MPEC 2002-O04 : 2002 NY31
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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. 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