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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T11                                Issued 2002 Oct. 4, 15:00 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2002 TV55

Observations:
     K02T55V* C2002 10 02.32124 00 55 33.89 +05 31 13.2          19.3        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 02.33685 00 55 34.27 +05 30 41.6          19.7        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 02.36794 00 55 34.99 +05 29 40.4          20.3        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 02.38358 00 55 35.45 +05 29 08.7          19.6        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.24786 00 56 06.28 +05 00 10.2          19.7        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.25573 00 56 06.56 +04 59 53.7          19.8        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.26324 00 56 06.65 +04 59 38.9          20.1        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.27193 00 56 06.95 +04 59 20.9          19.8 R      448
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.27704 00 56 07.04 +04 59 10.6          19.8 R      448
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.27872 00 56 07.09 +04 59 06.6          20.4        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.28209 00 56 07.20 +04 58 59.6          19.7 R      448
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.28666 00 56 07.25 +04 58 50.7          19.7        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.29427 00 56 07.46 +04 58 35.0          20.1        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.30218 00 56 07.65 +04 58 17.0          19.9        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.30967 00 56 07.91 +04 58 01.6          20.4        704
     K02T55V  C2002 10 03.31757 00 56 08.05 +04 57 46.4          20.2        704
     K02T55V FC2002 10 03.44799 00 56 14.01 +04 53 43.3          19.0        422
     K02T55V FC2002 10 03.44884 00 56 14.07 +04 53 40.5                      422
     K02T55V FC2002 10 03.45152 00 56 14.06 +04 53 35.0          18.7        422
     K02T55V  C2002 10 04.31595 00 56 43.59 +04 22 29.2          20.1 R      651
     K02T55V  C2002 10 04.31955 00 56 43.66 +04 22 20.8          20.2 R      651
     K02T55V  C2002 10 04.32207 00 56 43.74 +04 22 16.4          20.3 R      651

Observer details:
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    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.

Orbital elements:
2002 TV55
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M 344.99702              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19396936     Peri.  251.69860     +0.14825381     -0.98833101
a   2.9556112      Node   189.97181     +0.96638974     +0.15229018
e   0.6687955      Incl.   11.64954     +0.21002780     -0.00308453
P   5.08           H   21.3           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2002 Oct. 2-4.

Ephemeris:
2002 TV55                a,e,i = 2.96, 0.67, 12                  q = 0.9789
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 23    00 50.69   +09 29.9    0.433    1.425   164.0    11.2    20.9
2002 10 03    00 55.95   +05 08.8    0.339    1.338   174.7     4.0    19.9
2002 10 13    01 03.11   -02 11.6    0.261    1.255   170.0     8.0    19.4
2002 10 23    01 16.15   -13 53.0    0.201    1.178   153.6    22.1    19.2
2002 11 02    01 43.22   -30 58.3    0.162    1.109   133.2    40.7    19.2
2002 11 12    02 44.51   -51 05.1    0.147    1.052   111.1    61.4    19.4
2002 11 22    05 03.74   -65 15.3    0.155    1.009    93.5    77.6    20.0
2002 12 02    07 59.36   -65 18.6    0.180    0.984    84.3    85.3    20.5
2002 12 12    09 35.51   -58 30.0    0.211    0.980    82.5    85.2    20.9
2002 12 22    10 22.38   -51 34.6    0.245    0.995    85.6    80.2    21.0
2003 01 01    10 48.00   -45 34.8    0.276    1.030    91.9    72.6    21.1
2003 01 11    11 01.54   -40 05.7    0.303    1.081   100.5    63.5    21.1
2003 01 21    11 06.56   -34 35.1    0.329    1.145   111.2    53.2    21.1
2003 01 31    11 05.04   -28 40.5    0.355    1.218   123.7    42.3    21.1
2003 02 10    10 59.13   -22 15.8    0.387    1.299   137.5    30.9    21.1
2003 02 20    10 51.46   -15 41.8    0.432    1.384   151.4    20.0    21.2
2003 03 02    10 44.31   -09 33.7    0.495    1.472   162.9    11.4    21.3
2003 03 12    10 39.36   -04 22.0    0.579    1.561   165.7     9.0    21.7
2003 03 22    10 37.37   -00 21.1    0.683    1.651   158.5    12.8    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T11

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