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    M.P.E.C. 2002-J32                                Issued 2002 May  9, 17:57 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 JV15
    
    Observations:
         K02J15V* C2002 05 08.33754 16 27 55.82 -03 08 48.1          18.4        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.35019 16 27 56.50 -03 08 05.0          18.3        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.36272 16 27 57.18 -03 07 22.5          18.3        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.37518 16 27 57.81 -03 06 39.7          18.3        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.38886 16 27 58.52 -03 05 52.9          18.3        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.95686 16 28 36.71 -02 32 55.1          17.4 R      046
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.95823 16 28 36.75 -02 32 50.4                      046
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.95921 16 28 36.82 -02 32 46.8                      046
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.96022 16 28 36.89 -02 32 43.4                      046
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.96118 16 28 36.95 -02 32 40.2                      046
         K02J15V  C2002 05 08.96250 16 28 37.02 -02 32 35.5                      046
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.08519 16 28 43.88 -02 25 16.5                      557
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.08670 16 28 43.98 -02 25 11.0                      557
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.08822 16 28 44.10 -02 25 05.6                      557
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.08973 16 28 44.18 -02 25 01.3                      557
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.09125 16 28 44.32 -02 24 55.7                      557
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.22087 16 28 54.95 -02 17 00.3          17.0 R      448
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.22432 16 28 55.27 -02 16 47.8          17.3 R      448
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.22823 16 28 55.68 -02 16 31.7          17.4 R      854
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.23002 16 28 55.63 -02 16 27.7          17.4 R      448
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.23073 16 28 55.81 -02 16 23.2          17.5 R      854
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.23316 16 28 55.67 -02 16 16.1          17.4 R      448
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.23448 16 28 55.99 -02 16 09.9          17.2 R      854
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.32969 16 29 01.16 -02 10 23.6          17.7        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.34220 16 29 01.83 -02 09 37.7          17.5        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.34427 16 29 01.92 -02 09 30.8          17.2        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.34437 16 29 01.95 -02 09 30.5          17.4        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.35453 16 29 02.47 -02 08 52.3          17.5        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.35636 16 29 02.58 -02 08 46.8          17.3        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.35647 16 29 02.57 -02 08 46.0          17.6        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.36689 16 29 03.19 -02 08 07.3          17.8        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.36844 16 29 03.28 -02 08 03.0          18.1        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.36855 16 29 03.26 -02 08 02.6          18.0        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.37944 16 29 03.84 -02 07 21.5          17.8        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.38065 16 29 03.90 -02 07 17.6          17.4        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.38076 16 29 03.92 -02 07 17.3          17.7        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.39282 16 29 04.55 -02 06 33.0          17.7        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.39293 16 29 04.55 -02 06 32.3          17.6        704
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.40869 16 29 05.86 -02 05 34.7                      670
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.44112 16 29 07.30 -02 03 34.8          20.2 V      333
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.44752 16 29 07.65 -02 03 11.9          18.8 V      333
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.45323 16 29 07.94 -02 02 50.2          19.6 V      333
         K02J15V  C2002 05 09.47140 16 29 09.33 -02 01 44.3                      670
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 JV15                                                            PHA 0.043
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M 324.66732              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45656271     Peri.  126.46428     +0.84422122     +0.53393725
    a   1.6703306      Node   201.38586     -0.52367662     +0.80299322
    e   0.5518253      Incl.    7.39298     -0.11425115     +0.26478841
    P   2.16           H   19.8           G   0.15
    From 43 observations 2002 May 8-9.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 JV15                a,e,i = 1.67, 0.55, 7                   q = 0.7486
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 04 26    16 16.00   -11 17.0    0.379    1.348   149.9    22.0    19.4
    2002 05 06    16 25.49   -05 11.7    0.274    1.262   154.3    20.3    18.5
    2002 05 16    16 37.75   +06 31.1    0.184    1.174   149.6    25.9    17.7
    2002 05 26    17 04.47   +32 02.0    0.119    1.086   125.4    49.5    17.2
    2002 06 05    19 56.2    +73 51.4    0.106    1.000    79.1    95.0    18.3
    2002 06 15    02 50.71   +62 41.5    0.155    0.919    47.8   125.0    20.8
    2002 06 25    03 41.74   +47 40.9    0.233    0.847    38.8   131.3    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J32
    

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