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    M.P.E.C. 2002-G32                                Issued 2002 Apr. 8, 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 GM2
    
    Observations:
         K02G02M* C2002 04 04.38917 13 10 58.25 -12 17 43.8          19.6        644
         K02G02M  C2002 04 04.39969 13 10 56.49 -12 17 34.2          20.1        644
         K02G02M  C2002 04 04.41001 13 10 54.80 -12 17 24.1          19.7        644
         K02G02M IC2002 04 04.94938 13 09 28.62 -12 08 52.6                      557
         K02G02M  C2002 04 04.95112 13 09 28.46 -12 08 49.8                      246
         K02G02M  C2002 04 04.95124 13 09 28.41 -12 08 50.4                      557
         K02G02M  C2002 04 04.95248 13 09 28.23 -12 08 48.7                      246
         K02G02M  C2002 04 04.95310 13 09 28.15 -12 08 50.1          19.7 V      557
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.27144 13 06 01.94 -11 48 07.1          17.7 R      649
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.27449 13 06 01.42 -11 48 04.1          18.1 R      649
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.31279 13 05 55.63 -11 47 31.7          19.2 R      448
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.31476 13 05 55.32 -11 47 28.6          18.9 R      448
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.31992 13 05 54.43 -11 47 22.2          19.0 R      448
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.32344 13 05 53.89 -11 47 17.0                      696
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.32542 13 05 53.56 -11 47 14.8                      696
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.35100 13 05 49.60 -11 46 54.0          18.6 R      448
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.35551 13 05 48.86 -11 46 49.8          19.3 R      448
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.91399 13 04 24.34 -11 38 11.4                      246
         K02G02M  C2002 04 06.92074 13 04 23.27 -11 38 04.5                      246
         K02G02M  C2002 04 07.29355 13 03 27.35 -11 32 19.6                      696
         K02G02M  C2002 04 07.29788 13 03 26.67 -11 32 15.7                      696
         K02G02M  C2002 04 08.57373 13 00 19.82 -11 12 42.8          18.8 R      474
         K02G02M  C2002 04 08.57581 13 00 19.55 -11 12 41.5          18.7 R      474
         K02G02M  C2002 04 08.57917 13 00 19.06 -11 12 38.3          18.8 R      474
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer
        A. C. Gilmore.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, M. Wolf.  0.65-m f/3.6 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, D. Bell.
        0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers P. Berlind, T. B. Spahr.
        1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 GM2                                                             PHA 0.007
    Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5                 MPC
    M  30.38151              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32873985     Peri.   81.65872     +0.43255804     -0.90144812
    a   2.0792234      Node   342.68117     +0.80329241     +0.39382304
    e   0.7852869      Incl.    3.25000     +0.40940792     +0.17970726
    P   3.00           H   18.4           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2002 Apr. 4-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 GM2                 a,e,i = 2.08, 0.79, 3                   q = 0.4464
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 04 06    13 06.73   -11 52.2    0.731    1.729   174.1     3.4    19.2
    2002 04 16    12 44.63   -09 30.2    0.844    1.836   167.4     6.8    19.9
    2002 04 26    12 29.70   -07 42.7    0.984    1.939   154.0    13.2    20.6
    2002 05 06    12 20.92   -06 31.0    1.145    2.037   141.9    17.8    21.2
    2002 05 16    12 17.01   -05 50.1    1.324    2.130   131.2    20.9    21.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G32
    

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