MPEC 2002-V15 : 1998 WC2 = 2002 UH36
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1998 WC2 = 2002 UH36
Revision to MPEC 1998-W22
Observations:
K02U36H C2002 10 10.23501 01 54 39.43 +17 30 39.7 20.0 644
K02U36H C2002 10 10.31231 01 54 35.76 +17 28 44.4 19.9 644
K02U36H C2002 10 10.38064 01 54 32.49 +17 27 01.5 20.1 644
K02U36H* C2002 10 31.26815 01 34 31.94 +06 02 55.3 19.5 704
K02U36H C2002 10 31.28523 01 34 30.75 +06 02 15.2 19.7 704
K02U36H C2002 10 31.30235 01 34 29.56 +06 01 35.8 19.7 704
K02U36H C2002 10 31.31950 01 34 28.39 +06 00 55.2 19.4 704
K02U36H C2002 11 01.90512 01 32 48.35 +04 58 53.5 18.8 R 620
K02U36H C2002 11 01.91019 01 32 48.16 +04 58 45.4 18.6 R 620
K02U36H C2002 11 01.93259 01 32 46.57 +04 57 51.9 18.2 R 176
K02U36H C2002 11 01.93376 01 32 46.50 +04 57 49.1 18.4 R 176
K02U36H C2002 11 01.93929 01 32 46.17 +04 57 35.5 18.1 R 176
K02U36H C2002 11 03.16823 01 31 29.40 +04 09 05.0 19.2 R 858
K02U36H C2002 11 03.17145 01 31 29.20 +04 08 57.8 19.2 R 858
K02U36H C2002 11 03.17466 01 31 28.97 +04 08 49.5 19.5 R 858
Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell. Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco. 0.41-m
f/3.3 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers M. Blasco, S. Sanchez.
0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
M. Hicks, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + 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.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3-m f/3.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
1998 WC2 = 2002 UH36
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 338.31572 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.24225702 Peri. 269.60556 -0.42925007 -0.87649713
a 2.5485029 Node 209.12954 +0.89777301 -0.44044732
e 0.5643571 Incl. 26.59679 -0.09873196 -0.19431659
P 4.07 H 18.4 G 0.15 U 2
Residuals in seconds of arc
981118 703 0.1+ 0.9+ 981120 703 0.1+ 0.2+ 021010 644 0.3- 0.5-
981118 703 1.1+ 0.2- 981120 703 0.1+ 0.6+ 021031 704 0.5+ 0.4-
981118 703 0.5+ 0.2- 981124 426 0.4- 0.4- 021031 704 0.1+ 0.7-
981119 703 0.5- 0.4- 981124 426 0.3+ 0.3- 021031 704 0.3- 0.2-
981119 703 0.9- 0.0 981124 426 0.4+ 1.7- 021031 704 0.4- 0.8-
981119 703 0.2+ 0.4+ 981211 426 0.0 0.5- 021101 620 (1.2- 2.3-)
981119 703 0.8+ 0.5+ 981211 426 1.5- 0.4- 021101 620 1.1+ 1.6+
981119 703 0.8- 0.1+ 981211 426 0.5- 0.5+ 021101 176 0.2- 0.9+
981119 703 0.7- 0.1- 981215 426 0.4+ 0.3+ 021101 176 0.1- 0.9+
981119 426 1.0- 0.6- 981215 426 1.2+ 0.4+ 021101 176 0.5+ 0.3+
981119 426 0.3+ 0.0 981215 426 0.4+ 0.1+ 021103 858 0.0 0.2-
981119 426 0.0 0.7- 021010 644 0.3- 0.4- 021103 858 0.2+ 0.3+
981120 703 0.2+ 1.1+ 021010 644 0.4- 0.3- 021103 858 0.1- 0.4-
Ephemeris:
1998 WC2 a,e,i = 2.55, 0.56, 27 q = 1.1102
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 02 01 32.71 +04 55.3 0.688 1.663 163.3 9.9 19.3
2002 11 12 01 23.00 -01 42.3 0.663 1.590 147.8 19.4 19.5
2002 11 22 01 16.23 -07 57.0 0.661 1.518 133.1 28.3 19.7
2002 12 02 01 13.80 -13 14.9 0.676 1.448 120.1 36.1 19.8
2002 12 12 01 16.45 -17 23.8 0.699 1.381 109.0 42.4 20.0
2002 12 22 01 24.22 -20 28.1 0.724 1.317 99.8 47.4 20.1
2003 01 01 01 36.78 -22 38.6 0.746 1.260 92.5 51.3 20.2
2003 01 11 01 53.80 -24 05.4 0.761 1.209 86.8 54.3 20.2
2003 01 21 02 14.93 -24 56.7 0.767 1.167 82.6 56.7 20.2
2003 01 31 02 39.98 -25 16.9 0.764 1.136 79.9 58.7 20.2
2003 02 10 03 08.98 -25 06.2 0.752 1.116 78.6 60.1 20.2
2003 02 20 03 42.07 -24 22.3 0.734 1.110 78.7 60.8 20.1
2003 03 02 04 19.46 -22 59.1 0.713 1.118 80.2 60.9 20.1
2003 03 12 05 01.25 -20 50.0 0.694 1.138 82.8 60.0 20.0
2003 03 22 05 46.97 -17 52.2 0.684 1.171 86.2 58.1 20.0
2003 04 01 06 35.34 -14 12.1 0.689 1.213 90.0 55.4 20.0
2003 04 11 07 24.38 -10 10.4 0.715 1.265 93.4 52.3 20.1
2003 04 21 08 11.79 -06 17.3 0.766 1.323 95.8 49.1 20.3
2003 05 01 08 55.79 -02 58.5 0.843 1.387 96.7 46.2 20.5
2003 05 11 09 35.56 -00 28.0 0.942 1.455 96.3 43.6 20.8
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