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    M.P.E.C. 2002-R26                                Issued 2002 Sept. 6, 19:07 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 RU25
    
    Observations:
         K02R25U* C2002 09 05.35116 03 16 59.82 +17 26 31.5          18.5        704
         K02R25U  C2002 09 05.36514 03 16 58.95 +17 27 16.6          19.0        704
         K02R25U  C2002 09 05.37918 03 16 58.11 +17 28 00.3          18.9        704
         K02R25U  C2002 09 05.39355 03 16 57.24 +17 28 46.5          18.8        704
         K02R25U  C2002 09 05.40758 03 16 56.40 +17 29 31.6          19.1        704
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.10939 03 16 16.28 +18 06 30.5          18.2 R      620
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12078 03 16 15.31 +18 07 04.5          18.0 R      113
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12137 03 16 15.26 +18 07 07.0                      557
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12257 03 16 15.19 +18 07 10.6          17.9 R      113
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12265 03 16 15.18 +18 07 11.1                      557
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12394 03 16 15.09 +18 07 15.0                      557
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12418 03 16 15.34 +18 07 18.7          18.2 R      620
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12436 03 16 15.10 +18 07 16.2          17.8 R      113
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12521 03 16 15.00 +18 07 19.1                      557
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.12649 03 16 14.93 +18 07 23.2                      557
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.13138 03 16 14.90 +18 07 41.1          18.1 R      620
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.13411 03 16 14.76 +18 07 49.5          18.0 R      620
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.14995 03 16 13.69 +18 08 40.3          18.0 R      946
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.15517 03 16 13.27 +18 08 56.8          17.9 R      946
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.16563 03 16 12.58 +18 09 28.3          17.7 R      946
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.17606 03 16 11.97 +18 10 00.8          18.0 R      946
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.26454 03 16 07.45 +18 14 41.5          17.8 R      649
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.26664 03 16 07.39 +18 14 47.3          18.0 R      649
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.26875 03 16 07.29 +18 14 54.0          18.0 R      649
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.45266 03 15 55.36 +18 24 38.1          17.9 R      734
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.45455 03 15 55.22 +18 24 44.9          18.0 R      734
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.45644 03 15 55.10 +18 24 50.9          18.3 R      734
         K02R25U  C2002 09 06.45845 03 15 54.91 +18 24 56.7          17.7 R      734
    
    Observer details:
    113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer T. Payer.  0.50-m f/4.0
        reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Rodriguez,
        A. Garcia.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + 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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 RU25
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
    M  17.95621              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31645367     Peri.  305.73099     +0.64819215     +0.76006902
    a   2.1326976      Node     5.41881     -0.43745265     +0.42143359
    e   0.4721096      Incl.   29.34677     -0.62328333     +0.49466031
    P   3.11           H   17.5           G   0.15
    From 28 observations 2002 Sept. 5-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 RU25                a,e,i = 2.13, 0.47, 29                  q = 1.1258
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 09 03    03 18.94   +15 22.8    0.531    1.283   108.9    48.1    18.5
    2002 09 13    03 07.51   +24 08.8    0.519    1.335   118.7    41.4    18.3
    2002 09 23    02 47.06   +32 25.5    0.522    1.391   128.8    34.2    18.2
    2002 10 03    02 17.45   +39 14.1    0.545    1.450   137.7    27.7    18.2
    2002 10 13    01 42.10   +43 43.5    0.589    1.511   143.3    23.2    18.3
    2002 10 23    01 08.11   +45 46.7    0.654    1.574   144.4    21.6    18.6
    2002 11 02    00 41.70   +46 00.6    0.739    1.637   141.5    22.2    19.0
    2002 11 12    00 25.24   +45 15.2    0.840    1.700   136.4    23.7    19.4
    2002 11 22    00 17.96   +44 09.9    0.955    1.762   130.3    25.3    19.8
    2002 12 02    00 17.90   +43 06.6    1.081    1.825   123.9    26.7    20.2
    2002 12 12    00 23.27   +42 15.5    1.217    1.886   117.5    27.6    20.5
    2002 12 22    00 32.62   +41 40.6    1.360    1.947   111.3    28.1    20.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R26
    

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