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    M.P.E.C. 2002-R60                                Issued 2002 Sept. 12, 15:16 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 RZ125

Observations:
     K02RC5Z* C2002 09 10.16200 21 57 46.34 +06 43 44.7          19.3        644
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 10.18359 21 57 46.05 +06 41 29.8          19.2        644
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 10.20534 21 57 45.69 +06 39 14.8          19.0        644
     K02RC5Z 4C2002 09 11.14236 21 57 40.90 +05 04 16.8                      673
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 11.14789 21 57 40.94 +05 03 44.0          19.7        644
     K02RC5Z 4C2002 09 11.14826 21 57 40.93 +05 03 41.8                      673
     K02RC5Z 4C2002 09 11.15289 21 57 40.90 +05 03 12.7                      673
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 11.15947 21 57 40.80 +05 02 35.0          19.6        644
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 11.17112 21 57 40.67 +05 01 25.3          19.3        644
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 11.89384 21 57 37.52 +03 51 18.3                      557
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 11.89490 21 57 37.48 +03 51 12.2                      557
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 11.89699 21 57 37.48 +03 51 00.0                      557
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 12.31227 21 57 35.80 +03 11 59.9          19.0 R      649
     K02RC5Z  C2002 09 12.31482 21 57 35.79 +03 11 45.8          19.1 R      649

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, M. Wolf.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, M. Glaze.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  Measurer
    M. Hicks.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 RZ125
Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
M  40.15717              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51346470     Peri.   59.18285     -0.61621713     +0.78356975
a   1.5445275      Node   171.34899     -0.77128785     -0.62078499
e   0.5730726      Incl.   31.83499     +0.15934713     +0.02538600
P   1.92           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2002 Sept. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
2002 RZ125               a,e,i = 1.54, 0.57, 32                  q = 0.6594
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 03    21 59.81   +21 25.7    0.284    1.260   148.6    24.6    18.5
2002 09 13    21 57.60   +02 09.5    0.364    1.350   157.7    16.4    18.9
2002 09 23    21 59.45   -09 17.1    0.481    1.437   148.8    21.2    19.8
2002 10 03    22 04.25   -15 43.0    0.621    1.520   137.9    26.2    20.7
2002 10 13    22 11.38   -19 15.5    0.776    1.598   128.1    29.4    21.4
2002 10 23    22 20.36   -21 05.1    0.942    1.673   119.4    31.2    21.9
2002 11 02    22 30.73   -21 50.9    1.116    1.743   111.4    32.0    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R60

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