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    M.P.E.C. 2002-V05                                Issued 2002 Nov. 1, 17:25 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 UQ12
    
    Observations:
         K02U12Q* C2002 10 30.25780 02 48 44.93 -00 08 19.4          17.4        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 30.27527 02 48 43.37 -00 11 05.7          17.8        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 30.29264 02 48 41.80 -00 13 51.5          17.9        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 30.31010 02 48 40.19 -00 16 39.2          18.3        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 30.32757 02 48 38.57 -00 19 27.4          18.1        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.23943 02 47 42.22 -03 06 17.7          17.6        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.23955 02 47 42.27 -03 06 19.0          17.3        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.24091 02 47 42.10 -03 06 35.4          17.5        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.24103 02 47 42.08 -03 06 37.3          17.4        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.25557 02 47 40.37 -03 09 39.6          17.5        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.25569 02 47 40.43 -03 09 41.2          18.0        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.25810 02 47 40.18 -03 10 10.8          18.0        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.25821 02 47 40.14 -03 10 12.6          17.6        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.27175 02 47 38.50 -03 13 03.2          18.1        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.27187 02 47 38.56 -03 13 04.9          17.8        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.27517 02 47 38.17 -03 13 45.8          17.6        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.27529 02 47 38.16 -03 13 47.5          17.8        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.28831 02 47 36.59 -03 16 32.2          18.3        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.28843 02 47 36.63 -03 16 33.8          18.0        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.29229 02 47 36.19 -03 17 22.5          17.8        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.29241 02 47 36.15 -03 17 24.1          17.7        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.30479 02 47 34.61 -03 20 01.6          18.0        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.30491 02 47 34.69 -03 20 03.1          17.7        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.30937 02 47 34.17 -03 20 59.3          18.2        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 10 31.30949 02 47 34.13 -03 21 00.9          17.6        704
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.00573 02 46 32.86 -06 06 20.4          17.1 R      587
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.00684 02 46 32.71 -06 06 38.1          17.1 R      587
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.00795 02 46 32.54 -06 06 55.5          17.5 R      587
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.00905 02 46 32.42 -06 07 13.2          17.2 R      587
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.41760 02 45 45.30 -08 02 36.0          18.4 V      333
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.41792 02 45 45.24 -08 02 41.3          18.8 V      333
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.41821 02 45 45.20 -08 02 46.1          18.4 V      333
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.41850 02 45 45.16 -08 02 52.0          18.0 V      333
         K02U12Q  C2002 11 01.41880 02 45 45.08 -08 02 57.4          18.8 V      333
    
    Observer details:
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, M. Cavagna, A. Testa, G. Ventre.
        0.5-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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 UQ12
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 346.57487              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42316364     Peri.  309.21758     -0.76859117     -0.63966930
    a   1.7571027      Node   191.02645     +0.60123439     -0.71716020
    e   0.6970543      Incl.    2.85566     +0.21859739     -0.27659435
    P   2.33           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    021030 704  0.1-  0.5+    021031 704  0.2+  0.0     021031 704  0.0   0.3+
    021030 704  0.0   0.1+    021031 704  0.9-  0.2-    021101 587  0.0   0.1-
    021030 704  0.2+  0.0     021031 704  0.2+  0.4-    021101 587  0.0   0.2-
    021030 704  0.0   0.3-    021031 704  0.1+  0.3+    021101 587  0.3-  0.0
    021030 704  0.1-  0.3-    021031 704  0.2+  0.1+    021101 587  0.2+  0.2-
    021031 704  0.6-  0.3-    021031 704  0.6-  0.0     021101 333  0.2+  0.4-
    021031 704  0.4+  0.1-    021031 704  0.2+  0.1-    021101 333  0.0   0.1+
    021031 704  0.1+  0.5+    021031 704  0.4+  0.1+    021101 333  0.1+  0.6+
    021031 704  0.0   0.1+    021031 704  0.1+  0.1+    021101 333  0.1+  0.1-
    021031 704  0.8-  0.1-    021031 704  1.2-  0.2-    021101 333  0.4-  0.0
    021031 704  0.3+  0.2-    021031 704  0.3+  0.2-
    021031 704  0.7+  0.4+    021031 704  0.4+  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 UQ12                a,e,i = 1.76, 0.70, 3                   q = 0.5323
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 10 23    02 51.53   +09 30.9    0.175    1.165   164.6    13.1    20.3
    2002 10 24    02 51.42   +08 48.2    0.163    1.153   165.4    12.6    20.1
    2002 10 25    02 51.25   +07 58.5    0.150    1.141   166.0    12.1    19.9
    2002 10 26    02 51.01   +07 00.1    0.138    1.129   166.5    11.8    19.7
    2002 10 27    02 50.69   +05 50.5    0.126    1.117   166.7    11.8    19.5
    2002 10 28    02 50.26   +04 26.4    0.114    1.104   166.6    12.0    19.2
    2002 10 29    02 49.70   +02 42.7    0.102    1.092   165.9    12.8    19.0
    2002 10 30    02 48.95   +00 32.0    0.090    1.080   164.6    14.2    18.7
    2002 10 31    02 47.95   -02 17.0    0.078    1.068   162.3    16.4    18.5
    2002 11 01    02 46.58   -06 02.9    0.067    1.055   158.9    19.8    18.2
    2002 11 02    02 44.59   -11 17.0    0.056    1.043   153.8    24.9    18.0
    2002 11 03    02 41.54   -18 53.6    0.046    1.031   146.1    32.5    17.7
    2002 11 04    02 36.27   -30 24.1    0.037    1.018   134.4    44.1    17.6
    2002 11 05    02 25.14   -47 45.7    0.031    1.006   116.6    61.8    17.6
    2002 11 06    01 46.8    -70 38.2    0.028    0.993    93.0    85.4    18.2
    2002 11 07    18 04.6    -82 52.6    0.031    0.981    69.3   109.0    19.5
    2002 11 08    15 40.92   -67 16.1    0.037    0.968    51.5   126.8    21.2
    2002 11 09    15 21.00   -55 57.7    0.046    0.956    39.5   138.7    22.9
    2002 11 10    15 13.30   -48 25.0    0.056    0.943    31.5   146.7    24.5
    2002 11 11    15 09.22   -43 12.1    0.067    0.930    25.9   152.3    25.9
    2002 11 12    15 06.69   -39 26.2    0.078    0.918    21.9   156.3    27.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V05
    

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