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    M.P.E.C. 2002-H12                                Issued 2002 Apr. 17, 18:24 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 GD10

Observations:
     K02G10D* C2002 04 15.21025 11 07 00.67 -11 00 58.5          17.9        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 15.22466 11 07 07.01 -10 57 14.1          18.7        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 15.23863 11 07 13.42 -10 53 38.0          19.3        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 15.25265 11 07 19.40 -10 50 00.4          18.8        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.15334 11 14 38.91 -06 55 54.9          17.6 R      649
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.15469 11 14 39.46 -06 55 33.3          17.7 R      649
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.15669 11 14 40.40 -06 55 02.1          17.5 R      649
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.17392 11 14 49.50 -06 50 24.1          17.7        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.17905 11 14 51.74 -06 49 04.1          17.8        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.18803 11 14 55.70 -06 46 44.0          18.0        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.19299 11 14 57.86 -06 45 26.2          18.1        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.20224 11 15 01.94 -06 43 01.9          17.9        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.20696 11 15 03.93 -06 41 47.6          19.0        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.21627 11 15 08.12 -06 39 22.9          18.0        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.22094 11 15 10.19 -06 38 09.3          17.9        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.23082 11 15 14.51 -06 35 34.7          17.8        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.23491 11 15 16.49 -06 34 32.3          19.4        704
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.89929 11 20 39.03 -03 41 32.6          18.1 R      966
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.90319 11 20 40.77 -03 40 31.8          18.3 R      966
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.91662 11 20 46.39 -03 36 46.0          18.3 R      946
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.91749 11 20 46.79 -03 36 32.5          17.9 R      946
     K02G10D  C2002 04 16.92278 11 20 49.14 -03 35 09.4          17.9 R      946
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.17184 11 22 50.41 -02 30 27.8          18.3 R      918
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.17278 11 22 50.82 -02 30 13.1          18.3 R      918
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.17714 11 22 52.71 -02 29 04.4          18.1 R      918
     K02G10D WC2002 04 17.19007 11 22 56.29 -02 25 39.9          18.8 R      440
     K02G10D WC2002 04 17.19142 11 22 56.99 -02 25 21.0          18.1 R      440
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.23834 11 23 17.93 -02 13 08.7          18.1 R      440
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.23984 11 23 18.73 -02 12 47.6          18.7 R      440
     K02G10D tC2002 04 17.38738 11 24 34.81 -01 31 43.2          17.4 R      474
     K02G10D tC2002 04 17.38866 11 24 35.40 -01 31 22.7          17.9 R      474
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.40185 11 24 41.35 -01 27 56.7          17.5 R      474
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.40764 11 24 43.89 -01 26 27.0          17.3 R      474
     K02G10D tC2002 04 17.53449 11 25 40.34 -00 53 36.5          17.7 R      474
     K02G10D  C2002 04 17.53692 11 25 41.31 -00 53 01.1          17.6 R      474

Observer details:
440 Elginfield Observatory.  Observer G.A. Esquerdo.  1.22-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 GD10
Epoch 2002 Apr. 16.0 TT = JDT 2452380.5                 MPC
M  11.24677              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.73323684     Peri.  342.94389     -0.98081404     +0.13073178
a   1.2179792      Node   205.92971     -0.11655922     -0.98787938
e   0.1310892      Incl.   19.31249     -0.15626187     -0.08368717
P   1.34           H   22.6           G   0.15
From 35 observations 2002 Apr. 15-17.

Ephemeris:
2002 GD10                a,e,i = 1.22, 0.13, 19                  q = 1.0583
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 06    09 55.24   -41 57.3    0.094    1.059   126.0    49.9    19.5
2002 04 16    11 13.40   -07 34.7    0.071    1.062   144.8    33.0    18.4
2002 04 26    12 28.72   +28 18.0    0.092    1.069   131.3    45.0    19.3
2002 05 06    13 25.65   +43 09.0    0.138    1.079   117.3    56.2    20.5
2002 05 16    14 04.96   +48 02.6    0.191    1.092   110.3    60.3    21.4
2002 05 26    14 32.95   +49 07.3    0.243    1.107   106.5    61.3    21.9
2002 06 05    14 54.31   +48 25.5    0.293    1.124   104.4    60.9    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-H12

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