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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Q06                                Issued 2002 Aug. 17, 16:45 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 PC130
    
    Observations:
         K02PD0C* C2002 08 07.37488 20 52 37.00 -16 43 04.0          18.7        644
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 07.39603 20 52 34.48 -16 42 40.9          18.6        644
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 07.42049 20 52 31.55 -16 42 14.1          18.6        644
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 14.22787 20 39 10.38 -14 30 45.1          18.5        704
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 14.24354 20 39 08.54 -14 30 25.1          18.6        704
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 14.25919 20 39 06.60 -14 30 05.9          18.6        704
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 14.29058 20 39 02.65 -14 29 28.3          19.1        704
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 15.26412 20 37 07.08 -14 09 23.1          18.5 R      649
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 15.27542 20 37 05.63 -14 09 08.4          17.6 R      649
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 15.28977 20 37 03.96 -14 08 50.9          18.5 R      649
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.17148 20 35 20.43 -13 50 25.3          19.2        644
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.17411 20 35 19.83 -13 50 23.8          18.4 R      649
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.17894 20 35 19.23 -13 50 17.9          18.2 R      649
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.18374 20 35 18.66 -13 50 11.8          18.3 R      649
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.19389 20 35 17.70 -13 49 57.1          19.1        644
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.21498 20 35 15.09 -13 49 30.9          19.1        644
         K02PD0C 1C2002 08 16.29358 20 35 05.52 -13 47 54.9                      658
         K02PD0C 1C2002 08 16.29804 20 35 04.93 -13 47 48.2                      658
         K02PD0C 1C2002 08 16.30241 20 35 04.40 -13 47 43.3                      658
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.89021 20 33 55.36 -13 35 18.4                      611
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.89502 20 33 54.64 -13 35 13.0                      611
         K02PD0C  C2002 08 16.90888 20 33 53.25 -13 34 54.1                      611
    
    Observer details:
    611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 PC130
    Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
    M 323.95074              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29094885     Peri.   80.75176     +0.79996539     -0.55212665
    a   2.2555802      Node   312.33886     +0.34447385     +0.74320116
    e   0.4650098      Incl.   18.53497     +0.49131776     +0.37789972
    P   3.39           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2002 Aug. 7-16.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 PC130               a,e,i = 2.26, 0.47, 19                  q = 1.2067
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 08 14    20 39.62   -14 35.2    0.591    1.594   166.9     8.3    18.3
    2002 08 24    20 20.47   -10 58.8    0.566    1.536   152.9    17.4    18.5
    2002 09 03    20 04.59   -07 09.7    0.560    1.481   139.7    26.2    18.7
    2002 09 13    19 54.22   -03 25.3    0.568    1.427   127.8    33.8    18.9
    2002 09 23    19 50.25   +00 05.9    0.586    1.378   117.8    40.1    19.0
    2002 10 03    19 52.51   +03 23.3    0.607    1.332   109.5    45.1    19.2
    2002 10 13    20 00.50   +06 31.1    0.629    1.292   102.9    48.8    19.3
    2002 10 23    20 13.64   +09 35.3    0.649    1.259    97.8    51.5    19.4
    2002 11 02    20 31.45   +12 40.0    0.666    1.233    94.0    53.4    19.4
    2002 11 12    20 53.75   +15 48.1    0.680    1.216    91.5    54.5    19.5
    2002 11 22    21 20.47   +18 59.8    0.693    1.207    90.1    54.9    19.5
    2002 12 02    21 51.68   +22 11.5    0.707    1.208    89.5    54.7    19.6
    2002 12 12    22 27.47   +25 16.7    0.724    1.219    89.7    53.9    19.6
    2002 12 22    23 07.58   +28 05.8    0.747    1.238    90.3    52.6    19.7
    2003 01 01    23 51.33   +30 26.5    0.780    1.266    91.0    51.0    19.8
    2003 01 11    00 37.47   +32 09.0    0.825    1.301    91.6    49.1    19.9
    2003 01 21    01 24.25   +33 08.1    0.884    1.342    91.7    47.1    20.1
    2003 01 31    02 09.94   +33 25.2    0.959    1.388    91.1    45.2    20.2
    2003 02 10    02 53.26   +33 07.3    1.049    1.439    89.9    43.3    20.5
    2003 02 20    03 33.48   +32 23.3    1.152    1.493    88.0    41.4    20.7
    2003 03 02    04 10.45   +31 21.3    1.269    1.549    85.6    39.6    20.9
    2003 03 12    04 44.36   +30 08.0    1.396    1.607    82.7    37.8    21.2
    2003 03 22    05 15.55   +28 47.5    1.532    1.666    79.4    36.0    21.4
    2003 04 01    05 44.38   +27 22.2    1.675    1.726    75.7    34.1    21.6
    2003 04 11    06 11.22   +25 53.5    1.823    1.786    71.9    32.2    21.8
    2003 04 21    06 36.35   +24 22.1    1.974    1.846    67.8    30.3    22.0
    2003 05 01    07 00.03   +22 48.1    2.126    1.906    63.6    28.3    22.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q06
    

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