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    M.P.E.C. 2002-O15                                Issued 2002 July 19, 15:49 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2002 OM4

Observations:
     K02O04M* C2002 07 17.45667 21 56 25.79 +18 23 08.8          19.6        644
     K02O04M  C2002 07 17.46710 21 56 24.41 +18 22 47.1          19.2        644
     K02O04M  C2002 07 17.47743 21 56 22.99 +18 22 25.5          19.3        644
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.02284 21 55 11.66 +18 03 08.6          19.1 R      966
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.03051 21 55 10.58 +18 02 52.1          19.3 R      966
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.03793 21 55 09.59 +18 02 36.9          19.3 R      966
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.25475 21 54 41.01 +17 54 54.4          17.5 R      649
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.25782 21 54 40.60 +17 54 47.7          17.6 R      649
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.26090 21 54 40.19 +17 54 41.4          17.4 R      649
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.26399 21 54 39.75 +17 54 34.9          17.8 R      649
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.38142 21 54 23.97 +17 50 22.4          19.5        644
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.38674 21 54 23.13 +17 50 12.4          18.9        704
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.39801 21 54 21.70 +17 49 47.2          19.4        644
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.39827 21 54 21.54 +17 49 47.2          19.3        704
     K02O04M dC2002 07 18.40300 21 54 20.89 +17 49 37.1                      711
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.40793 21 54 20.22 +17 49 26.6          19.3 R      711
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.41191 21 54 19.78 +17 49 17.3          19.8        644
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.41286 21 54 19.54 +17 49 16.1          19.4 R      711
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.42163 21 54 18.34 +17 48 56.9          19.4        704
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.43344 21 54 16.76 +17 48 31.4          19.3        704
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.94618 21 53 08.65 +17 29 55.3          19.1 V      611
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.94860 21 53 08.32 +17 29 50.9                      611
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.95104 21 53 08.01 +17 29 45.5                      611
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.98314 21 53 03.69 +17 28 35.8          19.1 R      587
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.98495 21 53 03.42 +17 28 31.7                      587
     K02O04M  C2002 07 18.98678 21 53 03.11 +17 28 28.4          19.2 R      587
     K02O04M  C2002 07 19.37150 21 52 10.97 +17 14 22.2          19.0 R      734
     K02O04M  C2002 07 19.37500 21 52 10.48 +17 14 15.5          19.0 R      734

Observer details:
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Ghezzi.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m
    reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer 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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 OM4
Epoch 2002 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2452460.5                  MPC
M  66.29972              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52700526     Peri.   28.79088     -0.84929287     +0.10234809
a   1.5179568      Node   142.52307     +0.14211307     -0.90049054
e   0.5528090      Incl.   58.34245     +0.50843436     +0.42266022
P   1.87           H   16.8           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2002 July 17-19.

Ephemeris:
2002 OM4                 a,e,i = 1.52, 0.55, 58                  q = 0.6788
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 07 15    22 01.67   +19 46.2    0.894    1.699   125.5    29.1    19.0
2002 07 25    21 39.03   +13 32.6    0.856    1.765   141.0    21.2    18.7
2002 08 04    21 14.46   +06 01.8    0.852    1.826   156.2    13.0    18.5
2002 08 14    20 51.00   -01 51.9    0.891    1.884   163.6     8.8    18.5
2002 08 24    20 31.39   -09 04.3    0.973    1.938   155.4    12.5    18.9
2002 09 03    20 17.05   -14 58.5    1.091    1.989   142.5    18.0    19.4
2002 09 13    20 08.24   -19 29.5    1.237    2.036   130.0    22.2    19.9
2002 09 23    20 04.48   -22 49.8    1.402    2.079   118.7    25.1    20.3
2002 10 03    20 04.95   -25 15.3    1.579    2.120   108.4    26.6    20.6
2002 10 13    20 08.91   -26 59.5    1.761    2.156    99.1    27.2    20.9
2002 10 23    20 15.64   -28 12.5    1.944    2.190    90.4    27.0    21.2
2002 11 02    20 24.56   -29 01.7    2.124    2.221    82.3    26.3    21.4
2002 11 12    20 35.25   -29 31.9    2.299    2.248    74.6    25.1    21.5
2002 11 22    20 47.31   -29 47.1    2.464    2.272    67.2    23.6    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-O15

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