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    M.P.E.C. 2002-E14                                Issued 2002 Mar. 6, 15:04 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 EV
    
    Observations:
         K02E00V* C2002 03 05.32298 12 29 44.25 +29 41 50.0          18.9        704
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.33717 12 29 58.18 +29 42 21.7          19.1        704
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.35182 12 30 12.68 +29 42 54.3          18.7        704
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.36593 12 30 26.55 +29 43 24.8          18.8        704
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.37934 12 30 39.66 +29 43 54.1          18.9        704
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96492 12 40 31.20 +30 01 49.7                      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96538 12 40 31.67 +30 01 50.8                      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96586 12 40 32.08 +30 01 51.4                      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96632 12 40 32.52 +30 01 52.5                      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96678 12 40 32.95 +30 01 53.1                      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96725 12 40 33.38 +30 01 54.2                      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 05.96772 12 40 33.84 +30 01 54.9          18.7 V      557
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.01049 12 41 12.80 +30 03 14.3                      118
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.01247 12 41 14.70 +30 03 17.6          17.8 R      118
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.01454 12 41 16.68 +30 03 21.2          17.8 R      118
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.26198 12 45 17.04 +30 10 14.9          18.7 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.26288 12 45 17.62 +30 10 14.4          18.2 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.27069 12 45 24.66 +30 10 29.5          18.2 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.27252 12 45 26.25 +30 10 33.5          18.2 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.27343 12 45 27.07 +30 10 34.0          18.0 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.28218 12 45 34.75 +30 10 48.8          18.5 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.28398 12 45 36.27 +30 10 52.2          18.4 R      854
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.33743 12 46 20.51 +30 12 07.4          17.5 R      649
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.33810 12 46 21.10 +30 12 07.4          17.4 R      649
         K02E00V  C2002 03 06.33944 12 46 22.22 +30 12 09.5          17.6 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers J. Toth, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.
        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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/6.1
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 EV
    Epoch 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT = JDT 2452320.5                 MPC
    M 358.61157              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26042884     Peri.  353.45034     -0.86507608     -0.49643692
    a   2.4285292      Node   156.35611     +0.46801523     -0.85042973
    e   0.5768858      Incl.   10.35213     +0.18056888     -0.17412542
    P   3.78           H   23.2           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2002 Mar. 5-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 EV                  a,e,i = 2.43, 0.58, 10                  q = 1.0275
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 02 25    09 07.46   +11 53.2    0.042    1.029   159.1    20.1    17.4
    2002 02 26    09 33.48   +15 19.6    0.042    1.030   163.5    15.8    17.2
    2002 02 27    10 00.50   +18 34.5    0.042    1.031   166.2    13.2    17.2
    2002 02 28    10 27.73   +21 29.2    0.043    1.032   166.1    13.3    17.2
    2002 03 01    10 54.37   +23 57.5    0.045    1.034   163.7    15.6    17.4
    2002 03 02    11 19.72   +25 57.6    0.047    1.035   160.2    19.0    17.6
    2002 03 03    11 43.26   +27 30.5    0.049    1.037   156.4    22.5    17.8
    2002 03 04    12 04.70   +28 39.8    0.052    1.038   152.9    25.8    18.1
    2002 03 05    12 23.93   +29 29.4    0.056    1.040   149.7    28.7    18.3
    2002 03 06    12 41.02   +30 03.7    0.060    1.042   147.0    31.3    18.5
    2002 03 07    12 56.11   +30 26.1    0.064    1.045   144.6    33.4    18.7
    2002 03 08    13 09.38   +30 39.8    0.068    1.047   142.5    35.2    18.9
    2002 03 09    13 21.04   +30 46.8    0.072    1.050   140.8    36.7    19.1
    2002 03 10    13 31.29   +30 49.1    0.077    1.052   139.3    38.0    19.3
    2002 03 11    13 40.30   +30 47.9    0.081    1.055   138.1    38.9    19.4
    2002 03 12    13 48.24   +30 44.1    0.086    1.058   137.1    39.7    19.6
    2002 03 13    13 55.26   +30 38.5    0.091    1.061   136.3    40.3    19.7
    2002 03 14    14 01.45   +30 31.6    0.095    1.064   135.6    40.8    19.8
    2002 03 15    14 06.95   +30 23.6    0.100    1.068   135.1    41.1    20.0
    2002 03 16    14 11.82   +30 15.0    0.105    1.071   134.7    41.3    20.1
    
    2002 03 17    14 16.15   +30 05.9    0.110    1.075   134.4    41.4    20.2
    2002 03 22    14 31.65   +29 16.2    0.136    1.095   134.0    40.9    20.7
    2002 03 27    14 40.26   +28 23.1    0.163    1.118   134.8    39.3    21.1
    2002 04 01    14 44.73   +27 27.4    0.190    1.144   136.3    37.1    21.4
    2002 04 06    14 46.50   +26 28.0    0.218    1.172   138.1    34.7    21.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E14
    

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