MPEC 2002-R26 : 2002 RU25
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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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network 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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