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    M.P.E.C. 2002-P03                                Issued 2002 Aug. 1, 19:10 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                      2000 CT101
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2000-D31
    
    Observations:
         K00CA1T 1C2002 07 30.52288 20 48 49.06 -06 09 52.1                      413
         K00CA1T 1C2002 07 31.65275 20 46 39.11 -07 06 53.1                      413
         K00CA1T 1C2002 07 31.65412 20 46 38.98 -07 06 57.4                      413
         K00CA1T 1C2002 07 31.65549 20 46 38.81 -07 07 01.2          20   R      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  Measurer
        R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    020730 413 0.32- 0.02+    020731 413 0.33- 0.03+    MPO  2742   +0.17 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 CT101                                                           PHA 0.001A
    Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
    M 223.04972              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66511585     Peri.  292.31768     +0.32210551     -0.90548494
    a   1.2997840      Node   135.67111     +0.94663122     +0.30444430
    e   0.3548404      Incl.   23.29182     +0.01172053     +0.29565299
    P   1.48           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    000204 704  0.3+  0.1+    000226 704  0.2-  1.7-    000227 651  0.5+  0.2-
    000204 704  0.6-  0.1+    000226 704  1.5+  0.2+    000228 540 (2.3-  1.5+)
    000204 704  0.1+  0.1-    000226 704  0.3+  0.3+    000228 540  0.3-  0.0
    000204 704  0.1-  0.3-    000227 046  0.7-  0.0     000228 540  0.1-  0.3+
    000215 704  0.5+  0.7+    000227 046  0.5+  0.3-    000306 540  0.1-  0.6-
    000215 704  0.0   1.0+    000227 046  0.2+  0.1+    000306 540  0.1-  0.1-
    000215 704  1.2+  1.0+    000227 046  0.4+  0.5-    000306 540  0.4-  0.0
    000215 704 (0.7-  2.5+)   000227 046  1.0+  0.0     020730 413  0.6+  0.2+
    000216 651  1.4-  0.1-    000227 557  0.7-  0.2-    020731 413  0.6-  0.2+
    000216 651  0.2-  0.7+    000227 557  0.4-  0.0     020731 413  0.0   0.2+
    000216 651  0.7-  0.5-    000227 557  0.2-  0.3-    020731 413  0.1+  0.6+
    000226 704  0.0   0.3-    000227 651  0.6+  0.1-
    000226 704  0.6-  0.1-    000227 651  0.8+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 CT101               a,e,i = 1.30, 0.35, 23                  q = 0.8386
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 07 25    20 57.94   -02 07.5    0.410    1.408   159.7    14.5    20.1
    2002 08 04    20 39.75   -10 10.8    0.346    1.358   171.9     6.1    19.3
    2002 08 14    20 14.48   -21 15.6    0.307    1.306   160.0    15.4    19.4
    2002 08 24    19 44.26   -33 38.5    0.296    1.252   139.8    31.5    19.7
    2002 09 03    19 12.86   -44 49.8    0.307    1.196   120.8    46.5    20.1
    2002 09 13    18 44.24   -53 40.1    0.332    1.139   105.1    58.6    20.5
    2002 09 23    18 19.95   -60 31.3    0.360    1.081    92.6    68.0    20.8
    2002 10 03    17 57.70   -66 06.6    0.385    1.026    82.7    75.4    21.1
    2002 10 13    17 31.5    -70 53.7    0.402    0.973    74.8    81.7    21.3
    2002 10 23    16 49.0    -74 52.1    0.411    0.926    68.3    87.3    21.5
    2002 11 02    15 34.3    -77 09.4    0.411    0.886    63.1    92.4    21.6
    2002 11 12    14 02.3    -76 12.5    0.402    0.857    59.2    97.0    21.7
    2002 11 22    13 02.6    -71 36.7    0.386    0.841    56.9   100.5    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P03
    

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