MPEC 2002-T39 : 2002 TD66
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M.P.E.C. 2002-T39 Issued 2002 Oct. 7, 20:34 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,
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Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 TD66
Observations:
K02T66D* C2002 10 05.25042 23 42 09.95 +08 45 08.8 19.6 704
K02T66D C2002 10 05.26606 23 42 07.39 +08 45 07.1 19.8 704
K02T66D C2002 10 05.29720 23 42 02.31 +08 45 09.5 19.7 704
K02T66D C2002 10 05.31273 23 41 59.80 +08 45 10.9 19.5 704
K02T66D C2002 10 06.27525 23 39 31.79 +08 46 07.0 19.4 R 651
K02T66D C2002 10 06.27762 23 39 31.39 +08 46 07.1 19.3 R 651
K02T66D C2002 10 06.27955 23 39 31.09 +08 46 07.4 19.6 R 651
K02T66D C2002 10 06.31719 23 39 24.64 +08 46 06.2 18.5 R 649
K02T66D C2002 10 06.32587 23 39 23.23 +08 46 06.2 18.5 R 649
K02T66D C2002 10 06.32977 23 39 22.58 +08 46 06.8 18.3 R 649
K02T66D C2002 10 07.11946 23 37 20.10 +08 46 46.3 18.8 R 649
K02T66D C2002 10 07.12427 23 37 19.34 +08 46 46.2 18.5 R 649
K02T66D C2002 10 07.12812 23 37 18.71 +08 46 46.6 18.5 R 649
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
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 TD66 PHA 0.003
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5 MPC
M 320.32985 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.40855043 Peri. 126.02425 -0.18197224 -0.98271501
a 1.7987560 Node 334.39721 +0.87494374 -0.14603366
e 0.5163000 Incl. 4.51527 +0.44873104 -0.11377775
P 2.41 H 20.2 G 0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Oct. 5-7.
Ephemeris:
2002 TD66 a,e,i = 1.80, 0.52, 5 q = 0.8701
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 10 03 23 47.74 +08 42.6 0.363 1.357 167.2 9.4 19.3
2002 10 13 23 21.05 +08 49.6 0.309 1.280 152.6 21.0 19.2
2002 10 23 22 51.18 +08 49.3 0.269 1.203 136.1 35.0 19.2
2002 11 02 22 20.93 +08 53.8 0.238 1.129 119.5 50.0 19.2
2002 11 12 21 51.34 +09 15.8 0.211 1.058 103.1 65.7 19.3
2002 11 22 21 19.30 +10 00.0 0.184 0.994 86.5 82.8 19.4
2002 12 02 20 36.32 +10 43.4 0.156 0.939 68.3 102.9 19.8
2002 12 12 19 29.97 +10 06.6 0.133 0.899 46.7 127.1 21.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-T39
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