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    M.P.E.C. 2002-J33                                Issued 2002 May  9, 18:05 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 JW15
    
    Observations:
         K02J15W* C2002 05 08.39928 18 06 56.53 -01 33 14.4          18.5        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.41162 18 06 55.97 -01 32 02.7          18.7        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.42397 18 06 55.45 -01 30 50.6          19.1        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.43633 18 06 54.88 -01 29 38.7          19.2        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.98122 18 06 42.77 -00 36 23.5          17.7 R      046
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.98478 18 06 42.62 -00 35 59.9                      046
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.98639 18 06 42.60 -00 35 51.7                      046
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.98723 18 06 42.54 -00 35 46.7                      046
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.98799 18 06 42.50 -00 35 42.0                      046
         K02J15W  C2002 05 08.98903 18 06 42.41 -00 35 35.7                      046
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.05454 18 06 39.66 -00 29 07.0                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.05547 18 06 39.67 -00 29 01.1                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.05640 18 06 39.60 -00 28 56.2                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.05734 18 06 39.51 -00 28 50.1                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.05826 18 06 39.49 -00 28 45.4                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.05920 18 06 39.41 -00 28 39.4                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.06013 18 06 39.37 -00 28 33.5                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.06106 18 06 39.35 -00 28 28.1                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.06199 18 06 39.35 -00 28 22.0                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.06292 18 06 39.40 -00 28 16.5                      557
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.24623 18 06 36.65 -00 09 47.7          17.3 R      448
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.24898 18 06 36.56 -00 09 30.6          17.7 R      448
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.25178 18 06 36.53 -00 09 13.6          19.1 R      448
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.26260 18 06 36.08 -00 08 09.1          18.2 R      448
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.28872 18 06 35.32 -00 05 31.3          19.6 R      854
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.29120 18 06 35.03 -00 05 14.9          19.6 R      854
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.39191 18 06 30.10 +00 04 51.8          18.1        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.39203 18 06 30.12 +00 04 52.5          18.0        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.40475 18 06 29.46 +00 06 09.7          17.7        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.40522 18 06 29.45 +00 06 12.0          18.4        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.40533 18 06 29.45 +00 06 12.6          18.5        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.41712 18 06 28.81 +00 07 24.1          18.0        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.41787 18 06 28.83 +00 07 29.0          18.5        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.41798 18 06 28.87 +00 07 29.2          18.6        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.42922 18 06 28.20 +00 08 37.7          18.2        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.43049 18 06 28.20 +00 08 44.9          18.7        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.44158 18 06 27.60 +00 09 52.2          18.1        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.44300 18 06 27.54 +00 10 01.3          18.8        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.44311 18 06 27.56 +00 10 01.4          18.6        704
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.45949 18 06 27.42 +00 11 40.5                      670
         K02J15W  C2002 05 09.46074 18 06 27.36 +00 11 48.0                      670
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 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 JW15
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M 209.75384              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.16093568     Peri.  174.75352     +0.83261359     -0.53821329
    a   0.8965970      Node   218.74758     +0.50025418     +0.83207092
    e   0.2742742      Incl.   12.05284     +0.23769805     +0.13410607
    P   0.85           H   21.1           G   0.15
    From 41 observations 2002 May 8-9.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 JW15                a,e,i = 0.90, 0.27, 12                  q = 0.6507
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 04 26    18 05.31   -17 04.4    0.207    1.135   124.1    47.3    19.7
    2002 05 06    18 07.61   -05 14.1    0.164    1.122   130.6    43.0    19.1
    2002 05 16    18 00.80   +12 35.9    0.133    1.103   131.3    43.5    18.6
    2002 05 26    17 40.73   +35 16.3    0.121    1.078   119.7    54.7    18.7
    2002 06 05    16 58.78   +56 17.7    0.129    1.047   101.2    71.8    19.3
    2002 06 15    15 33.7    +70 26.3    0.150    1.011    83.9    87.6    20.1
    2002 06 25    12 56.1    +76 27.4    0.177    0.969    69.7   100.5    20.9
    2002 07 05    10 13.0    +74 24.3    0.205    0.923    57.7   111.5    21.8
    2002 07 15    08 44.96   +67 53.0    0.238    0.874    47.5   120.9    22.6
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J33
    

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