MPEC 2002-N40 : 2002 NW16
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M.P.E.C. 2002-N40 Issued 2002 July 14, 14:29 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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2002 NW16 Observations: K02N16W* C2002 07 13.39374 00 51 51.17 +10 50 31.0 17.7 704 K02N16W C2002 07 13.40634 00 51 52.31 +10 51 17.0 18.1 704 K02N16W C2002 07 13.41915 00 51 53.49 +10 52 03.8 18.2 704 K02N16W C2002 07 13.43265 00 51 54.74 +10 52 53.5 18.0 704 K02N16W C2002 07 14.09757 00 53 00.18 +11 33 36.9 17.3 R 946 K02N16W C2002 07 14.12203 00 53 02.49 +11 35 08.1 17.2 R 946 K02N16W C2002 07 14.12803 00 53 03.11 +11 35 29.9 17.0 R 946 K02N16W C2002 07 14.29097 00 53 19.76 +11 45 29.0 17.4 R 858 K02N16W C2002 07 14.29416 00 53 20.07 +11 45 40.8 17.6 R 858 K02N16W C2002 07 14.30100 00 53 20.70 +11 46 05.6 17.9 R 858 K02N16W C2002 07 14.37167 00 53 27.10 +11 50 27.3 17.5 R 734 K02N16W C2002 07 14.37369 00 53 27.25 +11 50 34.5 17.3 R 734 K02N16W C2002 07 14.37564 00 53 27.44 +11 50 42.5 17.2 R 734 K02N16W C2002 07 14.40130 00 53 30.12 +11 52 18.2 17.9 R 448 K02N16W C2002 07 14.40520 00 53 30.36 +11 52 32.2 17.8 R 448 K02N16W C2002 07 14.40910 00 53 30.71 +11 52 47.0 17.8 R 448 Observer details: 448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. Stevens. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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. 858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 946 Ametlla de Mar. Observer J. Nomen. 0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD. Orbital elements: 2002 NW16 Epoch 2002 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2452460.5 MPC M 10.36517 (2000.0) P Q n 0.73667998 Peri. 345.08410 +0.29678457 +0.93231082 a 1.2141811 Node 301.78694 -0.84936542 +0.15879618 e 0.1101648 Incl. 14.07229 -0.43645996 +0.32493124 P 1.34 H 17.8 G 0.15 From 16 observations 2002 July 13-14. Ephemeris: 2002 NW16 a,e,i = 1.21, 0.11, 14 q = 1.0804 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 07 05 00 37.36 +02 17.7 0.320 1.083 93.3 69.6 17.9 2002 07 15 00 54.45 +12 29.1 0.311 1.088 94.9 68.5 17.9 2002 07 25 01 09.71 +22 35.9 0.308 1.096 96.9 66.9 17.8 2002 08 04 01 22.93 +32 16.5 0.309 1.106 99.1 64.9 17.8 2002 08 14 01 33.24 +41 11.6 0.312 1.118 101.6 62.5 17.7 2002 08 24 01 39.39 +49 06.9 0.318 1.132 104.3 59.9 17.7 2002 09 03 01 39.33 +55 52.6 0.324 1.147 107.2 57.1 17.7 2002 09 13 01 30.11 +61 15.3 0.331 1.164 110.3 54.2 17.7 2002 09 23 01 09.84 +64 56.9 0.338 1.180 113.7 51.1 17.7 2002 10 03 00 40.46 +66 37.7 0.344 1.198 117.2 48.0 17.7 2002 10 13 00 10.46 +66 05.6 0.352 1.215 120.6 45.0 17.7 2002 10 23 23 50.08 +63 36.6 0.361 1.232 123.6 42.3 17.7 2002 11 02 23 42.98 +59 44.0 0.374 1.248 125.8 40.2 17.7 2002 11 12 23 47.62 +55 02.6 0.392 1.264 126.7 38.9 17.8 2002 11 22 00 00.74 +50 05.4 0.417 1.279 126.2 38.6 18.0 2002 12 02 00 19.32 +45 16.4 0.450 1.293 124.1 39.2 18.2 2002 12 12 00 41.43 +40 53.1 0.490 1.305 120.8 40.4 18.4 2002 12 22 01 05.67 +37 06.0 0.539 1.316 116.6 41.9 18.7 2003 01 01 01 31.14 +33 56.9 0.594 1.326 112.0 43.5 19.0 2003 01 11 01 57.41 +31 23.7 0.655 1.334 107.2 44.8 19.2 2003 01 21 02 24.15 +29 21.5 0.721 1.340 102.5 45.8 19.5 2003 01 31 02 51.15 +27 43.3 0.791 1.344 97.8 46.6 19.7 2003 02 10 03 18.37 +26 22.8 0.862 1.347 93.3 47.0 19.9 2003 02 20 03 45.74 +25 13.9 0.934 1.348 89.0 47.2 20.1 2003 03 02 04 13.20 +24 11.0 1.006 1.347 84.8 47.1 20.2 2003 03 12 04 40.77 +23 09.8 1.077 1.344 80.9 46.9 20.4 2003 03 22 05 08.39 +22 06.4 1.145 1.340 77.1 46.5 20.5 2003 04 01 05 36.04 +20 57.6 1.210 1.334 73.6 45.9 20.6 2003 04 11 06 03.73 +19 41.0 1.271 1.326 70.3 45.3 20.7 2003 04 21 06 31.41 +18 14.7 1.327 1.317 67.1 44.7 20.7 2003 05 01 06 59.07 +16 37.5 1.378 1.306 64.2 44.0 20.8 2003 05 11 07 26.74 +14 48.4 1.424 1.293 61.5 43.3 20.8 2003 05 21 07 54.42 +12 47.0 1.464 1.280 58.9 42.6 20.8 2003 05 31 08 22.17 +10 33.1 1.498 1.265 56.6 42.0 20.8 2003 06 10 08 50.07 +08 07.2 1.526 1.249 54.5 41.4 20.8 2003 06 20 09 18.19 +05 29.8 1.549 1.233 52.6 40.9 20.8 2003 06 30 09 46.67 +02 42.2 1.566 1.216 50.9 40.5 20.8 2003 07 10 10 15.68 -00 14.2 1.579 1.199 49.4 40.1 20.8 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-N40


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