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    M.P.E.C. 2002-G03                                Issued 2002 Apr. 2, 16:41 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 FG7
    
    Observations:
         K02F07G* C2002 03 28.57650 14 04 25.00 -08 40 25.2          19.0        608
         K02F07G  C2002 03 28.58738 14 04 22.27 -08 39 58.6          19.5        608
         K02F07G  C2002 03 28.59821 14 04 19.55 -08 39 32.9          19.5        608
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.40145 13 49 55.10 -06 13 42.0          17.6 R      649
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.40505 13 49 54.39 -06 13 34.9          17.7 R      649
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.40685 13 49 53.87 -06 13 30.7          17.6 R      649
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.47580 13 49 39.03 -06 10 58.7          18.5        644
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.48674 13 49 36.61 -06 10 35.0          17.9        644
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.49767 13 49 34.19 -06 10 11.4          17.8        644
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.90069 13 48 10.06 -05 55 52.9                      611
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.90573 13 48 08.93 -05 55 41.4                      611
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.90759 13 48 08.61 -05 55 38.6                      611
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92182 13 48 05.59 -05 55 06.2                      587
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92363 13 48 05.15 -05 55 02.0                      587
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92546 13 48 04.89 -05 54 58.6          17.6 R      587
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92587 13 48 04.62 -05 54 59.2                      246
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92655 13 48 04.45 -05 54 57.8                      246
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92720 13 48 04.31 -05 54 56.3                      246
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92791 13 48 04.16 -05 54 54.9                      246
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92858 13 48 04.02 -05 54 53.5                      246
         K02F07G  C2002 04 01.92919 13 48 03.89 -05 54 52.0          17.4 R      246
         K02F07G  C2002 04 02.20736 13 47 05.84 -05 44 59.2          17.2 R      858
         K02F07G  C2002 04 02.21049 13 47 05.20 -05 44 52.7          17.3 R      858
         K02F07G  C2002 04 02.21361 13 47 04.48 -05 44 46.3          17.3 R      858
         K02F07G  C2002 04 02.53877 13 45 55.96 -05 32 56.5          17.6 R      474
         K02F07G  C2002 04 02.54074 13 45 55.55 -05 32 53.1          17.6 R      474
         K02F07G  C2002 04 02.55081 13 45 53.41 -05 32 31.2          17.5 R      474
         K02F07G 1C2002 04 02.62736 13 45 37.53 -05 29 57.6                      413
         K02F07G 1C2002 04 02.62863 13 45 37.25 -05 29 55.0                      413
         K02F07G 1C2002 04 02.62988 13 45 36.98 -05 29 52.4                      413
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8
        reflector + CCD
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa, M. Cavagna.  Measurer F. Manca.
        0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, F. Hormuth, S. Kluegl, B. Kattentid.
        Measurer M. Busch.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.  O
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 FG7                                                             PHA 0.043
    Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5                 MPC
    M  41.98563              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.52886851     Peri.  246.88755     +0.26395450     -0.96427866
    a   1.5143895      Node   187.90648     +0.93351661     +0.26119894
    e   0.6294045      Incl.    9.30503     +0.24264120     +0.04406566
    P   1.86           H   18.7           G   0.15
    From 30 observations 2002 Mar. 28-Apr. 2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 FG7                 a,e,i = 1.51, 0.63, 9                   q = 0.5612
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 03 27    14 10.87   -09 45.6    0.334    1.302   152.1    21.0    17.9
    2002 04 06    13 34.64   -03 40.7    0.403    1.399   170.7     6.6    18.0
    2002 04 16    13 09.26   +00 22.5    0.495    1.491   167.7     8.2    18.6
    2002 04 26    12 53.44   +02 42.1    0.609    1.578   154.5    15.9    19.5
    2002 05 06    12 45.04   +03 47.7    0.740    1.660   142.8    21.5    20.2
    2002 05 16    12 42.17   +04 03.5    0.885    1.737   132.6    25.4    20.8
    2002 05 26    12 43.39   +03 45.9    1.040    1.809   123.6    27.8    21.3
    2002 06 05    12 47.59   +03 06.1    1.204    1.877   115.3    29.2    21.7
    2002 06 15    12 54.02   +02 11.4    1.373    1.940   107.7    29.9    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G03
    

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