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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Q05                                Issued 2002 Aug. 17, 16:38 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.
    
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                                      2002 PE130
    
    Observations:
         K02PD0E* C2002 08 14.37886 02 08 19.84 -10 15 29.9          18.0        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 14.39355 02 08 24.07 -10 14 40.5          18.2        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 14.40820 02 08 28.24 -10 13 47.2          18.3        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 14.42284 02 08 32.58 -10 12 56.0          18.2        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 14.43747 02 08 36.79 -10 12 04.0          18.2        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.26920 02 12 46.21 -09 21 39.1          17.0 R      844
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.28420 02 12 50.64 -09 20 45.9          17.1 R      844
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.29355 02 12 53.41 -09 20 10.1          17.0 R      844
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.30619 02 12 57.08 -09 19 23.6          16.9 R      844
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.36526 02 13 15.64 -09 16 15.6          17.9        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.37311 02 13 17.69 -09 15 48.7          17.5 R      649
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.37478 02 13 18.19 -09 15 42.5          17.6 R      649
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.37645 02 13 18.66 -09 15 36.3          17.6 R      649
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.39752 02 13 25.14 -09 14 15.9          18.1        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.41363 02 13 29.95 -09 13 18.2          18.0        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.42976 02 13 34.70 -09 12 18.4          18.1        704
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.44948 02 13 40.86 -09 11 02.9          17.3 V      G78
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 15.45227 02 13 41.64 -09 10 53.5          17.4 V      G78
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 16.03941 02 16 41.44 -08 34 21.2          18.1 V      611
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 16.04054 02 16 41.76 -08 34 17.6          18.0 V      611
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 16.04174 02 16 42.13 -08 34 12.5          18.0 V      611
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 16.04287 02 16 42.45 -08 34 08.4          17.9 V      611
         K02PD0E 1C2002 08 16.48984 02 19 00.26 -08 05 39.2                      658
         K02PD0E 1C2002 08 16.49160 02 19 00.85 -08 05 32.0                      658
         K02PD0E 1C2002 08 16.49516 02 19 01.95 -08 05 16.9                      658
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 17.49944 02 24 18.09 -06 59 12.5                      848
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 17.50064 02 24 18.46 -06 59 07.3                      848
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 17.50177 02 24 18.86 -06 59 03.2          18.4 R      848
         K02PD0E  C2002 08 17.50292 02 24 19.20 -06 58 57.4                      848
    
    Observer details:
    611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman, M.
        Glaze.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer J. L. Clem.  1.82-m
        Plaskett reflector + CCD.
    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.
    844 Los Molinos.  Observers S. Bruzzone, S. Roland.  0.35-m f/6.4
        reflector + CCD.
    848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observer M. Schwartz.  Measurer
        P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G78 Desert Wanderer Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 PE130
    Epoch 2002 Aug. 14.0 TT = JDT 2452500.5                 MPC
    M 347.87083              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23942709     Peri.   33.41981     +0.85583007     -0.51713767
    a   2.5685450      Node   357.63546     +0.39561656     +0.66825997
    e   0.6164180      Incl.   15.62730     +0.33323029     +0.53478709
    P   4.12           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2002 Aug. 14-17.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 PE130               a,e,i = 2.57, 0.62, 16                  q = 0.9852
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 08 14    02 06.45   -10 37.4    0.341    1.191   113.5    51.2    17.8
    2002 08 24    03 01.58   +01 15.5    0.281    1.125   106.7    59.4    17.5
    2002 09 03    04 10.64   +16 44.5    0.255    1.068    96.5    69.8    17.5
    2002 09 13    05 31.29   +31 09.2    0.267    1.024    86.2    78.6    17.8
    2002 09 23    06 52.94   +40 04.4    0.310    0.996    79.7    82.5    18.2
    2002 10 03    08 03.69   +43 50.0    0.367    0.985    77.0    81.7    18.5
    2002 10 13    08 59.14   +44 38.4    0.429    0.993    77.0    78.1    18.8
    2002 10 23    09 41.05   +44 06.7    0.487    1.019    78.8    73.2    18.9
    2002 11 02    10 12.44   +43 08.5    0.539    1.061    82.0    67.8    19.1
    2002 11 12    10 35.40   +42 13.1    0.580    1.117    86.5    62.2    19.2
    2002 11 22    10 51.08   +41 36.0    0.611    1.182    92.3    56.6    19.2
    2002 12 02    10 59.82   +41 25.5    0.633    1.255    99.3    50.9    19.3
    2002 12 12    11 01.24   +41 43.8    0.648    1.332   107.6    44.8    19.3
    2002 12 22    10 54.82   +42 24.1    0.660    1.413   117.2    38.2    19.3
    2003 01 01    10 40.30   +43 11.0    0.676    1.496   127.8    31.3    19.3
    2003 01 11    10 18.52   +43 40.1    0.702    1.580   138.7    24.3    19.3
    2003 01 21    09 52.49   +43 26.6    0.744    1.664   148.4    18.1    19.3
    2003 01 31    09 26.59   +42 19.8    0.807    1.748   154.2    14.2    19.5
    2003 02 10    09 04.82   +40 27.8    0.894    1.830   153.4    14.0    19.8
    2003 02 20    08 49.27   +38 09.7    1.004    1.912   147.3    16.2    20.2
    2003 03 02    08 40.01   +35 44.0    1.135    1.992   139.0    19.0    20.6
    2003 03 12    08 36.19   +33 21.7    1.284    2.071   130.4    21.4    21.1
    2003 03 22    08 36.69   +31 07.9    1.449    2.148   121.8    23.2    21.5
    2003 04 01    08 40.44   +29 03.5    1.625    2.223   113.7    24.3    21.8
    2003 04 11    08 46.63   +27 07.5    1.810    2.297   105.9    24.8    22.1
    2003 04 21    08 54.61   +25 18.3    2.002    2.369    98.5    24.8    22.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q05
    

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