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    • MPEC 2002-V04 : 2002 UR12

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-V04                                Issued 2002 Nov. 1, 17:18 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 UR12

Observations:
     K02U12R* C2002 10 30.57759 04 06 46.63 +06 07 52.1          19.6        608
     K02U12R  C2002 10 30.58797 04 06 45.95 +06 07 27.6          19.5        608
     K02U12R  C2002 10 30.59897 04 06 45.25 +06 07 01.8          19.3        608
     K02U12R 4C2002 10 31.32882 04 06 00.46 +05 38 26.3          18.0 R      673
     K02U12R 4C2002 10 31.33079 04 06 00.29 +05 38 20.8                      673
     K02U12R 4C2002 10 31.33287 04 06 00.16 +05 38 15.3                      673
     K02U12R 4C2002 10 31.33484 04 06 00.03 +05 38 11.4                      673
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.33497 04 05 59.93 +05 38 10.1          19.3        704
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.35211 04 05 58.84 +05 37 30.4          19.7        704
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.36934 04 05 57.69 +05 36 49.3          19.2        704
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.38642 04 05 56.57 +05 36 09.6          19.7        704
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.40351 04 05 55.47 +05 35 28.9          19.2        704
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.41990 04 05 54.42 +05 34 50.3          18.5 R      926
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.42166 04 05 54.28 +05 34 45.3          18.6 R      926
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.42341 04 05 54.21 +05 34 42.3          18.5 R      926
     K02U12R  C2002 10 31.42516 04 05 54.03 +05 34 37.2          19.0 R      926
     K02U12R  C2002 11 01.02807 04 05 15.92 +05 10 50.4          18.9 R      587
     K02U12R  C2002 11 01.03057 04 05 15.75 +05 10 44.5          18.7 R      587
     K02U12R  C2002 11 01.03308 04 05 15.59 +05 10 38.4          18.9 R      587
     K02U12R 4C2002 11 01.39352 04 04 52.32 +04 56 24.3          18.5 R      673
     K02U12R 4C2002 11 01.39618 04 04 52.13 +04 56 17.8                      673
     K02U12R 4C2002 11 01.39826 04 04 52.00 +04 56 12.8                      673

Observer details:
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, M. Cavagna, A. Testa, G. Ventre.
    0.5-m reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwart, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 UR12
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
M 320.99867              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23745123     Peri.  251.03136     -0.15760273     -0.82162486
a   2.5827742      Node   223.46631     +0.88562568     -0.36300058
e   0.2931131      Incl.   52.77978     -0.43683926     -0.43950333
P   4.15           H   16.3           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2002 Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

Ephemeris:
2002 UR12                a,e,i = 2.58, 0.29, 53                  q = 1.8257
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 23    04 13.49   +10 51.7    1.198    2.090   144.6    16.0    19.2
2002 11 02    04 04.21   +04 32.4    1.122    2.061   154.2    12.1    18.8
2002 11 12    03 51.88   -02 12.3    1.083    2.033   157.4    10.8    18.7
2002 11 22    03 37.99   -08 42.0    1.084    2.006   151.1    13.7    18.8
2002 12 02    03 24.38   -14 17.6    1.120    1.981   140.2    18.6    19.0
2002 12 12    03 12.84   -18 37.3    1.184    1.957   128.7    23.1    19.2
2002 12 22    03 04.65   -21 40.0    1.267    1.934   118.0    26.7    19.4
2003 01 01    03 00.34   -23 37.0    1.360    1.913   108.4    29.2    19.7
2003 01 11    03 00.01   -24 43.1    1.457    1.895   100.0    30.7    19.8
2003 01 21    03 03.36   -25 12.5    1.553    1.878    92.7    31.6    20.0
2003 01 31    03 10.02   -25 16.0    1.644    1.863    86.4    31.9    20.1
2003 02 10    03 19.61   -25 01.6    1.728    1.851    81.0    31.8    20.2
2003 02 20    03 31.78   -24 35.7    1.803    1.841    76.4    31.5    20.2
2003 03 02    03 46.25   -24 02.5    1.869    1.833    72.5    31.0    20.3
2003 03 12    04 02.84   -23 25.2    1.925    1.828    69.3    30.6    20.3
2003 03 22    04 21.34   -22 46.5    1.973    1.826    66.8    30.1    20.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V04

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