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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T72                                Issued 2002 Oct. 11, 12:27 UT

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                                   2002 TR69

Observations:
     K02T69R  C2002 10 03.30302 00 13 32.29 +22 03 41.1          19.6        644
     K02T69R  C2002 10 03.32430 00 13 29.97 +22 03 39.4          19.8        644
     K02T69R  C2002 10 03.34537 00 13 27.69 +22 03 37.4          19.8        644
     K02T69R* C2002 10 10.24676 00 01 21.75 +21 47 27.3          19.1        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 10.26267 00 01 19.99 +21 47 24.1          19.7        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 10.26277 00 01 19.88 +21 47 22.9          20.1        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 10.29428 00 01 16.76 +21 47 17.3          19.5        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 10.29438 00 01 16.74 +21 47 18.1          19.5        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 10.31006 00 01 15.08 +21 47 14.6          19.7        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 10.31016 00 01 15.05 +21 47 14.2          19.8        704
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.17769 23 59 46.71 +21 44 15.5          18.6 R      734
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.18264 23 59 46.47 +21 44 13.8          19.3 R      734
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.19736 23 59 44.76 +21 44 11.8          19.5 R      926
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.20014 23 59 44.51 +21 44 11.3          19.6 R      926
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.20293 23 59 44.25 +21 44 10.6          19.6 R      926
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.24766 23 59 39.47 +21 44 00.8          19.1 R      649
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.26817 23 59 37.33 +21 43 56.4          19.1 R      649
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.28863 23 59 35.23 +21 43 52.0          19.3 R      649
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.30659 23 59 33.41 +21 43 48.7          19.8 R      448
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.31550 23 59 32.48 +21 43 47.2          19.5 R      448
     K02T69R  C2002 10 11.32433 23 59 31.54 +21 43 45.6          19.4 R      448

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman,
    P. Sable.  0.75-m Newtonian + 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.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observer M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.
    0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TR69
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M 211.65397              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46032522     Peri.  191.51339     -0.98952526     -0.09558567
a   1.6612164      Node   341.90364     +0.14373171     -0.72218041
e   0.3440450      Incl.   20.38210     -0.01345236     -0.68506849
P   2.14           H   16.9           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2002 Oct. 3-11.

Ephemeris:
2002 TR69                a,e,i = 1.66, 0.34, 20                  q = 1.0897
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    00 14.08   +22 04.1    1.199    2.169   161.0     8.6    19.6
2002 10 13    23 56.73   +21 37.5    1.198    2.152   157.1    10.4    19.6
2002 10 23    23 41.60   +20 49.0    1.223    2.133   147.9    14.3    19.8
2002 11 02    23 30.18   +19 51.3    1.272    2.112   137.4    18.6    20.0
2002 11 12    23 23.16   +18 57.0    1.339    2.089   126.9    22.3    20.2
2002 11 22    23 20.56   +18 15.2    1.418    2.063   117.0    25.2    20.4
2002 12 02    23 21.98   +17 50.9    1.505    2.036   107.8    27.4    20.6
2002 12 12    23 26.92   +17 46.0    1.595    2.007    99.4    28.9    20.7
2002 12 22    23 34.86   +18 00.5    1.685    1.976    91.7    29.8    20.8
2003 01 01    23 45.36   +18 33.0    1.772    1.942    84.5    30.3    20.9
2003 01 11    23 58.10   +19 22.0    1.854    1.907    77.9    30.3    21.0
2003 01 21    00 12.79   +20 25.4    1.929    1.870    71.7    30.0    21.0
2003 01 31    00 29.28   +21 40.7    1.995    1.831    66.0    29.4    21.0
2003 02 10    00 47.50   +23 05.9    2.053    1.791    60.7    28.7    21.0
2003 02 20    01 07.38   +24 38.3    2.101    1.748    55.8    27.9    21.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T72

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