• Processing (Info)

  • MPEC 2002-O46 : 2002 OY21

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


    Read MPEC 2002-O45 Read MPEC 2002-O47


    M.P.E.C. 2002-O46                                Issued 2002 July 30, 20:49 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 OY21
    
    Observations:
         K02O21Y* C2002 07 29.33245 21 38 45.75 -27 14 43.2          18.2        644
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 29.35352 21 38 43.61 -27 16 41.5          17.7        644
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 29.39275 21 38 39.57 -27 20 21.7          18.3        644
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 29.81312 21 37 59.87 -27 59 50.3                      413
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 29.81423 21 37 59.79 -27 59 56.7                      413
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 29.81600 21 37 59.57 -28 00 07.0                      413
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.33970 21 37 13.82 -28 52 38.4          17.8 R      474
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.34074 21 37 13.73 -28 52 44.7          17.9 R      474
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.34190 21 37 13.58 -28 52 52.4          17.8 R      474
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.34294 21 37 13.52 -28 52 58.5          17.8 R      474
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 30.48197 21 36 59.27 -29 07 44.5                      413
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 30.48309 21 36 59.12 -29 07 51.4                      413
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.51204 21 36 54.69 -29 10 51.1          17.4 R      474
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.51331 21 36 54.56 -29 10 58.9          17.4 R      474
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.51447 21 36 54.39 -29 11 06.7          17.2 R      474
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.61465 21 36 43.12 -29 21 58.4          17.7 R      428
         K02O21Y  C2002 07 30.62949 21 36 41.19 -29 23 32.5          18.1 R      428
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 30.75716 21 36 25.75 -29 37 07.7                      413
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 30.75836 21 36 25.59 -29 37 15.1                      413
         K02O21Y 1C2002 07 30.75955 21 36 25.47 -29 37 22.9                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  Measurer R. H.
        McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer A. C. Gilmore.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 OY21
    Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
    M 314.13044              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.62106016     Peri.  314.26951     +0.26445148     -0.94130043
    a   1.3605472      Node   119.30348     +0.93911516     +0.20186178
    e   0.6712722      Incl.   13.92156     +0.21938123     +0.27056481
    P   1.59           H   20.1           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2002 July 29-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 OY21                a,e,i = 1.36, 0.67, 14                  q = 0.4472
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 07 25    21 43.19   -21 46.5    0.265    1.267   159.7    16.2    18.6
    2002 07 26    21 42.42   -22 50.4    0.252    1.257   160.6    15.6    18.5
    2002 07 27    21 41.52   -24 00.6    0.240    1.246   161.5    15.0    18.3
    2002 07 28    21 40.46   -25 18.1    0.229    1.235   162.2    14.6    18.2
    2002 07 29    21 39.21   -26 43.6    0.217    1.224   162.7    14.3    18.0
    2002 07 30    21 37.75   -28 18.4    0.206    1.213   162.9    14.2    17.9
    2002 07 31    21 36.02   -30 03.8    0.195    1.202   162.7    14.5    17.8
    2002 08 01    21 33.97   -32 01.2    0.184    1.191   162.1    15.2    17.6
    2002 08 02    21 31.52   -34 12.3    0.173    1.180   161.0    16.3    17.5
    2002 08 03    21 28.57   -36 39.2    0.163    1.169   159.3    17.9    17.4
    2002 08 04    21 24.98   -39 24.0    0.154    1.158   157.0    20.0    17.3
    2002 08 05    21 20.53   -42 28.9    0.144    1.146   154.2    22.7    17.3
    2002 08 06    21 14.92   -45 56.4    0.136    1.135   150.8    25.9    17.2
    2002 08 07    21 07.65   -49 48.4    0.128    1.123   146.7    29.7    17.2
    2002 08 08    20 57.94   -54 06.1    0.121    1.112   142.1    34.1    17.2
    2002 08 09    20 44.41   -58 49.0    0.114    1.100   136.8    39.1    17.2
    2002 08 10    20 24.47   -63 52.8    0.109    1.088   130.9    44.8    17.2
    2002 08 11    19 52.91   -69 05.9    0.105    1.076   124.5    50.9    17.2
    2002 08 12    18 58.8    -74 00.7    0.102    1.064   117.6    57.6    17.3
    2002 08 13    17 23.5    -77 32.8    0.100    1.052   110.4    64.5    17.5
    2002 08 14    15 12.7    -77 56.9    0.100    1.040   103.1    71.6    17.7
    2002 08 15    13 27.5    -74 56.7    0.101    1.028    95.8    78.6    17.9
    2002 08 16    12 26.5    -70 14.4    0.104    1.016    88.8    85.3    18.2
    2002 08 17    11 51.34   -65 05.1    0.108    1.003    82.2    91.7    18.5
    2002 08 18    11 29.46   -60 01.1    0.112    0.991    76.0    97.7    18.9
    2002 08 19    11 14.74   -55 15.7    0.118    0.979    70.3   103.1    19.2
    2002 08 20    11 04.22   -50 54.0    0.125    0.966    65.2   108.0    19.6
    2002 08 21    10 56.35   -46 56.7    0.133    0.953    60.5   112.5    19.9
    2002 08 22    10 50.24   -43 23.0    0.141    0.941    56.3   116.5    20.3
    2002 08 23    10 45.36   -40 10.9    0.149    0.928    52.5   120.2    20.7
    2002 08 24    10 41.37   -37 18.2    0.158    0.915    49.1   123.4    21.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-O46
    

    Read MPEC 2002-O45 Read MPEC 2002-O47


    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)