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    • MPEC 2002-J22 : 2002 JC9

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-J22                                Issued 2002 May 8, 00:26 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 JC9

Observations:
     K02J09C* C2002 05 06.39953 16 30 19.38 -09 31 38.5          20.3 V      291
     K02J09C  C2002 05 06.42876 16 30 13.61 -09 31 42.5          20.3 V      291
     K02J09C  C2002 05 06.45841 16 30 07.74 -09 31 46.3          20.2 V      291
     K02J09C  C2002 05 07.04945 16 28 14.08 -09 33 10.0                      557
     K02J09C  C2002 05 07.05126 16 28 13.70 -09 33 10.9                      557
     K02J09C  C2002 05 07.05306 16 28 13.30 -09 33 11.4                      557
     K02J09C  C2002 05 07.05487 16 28 12.94 -09 33 10.5                      557
     K02J09C  C2002 05 07.05667 16 28 12.56 -09 33 11.3                      557
     K02J09C  C2002 05 07.05848 16 28 12.14 -09 33 11.3                      557
     K02J09C HC2002 05 07.36289 16 27 13.91 -09 33 51.4          21.9 V      291
     K02J09C HC2002 05 07.37045 16 27 12.41 -09 33 51.2          21.5 V      291
     K02J09C HC2002 05 07.37779 16 27 10.95 -09 33 52.9          21.8 V      291
     K02J09C 1C2002 05 07.39323 16 27 08.18 -09 33 56.3                      658
     K02J09C 1C2002 05 07.39520 16 27 07.65 -09 33 57.0                      658
     K02J09C 1C2002 05 07.40331 16 27 06.09 -09 33 57.7                      658

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m Spacewatch telescope.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. Clem, J. Stoesz.
    Measurer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 JC9
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M  35.15137              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35890928     Peri.   20.38973     -0.18318686     -0.96382279
a   1.9610090      Node    80.55559     +0.87256990     -0.25013283
e   0.7737202      Incl.   11.31946     +0.45284030     +0.09208259
P   2.75           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2002 May 6-7.

Ephemeris:
2002 JC9                 a,e,i = 1.96, 0.77, 11                  q = 0.4437
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 26    17 04.41   -09 07.6    0.648    1.548   137.8    25.9    21.1
2002 05 06    16 31.62   -09 30.6    0.693    1.661   154.6    15.1    21.0
2002 05 16    16 01.06   -09 53.8    0.767    1.769   168.3     6.7    21.1
2002 05 26    15 35.93   -10 19.5    0.871    1.870   166.5     7.3    21.5
2002 06 05    15 17.45   -10 50.1    1.002    1.968   154.8    12.7    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J22

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