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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Q27                                Issued 2002 Aug. 22, 20:44 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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                                       2001 TD2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2001-T51
    
    Observations:
         K01T02D 1C2002 07 31.82041 04 26 58.08 -07 53 24.4                      413
         K01T02D 1C2002 07 31.82237 04 26 57.81 -07 53 24.6                      413
         K01T02D 1C2002 07 31.82433 04 26 57.60 -07 53 23.7                      413
         K01T02D 1C2002 08 19.79308 03 54 47.88 -05 58 13.4                      413
         K01T02D 1C2002 08 19.79479 03 54 47.65 -05 58 12.5                      413
         K01T02D 1C2002 08 19.79649 03 54 47.43 -05 58 12.1                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.
        1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    020731 413 64.3- 42.1+    020819 413 26.8- 53.8+    MPO 21049   -0.013 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 TD2
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 178.66604              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.04463884     Peri.  199.01245     -0.85262274     +0.51740833
    a   0.9619635      Node    12.92383     -0.42711698     -0.60967795
    e   0.4813890      Incl.   19.03910     -0.30100754     -0.60048431
    P   0.94           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    011010 644  0.1-  0.3+    011011 046 (0.6+  2.5+)   011103 413  0.2-  0.1+
    011010 644  0.2+  0.1-    011011 046  0.1-  0.0     011103 413  0.0   0.4+
    011010 644  0.4+  0.2+    011011 046  0.8+  1.4-    011103 413  0.6-  0.1+
    011010 046  0.5-  1.2+    011011 046  0.8+  1.3+    011120 696  0.2-  0.7+
    011010 046 (1.3-  2.3+)   011012 474  0.2+  0.2-    011120 696  0.2-  0.2-
    011010 046  1.5-  0.5-    011012 474  0.4-  0.3-    011120 696  0.2+  0.6-
    011010 046  0.3+  0.9-    011012 474  0.1-  0.1-    020731 413  0.8+  0.7+
    011010 046  0.4-  0.7+    011016 649  0.2+  0.9+    020731 413  0.2-  0.1-
    011011 474  0.1-  0.3-    011016 649  0.3-  0.2-    020731 413  0.3-  0.3+
    011011 474  0.2+  0.2-    011016 649  0.4-  0.0     020819 413  0.2-  0.3-
    011011 474  0.0   0.2-    011102 413  0.4+  0.2+    020819 413  0.3-  0.0
    011011 474  0.1-  0.3-    011102 413  0.8+  0.6+    020819 413  0.2-  0.3-
    011011 046  0.6+  0.8-    011102 413  0.3+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 TD2                 a,e,i = 0.96, 0.48, 19                  q = 0.4989
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 08 14    04 05.72   -06 36.2    0.411    1.052    84.0    73.2    19.9
    2002 08 24    03 45.52   -05 30.3    0.380    1.124    97.3    63.2    19.6
    2002 09 03    03 16.64   -04 21.3    0.346    1.188   113.0    51.4    19.2
    2002 09 13    02 34.89   -03 05.1    0.319    1.243   132.2    36.8    18.7
    2002 09 23    01 40.94   -01 36.1    0.311    1.291   154.5    19.5    18.2
    2002 10 03    00 44.44   -00 01.1    0.332    1.332   175.5     3.3    17.8
    2002 10 13    23 58.21   +01 26.2    0.383    1.365   160.7    14.0    18.6
    2002 10 23    23 27.63   +02 42.8    0.457    1.391   143.9    25.0    19.4
    2002 11 02    23 10.69   +03 53.4    0.547    1.409   130.3    32.5    20.0
    2002 11 12    23 03.78   +05 04.6    0.645    1.421   119.2    37.5    20.5
    2002 11 22    23 03.83   +06 20.6    0.747    1.425   109.7    40.7    20.9
    2002 12 02    23 08.74   +07 43.2    0.848    1.422   101.4    42.8    21.3
    2002 12 12    23 17.20   +09 13.7    0.947    1.413    94.0    44.0    21.5
    2002 12 22    23 28.33   +10 52.4    1.039    1.396    87.3    44.7    21.7
    2003 01 01    23 41.58   +12 38.9    1.122    1.372    81.0    45.1    21.9
    2003 01 11    23 56.66   +14 33.1    1.195    1.341    75.3    45.2    22.0
    2003 01 21    00 13.38   +16 34.0    1.256    1.303    69.9    45.2    22.0
    2003 01 31    00 31.69   +18 40.6    1.302    1.257    64.9    45.3    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Q27
    

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