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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T18                                Issued 2002 Oct. 5, 14:15 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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                                       2002 RH52
    
    Observations:
         K02R52H* C2002 09 05.27887 00 54 51.46 +00 53 18.1          17.7        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 05.29311 00 54 50.76 +00 53 25.4          18.6        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 05.30893 00 54 50.03 +00 53 34.1          18.5        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 05.32381 00 54 49.26 +00 53 42.1          18.5        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 05.33822 00 54 48.61 +00 53 50.7          18.9        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 06.27608 00 54 05.14 +01 02 18.7          17.8        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 06.29023 00 54 04.41 +01 02 26.6          18.0        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 06.30509 00 54 03.63 +01 02 34.9          18.2        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 06.31919 00 54 02.91 +01 02 42.2          18.0        704
         K02R52H  C2002 09 06.33364 00 54 02.13 +01 02 50.3          17.9        704
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.25539 00 07 06.89 +06 31 23.2          17.5        704
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.27095 00 07 04.47 +06 31 37.4          17.6        704
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.28674 00 07 02.04 +06 31 51.3          18.1        704
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.30240 00 06 59.56 +06 32 05.6          17.6        704
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.31814 00 06 57.11 +06 32 19.2          17.5        704
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.85965 00 05 36.22 +06 40 21.1          17.3 R      620
         K02R52H SC2002 10 04.86605 00 05 35.03 +06 40 25.5                      557
         K02R52H SC2002 10 04.86826 00 05 34.76 +06 40 26.5                      557
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.89067 00 05 31.21 +06 40 47.6                      048
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.89397 00 05 30.95 +06 40 52.4          16.9 R      946
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.89583 00 05 30.60 +06 40 54.1          17.2 R      946
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.89770 00 05 30.27 +06 40 56.1          17.0 R      946
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.90138 00 05 29.59 +06 40 58.7          17.1 R      946
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.92856 00 05 25.46 +06 41 23.8          16.8 R      176
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.93132 00 05 25.03 +06 41 26.3          16.9 R      176
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.93410 00 05 24.60 +06 41 28.8          16.9 R      176
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.93686 00 05 24.17 +06 41 31.3          16.9 R      176
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.93950 00 05 23.75 +06 41 33.6          17.2 R      620
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.93963 00 05 23.74 +06 41 33.8          16.8 R      176
         K02R52H  C2002 10 04.94606 00 05 22.72 +06 41 39.6          17.4 R      620
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.00708 00 05 13.00 +06 42 32.0                      246
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.00936 00 05 12.64 +06 42 34.5                      246
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.01036 00 05 12.51 +06 42 35.3                      246
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.01123 00 05 12.37 +06 42 36.0                      246
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.01219 00 05 12.23 +06 42 36.9                      246
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.26931 00 04 33.26 +06 46 31.0          16.5 R      649
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.27852 00 04 32.03 +06 46 41.3          16.8 R      651
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.28102 00 04 31.40 +06 46 41.6          16.5 R      649
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.28115 00 04 31.63 +06 46 43.7          16.8 R      651
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.28311 00 04 31.31 +06 46 45.4          16.9 R      651
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.34182 00 04 21.94 +06 47 38.1          16.6 R      448
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.34520 00 04 21.40 +06 47 41.2          16.7 R      448
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.34855 00 04 20.85 +06 47 44.2          16.8 R      448
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.36078 00 04 18.88 +06 47 53.2          16.8 R      734
         K02R52H  C2002 10 05.37164 00 04 17.17 +06 48 03.0          16.9 R      734
    
