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  • MPEC 2002-K04 : 2002 JQ100

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-K04                                Issued 2002 May 16, 15:04 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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                                      2002 JQ100
    
    Observations:
         K02JA0Q* C2002 05 13.22077 14 11 58.17 -12 47 20.1          19.1        704
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.23548 14 11 54.70 -12 47 44.4          19.1        704
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.25020 14 11 51.19 -12 48 07.9          19.5        704
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.26504 14 11 47.68 -12 48 32.7          19.2        704
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.27977 14 11 44.20 -12 48 57.6          19.1        704
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.87406 14 09 29.21 -13 05 00.3                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.87472 14 09 29.09 -13 05 01.3                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.87744 14 09 28.50 -13 05 05.4                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.87811 14 09 28.31 -13 05 06.7                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.98390 14 09 04.00 -13 07 53.1                      557
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 13.99166 14 09 02.22 -13 08 07.5                      557
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.17247 14 08 22.93 -13 12 50.7          19.9 R      858
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.18296 14 08 20.52 -13 13 05.9          19.4 R      858
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.18753 14 08 19.44 -13 13 14.0          19.8 R      858
         K02JA0Q tC2002 05 14.19880 14 08 17.01 -13 13 30.6          18.6 R      926
         K02JA0Q tC2002 05 14.20271 14 08 16.03 -13 13 37.7          18.9 R      926
         K02JA0Q tC2002 05 14.20661 14 08 15.25 -13 13 43.3          19.1 R      926
         K02JA0Q tC2002 05 14.21052 14 08 14.36 -13 13 49.2          18.8 R      926
         K02JA0Q tC2002 05 14.21442 14 08 13.32 -13 13 56.0          19.2 R      926
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.90575 14 05 42.59 -13 31 50.1                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.90653 14 05 42.37 -13 31 51.6                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.90735 14 05 42.26 -13 31 52.4                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.90816 14 05 42.02 -13 31 53.1                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 14.90899 14 05 41.84 -13 31 54.9                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 15.90860 14 02 12.78 -13 56 48.3                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 15.90953 14 02 12.59 -13 56 49.8                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 15.91032 14 02 12.41 -13 56 51.0                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 15.91124 14 02 12.25 -13 56 51.8                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 15.91219 14 02 12.01 -13 56 53.3                      246
         K02JA0Q  C2002 05 15.91312 14 02 11.76 -13 56 55.3                      246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observer M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.
        0.5-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 JQ100
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M  81.28652              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.76864932     Peri.   39.97546     +0.10766670     -0.92508744
    a   1.1802768      Node    47.40294     +0.73785540     -0.17114630
    e   0.5175828      Incl.   29.65063     +0.66631621     +0.33900172
    P   1.28           H   19.8           G   0.15
    From 30 observations 2002 May 13-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 JQ100               a,e,i = 1.18, 0.52, 30                  q = 0.5694
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 05 06    14 44.32   -08 57.0    0.376    1.382   172.3     5.6    18.8
    2002 05 16    14 01.91   -13 58.7    0.457    1.445   158.2    15.0    19.7
    2002 05 26    13 35.65   -17 17.8    0.563    1.503   143.4    23.7    20.6
    2002 06 05    13 21.76   -19 37.0    0.685    1.555   131.3    29.4    21.2
    2002 06 15    13 16.52   -21 25.8    0.818    1.601   121.3    32.8    21.8
    2002 06 25    13 17.27   -23 00.7    0.957    1.642   112.6    34.8    22.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-K04
    

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