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  • MPEC 2002-G21 : 2002 GF1

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-G21                                Issued 2002 Apr. 5, 18:25 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 GF1
    
    Observations:
         K02G01F* C2002 04 02.39092 12 08 25.15 +06 20 45.1          19.2        644
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.40133 12 08 24.99 +06 20 44.4          18.9        644
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.44394 12 08 24.53 +06 20 41.1          19.3        644
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.82976 12 08 25.18 +06 20 07.9                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.83633 12 08 25.10 +06 20 07.5                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.90190 12 08 24.57 +06 20 01.8          18.8 R      636
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.91913 12 08 24.49 +06 20 00.4          18.8 R      636
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.94468 12 08 24.01 +06 19 59.8                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.94582 12 08 23.98 +06 19 59.8                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.94674 12 08 23.96 +06 19 59.7                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.94795 12 08 23.95 +06 19 59.4          18.2 R      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 02.96667 12 08 23.84 +06 19 57.2          18.9 V      611
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.01458 12 08 23.32 +06 19 51.8                      611
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.09103 12 08 24.82 +06 19 50.5          18.7 R      649
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.15252 12 08 24.21 +06 19 46.6          18.6 R      649
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.19618 12 08 23.42 +06 19 44.3          19.2 R      850
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.24201 12 08 22.90 +06 19 40.9          18.7 R      850
         K02G01F FC2002 04 03.41817 12 08 23.23 +06 20 02.8          19   R      474
         K02G01F FC2002 04 03.43090 12 08 23.16 +06 20 01.8                      474
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.49541 12 08 23.06 +06 19 51.5          19.1 V      422
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.49701 12 08 23.06 +06 19 51.3          18.9 V      422
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.49928 12 08 23.01 +06 19 51.2          19.2 V      422
         K02G01F 1C2002 04 03.60830 12 08 21.62 +06 19 41.1                      413
         K02G01F FC2002 04 03.63164 12 08 21.14 +06 19 43.5                      474
         K02G01F 1C2002 04 03.63688 12 08 21.27 +06 19 38.3                      413
         K02G01F UC2002 04 03.64826 12 08 20.92 +06 19 41.8                      474
         K02G01F 1C2002 04 03.65994 12 08 21.02 +06 19 36.0                      413
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.89095 12 08 22.02 +06 18 37.7          18.6 R      636
         K02G01F  C2002 04 03.89953 12 08 21.90 +06 18 34.7          18.7 R      636
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.18603 12 08 21.86 +06 18 11.8          19.9 R      858
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.21190 12 08 21.54 +06 18 08.7          18.3 R      448
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.21589 12 08 21.49 +06 18 09.3          19.5 R      858
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.21983 12 08 21.35 +06 18 07.1          18.9 R      448
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.22041 12 08 21.34 +06 18 08.7          19.4 R      858
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.26222 12 08 20.89 +06 18 03.1          18.9 R      448
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.27008 12 08 20.79 +06 18 02.3          18.9 R      448
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.86023 12 08 20.62 +06 16 48.9                      557
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.88427 12 08 20.43 +06 16 46.2                      557
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.88662 12 08 20.45 +06 16 45.7          19.5 V      557
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.88830 12 08 20.45 +06 16 46.2                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.88949 12 08 20.43 +06 16 46.3                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.89182 12 08 20.43 +06 16 45.6                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.89729 12 08 20.39 +06 16 45.2                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 04.89965 12 08 20.38 +06 16 45.0                      246
         K02G01F  C2002 04 05.32373 12 08 19.01 +06 15 54.7          18.5 R      649
         K02G01F  C2002 04 05.37978 12 08 18.60 +06 15 46.9          18.7 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m
        KLENOT telescope + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 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.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, M. Wolf.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers F. Hormuth, S. Kluegl, J. Rothermel.  0.45-m
        f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    636 Essen.  Observers A. Knoefel, T. Payer.  0.32-m f/5.7 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.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
        R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, A. D.
        McDermott.  0.3-m f/5.75 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 GF1
    Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5                 MPC
    M 345.74608              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35499207     Peri.  145.39537     -0.80157346     +0.59720453
    a   1.9754086      Node    71.30025     -0.55518842     -0.72560655
    e   0.3665829      Incl.    1.73951     -0.22191396     -0.34182142
    P   2.78           H   20.5           G   0.15
    From 46 observations 2002 Apr. 2-5.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 GF1                 a,e,i = 1.98, 0.37, 2                   q = 1.2513
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 03 27    12 09.12   +06 21.2    0.310    1.305   170.6     7.2    19.1
    2002 04 06    12 08.34   +06 14.6    0.292    1.282   162.2    13.8    19.2
    2002 04 16    12 10.11   +05 27.9    0.285    1.265   153.7    20.6    19.3
    2002 04 26    12 16.20   +03 54.1    0.287    1.255   146.2    26.5    19.5
    2002 05 06    12 27.17   +01 36.8    0.297    1.251   140.1    31.1    19.7
    2002 05 16    12 42.77   -01 14.3    0.315    1.255   135.3    34.5    19.9
    2002 05 26    13 02.34   -04 26.5    0.341    1.265   131.5    36.9    20.2
    2002 06 05    13 24.80   -07 45.3    0.375    1.281   128.3    38.4    20.4
    2002 06 15    13 49.25   -10 58.7    0.418    1.304   125.6    39.3    20.7
    2002 06 25    14 14.97   -13 58.2    0.471    1.332   122.9    39.8    21.1
    2002 07 05    14 41.30   -16 37.8    0.533    1.365   120.3    40.0    21.4
    2002 07 15    15 07.89   -18 55.1    0.604    1.402   117.4    40.1    21.7
    2002 07 25    15 34.51   -20 49.8    0.686    1.442   114.4    39.9    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G21
    

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