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    M.P.E.C. 2002-T73                                Issued 2002 Oct. 11, 12:34 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,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 TS69
    
    Observations:
         K02T69S* C2002 10 10.25639 01 42 50.42 +28 18 39.9          18.3        704
         K02T69S  C2002 10 10.27192 01 42 59.95 +28 15 29.8          19.4        704
         K02T69S  C2002 10 10.28842 01 43 10.21 +28 12 06.6          19.0        704
         K02T69S  C2002 10 10.30395 01 43 19.70 +28 08 54.2          19.0        704
         K02T69S  C2002 10 10.32015 01 43 29.62 +28 05 32.1          18.9        704
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.13032 01 53 21.81 +25 09 41.9          18.1 R      649
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.13233 01 53 23.16 +25 09 15.7          17.8 R      649
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.13434 01 53 24.47 +25 08 50.3          17.9 R      649
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.13704 01 53 26.20 +25 08 15.2          18.2 R      649
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.22025 01 54 19.63 +24 50 06.7          18.3 R      734
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.22340 01 54 21.48 +24 49 26.8          18.4 R      734
         K02T69S  C2002 10 11.22599 01 54 23.19 +24 48 50.2          18.2 R      734
    
    Observer details:
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 TS69
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M  18.28530              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.77382976     Peri.  195.73222     +0.80476380     -0.59129877
    a   1.1750033      Node   200.78111     +0.55924033     +0.78471614
    e   0.1294640      Incl.    8.45438     +0.19901126     +0.18597403
    P   1.27           H   24.9           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    021010 704  0.1+  0.4-    021010 704  0.1+  0.5+    021011 649  0.4-  0.1-
    021010 704  0.8-  0.3-    021011 649  0.0   0.0     021011 734  0.6+  0.3-
    021010 704  0.6+  0.1-    021011 649  0.3+  0.3-    021011 734  1.0-  1.4+
    021010 704  0.1+  0.3+    021011 649  0.2+  0.2+    021011 734  0.3+  0.9-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 TS69                a,e,i = 1.18, 0.13, 8                   q = 1.0229
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 10 03    00 20.20   +45 23.8    0.045    1.035   138.3    40.1    19.8
    2002 10 04    00 30.64   +43 53.9    0.043    1.034   140.2    38.2    19.7
    2002 10 05    00 41.48   +42 10.0    0.042    1.033   142.4    36.2    19.5
    2002 10 06    00 52.67   +40 10.4    0.040    1.033   144.8    34.0    19.4
    2002 10 07    01 04.16   +37 53.7    0.038    1.032   147.3    31.6    19.2
    2002 10 08    01 15.87   +35 18.8    0.036    1.031   150.0    29.0    19.0
    2002 10 09    01 27.73   +32 24.9    0.035    1.030   152.7    26.4    18.9
    2002 10 10    01 39.67   +29 11.9    0.034    1.030   155.5    23.7    18.7
    2002 10 11    01 51.59   +25 40.4    0.033    1.029   158.1    21.2    18.6
    2002 10 12    02 03.41   +21 52.3    0.032    1.028   160.2    19.2    18.5
    2002 10 13    02 15.06   +17 50.4    0.031    1.028   161.5    17.9    18.4
    2002 10 14    02 26.46   +13 38.7    0.031    1.027   161.7    17.8    18.3
    2002 10 15    02 37.54   +09 21.8    0.031    1.027   160.6    18.8    18.4
    2002 10 16    02 48.26   +05 04.8    0.031    1.026   158.5    20.8    18.5
    2002 10 17    02 58.56   +00 52.6    0.032    1.026   155.7    23.6    18.6
    2002 10 18    03 08.43   -03 10.4    0.032    1.025   152.5    26.7    18.7
    2002 10 19    03 17.83   -07 00.9    0.033    1.025   149.2    29.9    18.9
    2002 10 20    03 26.75   -10 36.5    0.034    1.024   145.9    33.0    19.0
    2002 10 21    03 35.20   -13 56.0    0.036    1.024   142.7    36.1    19.2
    2002 10 22    03 43.17   -16 58.9    0.037    1.024   139.7    38.9    19.3
    2002 10 23    03 50.67   -19 45.5    0.039    1.024   136.9    41.6    19.5
    2002 10 24    03 57.72   -22 16.5    0.040    1.023   134.4    44.0    19.7
    2002 10 25    04 04.33   -24 32.9    0.042    1.023   132.1    46.2    19.8
    2002 10 26    04 10.51   -26 35.9    0.044    1.023   129.9    48.2    20.0
    2002 10 27    04 16.29   -28 26.6    0.046    1.023   128.0    49.9    20.1
    2002 10 28    04 21.69   -30 06.3    0.048    1.023   126.3    51.5    20.3
    2002 10 29    04 26.72   -31 36.0    0.050    1.023   124.7    53.0    20.4
    2002 10 30    04 31.41   -32 56.9    0.052    1.023   123.3    54.2    20.5
    2002 10 31    04 35.78   -34 09.7    0.055    1.023   122.1    55.4    20.6
    2002 11 01    04 39.84   -35 15.3    0.057    1.023   120.9    56.4    20.8
    2002 11 02    04 43.61   -36 14.5    0.059    1.023   119.9    57.2    20.9
    2002 11 03    04 47.11   -37 07.9    0.061    1.023   119.0    58.0    21.0
    2002 11 04    04 50.37   -37 56.2    0.064    1.023   118.1    58.7    21.1
    2002 11 05    04 53.38   -38 39.7    0.066    1.024   117.4    59.3    21.2
    2002 11 06    04 56.19   -39 18.9    0.068    1.024   116.8    59.8    21.3
    2002 11 07    04 58.79   -39 54.3    0.071    1.024   116.2    60.3    21.4
    2002 11 08    05 01.20   -40 26.2    0.073    1.025   115.6    60.7    21.4
    2002 11 09    05 03.44   -40 54.8    0.075    1.025   115.2    61.0    21.5
    2002 11 10    05 05.52   -41 20.6    0.078    1.025   114.8    61.3    21.6
    2002 11 11    05 07.45   -41 43.7    0.080    1.026   114.4    61.5    21.7
    2002 11 12    05 09.23   -42 04.4    0.082    1.026   114.1    61.7    21.7
    2002 11 13    05 10.89   -42 22.8    0.085    1.027   113.8    61.9    21.8
    2002 11 14    05 12.42   -42 39.2    0.087    1.027   113.6    62.0    21.9
    2002 11 15    05 13.84   -42 53.6    0.089    1.028   113.4    62.1    21.9
    2002 11 16    05 15.16   -43 06.3    0.092    1.029   113.2    62.1    22.0
    2002 11 17    05 16.37   -43 17.4    0.094    1.029   113.1    62.1    22.0
    2002 11 18    05 17.48   -43 26.9    0.096    1.030   112.9    62.1    22.1
    2002 11 19    05 18.51   -43 34.9    0.098    1.031   112.9    62.1    22.1
    2002 11 20    05 19.45   -43 41.6    0.101    1.031   112.8    62.0    22.2
    2002 11 21    05 20.31   -43 47.0    0.103    1.032   112.7    62.0    22.2
    2002 11 22    05 21.09   -43 51.1    0.105    1.033   112.7    61.9    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T73
    

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