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    M.P.E.C. 2002-K49                                Issued 2002 May 25, 01:06 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 KF4
    
    Observations:
         K02K04F* C2002 05 22.24766 13 20 39.60 +45 53 01.1          19.1        704
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.26211 13 20 38.31 +45 52 29.7          19.2        704
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.27658 13 20 36.79 +45 52 00.8          19.1        704
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.29103 13 20 35.75 +45 51 27.3          18.8        704
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.84773 13 19 48.01 +45 32 23.1                      046
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.85116 13 19 47.79 +45 32 18.2                      046
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.85366 13 19 47.52 +45 32 11.5                      046
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.85688 13 19 47.23 +45 32 06.1                      046
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.89387 13 19 43.87 +45 30 49.0                      557
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.89992 13 19 43.30 +45 30 36.6                      557
         K02K04F  C2002 05 22.90144 13 19 43.16 +45 30 33.5                      557
         K02K04F  C2002 05 23.17019 13 19 20.74 +45 21 15.7          18.7 R      448
         K02K04F  C2002 05 23.17322 13 19 20.45 +45 21 09.0          18.9 R      448
         K02K04F  C2002 05 23.17822 13 19 20.00 +45 20 58.3          19.2 R      448
         K02K04F  C2002 05 24.13610 13 18 01.23 +44 47 06.2          18.6 R      448
         K02K04F  C2002 05 24.14137 13 18 00.79 +44 46 54.3          18.6 R      448
         K02K04F  C2002 05 24.14977 13 18 00.06 +44 46 36.6          17.7 R      448
         K02K04F  C2002 05 24.16133 13 17 59.02 +44 46 12.4          18.3 R      448
         K02K04F 1C2002 05 24.20818 13 17 55.31 +44 44 28.9                      658
         K02K04F 1C2002 05 24.21072 13 17 55.00 +44 44 23.4                      658
         K02K04F 1C2002 05 24.21405 13 17 54.74 +44 44 16.8                      658
    
    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 L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. Clem, R. Robb.
        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 KF4
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M 341.42228              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20273295     Peri.  193.75020     -0.01742017     +0.80663082
    a   2.8698101      Node    77.95684     -0.85071863     +0.29850248
    e   0.5750427      Incl.   37.16371     -0.52533260     -0.51014017
    P   4.86           H   16.8           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2002 May 22-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 KF4                 a,e,i = 2.87, 0.58, 37                  q = 1.2195
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 05 16    13 30.91   +49 04.8    0.894    1.532   106.9    39.1    19.0
    2002 05 26    13 15.61   +43 38.6    0.849    1.470   103.9    42.0    18.9
    2002 06 05    13 06.25   +36 34.7    0.812    1.412   100.6    44.9    18.8
    2002 06 15    13 02.51   +28 06.1    0.786    1.359    97.1    47.9    18.7
    2002 06 25    13 03.63   +18 32.1    0.772    1.313    93.4    50.6    18.7
    2002 07 05    13 08.73   +08 17.9    0.773    1.275    89.8    52.9    18.7
    2002 07 15    13 17.25   -02 08.5    0.789    1.246    86.3    54.5    18.8
    2002 07 25    13 28.88   -12 20.1    0.819    1.227    83.2    55.3    18.8
    2002 08 04    13 43.61   -21 55.8    0.861    1.220    80.7    55.2    18.9
    2002 08 14    14 01.86   -30 43.1    0.914    1.224    78.7    54.3    19.0
    2002 08 24    14 24.38   -38 35.9    0.974    1.239    77.2    52.7    19.1
    2002 09 03    14 52.32   -45 30.9    1.039    1.264    76.2    50.8    19.3
    2002 09 13    15 27.27   -51 24.2    1.109    1.299    75.6    48.6    19.4
    2002 09 23    16 10.77   -56 08.0    1.181    1.343    75.4    46.3    19.6
    2002 10 03    17 03.52   -59 29.4    1.258    1.394    75.3    44.0    19.7
    2002 10 13    18 03.77   -61 14.1    1.338    1.450    75.2    41.7    19.9
    2002 10 23    19 06.44   -61 15.7    1.424    1.511    75.0    39.5    20.0
    2002 11 02    20 05.34   -59 42.8    1.516    1.576    74.6    37.4    20.2
    2002 11 12    20 56.69   -56 56.8    1.615    1.643    73.8    35.4    20.4
    2002 11 22    21 39.81   -53 22.6    1.723    1.712    72.7    33.4    20.5
    2002 12 02    22 15.86   -49 20.9    1.839    1.782    71.1    31.6    20.7
    2002 12 12    22 46.47   -45 06.8    1.963    1.853    69.0    29.7    20.9
    2002 12 22    23 13.02   -40 50.7    2.094    1.925    66.4    27.9    21.1
    2003 01 01    23 36.58   -36 39.3    2.232    1.996    63.4    26.1    21.2
    2003 01 11    23 57.96   -32 36.8    2.375    2.067    60.0    24.3    21.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-K49
    

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