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    M.P.E.C. 2002-P61                                Issued 2002 Aug. 14, 18:01 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 PH80
    
    Observations:
         K02P80H* C2002 08 12.38158 01 07 21.81 -05 20 28.0          19.0        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 12.39699 01 07 23.24 -05 19 50.5          18.6        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 12.41157 01 07 24.73 -05 19 14.8          19.2        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 12.42633 01 07 26.12 -05 18 39.7          18.7        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.14347 01 08 42.82 -04 49 32.2          18.1 R      946
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.14551 01 08 42.97 -04 49 28.7          18.3 R      946
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.14956 01 08 43.36 -04 49 19.4          18.0 R      946
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.37675 01 09 07.78 -04 40 03.7          19.0        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.37746 01 09 07.92 -04 40 01.8          18.9        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.39219 01 09 09.29 -04 39 24.7          18.9        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.39230 01 09 09.20 -04 39 25.9          19.1        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.40699 01 09 10.65 -04 38 49.9          19.7        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.40788 01 09 10.70 -04 38 47.7          19.1        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.42167 01 09 12.00 -04 38 14.3          19.2        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.42351 01 09 12.12 -04 38 10.1          18.7        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.43912 01 09 13.59 -04 37 32.8          18.9        704
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.47751 01 09 17.58 -04 36 04.5          18.3 R      848
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.47965 01 09 17.80 -04 35 57.5          18.5 R      848
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.48177 01 09 18.05 -04 35 52.2          18.2 R      848
         K02P80H  C2002 08 13.48389 01 09 18.24 -04 35 47.8          18.1 R      848
         K02P80H  C2002 08 14.36333 01 10 48.20 -04 00 15.6          17.9 R      734
         K02P80H  C2002 08 14.36713 01 10 48.48 -04 00 04.9          18.1 R      734
         K02P80H  C2002 08 14.37097 01 10 48.87 -03 59 57.7          18.0 R      734
         K02P80H  C2002 08 14.47758 01 10 59.07 -03 55 42.4          19.0 R      848
         K02P80H  C2002 08 14.47978 01 10 59.24 -03 55 36.7          18.8 R      848
         K02P80H  C2002 08 14.48197 01 10 59.44 -03 55 30.8          19.2 R      848
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R.
        Holvorcem.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 PH80
    Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
    M 356.38639              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31487658     Peri.  331.32388     +0.79429577     +0.60729122
    a   2.1398129      Node   351.22156     -0.53386044     +0.68428573
    e   0.4523584      Incl.    6.42438     -0.28997803     +0.40367117
    P   3.13           H   19.7           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2002 Aug. 12-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 PH80                a,e,i = 2.14, 0.45, 6                   q = 1.1719
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 08 04    00 49.47   -11 05.8    0.252    1.172   123.2    46.4    18.8
    2002 08 14    01 10.18   -04 14.5    0.248    1.175   125.7    44.4    18.7
    2002 08 24    01 23.25   +02 12.4    0.250    1.188   130.3    40.4    18.7
    2002 09 03    01 28.68   +07 51.4    0.258    1.210   136.9    34.7    18.6
    2002 09 13    01 26.98   +12 24.8    0.273    1.241   145.2    27.6    18.6
    2002 09 23    01 19.94   +15 43.2    0.297    1.278   154.6    19.7    18.6
    2002 10 03    01 10.21   +17 46.2    0.331    1.321   163.6    12.3    18.6
    2002 10 13    01 00.78   +18 45.0    0.377    1.370   168.5     8.3    18.8
    2002 10 23    00 54.15   +19 01.3    0.438    1.422   164.6    10.7    19.3
    2002 11 02    00 51.42   +18 56.5    0.512    1.477   156.5    15.5    19.9
    2002 11 12    00 52.76   +18 47.1    0.602    1.534   148.0    20.0    20.5
    2002 11 22    00 57.76   +18 43.5    0.705    1.592   139.7    23.7    21.1
    2002 12 02    01 05.74   +18 50.0    0.821    1.651   131.9    26.4    21.6
    2002 12 12    01 16.13   +19 07.6    0.949    1.711   124.4    28.3    22.0
    2002 12 22    01 28.41   +19 35.7    1.088    1.771   117.4    29.6    22.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P61
    

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