MPEC 2002-P53 : 2002 PF43
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M.P.E.C. 2002-P53 Issued 2002 Aug. 12, 14:52 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 PF43 Observations: K02P43F* C2002 08 10.41207 02 30 29.29 +10 12 19.0 18.7 704 K02P43F C2002 08 10.42367 02 30 34.57 +10 11 24.4 18.8 704 K02P43F C2002 08 10.43528 02 30 39.72 +10 10 30.9 18.9 704 K02P43F C2002 08 10.44689 02 30 44.92 +10 09 35.2 19.3 704 K02P43F C2002 08 10.45849 02 30 50.11 +10 08 42.5 19.5 704 K02P43F C2002 08 11.39260 02 38 00.70 +08 55 34.8 19.2 704 K02P43F C2002 08 11.40765 02 38 07.28 +08 54 25.4 19.0 704 K02P43F C2002 08 11.41180 02 38 08.39 +08 54 02.3 18.8 R 649 K02P43F C2002 08 11.41437 02 38 09.50 +08 53 50.4 18.6 R 649 K02P43F C2002 08 11.41693 02 38 10.63 +08 53 38.8 18.6 R 649 K02P43F C2002 08 11.42272 02 38 13.82 +08 53 14.7 19.1 704 K02P43F C2002 08 11.43781 02 38 20.39 +08 52 05.1 19.0 704 Observer details: 649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer K. Smalley. 0.75-m Newtonian + CCD. Observers D. Trentman, G. North. 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers, S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2002 PF43 PHA 0.048D Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5 MPC M 345.65066 (2000.0) P Q n 0.52335932 Peri. 194.13835 +0.91695613 +0.37054979 a 1.5249985 Node 143.00313 -0.33800943 +0.91844760 e 0.3176051 Incl. 14.23089 -0.21199310 +0.13837218 P 1.88 H 20.6 G 0.15 From 12 observations 2002 Aug. 10-11. Ephemeris: 2002 PF43 a,e,i = 1.52, 0.32, 14 q = 1.0407 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 08 04 01 36.10 +18 27.8 0.141 1.054 102.3 70.2 18.9 2002 08 14 02 56.83 +05 36.3 0.150 1.043 97.5 74.4 19.2 2002 08 24 03 54.81 -05 21.0 0.175 1.041 95.0 75.4 19.5 2002 09 03 04 34.33 -13 05.3 0.209 1.047 94.9 73.7 19.9 2002 09 13 05 00.89 -18 30.5 0.244 1.062 96.6 70.2 20.1 2002 09 23 05 18.00 -22 27.7 0.278 1.085 99.5 65.8 20.3 2002 10 03 05 27.38 -25 27.4 0.308 1.114 103.6 60.9 20.4 2002 10 13 05 29.49 -27 40.6 0.334 1.148 108.5 55.5 20.5 2002 10 23 05 24.72 -29 02.9 0.357 1.187 114.3 49.8 20.6 2002 11 02 05 13.80 -29 23.5 0.380 1.230 120.5 44.1 20.6 2002 11 12 04 58.31 -28 27.1 0.404 1.274 126.8 38.5 20.7 2002 11 22 04 41.11 -26 06.2 0.435 1.320 132.2 33.7 20.8 2002 12 02 04 25.25 -22 29.8 0.475 1.366 135.6 30.3 21.0 2002 12 12 04 13.11 -18 00.1 0.527 1.413 136.2 28.8 21.2 2002 12 22 04 05.89 -13 06.6 0.592 1.459 134.1 29.0 21.6 2003 01 01 04 03.61 -08 14.4 0.671 1.504 129.8 30.1 21.9 2003 01 11 04 05.81 -03 39.0 0.763 1.549 124.4 31.6 22.3 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-P53


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