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    M.P.E.C. 2002-E40                                Issued 2002 Mar. 12, 00:33 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 EC3

Observations:
     K02E03C* C2002 03 09.39599 13 55 23.39 -08 04 07.0          18.4        704
     K02E03C  C2002 03 09.41711 13 55 26.74 -08 06 24.6          18.9        704
     K02E03C  C2002 03 09.43850 13 55 30.17 -08 08 42.3          19.0        704
     K02E03C  C2002 03 09.48149 13 55 37.04 -08 13 21.9          19.0        704
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.05645 13 57 26.16 -09 17 33.0          18.4 R      966
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.06194 13 57 27.04 -09 18 10.8          18.5 R      966
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.07731 13 57 29.68 -09 19 57.0          18.3 R      966
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.37986 13 58 28.14 -09 54 48.9          18.2 R      854
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.38111 13 58 28.36 -09 54 57.8          18.1 R      854
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.38237 13 58 28.50 -09 55 06.7          18.2 R      854
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.83515 13 59 55.60 -10 49 29.0                      345
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.83807 13 59 56.11 -10 49 49.0                      345
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.84110 13 59 56.87 -10 50 18.0                      345
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.98153 14 00 28.65 -11 07 44.9          18.1 R      113
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.98324 14 00 28.99 -11 07 57.1          18.0 R      113
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.98495 14 00 29.20 -11 08 07.7          18.0 R      113
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.98666 14 00 29.62 -11 08 22.1          18.0 R      113
     K02E03C  C2002 03 10.98837 14 00 29.96 -11 08 34.9          18.1 R      113
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.07021 14 00 45.31 -11 18 49.3                      557
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.07115 14 00 45.48 -11 18 56.3                      557
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.07207 14 00 45.70 -11 19 03.3          18.5 V      557
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.07301 14 00 45.91 -11 19 10.2                      557
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.11468 14 00 53.46 -11 24 23.8                      118
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.11953 14 00 54.47 -11 24 59.5                      118
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.12197 14 00 54.92 -11 25 18.2          18.0 R      118
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.51253 14 02 16.00 -12 15 06.8          17.8 R      926
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.51331 14 02 16.13 -12 15 13.6          17.9 R      926
     K02E03C  C2002 03 11.51414 14 02 16.36 -12 15 19.2          17.8 R      926

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer A. Knoefel.  0.50-m f/4.0
    reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
345 Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory.  Observers S.-G. Kwon, S.-L. Kim.
    0.61-m reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,  M. Schwartz.  0.36-m
    f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 EC3
Epoch 2002 Mar. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452340.5                  MPC
M 310.21132              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.67687672     Peri.  264.26885     -0.17682702     +0.98405513
a   1.2846840      Node   355.41105     -0.78125632     -0.15218214
e   0.3452090      Incl.   13.86732     -0.59864076     -0.09206569
P   1.46           H   21.1           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2002 Mar. 9-11.

Ephemeris:
2002 EC3                 a,e,i = 1.28, 0.35, 14                  q = 0.8412
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 03 07    13 48.75   -04 11.2    0.162    1.120   139.0    35.5    18.8
2002 03 12    14 04.08   -13 19.3    0.128    1.092   137.7    37.8    18.3
2002 03 17    14 28.76   -27 42.2    0.101    1.064   131.2    44.7    18.0
2002 03 22    15 19.73   -48 28.3    0.085    1.037   116.2    59.5    18.0
2002 03 27    17 43.30   -68 00.6    0.087    1.010    95.9    79.2    18.6
2002 04 01    21 43.32   -68 30.7    0.104    0.985    79.0    95.0    19.5
2002 04 06    23 25.14   -59 24.1    0.130    0.960    68.3   104.5    20.4
2002 04 11    00 03.85   -51 40.0    0.161    0.937    61.9   109.4    21.1
2002 04 16    00 23.58   -45 45.8    0.194    0.916    58.0   111.6    21.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-E40

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