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    M.P.E.C. 2002-L68                                Issued 2002 June 15, 18:39 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
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                                       2002 LZ45
    
    Observations:
         K02L45Z* C2002 06 14.31441 17 31 37.66 -11 48 26.8          19.5        704
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.32826 17 31 39.55 -11 48 37.0          18.9        704
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.34211 17 31 41.55 -11 48 48.6          19.0        704
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.91141 17 33 26.87 -11 57 32.6                      246
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.91277 17 33 27.07 -11 57 33.4                      246
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.91367 17 33 27.23 -11 57 35.1                      246
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.91461 17 33 27.40 -11 57 36.2                      246
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.94618 17 33 33.69 -11 57 57.7          18.2 R      176
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.94896 17 33 34.13 -11 58 00.5          17.9 R      176
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.95451 17 33 35.02 -11 58 05.9          17.4 R      176
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.95604 17 33 34.67 -11 58 13.4          18.3 R      587
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.95808 17 33 34.99 -11 58 15.3          18.6 R      587
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.95953 17 33 34.79 -11 58 20.9                      557
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.95990 17 33 35.30 -11 58 17.7                      587
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.96127 17 33 35.03 -11 58 22.4                      557
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.96302 17 33 35.27 -11 58 23.7          18.3 V      557
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.96477 17 33 35.65 -11 58 25.3                      557
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.96556 17 33 36.79 -11 58 16.9          17.8 R      176
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 14.96833 17 33 37.23 -11 58 19.6          18.0 R      176
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 15.23506 17 34 30.57 -12 02 44.1          18.2 R      734
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 15.24822 17 34 32.79 -12 02 57.6          18.6 R      734
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 15.25770 17 34 34.25 -12 03 07.1          18.0 R      649
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 15.26251 17 34 35.08 -12 03 12.1          18.1 R      649
         K02L45Z  C2002 06 15.27840 17 34 37.78 -12 03 28.2          18.4 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.2-m
        f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m reflector + 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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 LZ45
    Epoch 2002 June 15.0 TT = JDT 2452440.5                 MPC
    M 347.35279              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25660269     Peri.  239.07035     +0.86877313     +0.48255963
    a   2.4526105      Node    91.86802     -0.40785713     +0.82462431
    e   0.6598922      Incl.    6.38894     -0.28086616     +0.29517953
    P   3.84           H   22.8           G   0.15
    From 24 observations 2002 June 14-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 LZ45                a,e,i = 2.45, 0.66, 6                   q = 0.8342
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 06 15    17 33.71   -11 57.5    0.089    1.104   168.7    10.4    18.4
    2002 06 16    17 37.32   -12 15.6    0.080    1.095   168.9    10.3    18.2
    2002 06 17    17 41.88   -12 38.7    0.071    1.086   169.3    10.0    17.9
    2002 06 18    17 47.80   -13 08.5    0.062    1.077   169.7     9.7    17.6
    2002 06 19    17 55.77   -13 48.3    0.053    1.068   170.3     9.3    17.2
    2002 06 20    18 07.01   -14 42.8    0.044    1.060   170.7     8.9    16.8
    2002 06 21    18 23.93   -16 00.7    0.036    1.051   170.3     9.3    16.3
    2002 06 22    18 51.78   -17 56.5    0.027    1.043   167.1    12.6    15.8
    2002 06 23    19 43.52   -20 46.5    0.020    1.035   157.3    22.3    15.4
    2002 06 24    21 29.25   -23 19.4    0.014    1.026   134.5    44.9    15.3
    2002 06 25    00 12.38   -18 35.7    0.013    1.018    97.7    81.6    16.3
    2002 06 26    02 08.82   -09 14.0    0.018    1.010    69.1   109.9    18.2
    2002 06 27    03 06.09   -03 21.4    0.025    1.002    54.8   124.1    20.0
    2002 06 28    03 36.41   -00 05.8    0.033    0.994    47.5   131.1    21.2
    2002 06 29    03 54.63   +01 52.3    0.042    0.987    43.4   134.9    22.1
    2002 06 30    04 06.68   +03 10.2    0.050    0.979    41.1   137.0    22.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L68
    

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