    0.104    1.091   161.2    17.1    18.6
    2002 03 04    09 41.73   +16 26.1    0.098    1.084   158.9    19.2    18.5
    2002 03 05    09 32.13   +15 11.0    0.092    1.077   156.2    21.8    18.4
    2002 03 06    09 21.43   +13 43.7    0.087    1.070   153.2    24.7    18.4
    2002 03 07    09 09.51   +12 02.1    0.081    1.063   149.7    28.1    18.3
    2002 03 08    08 56.21   +10 04.2    0.076    1.056   145.8    31.9    18.3
    2002 03 09    08 41.40   +07 47.8    0.072    1.050   141.3    36.3    18.3
    2002 03 10    08 24.94   +05 11.2    0.067    1.043   136.3    41.1    18.2
    2002 03 11    08 06.72   +02 13.7    0.064    1.036   130.7    46.6    18.3
    2002 03 12    07 46.71   -01 03.9    0.061    1.029   124.6    52.6    18.3
    2002 03 13    07 24.96   -04 38.4    0.059    1.023   118.0    59.1    18.4
    2002 03 14    07 01.65   -08 23.9    0.057    1.016   111.0    66.0    18.5
    2002 03 15    06 37.09   -12 11.8    0.057    1.009   103.7    73.1    18.7
    2002 03 16    06 11.76   -15 52.4    0.057    1.003    96.5    80.2    19.0
    2002 03 17    05 46.20   -19 16.6    0.058    0.996    89.5    87.1    19.3
    2002 03 18    05 21.02   -22 17.5    0.060    0.990    82.9    93.6    19.6
    2002 03 19    04 56.72   -24 51.6    0.063    0.983    76.9    99.6    20.0
    2002 03 20    04 33.75   -26 58.4    0.066    0.977    71.4   105.0    20.3
    2002 03 21    04 12.38   -28 39.9    0.070    0.970    66.5   109.7    20.7
    2002 03 22    03 52.73   -29 59.0    0.074    0.964    62.2   113.9    21.1
    2002 03 23    03 34.84   -30 59.3    0.079    0.958    58.5   117.5    21.4
    2002 03 24    03 18.65   -31 44.3    0.084    0.952    55.2   120.7    21.8
    2002 03 25    03 04.03   -32 16.8    0.089    0.945    52.4   123.4    22.1
    2002 03 26    02 50.86   -32 39.6    0.095    0.939    49.9   125.7    22.4
    2002 03 27    02 38.99   -32 54.4    0.100    0.933    47.8   127.6    22.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E10
    

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