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    M.P.E.C. 2002-R29                                Issued 2002 Sept. 6, 19:58 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                       2002 PN34
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-P37
    
    Observations:
         K02P34N  C2001 06 12.37676 19 54 50.55 -22 34 11.4                      644
         K02P34N  C2001 06 12.38799 19 54 50.35 -22 34 11.4                      644
         K02P34N  C2001 06 12.39961 19 54 50.28 -22 34 11.0                      644
         K02P34N FC2001 08 10.37059 19 42 19.19 -22 38 54.2                      608
         K02P34N  C2001 08 23.30468 19 39 59.76 -22 37 42.6                      608
         K02P34N FC2001 08 23.31529 19 39 59.64 -22 37 42.6                      608
         K02P34N  C2001 08 23.32627 19 39 59.53 -22 37 41.4                      608
         K02P34N IC2002 05 24.45689 20 33 02.28 -17 50 07.6                      644
         K02P34N IC2002 05 24.46759 20 33 02.28 -17 50 07.4                      644
         K02P34N IC2002 05 24.47822 20 33 02.20 -17 50 07.4                      644
         K02P34N  C2002 07 04.36433 20 27 46.96 -17 47 07.2          19.3 R      644
         K02P34N  C2002 07 04.38527 20 27 46.70 -17 47 07.2          18.8 R      644
         K02P34N  C2002 07 04.40870 20 27 46.47 -17 47 07.1          18.8 R      644
         K02P34N  C2002 07 09.26690 20 26 47.76 -17 48 02.5          19.0 R      644
         K02P34N  C2002 07 09.33729 20 26 46.88 -17 48 03.4          19.0 R      644
         K02P34N  C2002 07 09.40381 20 26 46.04 -17 48 04.6          19.0 R      644
         K02P34N  C2002 08 27.14277 20 16 34.91 -18 00 00.9          19.2        644
         K02P34N  C2002 08 27.16354 20 16 34.70 -18 00 00.9          19.2        644
         K02P34N  C2002 08 27.18440 20 16 34.48 -18 00 01.0          19.2        644
    
    Observer details:
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  Images located and
        measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss).  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  Precovery and prediscovery images located
        and measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss).  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
    010612 644 1.93- 0.40-    010823 608 1.93- 0.34-    MPO 34042
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 PN34
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M   2.14511              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00579236     Peri.  358.36522     +0.46435400     +0.84956071
    a  30.7066492      Node   299.23558     -0.80927874     +0.29223850
    e   0.5658448      Incl.   16.66488     -0.35978226     +0.43913923
    P 170.16           H    7.8           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    010612 644  0.4+  0.6-    020704 644  0.3-  0.3-    020807 673  0.8-  0.2-
    010612 644  0.8-  0.5-    020704 644  0.4-  0.1-    020807 673  1.2-  0.3+
    010612 644  0.2-  0.1-    020704 644  0.4+  0.2+    020807 644  0.0   0.0
    010810 608  0.7-  1.1+    020709 644  0.1+  0.2-    020807 644  0.3+  0.1+
    010823 608  0.6+  0.3-    020709 644  0.2+  0.2-    020807 644  0.2+  0.1+
    010823 608  0.4+  0.3-    020709 644  0.2+  0.6-    020808 734  0.1-  0.6+
    010823 608  0.3+  0.8+    020806 644  0.1-  0.1+    020808 734  0.1+  0.5+
    020524 644  0.4+  0.3+    020806 644  0.0   0.1-    020827 644  0.3+  0.5-
    020524 644  0.8+  0.3+    020806 644  0.0   0.1+    020827 644  0.4+  0.3-
    020524 644  0.1+  0.0     020807 673  0.7-  0.0     020827 644  0.4+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 PN34                a,e,i = 30.71, 0.57, 17                 q = 13.331
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 09 03    20 15.49   -18 00.9   12.565   13.371   141.7     2.7    19.2
    2002 09 13    20 14.20   -18 01.4   12.684   13.374   131.7     3.2    19.3
    2002 09 23    20 13.34   -18 00.7   12.822   13.377   121.7     3.7    19.3
    2002 10 03    20 12.96   -17 58.7   12.975   13.380   111.8     4.0    19.4
    2002 10 13    20 13.07   -17 55.3   13.139   13.383   102.0     4.2    19.4
    2002 10 23    20 13.70   -17 50.3   13.309   13.386    92.3     4.3    19.4
    2002 11 02    20 14.83   -17 43.9   13.481   13.389    82.6     4.2    19.5
    2002 11 12    20 16.43   -17 35.8   13.649   13.392    73.0     4.1    19.5
    2002 11 22    20 18.49   -17 26.3   13.809   13.396    63.4     3.8    19.5
    2002 12 02    20 20.94   -17 15.2   13.956   13.399    53.9     3.4    19.5
    2002 12 12    20 23.75   -17 02.6   14.088   13.403    44.5     2.9    19.5
    2002 12 22    20 26.85   -16 48.8   14.200   13.407    35.1     2.4    19.5
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R29
    

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