    Observer details:
    048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.4-m
        f/4 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
        1.06-m KLENOT telescope + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observer S. Sanchez.
        0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.
        0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
    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 RH52
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 341.11945              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35456372     Peri.   96.49682     -0.15445054     -0.98792664
    a   1.9769993      Node     2.48700     +0.76016332     -0.12663631
    e   0.4909869      Incl.   16.16726     +0.63110756     -0.08924236
    P   2.78           H   17.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020905 704  0.0   0.2-    021004 620  0.8-  0.6-    021005 246  0.1-  0.1-
    020905 704  0.2-  0.5-    021004 557  0.4-  0.3+    021005 246  0.2-  0.3+
    020905 704  0.3+  0.3-    021004 557  0.8+  0.7-    021005 246  0.2+  0.2+
    020905 704  0.4-  0.4-    021004 048  0.2+  0.3+    021005 246  0.1+  0.2+
    020905 704  0.4+  0.5+    021004 946  0.3+  0.0     021005 246  0.3+  0.2+
    020906 704  0.0   0.1+    021004 946  0.5-  0.0     021005 649  0.2+  0.1-
    020906 704  0.0   0.2+    021004 946  1.1-  0.3+    021005 651  0.2-  0.0
    020906 704  0.1-  0.4+    021004 946 (2.6-  0.4-)   021005 649  0.0   0.0
    020906 704  0.1+  0.0     021004 176  0.2-  0.1-    021005 651  0.1+  0.0
    020906 704  0.2-  0.2+    021004 176  0.1-  0.1-    021005 651  0.0   0.1-
    021004 704  0.1-  0.2-    021004 176  0.0   0.1-    021005 448  0.0   0.0
    021004 704  0.1+  0.2+    021004 176  0.1+  0.1-    021005 448  0.1-  0.1+
    021004 704  0.6+  0.0     021004 620  0.0   0.2-    021005 448  0.4-  0.1+
    021004 704  0.1+  0.4+    021004 176  0.2+  0.1-    021005 734  0.3+  0.0
    021004 704  0.2+  0.0     021004 620  0.1+  0.1-    021005 734  0.2+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 RH52                a,e,i = 1.98, 0.49, 16                  q = 1.0063
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 10 03    00 10.22   +06 13.1    0.512    1.511   173.3     4.4    17.2
    2002 10 13    23 44.05   +08 48.8    0.467    1.442   158.3    14.9    17.4
    2002 10 23    23 17.21   +11 40.5    0.442    1.373   142.8    26.0    17.5
    2002 11 02    22 53.76   +14 41.2    0.434    1.307   128.4    36.6    17.7
    2002 11 12    22 36.51   +17 50.8    0.435    1.242   115.8    45.8    17.8
    2002 11 22    22 26.15   +21 15.3    0.438    1.182   105.4    53.7    17.9
    2002 12 02    22 22.05   +25 01.3    0.440    1.128    97.0    60.2    18.0
    2002 12 12    22 23.32   +29 16.2    0.436    1.081    90.6    65.6    18.1
    2002 12 22    22 29.10   +34 06.9    0.424    1.044    86.0    70.1    18.1
    2003 01 01    22 39.23   +39 38.7    0.405    1.019    83.3    73.5    18.0
    2003 01 11    22 54.98   +46 01.2    0.380    1.007    82.5    75.5    18.0
    2003 01 21    23 20.26   +53 25.0    0.350    1.010    84.0    75.8    17.8
    2003 01 31    00 07.15   +61 49.5    0.319    1.026    88.2    73.7    17.6
    2003 02 10    01 52.54   +69 47.1    0.293    1.056    95.4    68.5    17.3
    2003 02 20    05 08.0    +70 07.7    0.280    1.096   105.2    60.5    17.0
    2003 03 02    07 24.71   +58 52.7    0.289    1.146   115.6    51.3    16.9
    2003 03 12    08 26.51   +44 28.6    0.325    1.203   123.1    43.8    17.0
    2003 03 22    09 00.83   +31 57.1    0.388    1.264   126.2    39.5    17.4
    2003 04 01    09 24.71   +22 20.1    0.472    1.330   125.4    37.8    17.9
    2003 04 11    09 44.20   +15 09.5    0.574    1.397   122.5    37.2    18.4
    2003 04 21    10 01.69   +09 43.3    0.690    1.466   118.6    37.0    18.9
    2003 05 01    10 18.22   +05 27.7    0.817    1.535   114.1    36.8    19.4
    2003 05 11    10 34.36   +01 59.0    0.954    1.603   109.5    36.4    19.8
    2003 05 21    10 50.33   -00 58.2    1.098    1.671   104.7    35.9    20.2
    2003 05 31    11 06.26   -03 33.9    1.250    1.738    99.8    35.1    20.5
    2003 06 10    11 22.25   -05 55.1    1.406    1.804    94.9    34.1    20.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T18
    

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