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    M.P.E.C. 2002-R33                                Issued 2002 Sept. 7, 13:56 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 RS28
    
    Observations:
         K02R28S* C2002 09 06.40370 04 48 07.98 +25 59 16.9          18.5        704
         K02R28S  C2002 09 06.41816 04 48 08.79 +25 58 48.0          18.6        704
         K02R28S  C2002 09 06.43271 04 48 09.64 +25 58 19.5          18.9        704
         K02R28S  C2002 09 06.44717 04 48 10.46 +25 57 50.9          19.7        704
         K02R28S  C2002 09 06.46171 04 48 11.19 +25 57 20.8          19.0        704
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.08334 04 48 47.08 +25 36 21.3                      557
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.09302 04 48 47.71 +25 36 03.2          17.9 R      176
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.09562 04 48 47.71 +25 35 57.2                      557
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.09580 04 48 47.86 +25 35 57.5          18.0 R      176
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.09856 04 48 48.01 +25 35 51.8          18.1 R      176
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.10135 04 48 48.17 +25 35 46.1          18.1 R      176
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.10684 04 48 48.47 +25 35 34.9          18.1 R      176
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.16638 04 48 51.80 +25 33 35.1          18.3 R      946
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.18106 04 48 52.52 +25 33 05.1          18.1 R      946
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.41861 04 49 05.89 +25 25 01.0          18.2 R      734
         K02R28S  C2002 09 07.42211 04 49 06.08 +25 24 53.8          18.2 R      734
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.2-m
        f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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.  Measurer R. Valentine.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 RS28
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
    M  19.15367              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24781342     Peri.  110.34435     +0.63374813     +0.65921202
    a   2.5102646      Node   213.02632     -0.58616915     +0.75066483
    e   0.5345851      Incl.   47.95190     +0.50474651     +0.04406604
    P   3.98           H   15.8           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2002 Sept. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 RS28                a,e,i = 2.51, 0.53, 48                  q = 1.1683
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 09 03    04 44.54   +27 50.9    1.100    1.453    87.0    43.9    18.5
    2002 09 13    04 53.56   +22 08.2    1.044    1.516    95.4    41.4    18.4
    2002 09 23    04 57.84   +15 39.6    0.994    1.582   104.7    37.8    18.3
    2002 10 03    04 57.14   +08 29.4    0.957    1.649   114.8    33.4    18.2
    2002 10 13    04 51.34   +00 53.7    0.939    1.717   124.9    28.5    18.1
    2002 10 23    04 40.81   -06 35.9    0.947    1.786   133.7    23.7    18.1
    2002 11 02    04 26.57   -13 19.5    0.984    1.854   139.5    20.4    18.1
    2002 11 12    04 10.31   -18 42.5    1.052    1.923   140.6    19.1    18.3
    2002 11 22    03 54.19   -22 29.3    1.147    1.991   137.5    19.6    18.6
    2002 12 02    03 40.11   -24 44.4    1.265    2.058   131.7    21.0    18.9
    2002 12 12    03 29.29   -25 43.9    1.401    2.124   124.9    22.4    19.2
    2002 12 22    03 22.25   -25 47.5    1.550    2.189   117.8    23.4    19.6
    2003 01 01    03 18.87   -25 12.7    1.709    2.253   110.7    24.1    19.9
    2003 01 11    03 18.82   -24 12.8    1.873    2.316   103.9    24.3    20.1
    2003 01 21    03 21.60   -22 58.1    2.041    2.378    97.4    24.2    20.4
    2003 01 31    03 26.73   -21 35.6    2.209    2.438    91.2    23.8    20.6
    2003 02 10    03 33.81   -20 10.1    2.376    2.497    85.3    23.2    20.8
    2003 02 20    03 42.48   -18 45.5    2.541    2.555    79.6    22.4    20.9
    2003 03 02    03 52.44   -17 24.2    2.701    2.611    74.2    21.4    21.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R33
    

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