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    M.P.E.C. 2002-L62                                Issued 2002 June 13, 19:34 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 LJ27
    
    Observations:
         K02L27J* C2002 06 08.30558 16 56 06.32 -24 35 14.1          18.7        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 08.31950 16 56 05.99 -24 34 53.3          19.0        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 08.33341 16 56 05.66 -24 34 31.1          18.6        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.27489 16 55 27.22 -23 43 05.2          18.3        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.28527 16 55 26.96 -23 42 48.2          18.6        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.29986 16 55 26.71 -23 42 24.8          18.7        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.31629 16 55 26.16 -23 41 59.5          18.6        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.32897 16 55 25.91 -23 41 39.2          18.9        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.34280 16 55 25.56 -23 41 16.1          19.1        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 10.35661 16 55 25.24 -23 40 55.2          18.5        704
         K02L27J  C2002 06 11.27116 16 55 08.23 -23 16 42.7          18.3 R      854
         K02L27J  C2002 06 11.27412 16 55 08.04 -23 16 38.9          18.6 R      854
         K02L27J  C2002 06 11.27708 16 55 07.94 -23 16 36.1          19.0 R      854
         K02L27J  C2002 06 11.28738 16 55 07.50 -23 16 18.9          18.2 R      649
         K02L27J  C2002 06 11.29146 16 55 07.47 -23 16 12.6          18.0 R      649
         K02L27J  C2002 06 11.29558 16 55 07.26 -23 16 06.2          17.9 R      649
         K02L27J  C2002 06 12.94156 16 54 37.43 -22 32 43.8                      246
         K02L27J  C2002 06 12.94266 16 54 37.38 -22 32 42.0                      246
         K02L27J  C2002 06 12.94371 16 54 37.35 -22 32 41.2                      246
         K02L27J  C2002 06 12.94480 16 54 37.35 -22 32 38.1                      246
         K02L27J  C2002 06 12.94585 16 54 37.38 -22 32 36.8                      246
         K02L27J  C2002 06 12.97963 16 54 36.54 -22 31 44.4                      557
         K02L27J IC2002 06 12.98149 16 54 36.46 -22 31 41.0                      557
         K02L27J  C2002 06 13.25028 16 54 32.10 -22 24 37.2          18.7 R      448
         K02L27J  C2002 06 13.25522 16 54 31.99 -22 24 29.3          18.8 R      448
         K02L27J  C2002 06 13.26016 16 54 31.82 -22 24 22.0          19.1 R      448
         K02L27J  C2002 06 13.29456 16 54 31.09 -22 23 24.6          18.9 R      711
         K02L27J IC2002 06 13.30017 16 54 30.89 -22 23 16.8                      711
         K02L27J  C2002 06 13.30577 16 54 30.82 -22 23 08.2          18.5 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + 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.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 LJ27
    Epoch 2002 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2452420.5                  MPC
    M 358.41603              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.16508019     Peri.  355.39712     -0.26505479     +0.91777995
    a   3.2910873      Node   259.01517     -0.87477422     -0.35787012
    e   0.4933741      Incl.   17.52953     -0.40560575     +0.17207248
    P   5.97           H   18.4           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2002 June 8-13.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 LJ27                a,e,i = 3.29, 0.49, 18                  q = 1.6674
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 06 05    16 57.25   -26 02.3    0.654    1.667   176.2     2.3    18.8
    2002 06 15    16 54.05   -21 38.7    0.659    1.670   170.9     5.5    19.1
    2002 06 25    16 52.40   -17 31.6    0.687    1.678   160.0    12.0    19.4
    2002 07 05    16 53.27   -14 01.8    0.734    1.691   149.8    17.6    19.8
    2002 07 15    16 57.05   -11 18.9    0.798    1.709   140.5    22.2    20.1
    2002 07 25    17 03.76   -09 21.8    0.876    1.732   132.4    25.7    20.5
    2002 08 04    17 13.06   -08 03.2    0.967    1.759   125.1    28.2    20.8
    2002 08 14    17 24.60   -07 14.3    1.068    1.790   118.6    29.8    21.1
    2002 08 24    17 38.01   -06 46.1    1.179    1.824   112.6    30.8    21.4
    2002 09 03    17 52.91   -06 30.9    1.297    1.862   107.1    31.2    21.6
    2002 09 13    18 09.02   -06 22.8    1.422    1.903   101.8    31.2    21.9
    2002 09 23    18 26.07   -06 16.7    1.554    1.946    96.7    30.8    22.1
    2002 10 03    18 43.81   -06 09.0    1.692    1.991    91.7    30.2    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L62
    

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