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    M.P.E.C. 2002-F32                                Issued 2002 Mar. 20, 19:22 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 FB3
    
    Observations:
         K02F03B* C2002 03 18.11120 05 35 34.31 -10 51 03.9          17.8        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 18.12397 05 35 37.48 -10 50 33.2          18.2        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 18.13669 05 35 40.76 -10 50 01.6          18.1        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 18.14969 05 35 44.05 -10 49 30.1          18.2        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 18.16312 05 35 47.44 -10 48 57.7          18.3        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.10965 05 39 48.17 -10 11 14.5          17.8        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.12102 05 39 50.98 -10 10 47.4          18.2        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.13240 05 39 53.79 -10 10 20.4          18.0        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.14381 05 39 56.61 -10 09 53.3          17.9        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.14652 05 39 57.46 -10 09 47.9                      670
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.15651 05 39 59.73 -10 09 23.1          18.3        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.16499 05 40 01.99 -10 09 04.4                      670
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.16955 05 40 02.96 -10 08 52.1          18.2        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.18082 05 40 05.88 -10 08 26.4                      670
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.19337 05 40 08.82 -10 07 55.4          18.3        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.20905 05 40 12.68 -10 07 18.8          17.9        704
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.39836 05 41 00.54 -09 59 36.6          18.5        422
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.39929 05 41 00.72 -09 59 35.0          18.6        422
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.39986 05 41 00.87 -09 59 34.2          18.4        422
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.55050 05 41 38.09 -09 53 42.0                      322
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.55554 05 41 39.63 -09 53 25.7                      322
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.57494 05 41 44.25 -09 52 43.1                      322
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.86017 05 42 54.94 -09 41 56.6          17.4 R      620
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.86400 05 42 55.92 -09 41 46.3                      620
         K02F03B  C2002 03 19.87431 05 42 58.52 -09 41 22.4                      620
         K02F03B  C2002 03 20.09413 05 43 52.86 -09 32 50.0          16.9 R      711
         K02F03B  C2002 03 20.09574 05 43 53.17 -09 32 49.1          17.4 R      448
         K02F03B  C2002 03 20.09890 05 43 54.03 -09 32 39.4          17.0 R      711
         K02F03B  C2002 03 20.10010 05 43 54.24 -09 32 39.0          17.5 R      448
         K02F03B  C2002 03 20.10366 05 43 55.19 -09 32 28.4          17.0 R      711
         K02F03B  C2002 03 20.10613 05 43 55.69 -09 32 25.2          17.8 R      448
    
    Observer details:
    322 Perth Observatory, Bickley-MCT.  Observers J. Biggs, A. O'Brien.  0.25-m
        f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Rodriguez.
        0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 FB3                                                             PHA 0.004
    Epoch 2002 Mar. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452340.5                  MPC
    M  96.66227              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.48231505     Peri.  148.19051     +0.97558773     +0.17036839
    a   0.7618025      Node   203.23997     -0.18204257     +0.98032050
    e   0.6188151      Incl.   20.56043     +0.12283766     +0.09973126
    P   0.66           H   16.3           G   0.15
    From 31 observations 2002 Mar. 18-20.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 FB3                 a,e,i = 0.76, 0.62, 21                  q = 0.2904
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 03 07    04 40.17   -19 09.4    0.481    1.036    81.4    71.3    17.3
    2002 03 17    05 30.74   -11 36.3    0.548    1.101    86.0    64.3    17.5
    2002 03 27    06 10.16   -05 27.9    0.629    1.153    87.2    59.8    17.7
    2002 04 06    06 42.80   -00 43.0    0.719    1.191    86.1    56.9    18.0
    2002 04 16    07 11.37   +02 52.9    0.812    1.217    83.5    55.0    18.3
    2002 04 26    07 37.44   +05 34.3    0.903    1.231    80.1    53.6    18.5
    2002 05 06    08 01.89   +07 33.0    0.991    1.232    76.1    52.6    18.7
    2002 05 16    08 25.34   +08 58.1    1.071    1.222    71.8    51.8    18.8
    2002 05 26    08 48.16   +09 56.4    1.140    1.199    67.4    51.2    18.9
    2002 06 05    09 10.59   +10 33.5    1.197    1.164    62.9    50.9    18.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-F32
    

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