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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T13                                Issued 2002 Oct. 4, 15:06 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 TX55
    
    Observations:
         K02T55X* C2002 10 03.40479 04 25 38.09 +21 00 01.7          16.5        704
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.42052 04 25 10.41 +20 53 07.5          16.5        704
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.43627 04 24 43.03 +20 46 15.9          16.8        704
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.45214 04 24 15.85 +20 39 24.7          17.1        704
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.46792 04 23 49.21 +20 32 37.7          16.9        704
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.97425 04 14 17.86 +17 30 06.2          16.6 R      620
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.97846 04 14 13.52 +17 28 53.5          16.5 R      620
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.97917 04 14 12.68 +17 28 41.2          16.6 R      620
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.97994 04 14 11.89 +17 28 28.1          16.5 R      620
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.98409 04 14 07.37 +17 27 15.9          16.6 R      620
         K02T55X  C2002 10 03.98573 04 14 05.64 +17 26 49.1          16.6 R      620
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.08185 04 12 22.83 +16 59 40.0          16.2 R      946
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.08233 04 12 22.32 +16 59 32.4          16.0 R      946
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.09023 04 12 13.86 +16 57 23.2          15.9 R      946
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.12642 04 11 36.12 +16 46 11.0          16.6 R      J95
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.12700 04 11 35.54 +16 46 01.1          16.4 R      J95
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.12758 04 11 34.95 +16 45 51.6          16.4 R      J95
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.17381 04 10 41.90 +16 34 28.0          16.7 R      599
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.17471 04 10 40.98 +16 34 13.2          16.5 R      599
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.17566 04 10 40.06 +16 33 58.0          16.5 R      599
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.17656 04 10 39.16 +16 33 43.2          16.7 R      599
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.36470 04 08 33.68 +15 48 13.7          16.7 R      651
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.36580 04 08 32.66 +15 47 58.4          16.6 R      651
         K02T55X  C2002 10 04.36694 04 08 31.64 +15 47 42.7          16.7 R      651
    
    Observer details:
    599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, F. Bernardi, A. Di Paola,
        G. Masi.  Measurers A. Boattini, G. Forti, G. D'Abramo, F. Bernardi.
        0.6-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observer S. Sanchez.
        0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + 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.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 TX55
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M  22.18379              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29784993     Peri.  148.30687     +0.93224299     +0.36156815
    a   2.2206036      Node   190.52404     -0.34579302     +0.87900531
    e   0.5708613      Incl.    4.34495     -0.10653728     +0.31083459
    P   3.31           H   23.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    021003 704  0.1-  0.0     021003 620  0.1-  0.5-    021004 J95  1.1-  0.2-
    021003 704  0.7-  0.1-    021003 620  0.7-  1.3-    021004 599  0.1-  0.2+
    021003 704  1.1-  0.0     021003 620  0.1-  0.0     021004 599  0.5-  0.2-
    021003 704  0.7-  0.6+    021004 946  1.8+  0.1-    021004 599  0.3-  0.1-
    021003 704  0.3-  0.1+    021004 946  1.9+  0.2+    021004 599  0.4-  0.4-
    021003 620  2.5-  0.4-    021004 946  1.0+  1.1+    021004 651  0.9-  0.2+
    021003 620  0.4+  0.5-    021004 J95  1.2-  0.4+    021004 651  1.3-  0.1+
    021003 620  0.7-  0.6-    021004 J95  1.1-  0.1-    021004 651  1.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 TX55                a,e,i = 2.22, 0.57, 4                   q = 0.9529
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 09 23    15 15.35   +01 45.0    0.049    0.972    49.1   128.8    22.7
    2002 09 24    15 13.63   +02 27.1    0.043    0.975    47.8   130.3    22.6
    2002 09 25    15 11.25   +03 22.4    0.037    0.978    46.4   132.0    22.4
    2002 09 26    15 07.85   +04 38.1    0.031    0.981    44.8   133.9    22.3
    2002 09 27    15 02.75   +06 27.8    0.025    0.984    43.0   136.0    22.1
    2002 09 28    14 54.47   +09 20.3    0.020    0.987    40.7   138.5    21.8
    2002 09 29    14 39.11   +14 27.4    0.014    0.991    38.1   141.4    21.5
    2002 09 30    14 02.07   +25 27.6    0.0090   0.994    36.7   143.0    20.7
    2002 10 01    11 25.52   +50 11.3    0.0055   0.998    54.9   124.9    17.6
    2002 10 02    05 55.54   +41 01.7    0.0069   1.002    99.0    80.6    15.7
    2002 10 03    04 38.02   +24 35.3    0.012    1.006   118.1    61.3    16.2
    2002 10 04    04 13.50   +17 26.9    0.017    1.010   125.8    53.4    16.8
    2002 10 05    04 01.71   +13 44.2    0.023    1.015   130.1    48.9    17.3
    2002 10 06    03 54.74   +11 29.8    0.028    1.019   132.9    45.9    17.7
    2002 10 07    03 50.10   +10 00.3    0.034    1.024   135.1    43.5    18.1
    2002 10 08    03 46.74   +08 56.6    0.040    1.029   136.9    41.5    18.4
    2002 10 09    03 44.15   +08 09.0    0.046    1.034   138.5    39.8    18.7
    2002 10 10    03 42.08   +07 32.2    0.052    1.039   140.0    38.2    18.9
    2002 10 11    03 40.34   +07 02.9    0.058    1.044   141.3    36.7    19.1
    2002 10 12    03 38.85   +06 39.1    0.063    1.049   142.6    35.3    19.3
    
    2002 10 13    03 37.54   +06 19.4    0.069    1.055   143.8    33.9    19.4
    2002 10 23    03 28.28   +04 49.7    0.130    1.114   154.7    22.5    20.6
    2002 11 02    03 21.03   +04 35.9    0.196    1.182   163.5    13.8    21.3
    2002 11 12    03 15.25   +04 56.5    0.271    1.255   167.2    10.0    22.0
    2002 11 22    03 11.87   +05 40.6    0.356    1.332   163.0    12.5    22.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T13
    

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