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    M.P.E.C. 2002-J20                                Issued 2002 May 8, 00:16 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 JZ8
    
    Observations:
         K02J08Z* C2002 05 05.27226 13 47 30.45 +28 45 30.1          17.8        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 05.28444 13 47 38.57 +28 44 43.0          18.2        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 05.29655 13 47 46.67 +28 43 56.6          18.1        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 05.30869 13 47 54.79 +28 43 09.7          18.4        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 05.32089 13 48 02.89 +28 42 22.0          18.6        704
         K02J08Z 1C2002 05 06.23381 13 58 09.23 +27 44 46.3                      658
         K02J08Z 1C2002 05 06.23493 13 58 09.94 +27 44 42.2                      658
         K02J08Z 1C2002 05 06.23622 13 58 10.60 +27 44 37.3                      658
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.26592 13 58 27.49 +27 43 08.1          17.6        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.27805 13 58 34.69 +27 42 22.5          17.7        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.27829 13 58 34.90 +27 42 21.2          18.6        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.27865 13 58 35.08 +27 42 20.4          18.1        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.28367 13 58 38.39 +27 42 02.4                      651
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.28652 13 58 40.04 +27 41 52.8          17.9 R      651
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.28848 13 58 41.23 +27 41 46.2          17.9 R      651
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.29016 13 58 41.91 +27 41 37.0          17.6        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.29040 13 58 42.03 +27 41 36.0          18.6        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.29104 13 58 42.38 +27 41 33.9          18.2        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.30237 13 58 49.15 +27 40 51.2          17.5        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.30261 13 58 49.29 +27 40 49.7          18.8        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.30351 13 58 49.78 +27 40 46.9          18.3        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.31447 13 58 56.33 +27 40 05.3          17.9        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.31472 13 58 56.52 +27 40 03.8          18.6        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.31597 13 58 57.24 +27 39 59.7          17.9        704
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.95750 14 05 22.75 +27 00 22.6                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.95799 14 05 23.09 +27 00 20.2                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.95844 14 05 23.30 +27 00 19.0                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.95882 14 05 23.45 +27 00 17.7                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.95920 14 05 23.72 +27 00 15.6                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.95976 14 05 24.04 +27 00 14.3                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.96020 14 05 24.24 +27 00 12.5                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 06.99639 14 05 45.45 +26 57 57.0          18.0 R      966
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.00154 14 05 48.36 +26 57 37.4          18.6 R      966
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.18900 14 07 37.67 +26 46 36.6          17.8 R      858
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.19083 14 07 38.64 +26 46 30.6          18.2 R      858
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.19265 14 07 39.71 +26 46 25.0          18.4 R      858
         K02J08Z 1C2002 05 07.25593 14 08 14.49 +26 42 21.2                      658
         K02J08Z 1C2002 05 07.25701 14 08 15.07 +26 42 17.3                      658
         K02J08Z 1C2002 05 07.25888 14 08 16.12 +26 42 10.8                      658
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.87922 14 13 51.68 +26 05 20.3                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.87993 14 13 52.04 +26 05 18.6                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.88046 14 13 52.33 +26 05 16.4                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.88084 14 13 52.55 +26 05 15.0                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.88124 14 13 52.76 +26 05 13.5                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.88174 14 13 53.02 +26 05 11.6                      246
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.91990 14 14 11.99 +26 02 59.3                      118
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.92227 14 14 13.18 +26 02 49.9                      118
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.92448 14 14 14.26 +26 02 42.7                      118
         K02J08Z  C2002 05 07.92649 14 14 15.30 +26 02 35.7          17.8 R      118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        reflector + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. Clem, G. B. Poole,
        J. Stoesz.  Measurer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett reflector + 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.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 JZ8                                                             PHA 0.001A
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M   8.04030              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22326105     Peri.  338.61784     -0.99809687     -0.01499979
    a   2.6910850      Node   200.79350     +0.02939033     -0.96842297
    e   0.6379089      Incl.    9.69991     -0.05421106     -0.24886131
    P   4.41           H   21.2           G   0.15
    From 49 observations 2002 May 5-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 JZ8                 a,e,i = 2.69, 0.64, 10                  q = 0.9744
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 04 26    10 49.79   +35 02.5    0.080    1.038   111.7    64.2    18.1
    2002 05 06    13 55.64   +27 59.8    0.116    1.092   133.6    42.0    18.4
    2002 05 16    15 02.19   +19 26.2    0.181    1.157   140.9    33.4    19.2
    2002 05 26    15 30.28   +13 48.0    0.258    1.231   143.8    29.1    20.0
    2002 06 05    15 45.78   +09 34.6    0.346    1.310   144.1    27.0    20.7
    2002 06 15    15 56.67   +06 03.0    0.443    1.394   142.5    26.4    21.3
    2002 06 25    16 06.17   +02 57.3    0.552    1.479   139.2    26.7    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J20
    

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