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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Q17                                Issued 2002 Aug. 21, 20:57 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 QY6
    
    Observations:
         K02Q06Y* C2002 08 16.37923 23 58 04.14 +07 16 16.4          19.4        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 16.39507 23 58 00.96 +07 15 48.3          19.5        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 16.42690 23 57 54.53 +07 14 50.5          19.1        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 16.44281 23 57 51.36 +07 14 21.8          19.0        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 16.97488 23 56 07.28 +06 57 59.8          19.3 V      611
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 16.97740 23 56 06.85 +06 57 59.0                      611
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 16.98037 23 56 06.29 +06 57 51.4                      611
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 17.35060 23 54 52.14 +06 46 21.6                      658
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 17.35367 23 54 51.48 +06 46 15.8                      658
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 17.35580 23 54 51.03 +06 46 11.9                      658
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 17.59161 23 54 02.26 +06 38 53.8          20.1        608
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 17.60286 23 53 59.90 +06 38 32.5          20.5        608
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 17.61453 23 53 57.47 +06 38 10.0          20.3        608
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.05434 23 52 27.81 +06 23 58.6                      046
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.05596 23 52 27.41 +06 23 55.5                      046
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.05781 23 52 27.09 +06 23 52.7          18.8 R      046
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.05872 23 52 26.89 +06 23 50.0                      046
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.05969 23 52 26.67 +06 23 47.9                      046
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.06064 23 52 26.43 +06 23 46.4                      046
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.37731 23 51 20.62 +06 13 32.9          19.7        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.39329 23 51 17.28 +06 13 02.7          19.3        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.40892 23 51 13.85 +06 12 31.0          20.0        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.42503 23 51 10.30 +06 11 59.7          20.0        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.46468 23 51 02.00 +06 10 37.3          19.3 R      848
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.46631 23 51 01.77 +06 10 34.2          19.4 R      848
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 18.47084 23 51 00.79 +06 10 23.9          19.4 R      848
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.05950 23 48 56.17 +05 50 51.8                      557
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.06252 23 48 55.41 +05 50 46.6                      557
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.06404 23 48 55.11 +05 50 43.4                      557
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 19.36258 23 47 51.20 +05 40 36.4                      658
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 19.36515 23 47 50.74 +05 40 31.7                      658
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 19.36890 23 47 49.80 +05 40 24.1                      658
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.39410 23 47 44.05 +05 39 38.1          19.5        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.40988 23 47 40.39 +05 39 04.6          19.2        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.42562 23 47 36.85 +05 38 33.6          19.2        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.44123 23 47 33.38 +05 38 00.6          18.6        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 19.45693 23 47 29.82 +05 37 29.5          19.9        704
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 19.70512 23 46 36.01 +05 29 21.1                      413
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 19.70649 23 46 35.70 +05 29 18.1                      413
         K02Q06Y 1C2002 08 19.70786 23 46 35.38 +05 29 15.3                      413
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.10514 23 45 07.77 +05 15 01.9                      557
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.10654 23 45 07.43 +05 14 58.1                      557
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.10794 23 45 07.14 +05 14 53.8                      557
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.39917 23 44 02.43 +05 04 45.6          18.7        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.41577 23 43 58.52 +05 04 10.5          19.1        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.43238 23 43 54.66 +05 03 35.2          19.0        704
         K02Q06Y  C2002 08 20.44898 23 43 50.77 +05 02 59.5          19.4        704
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        K. Kuluhiwa, P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector
        + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, P. Geffert, M. Gross, R. Kresken.
        0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers G. B. Poole, J. L. Clem.
        Measurers J. L. Clem, G. B. Poole, D. D. Balam.  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.
    848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,
        M. Schwartz, C. W. Juels.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 QY6
    Epoch 2002 Aug. 14.0 TT = JDT 2452500.5                 MPC
    M 156.20558              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.33402410     Peri.  355.27801     -0.93812752     -0.34117110
    a   0.8172600      Node   164.37156     +0.32448981     -0.92589537
    e   0.6984776      Incl.   12.72079     +0.12092609     -0.16223452
    P   0.74           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 47 observations 2002 Aug. 16-20.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 QY6                 a,e,i = 0.82, 0.70, 13                  q = 0.2464
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 08 14    00 05.43   +08 24.3    0.448    1.371   136.0    30.9    19.8
    2002 08 24    23 29.87   +02 49.6    0.399    1.385   155.8    17.4    19.1
    2002 09 03    22 44.55   -04 29.8    0.379    1.388   176.7     2.4    18.4
    2002 09 13    21 57.97   -11 51.3    0.396    1.380   157.5    16.2    19.1
    2002 09 23    21 19.90   -17 30.3    0.443    1.362   137.1    30.1    19.7
    2002 10 03    20 54.25   -21 10.2    0.508    1.332   120.4    40.4    20.2
    2002 10 13    20 39.94   -23 23.1    0.580    1.291   106.8    47.7    20.7
    2002 10 23    20 34.15   -24 41.8    0.651    1.238    95.3    53.2    21.0
    2002 11 02    20 34.21   -25 27.9    0.713    1.172    85.2    57.5    21.2
    2002 11 12    20 38.05   -25 54.4    0.761    1.092    75.9    61.5    21.3
    2002 11 22    20 43.83   -26 10.6    0.790    0.997    67.2    65.9    21.3
    2002 12 02    20 49.49   -26 24.6    0.796    0.885    58.4    71.6    21.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q17
    

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