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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T20                                Issued 2002 Oct. 5, 15:03 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 TZ57
    
    Observations:
         K02T57Z* C2002 10 03.18172 23 05 04.53 -03 02 41.8          19.6        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 03.19746 23 05 01.28 -02 58 31.4          19.6        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 03.21315 23 04 58.07 -02 54 22.1          19.7        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 03.22896 23 04 54.75 -02 50 10.9          19.4        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 03.24473 23 04 51.54 -02 46 00.9          19.8        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.16860 23 02 41.47 +01 02 05.0          19.3        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.18419 23 02 38.66 +01 05 41.6          20.7        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.19987 23 02 35.95 +01 09 17.5          20.0        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.21567 23 02 33.07 +01 12 55.8          20.1        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.23131 23 02 30.20 +01 16 30.0          19.6        704
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.89882 23 01 06.99 +03 41 51.4                      246
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.89934 23 01 06.88 +03 41 58.0                      246
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 04.89983 23 01 06.82 +03 42 05.3                      246
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 05.09538 23 00 48.24 +04 22 30.1          19.1 R      649
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 05.09783 23 00 47.92 +04 22 59.6          19.5 R      649
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 05.10028 23 00 47.50 +04 23 29.6                      649
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 05.22050 23 00 31.07 +04 47 49.8          20.3 R      651
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 05.22328 23 00 30.57 +04 48 24.0          20.1 R      651
         K02T57Z  C2002 10 05.22483 23 00 30.24 +04 48 42.2          20.2 R      651
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
        1.06-m KLENOT telescope + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 TZ57
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
    M  38.70051              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.74047841     Peri.  290.43880     +0.46981515     +0.88194522
    a   1.2100253      Node     7.90994     -0.67128210     +0.38490848
    e   0.2369508      Incl.   16.04274     -0.57328358     +0.27206265
    P   1.33           H   24.7           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2002 Oct. 3-5.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 TZ57                a,e,i = 1.21, 0.24, 16                  q = 0.9233
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 10 03    23 05.53   -03 50.3    0.060    1.056   156.3    22.4    19.8
    2002 10 04    23 03.03   +00 23.7    0.065    1.060   155.8    22.8    20.0
    2002 10 05    23 00.93   +04 04.1    0.070    1.063   154.7    23.7    20.2
    2002 10 06    22 59.16   +07 15.3    0.075    1.067   153.3    24.9    20.4
    2002 10 07    22 57.67   +10 01.6    0.080    1.071   151.8    26.1    20.5
    2002 10 08    22 56.42   +12 26.6    0.085    1.074   150.4    27.4    20.7
    2002 10 09    22 55.38   +14 33.6    0.091    1.078   148.9    28.6    20.9
    2002 10 10    22 54.53   +16 25.3    0.097    1.082   147.6    29.7    21.1
    2002 10 11    22 53.84   +18 04.0    0.103    1.085   146.3    30.7    21.3
    2002 10 12    22 53.30   +19 31.5    0.109    1.089   145.1    31.6    21.4
    2002 10 13    22 52.89   +20 49.5    0.115    1.093   143.9    32.5    21.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T20
    

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