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    M.P.E.C. 2002-J23                                Issued 2002 May 8, 00:33 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 JB9
    
    Observations:
         K02J09B* C2002 05 06.33440 16 44 09.17 +13 47 53.2          17.4        704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 06.34652 16 44 07.78 +13 47 55.5          17.7        704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 06.35868 16 44 06.42 +13 47 58.4          18.0        704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 06.37089 16 44 04.97 +13 48 01.2          17.9        704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 06.38300 16 44 03.57 +13 48 03.6          17.5        704
         K02J09B SC2002 05 07.00560 16 42 52.78 +13 50 09.4                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.00992 16 42 52.29 +13 50 11.1                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.01214 16 42 52.03 +13 50 11.2                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.01435 16 42 51.75 +13 50 11.5                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.01656 16 42 51.51 +13 50 12.1                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.01878 16 42 51.28 +13 50 12.1                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.04213 16 42 48.46 +13 50 17.5                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.04435 16 42 48.21 +13 50 17.9                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.04656 16 42 47.92 +13 50 18.1                      557
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.24278 16 42 25.60 +13 50 59.7          17.9 R      651
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.24485 16 42 25.38 +13 51 00.4          18.2 R      651
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.24691 16 42 25.13 +13 51 00.7          17.9 R      651
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.32487 16 42 15.60 +13 51 16.6          17.6 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.32789 16 42 15.28 +13 51 17.4          17.9 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.33693 16 42 14.14 +13 51 19.2          17.8 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.34016 16 42 13.76 +13 51 20.0          18.0 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.34883 16 42 12.68 +13 51 21.3          17.7 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.35244 16 42 12.32 +13 51 21.9          17.8 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.36060 16 42 11.27 +13 51 23.4          17.6 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.36472 16 42 10.75 +13 51 24.5          18.0 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.37257 16 42 09.79 +13 51 25.9          17.8 R      704
         K02J09B  C2002 05 07.37700 16 42 09.31 +13 51 27.5          18.5 R      704
         K02J09B 1C2002 05 07.40564 16 42 05.97 +13 51 29.4                      658
         K02J09B 1C2002 05 07.40718 16 42 05.77 +13 51 29.7                      658
         K02J09B 1C2002 05 07.40951 16 42 05.50 +13 51 30.2                      658
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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, 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 JB9
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M 312.86760              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41612750     Peri.  282.13166     +0.78128198     +0.12262365
    a   1.7768541      Node    73.49623     +0.23695705     +0.84884111
    e   0.6594946      Incl.   39.66610     -0.57745114     +0.51422972
    P   2.37           H   16.8           G   0.15
    From 30 observations 2002 May 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 JB9                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.66, 40                  q = 0.6050
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 04 26    16 58.51   +12 54.4    0.923    1.758   131.3    25.5    19.0
    2002 05 06    16 44.77   +13 46.7    0.773    1.670   138.8    23.5    18.5
    2002 05 16    16 20.98   +13 58.3    0.640    1.578   144.7    21.7    17.9
    2002 05 26    15 44.41   +12 44.0    0.530    1.481   145.6    22.7    17.4
    2002 06 05    14 54.19   +09 05.2    0.450    1.380   137.4    29.9    17.1
    2002 06 15    13 54.64   +02 32.2    0.408    1.275   121.0    43.1    17.0
    2002 06 25    12 54.61   -05 49.2    0.402    1.166   101.6    58.7    17.3
    2002 07 05    12 00.26   -13 56.8    0.426    1.054    83.1    73.3    17.6
    2002 07 15    11 11.77   -20 28.6    0.465    0.941    67.3    85.5    18.0
    2002 07 25    10 26.02   -24 40.9    0.512    0.830    54.5    95.4    18.4
    2002 08 04    09 41.64   -25 46.2    0.565    0.729    44.6   102.5    18.6
    2002 08 14    09 02.62   -22 58.6    0.626    0.649    38.2   105.2    18.7
    2002 08 24    08 36.95   -16 26.7    0.698    0.608    36.1   101.3    18.6
    2002 09 03    08 29.56   -07 50.3    0.778    0.617    37.7    91.9    18.5
    2002 09 13    08 37.89   +00 46.6    0.856    0.674    41.4    81.3    18.4
    2002 09 23    08 55.96   +08 19.5    0.924    0.762    46.4    72.3    18.6
    2002 10 03    09 18.94   +14 41.0    0.978    0.868    52.0    65.3    18.8
    2002 10 13    09 43.88   +20 07.1    1.018    0.980    58.2    59.9    18.9
    2002 10 23    10 09.15   +24 57.7    1.046    1.093    64.7    55.4    19.1
    2002 11 02    10 33.87   +29 30.0    1.064    1.204    71.6    51.5    19.2
    2002 11 12    10 57.38   +33 58.7    1.075    1.312    78.8    47.7    19.3
    2002 11 22    11 19.15   +38 34.0    1.083    1.415    86.1    44.1    19.4
    2002 12 02    11 38.67   +43 22.7    1.091    1.515    93.5    40.5    19.5
    2002 12 12    11 55.12   +48 26.9    1.102    1.610   100.8    36.9    19.5
    2002 12 22    12 07.42   +53 43.0    1.122    1.701   107.6    33.5    19.6
    2003 01 01    12 13.91   +59 01.4    1.152    1.787   113.4    30.3    19.7
    2003 01 11    12 11.95   +64 06.7    1.196    1.870   117.9    27.7    19.8
    2003 01 21    11 57.98   +68 36.5    1.256    1.949   120.4    25.8    19.9
    2003 01 31    11 28.5    +72 04.2    1.332    2.024   121.0    24.7    20.1
    2003 02 10    10 44.3    +74 02.2    1.423    2.095   119.7    24.2    20.3
    2003 02 20    09 55.9    +74 18.9    1.529    2.163   116.8    24.1    20.5
    2003 03 02    09 17.1    +73 11.5    1.647    2.227   112.8    24.2    20.8
    2003 03 12    08 53.5    +71 12.4    1.775    2.288   108.1    24.4    21.0
    2003 03 22    08 42.83   +68 48.7    1.911    2.346   103.0    24.4    21.2
    2003 04 01    08 41.29   +66 15.8    2.053    2.401    97.7    24.4    21.4
    2003 04 11    08 45.78   +63 41.4    2.198    2.453    92.4    24.1    21.6
    2003 04 21    08 54.13   +61 09.1    2.344    2.502    87.0    23.6    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J23
    

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