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    M.P.E.C. 2002-M16                                Issued 2002 June 19, 17:56 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2002 MX

Observations:
     K02M00X* C2002 06 17.17618 14 55 37.96 -26 09 17.7          18.4        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 17.19014 14 55 55.29 -26 09 07.0          18.4        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 17.20406 14 56 12.50 -26 08 56.4          18.9        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 17.21779 14 56 29.38 -26 08 45.6          18.8        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.16436 15 14 00.77 -25 54 39.1          18.4        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.17755 15 14 13.02 -25 54 26.4          18.8        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.18655 15 14 21.42 -25 54 17.5          19.2        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.19076 15 14 25.25 -25 54 13.1          18.9        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.19759 15 14 31.52 -25 54 06.9          19.8        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.20398 15 14 37.48 -25 53 58.9          19.1        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.20860 15 14 41.68 -25 53 55.2          19.3        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.21720 15 14 49.73 -25 53 46.8          19.0        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.21954 15 14 51.90 -25 53 43.5          19.0        704
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.90145 15 24 46.63 -25 42 09.6          17.6 R      599
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.90372 15 24 48.21 -25 42 06.8          18.3 R      599
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.90485 15 24 49.04 -25 42 06.0          17.6 R      599
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.90612 15 24 50.04 -25 42 04.4          18.3 R      599
     K02M00X  C2002 06 18.90733 15 24 50.95 -25 42 03.4          17.7 R      599
     K02M00X  C2002 06 19.16759 15 28 13.87 -25 37 30.5          18.0 R      858
     K02M00X  C2002 06 19.17402 15 28 18.57 -25 37 23.5          18.1 R      858
     K02M00X  C2002 06 19.18832 15 28 28.85 -25 37 09.0          18.4 R      858

Observer details:
599 Campo Imperatore--CINEOS.  Observers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini, A. Di Paola,
    G. Masi.  Measurers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini.  0.6-m f/3 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.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 MX                                                              PHA 0.015
Epoch 2002 June 15.0 TT = JDT 2452440.5                 MPC
M  14.05072              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28552571     Peri.  237.15387     -0.94948007     -0.31220791
a   2.2840516      Node   284.63665     +0.29780893     -0.86436683
e   0.7734256      Incl.    1.88586     +0.09898200     -0.39420326
P   3.45           H   21.7           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2002 June 17-19.

Ephemeris:
2002 MX                  a,e,i = 2.28, 0.77, 2                   q = 0.5175
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 06 15    13 48.22   -25 46.5    0.058    1.053   129.3    48.3    17.4
2002 06 25    16 10.55   -24 17.5    0.191    1.188   151.8    23.9    19.6
2002 07 05    16 36.55   -23 17.8    0.341    1.319   148.1    24.1    21.1
2002 07 15    16 50.37   -22 55.6    0.501    1.444   141.7    25.9    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-M16

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