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    M.P.E.C. 2002-L34                                Issued 2002 June 8, 12:16 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 LB6
    
    Observations:
         K02L06B* C2002 06 07.32302 17 54 38.36 -03 35 08.5          17.2        704
         K02L06B  C2002 06 07.33691 17 54 36.50 -03 34 30.9          17.0        704
         K02L06B  C2002 06 07.35074 17 54 34.66 -03 33 52.4          17.0        704
         K02L06B  C2002 06 07.36459 17 54 32.82 -03 33 14.8          17.0        704
         K02L06B  C2002 06 07.91363 17 53 22.39 -03 07 52.0                      620
         K02L06B  C2002 06 07.91478 17 53 22.20 -03 07 49.2          16.4 R      620
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.20999 17 52 42.55 -02 53 40.7          16.5 R      844
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.21285 17 52 42.16 -02 53 32.4          16.5 R      844
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.21632 17 52 41.70 -02 53 22.4          16.3 R      844
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.21826 17 52 41.43 -02 53 17.3          16.4 R      844
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.22451 17 52 40.52 -02 52 59.9          16.4 R      844
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.22682 17 52 40.97 -02 53 12.5          16.6 R      448
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.22948 17 52 39.84 -02 52 45.7          16.5 R      844
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.23204 17 52 40.24 -02 52 57.9          16.6 R      448
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.24079 17 52 39.04 -02 52 33.1          16.6 R      448
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.26539 17 52 35.46 -02 51 23.4          16.2 R      649
         K02L06B  C2002 06 08.27341 17 52 34.34 -02 51 00.8          16.3 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observer S. Sanchez.  0.40-m f/2.0
        Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
        0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
    844 Los Molinos.  Observers F. Benitez, S. Bruzzone, S. Roland.  0.35-m
        f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 LB6
    Epoch 2002 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2452420.5                  MPC
    M 306.81041              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.47107413     Peri.  141.47398     +0.84698222     -0.38154806
    a   1.6358490      Node   244.85182     +0.32679224     +0.92291759
    e   0.6370615      Incl.   24.13929     +0.41931844     +0.05142182
    P   2.09           H   16.5           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2002 June 7-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 LB6                 a,e,i = 1.64, 0.64, 24                  q = 0.5937
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 06 05    17 59.34   -05 18.0    0.558    1.542   156.2    15.4    17.0
    2002 06 15    17 35.41   +02 54.7    0.467    1.449   153.8    18.0    16.6
    2002 06 25    17 01.67   +12 58.8    0.407    1.352   139.5    29.2    16.5
    2002 07 05    16 19.28   +23 35.1    0.378    1.250   120.0    44.8    16.6
    2002 07 15    15 31.37   +32 55.2    0.375    1.144   100.1    61.1    16.8
    2002 07 25    14 40.48   +40 08.3    0.387    1.034    81.8    76.5    17.2
    2002 08 04    13 44.96   +45 16.4    0.405    0.923    65.4    91.1    17.6
    2002 08 14    12 40.37   +47 57.6    0.427    0.814    50.9   105.0    18.1
    2002 08 24    11 28.51   +46 42.1    0.462    0.714    39.1   116.8    18.7
    2002 09 03    10 27.86   +40 15.2    0.523    0.636    32.8   120.7    19.0
    2002 09 13    09 55.93   +30 14.7    0.621    0.596    33.4   111.6    18.6
    2002 09 23    09 50.88   +19 43.6    0.747    0.607    37.0    95.1    18.2
    2002 10 03    10 01.70   +10 25.2    0.881    0.665    40.8    79.3    18.1
    2002 10 13    10 19.19   +02 36.5    1.004    0.754    44.3    67.4    18.3
    2002 10 23    10 38.41   -03 57.4    1.109    0.859    47.8    59.1    18.5
    2002 11 02    10 57.22   -09 34.8    1.194    0.969    51.6    53.4    18.8
    2002 11 12    11 14.68   -14 30.1    1.259    1.080    55.9    49.4    19.0
    2002 11 22    11 30.32   -18 53.2    1.304    1.188    60.6    46.4    19.2
    2002 12 02    11 43.85   -22 51.4    1.332    1.293    65.8    44.1    19.4
    2002 12 12    11 54.89   -26 29.0    1.344    1.393    71.6    42.1    19.5
    2002 12 22    12 03.03   -29 48.3    1.342    1.488    77.9    40.3    19.6
    2003 01 01    12 07.75   -32 49.9    1.328    1.579    84.8    38.3    19.6
    2003 01 11    12 08.38   -35 31.3    1.306    1.666    92.3    36.2    19.7
    2003 01 21    12 04.29   -37 46.9    1.279    1.748   100.3    33.6    19.6
    2003 01 31    11 55.05   -39 27.6    1.251    1.825   108.8    30.7    19.6
    2003 02 10    11 40.78   -40 20.5    1.229    1.899   117.6    27.4    19.6
    2003 02 20    11 22.66   -40 13.0    1.217    1.968   126.1    24.0    19.5
    2003 03 02    11 02.85   -38 58.1    1.221    2.034   133.5    20.7    19.5
    2003 03 12    10 44.09   -36 39.8    1.245    2.096   138.5    18.3    19.5
    2003 03 22    10 28.62   -33 35.2    1.293    2.154   140.0    17.3    19.6
    2003 04 01    10 17.62   -30 07.9    1.365    2.209   137.7    17.7    19.8
    2003 04 11    10 11.27   -26 40.4    1.459    2.260   132.4    19.1    20.1
    2003 04 21    10 09.13   -23 29.4    1.574    2.308   125.6    20.7    20.3
    2003 05 01    10 10.51   -20 43.8    1.704    2.353   118.1    22.2    20.6
    2003 05 11    10 14.72   -18 27.4    1.847    2.394   110.4    23.3    20.8
    2003 05 21    10 21.16   -16 39.9    1.998    2.433   102.9    23.9    21.1
    2003 05 31    10 29.33   -15 19.3    2.155    2.469    95.6    24.1    21.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L34
    

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