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    M.P.E.C. 2002-R27                                Issued 2002 Sept. 6, 19:17 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 RV25
    
    Observations:
         K02R25V  C2002 09 01.39820 03 08 02.32 -22 09 39.0          18.3        704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 01.42695 03 08 03.88 -22 09 03.7          18.2        704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 01.44094 03 08 04.65 -22 08 45.9          18.6        704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 01.45561 03 08 05.45 -22 08 27.4          18.1        704
         K02R25V* C2002 09 05.40279 03 11 49.44 -20 37 15.0                      704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 05.41625 03 11 50.11 -20 36 54.5                      704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 05.42947 03 11 50.71 -20 36 34.5                      704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 05.44269 03 11 51.34 -20 36 14.2                      704
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.08571 03 12 25.24 -20 19 39.2          17.5 R      620
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.09340 03 12 25.63 -20 19 26.9          17.5 R      620
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.09547 03 12 25.72 -20 19 23.1          17.9 R      620
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.10034 03 12 25.90 -20 19 15.8          17.4 R      620
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.13169 03 12 27.11 -20 18 27.7                      557
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.13390 03 12 27.23 -20 18 24.1                      557
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.13611 03 12 27.34 -20 18 20.7                      557
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.13833 03 12 27.45 -20 18 15.8                      557
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.15341 03 12 28.44 -20 17 51.9          18.0 R      946
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.15863 03 12 28.67 -20 17 43.3          17.8 R      946
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.16909 03 12 29.06 -20 17 28.3          17.9 R      946
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.17432 03 12 29.23 -20 17 21.0          17.7 R      946
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.42708 03 12 42.36 -20 10 36.6          16.4 R      734
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.42921 03 12 42.46 -20 10 32.4          17.5 R      734
         K02R25V  C2002 09 06.43141 03 12 42.57 -20 10 28.9          17.8 R      734
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    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 RV25
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
    M 332.09909              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36376700     Peri.   44.99194     +0.48584231     -0.85524116
    a   1.9435118      Node    18.51285     +0.55256455     +0.14067837
    e   0.4569807      Incl.   34.60707     +0.67722203     +0.49877064
    P   2.71           H   17.2           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2002 Sept. 1-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 RV25                a,e,i = 1.94, 0.46, 35                  q = 1.0554
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 09 03    03 09.60   -21 34.6    0.547    1.339   115.5    42.9    18.2
    2002 09 08    03 14.00   -19 26.6    0.486    1.309   118.2    42.7    17.9
    2002 09 13    03 17.50   -16 40.0    0.426    1.280   121.2    42.2    17.5
    2002 09 18    03 19.94   -12 56.7    0.368    1.252   124.8    41.2    17.1
    2002 09 23    03 21.05   -07 48.6    0.313    1.225   129.1    39.5    16.7
    2002 09 28    03 20.35   -00 31.9    0.262    1.200   134.1    36.8    16.2
    2002 10 03    03 16.98   +09 56.8    0.219    1.175   139.4    33.6    15.7
    2002 10 08    03 09.26   +24 39.8    0.187    1.153   142.3    32.0    15.2
    2002 10 13    02 53.42   +43 08.2    0.173    1.132   138.1    36.1    15.1
    2002 10 18    02 19.06   +61 41.7    0.179    1.114   127.0    45.6    15.4
    2002 10 23    00 50.0    +75 33.2    0.204    1.097   115.2    55.2    16.0
    2002 10 28    21 20.2    +80 21.7    0.239    1.083   105.8    62.0    16.5
    2002 11 02    18 48.0    +77 03.8    0.280    1.072    98.9    66.1    16.9
    2002 11 07    17 51.8    +72 47.4    0.324    1.064    93.9    68.4    17.3
    2002 11 12    17 26.70   +69 18.5    0.368    1.058    90.3    69.3    17.6
    2002 11 17    17 12.97   +66 37.0    0.411    1.056    87.7    69.4    17.8
    2002 11 22    17 04.43   +64 32.2    0.453    1.056    85.8    68.9    18.0
    2002 11 27    16 58.63   +62 55.6    0.491    1.060    84.5    68.0    18.2
    2002 12 02    16 54.41   +61 41.3    0.528    1.066    83.7    66.8    18.3
    2002 12 07    16 51.11   +60 45.7    0.560    1.075    83.3    65.5    18.4
    2002 12 12    16 48.27   +60 06.1    0.590    1.087    83.3    64.1    18.5
    2002 12 17    16 45.58   +59 40.7    0.616    1.102    83.7    62.6    18.6
    2002 12 22    16 42.81   +59 28.3    0.638    1.119    84.4    61.0    18.6
    2002 12 27    16 39.74   +59 28.5    0.657    1.139    85.4    59.4    18.7
    2003 01 01    16 36.10   +59 41.2    0.672    1.160    86.8    57.8    18.7
    2003 01 06    16 31.55   +60 06.1    0.685    1.183    88.5    56.2    18.8
    2003 01 11    16 25.72   +60 42.7    0.694    1.208    90.4    54.5    18.8
    2003 01 16    16 18.14   +61 30.1    0.700    1.234    92.7    52.8    18.8
    2003 01 21    16 08.28   +62 26.7    0.704    1.261    95.2    51.0    18.8
    2003 01 26    15 55.49   +63 30.4    0.707    1.289    98.0    49.1    18.8
    2003 01 31    15 38.93   +64 37.3    0.708    1.318   101.0    47.2    18.8
    2003 02 05    15 17.77   +65 41.6    0.710    1.348   104.1    45.2    18.8
    2003 02 10    14 51.41   +66 34.6    0.712    1.379   107.4    43.1    18.8
    2003 02 15    14 19.92   +67 05.6    0.715    1.410   110.8    40.9    18.8
    2003 02 20    13 44.53   +67 03.4    0.720    1.441   114.0    38.8    18.8
    2003 02 25    13 07.72   +66 19.4    0.729    1.472   117.1    36.8    18.8
    2003 03 02    12 32.51   +64 50.2    0.741    1.504   119.8    34.9    18.9
    2003 03 07    12 01.44   +62 38.8    0.758    1.535   122.1    33.2    18.9
    2003 03 12    11 35.73   +59 53.1    0.781    1.567   123.7    31.8    19.0
    
    2003 03 22    11 00.04   +53 20.3    0.842    1.630   124.7    30.2    19.2
    2003 04 01    10 40.48   +46 22.8    0.928    1.693   122.9    29.7    19.5
    2003 04 11    10 31.50   +39 44.1    1.035    1.754   118.9    30.0    19.8
    2003 04 21    10 29.26   +33 43.3    1.162    1.815   113.6    30.5    20.1
    2003 05 01    10 31.38   +28 24.1    1.303    1.874   107.7    30.8    20.5
    2003 05 11    10 36.46   +23 42.6    1.457    1.931   101.5    30.8    20.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R27
    

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