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    M.P.E.C. 2002-L04                                Issued 2002 June 3, 14:17 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 LJ
    
    Observations:
         K02L00J* C2002 06 01.31825 18 42 03.93 +26 45 14.8          18.6        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.33154 18 42 01.85 +26 46 36.6          18.7        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.34537 18 41 59.73 +26 48 03.0          18.4        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.35862 18 41 57.69 +26 49 25.6          18.5        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.84919 18 40 44.20 +27 40 23.1          18.1 R      540
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.85728 18 40 42.77 +27 41 14.3          17.7 R      540
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.85853 18 40 42.92 +27 41 22.9          17.6 R      620
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.86024 18 40 42.65 +27 41 34.3          17.9 R      620
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.86542 18 40 41.91 +27 42 07.6          17.7 R      620
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.86858 18 40 41.21 +27 42 26.6          18.2 V      151
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87014 18 40 41.03 +27 42 36.4          18.2 V      151
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87043 18 40 40.95 +27 42 38.5          18.1 V      611
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87568 18 40 40.10 +27 43 11.2          17.9 V      151
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87576 18 40 40.03 +27 43 10.2          18.1 V      611
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87733 18 40 39.81 +27 43 21.6          17.9 V      611
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87785 18 40 39.78 +27 43 25.7          17.9 V      151
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.87863 18 40 39.67 +27 43 29.2                      611
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.93829 18 40 30.40 +27 49 47.0          17.4        163
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.93872 18 40 30.07 +27 49 49.9          17.7 R      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.93954 18 40 29.99 +27 49 55.2                      163
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.94018 18 40 29.88 +27 49 59.0                      163
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.94087 18 40 29.67 +27 50 03.0                      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.94187 18 40 29.59 +27 50 09.1                      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.94838 18 40 28.86 +27 50 52.0          17.9 R      946
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.95311 18 40 27.89 +27 51 19.0                      163
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.95498 18 40 27.64 +27 51 31.5                      163
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.95561 18 40 27.42 +27 51 35.3                      163
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.95564 18 40 27.68 +27 51 37.2          18.1 R      946
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.96142 18 40 26.75 +27 52 13.4          17.9 R      946
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.96150 18 40 26.70 +27 52 13.4          17.6 R      213
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.96377 18 40 26.35 +27 52 29.6          17.6 R      213
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.97118 18 40 25.14 +27 53 15.0          17.6 R      213
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.97811 18 40 23.83 +27 53 57.4                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.97880 18 40 23.73 +27 54 01.4                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.97934 18 40 23.63 +27 54 05.1                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 01.98089 18 40 23.37 +27 54 14.9                      246
         K02L00J IC2002 06 02.06529 18 40 09.76 +28 03 06.7                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.06692 18 40 09.55 +28 03 16.7                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.06773 18 40 09.39 +28 03 22.3                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.06855 18 40 09.29 +28 03 27.3                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.06937 18 40 09.18 +28 03 32.3                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.07020 18 40 09.06 +28 03 37.2                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.07101 18 40 08.92 +28 03 42.8                      557
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.22743 18 39 45.27 +28 20 11.1          17.9        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.24119 18 39 43.06 +28 21 38.5          18.3        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.25496 18 39 40.79 +28 23 06.3          18.2        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.26206 18 39 39.65 +28 23 50.5          17.1        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.26289 18 39 39.59 +28 23 54.9          18.6 R      854
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.26655 18 39 39.05 +28 24 18.9          18.2 R      854
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.26880 18 39 38.50 +28 24 33.7          18.0        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.27200 18 39 38.12 +28 24 54.4          18.2 R      854
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.27348 18 39 37.74 +28 25 03.3          18.3        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.27404 18 39 37.52 +28 25 04.4          17.0 R      734
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.28187 18 39 36.20 +28 25 55.6          17.5 R      734
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.28258 18 39 36.29 +28 26 01.3          18.0        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.28518 18 39 35.82 +28 26 17.7          18.1        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.29717 18 39 33.80 +28 27 34.0          17.5        704
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.36398 18 39 22.81 +28 34 36.0          17.8 R      448
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.36779 18 39 22.16 +28 35 00.0          17.6 R      448
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.37192 18 39 21.50 +28 35 26.5          17.5 R      448
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.97822 18 37 42.62 +29 39 38.3          18.0 R      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.97926 18 37 42.40 +29 39 45.0                      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.98324 18 37 41.75 +29 40 10.6                      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.98422 18 37 41.59 +29 40 16.4                      118
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.99249 18 37 40.20 +29 41 08.6                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.99286 18 37 40.13 +29 41 11.5                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.99332 18 37 40.04 +29 41 14.3                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.99374 18 37 39.97 +29 41 16.9                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.99421 18 37 39.91 +29 41 19.8                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 02.99466 18 37 39.83 +29 41 22.6                      246
         K02L00J  C2002 06 03.26854 18 36 54.02 +30 10 38.3          18.7 R      854
         K02L00J  C2002 06 03.27037 18 36 53.64 +30 10 50.8          18.5 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    163 Roeser Observatory, Luxembourg.  Observer M. Dawson.  0.3-m f/5
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.25-m
        f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observer E. Meyer.  0.6-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, F. Serra.
        0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + 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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 LJ
    Epoch 2002 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2452420.5                  MPC
    M 297.97746              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.67418427     Peri.  157.33712     +0.57113405     -0.33301730
    a   1.2881021      Node   246.50174     +0.56998540     +0.81862137
    e   0.6684366      Incl.   54.89651     +0.59069666     -0.46793004
    P   1.46           H   17.3           G   0.15
    From 72 observations 2002 June 1-3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 LJ                  a,e,i = 1.29, 0.67, 55                  q = 0.4271
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 05 26    18 54.45   +16 33.6    0.589    1.434   124.9    35.4    18.4
    2002 06 05    18 31.64   +33 17.6    0.511    1.341   119.3    41.3    18.1
    2002 06 15    17 44.57   +51 19.0    0.491    1.240   105.3    52.2    18.1
    2002 06 25    16 10.97   +65 03.9    0.524    1.130    88.4    64.0    18.4
    2002 07 05    13 46.0    +70 07.4    0.589    1.013    72.8    73.5    18.7
    2002 07 15    11 41.26   +67 40.2    0.667    0.886    59.3    80.4    19.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L04
    

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