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    M.P.E.C. 2002-V11                                Issued 2002 Nov. 2, 14:52 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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                                       2002 UA31
    
    Observations:
         K02U31A* C2002 10 31.15986 22 23 10.69 +01 43 40.7          18.4        704
         K02U31A  C2002 10 31.17736 22 23 11.82 +01 42 19.4          19.0        704
         K02U31A  C2002 10 31.19463 22 23 12.93 +01 40 59.5          19.0        704
         K02U31A  C2002 10 31.21195 22 23 14.04 +01 39 38.8          18.5        704
         K02U31A  C2002 10 31.22905 22 23 15.30 +01 38 20.1          18.2        704
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.07732 22 24 19.09 +00 34 16.2          18.8        704
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.09451 22 24 20.23 +00 33 00.4          18.7        704
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.12905 22 24 22.41 +00 30 26.9          19.5        704
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.83715 22 25 15.06 -00 20 50.7          17.8 R      176
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.83993 22 25 15.25 -00 21 02.2          17.8 R      176
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.84153 22 25 15.35 -00 21 08.8          18.0 R      176
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.84546 22 25 15.61 -00 21 25.1          18.0 R      176
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.91993 22 25 20.87 -00 26 46.4          18.8 R      966
         K02U31A  C2002 11 01.92521 22 25 21.26 -00 27 09.3          19.0 R      966
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.41-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.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 UA31
    Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
    M 143.42230              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.37109764     Peri.  358.91747     -0.88268618     +0.39448957
    a   0.8024607      Node   208.94606     -0.42711935     -0.90011058
    e   0.4885152      Incl.   31.85406     -0.19604634     +0.18487544
    P   0.72           H   18.8           G   0.15
    From 14 observations 2002 Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 UA31                a,e,i = 0.80, 0.49, 32                  q = 0.4104
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 11 02    22 25.46   -00 32.0    0.341    1.192   118.2    47.2    18.6
    2002 11 12    22 38.62   -09 42.1    0.427    1.194   108.2    52.0    19.3
    2002 11 22    22 52.86   -15 11.6    0.517    1.185    99.2    55.3    19.7
    2002 12 02    23 07.86   -18 32.1    0.605    1.167    91.1    57.7    20.1
    2002 12 12    23 23.45   -20 34.9    0.686    1.138    83.8    59.4    20.4
    2002 12 22    23 39.42   -21 50.2    0.755    1.098    77.1    60.8    20.6
    2003 01 01    23 55.49   -22 36.3    0.808    1.048    70.8    62.4    20.7
    2003 01 11    00 11.40   -23 05.6    0.843    0.986    64.8    64.5    20.7
    2003 01 21    00 26.52   -23 27.4    0.855    0.913    59.0    67.5    20.6
    2003 01 31    00 39.72   -23 48.8    0.841    0.828    53.2    72.4    20.5
    2003 02 10    00 48.60   -24 13.1    0.797    0.732    47.0    80.3    20.4
    2003 02 20    00 47.54   -24 30.9    0.725    0.627    39.2    93.8    20.4
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V11
    

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