MPEC 2002-R31 : 2002 RO28
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M.P.E.C. 2002-R31 Issued 2002 Sept. 7, 13:43 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 RO28 Observations: K02R28O* C2002 09 05.27598 23 56 22.61 +00 22 52.2 18.8 704 K02R28O C2002 09 05.28997 23 56 41.44 +00 21 29.1 19.9 704 K02R28O C2002 09 05.30408 23 57 00.46 +00 20 06.6 18.5 704 K02R28O C2002 09 05.33205 23 57 38.18 +00 17 22.0 18.9 704 K02R28O C2002 09 06.27241 00 21 33.80 -01 19 47.8 18.3 704 K02R28O C2002 09 06.30142 00 22 17.03 -01 22 55.5 19.4 704 K02R28O C2002 09 06.31554 00 22 38.11 -01 24 28.6 19.3 704 K02R28O C2002 09 06.32973 00 22 59.24 -01 26 00.8 19.0 704 K02R28O C2002 09 07.32079 00 50 18.56 -03 17 10.2 18.6 R 649 K02R28O C2002 09 07.32245 00 50 21.19 -03 17 21.5 18.8 R 649 K02R28O C2002 09 07.32411 00 50 23.90 -03 17 33.6 18.8 R 649 Observer details: 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. Orbital elements: 2002 RO28 Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC M 27.63074 (2000.0) P Q n 0.53706651 Peri. 208.87883 +0.97726735 -0.20971009 a 1.4989391 Node 163.14047 +0.20923706 +0.93032940 e 0.3295613 Incl. 6.16533 +0.03418161 +0.30084695 P 1.84 H 25.6 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 020905 704 0.0 0.4+ 020906 704 0.4+ 0.3+ 020907 649 0.2+ 0.1+ 020905 704 0.3- 0.6- 020906 704 0.4- 1.0+ 020907 649 0.4- 0.2+ 020905 704 0.1- 0.2- 020906 704 0.2+ 0.3- 020907 649 0.2+ 0.5- 020905 704 0.4+ 0.0 020906 704 0.1+ 0.2- Ephemeris: 2002 RO28 a,e,i = 1.50, 0.33, 6 q = 1.0049 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 09 03 23 08.28 +03 36.6 0.035 1.043 167.5 12.1 19.1 2002 09 04 23 27.73 +02 20.4 0.033 1.040 166.7 12.9 19.0 2002 09 05 23 49.73 +00 52.1 0.031 1.038 164.2 15.4 19.0 2002 09 06 00 14.29 -00 47.8 0.029 1.036 160.1 19.3 19.0 2002 09 07 00 41.20 -02 37.1 0.028 1.033 154.9 24.4 19.0 2002 09 08 01 09.96 -04 31.7 0.027 1.031 148.9 30.3 19.2 2002 09 09 01 39.74 -06 25.7 0.027 1.029 142.5 36.6 19.3 2002 09 10 02 09.57 -08 12.9 0.027 1.027 135.9 43.0 19.5 2002 09 11 02 38.44 -09 48.3 0.028 1.025 129.6 49.2 19.7 2002 09 12 03 05.54 -11 09.0 0.029 1.023 123.7 54.9 20.0 2002 09 13 03 30.35 -12 14.4 0.031 1.021 118.4 60.1 20.2 2002 09 14 03 52.62 -13 05.7 0.033 1.020 113.8 64.6 20.5 2002 09 15 04 12.38 -13 44.9 0.035 1.018 109.7 68.4 20.8 2002 09 16 04 29.77 -14 14.5 0.037 1.016 106.3 71.7 21.0 2002 09 17 04 45.04 -14 36.4 0.040 1.015 103.3 74.5 21.2 2002 09 18 04 58.44 -14 52.5 0.042 1.014 100.9 76.8 21.4 2002 09 19 05 10.21 -15 04.2 0.045 1.012 98.8 78.7 21.6 2002 09 20 05 20.60 -15 12.6 0.048 1.011 97.0 80.3 21.8 2002 09 21 05 29.79 -15 18.5 0.051 1.010 95.6 81.5 22.0 2002 09 22 05 37.97 -15 22.6 0.054 1.009 94.4 82.6 22.2 2002 09 23 05 45.28 -15 25.3 0.057 1.008 93.4 83.4 22.3 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-R31


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