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    M.P.E.C. 2002-O04                                Issued 2002 July 17, 14:40 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 NY31
    
    Observations:
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 05.37766 21 19 36.70 -15 54 11.9          18.8        704
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 05.39127 21 19 36.50 -15 54 41.1          19.4        704
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 05.40436 21 19 36.38 -15 55 09.6          19.4        704
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 05.41696 21 19 36.18 -15 55 36.0          19.5        704
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 05.42953 21 19 36.17 -15 56 02.7          19.2        704
         K02N31Y* C2002 07 15.38938 21 16 25.80 -22 59 06.5          18.1        644
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 15.41063 21 16 24.98 -23 00 10.2          18.8        644
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 15.42700 21 16 24.38 -23 00 58.8          18.1        644
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 15.43167 21 16 24.18 -23 01 12.8          18.2        644
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 15.44774 21 16 23.58 -23 02 00.9          18.3        644
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 15.46966 21 16 22.73 -23 03 06.3          18.4        644
         K02N31Y fC2002 07 16.35447 21 15 51.74 -23 47 51.7                      711
         K02N31Y fC2002 07 16.35894 21 15 51.43 -23 48 07.0                      711
         K02N31Y fC2002 07 16.36341 21 15 51.24 -23 48 20.8                      711
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.39340 21 15 50.01 -23 49 56.7                      848
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.39546 21 15 50.18 -23 49 59.8                      848
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.39748 21 15 50.18 -23 50 08.9                      848
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.58060 21 15 43.50 -23 59 18.8          18.5 R      422
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.58152 21 15 43.41 -23 59 21.3          18.6 R      422
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.58228 21 15 43.36 -23 59 24.4          18.3 R      422
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.97652 21 15 28.26 -24 20 06.7          18.1 R      176
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.97929 21 15 28.14 -24 20 14.9          18.0 R      176
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.98207 21 15 28.02 -24 20 23.1          17.7 R      176
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.99198 21 15 27.58 -24 20 52.3          18.1 R      176
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 16.99306 21 15 27.54 -24 20 55.5          18.1 R      176
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.06297 21 15 24.38 -24 24 38.4          17.7 R      620
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.07396 21 15 23.93 -24 25 13.0          18.1 R      620
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.07942 21 15 23.66 -24 25 29.2          18.0 R      620
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.35846 21 15 12.64 -24 40 07.7          17.8 R      734
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.36631 21 15 12.23 -24 40 33.5          17.3 R      734
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.38144 21 15 11.61 -24 41 20.8          18.1 R      711
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.38564 21 15 11.45 -24 41 33.6          18.1 R      711
         K02N31Y  C2002 07 17.38984 21 15 11.23 -24 41 46.8          18.1 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.41-m
        f/4 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers F. Serra, A. Garcia.
        0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, C. W.
        Juels, M. Schwartz.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 NY31
    Epoch 2002 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2452460.5                  MPC
    M 320.11024              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30402582     Peri.  283.12792     +0.54287937     -0.61266461
    a   2.1904285      Node   118.25203     +0.75681613     +0.65336904
    e   0.5423503      Incl.   40.69774     -0.36402106     +0.44469200
    P   3.24           H   17.1           G   0.15
    From 32 observations 2002 July 5-17.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 NY31                a,e,i = 2.19, 0.54, 41                  q = 1.0024
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 07 15    21 16.65   -22 39.6    0.706    1.689   156.8    13.7    18.3
    2002 07 25    21 08.21   -32 05.6    0.615    1.614   163.1    10.6    17.8
    2002 08 04    20 52.19   -43 27.2    0.562    1.539   153.9    16.9    17.7
    2002 08 14    20 25.72   -55 00.5    0.548    1.464   137.4    27.9    17.9
    2002 08 24    19 46.22   -64 43.1    0.567    1.390   121.0    38.6    18.1
    2002 09 03    18 53.1    -71 36.3    0.604    1.318   106.9    47.1    18.4
    2002 09 13    17 51.2    -75 56.8    0.648    1.249    95.5    53.3    18.6
    2002 09 23    16 47.6    -78 39.5    0.690    1.184    86.6    57.8    18.7
    2002 10 03    15 44.3    -80 32.4    0.721    1.125    79.8    61.1    18.8
    2002 10 13    14 35.4    -81 59.6    0.738    1.076    74.9    63.6    18.9
    2002 10 23    13 10.2    -82 56.8    0.738    1.037    71.8    65.7    18.8
    2002 11 02    11 28.6    -82 57.4    0.720    1.012    70.5    67.5    18.8
    2002 11 12    09 53.2    -81 38.5    0.682    1.003    71.0    69.0    18.7
    2002 11 22    08 41.9    -78 56.3    0.628    1.009    73.5    69.9    18.6
    2002 12 02    07 51.6    -74 44.0    0.558    1.030    78.3    69.6    18.3
    2002 12 12    07 13.99   -68 17.5    0.479    1.065    86.1    67.2    18.0
    2002 12 22    06 44.93   -57 55.4    0.399    1.112    98.1    61.1    17.5
    2003 01 01    06 23.12   -41 02.2    0.336    1.169   115.7    49.3    16.9
    2003 01 11    06 08.66   -17 10.6    0.317    1.232   136.4    33.4    16.5
    2003 01 21    06 01.61   +06 22.8    0.363    1.301   145.8    25.1    16.6
    2003 01 31    06 01.22   +22 45.4    0.465    1.373   139.6    27.7    17.4
    2003 02 10    06 06.60   +32 37.1    0.599    1.446   130.0    31.5    18.1
    2003 02 20    06 16.65   +38 29.4    0.752    1.521   121.2    33.8    18.8
    2003 03 02    06 30.25   +42 02.0    0.916    1.596   113.6    34.7    19.4
    2003 03 12    06 46.57   +44 09.1    1.087    1.671   106.7    34.7    19.8
    2003 03 22    07 04.81   +45 20.5    1.263    1.745   100.5    34.2    20.2
    2003 04 01    07 24.34   +45 52.9    1.440    1.817    94.6    33.2    20.6
    2003 04 11    07 44.69   +45 56.6    1.617    1.889    89.1    32.0    20.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-O04
    

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