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    M.P.E.C. 2002-S30                                Issued 2002 Sept. 20, 12:07 UT

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                                    2002 SN

Observations:
     K02S00N* C2002 09 18.45447 01 09 52.10 -15 25 13.2          19.1        644
     K02S00N  C2002 09 18.46497 01 09 52.46 -15 24 59.7          19.1        644
     K02S00N  C2002 09 18.47548 01 09 52.84 -15 24 45.8          20.1        644
     K02S00N 4C2002 09 19.24549 01 10 30.87 -15 08 27.5                      673
     K02S00N 4C2002 09 19.25752 01 10 31.31 -15 08 12.6                      673
     K02S00N 4C2002 09 19.26215 01 10 31.50 -15 08 06.7                      673
     K02S00N  C2002 09 20.36806 01 11 18.06 -14 43 51.9          18.3 R      711
     K02S00N fC2002 09 20.37487 01 11 18.37 -14 43 42.1                      711
     K02S00N fC2002 09 20.38190 01 11 18.53 -14 43 33.0                      711

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  Measurer
    M. Hicks.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 SN
Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
M 346.87133              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36173906     Peri.  339.96199     +0.96119295     -0.26760651
a   1.9507687      Node    35.77549     +0.26616202     +0.83561996
e   0.3793648      Incl.    6.58523     +0.07256648     +0.47971453
P   2.72           H   20.3           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2002 Sept. 18-20.

Ephemeris:
2002 SN                  a,e,i = 1.95, 0.38, 7                   q = 1.2107
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 13    01 05.11   -17 06.7    0.255    1.237   151.8    22.6    18.9
2002 09 23    01 13.06   -13 41.7    0.232    1.221   157.2    18.6    18.5
2002 10 03    01 17.62   -08 57.2    0.219    1.212   163.4    13.6    18.2
2002 10 13    01 19.78   -03 07.6    0.217    1.211   169.1     9.0    18.0
2002 10 23    01 21.51   +03 09.0    0.226    1.218   169.4     8.7    18.1
2002 11 02    01 24.51   +09 04.9    0.248    1.232   163.6    13.2    18.5
2002 11 12    01 30.16   +14 08.0    0.282    1.253   156.3    18.5    19.0
2002 11 22    01 39.11   +18 10.0    0.327    1.280   149.3    23.2    19.5
2002 12 02    01 51.18   +21 16.8    0.384    1.313   142.8    27.0    20.0
2002 12 12    02 06.06   +23 40.1    0.452    1.350   136.8    30.0    20.5
2002 12 22    02 23.25   +25 31.9    0.531    1.391   131.1    32.2    21.0
2003 01 01    02 42.20   +26 59.8    0.620    1.436   125.6    33.8    21.5
2003 01 11    03 02.55   +28 10.0    0.719    1.482   120.3    34.9    21.9
2003 01 21    03 23.95   +29 06.1    0.827    1.531   115.1    35.6    22.3
2003 01 31    03 46.09   +29 49.7    0.943    1.580   110.0    35.9    22.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-S30

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