MPEC 2002-W04 : 2002 VU114
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M.P.E.C. 2002-W04 Issued 2002 Nov. 17, 13:16 UT
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2002 VU114
Observations:
K02VB4U* C2002 11 15.28907 02 31 20.83 +39 54 29.2 18.7 704
K02VB4U C2002 11 15.30684 02 31 14.97 +39 55 12.3 19.3 704
K02VB4U C2002 11 15.32455 02 31 09.13 +39 55 55.1 19.2 704
K02VB4U C2002 11 15.34225 02 31 03.45 +39 56 36.7 19.2 704
K02VB4U C2002 11 15.35994 02 30 57.62 +39 57 19.9 19.1 704
K02VB4U C2002 11 16.21019 02 26 40.66 +40 33 31.8 19.4 R 926
K02VB4U C2002 11 16.21292 02 26 39.62 +40 33 39.4 19.1 R 926
K02VB4U C2002 11 17.25072 02 20 52.31 +41 18 54.7 20.6 R 926
K02VB4U C2002 11 17.25209 02 20 51.99 +41 18 55.8 19.5 R 926
K02VB4U C2002 11 17.34241 02 20 16.55 +41 22 46.8 18.9 R 448
K02VB4U C2002 11 17.34765 02 20 14.59 +41 22 59.6 18.8 R 448
K02VB4U C2002 11 17.35441 02 20 12.04 +41 23 15.7 18.4 R 448
K02VB4U C2002 11 17.35744 02 20 10.88 +41 23 23.3 18.4 R 448
Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. Stevens. 0.30-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers D. Torres, F. Shelly,
L. Manguso, M. Bezpalko, M. Blythe, R. Huber, S. Adams, S. Partridge,
T. Brothers. Measurers J. Evans, J. Stuart, P. Hopman, R. Sayer. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 VU114
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5 MPC
M 291.10087 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.76452951 Peri. 150.72949 -0.80859364 -0.58833942
a 1.1845131 Node 353.22259 +0.52990012 -0.72396089
e 0.2893234 Incl. 2.79216 +0.25569939 -0.36019072
P 1.29 H 23.1 G 0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Nov. 15-17.
Ephemeris:
2002 VU114 a,e,i = 1.18, 0.29, 3 q = 0.8418
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 12 02 45.68 +37 43.9 0.127 1.110 159.3 18.4 19.8
2002 11 14 02 37.42 +39 01.6 0.119 1.100 157.5 20.1 19.7
2002 11 16 02 27.76 +40 24.3 0.111 1.091 155.1 22.5 19.6
2002 11 18 02 16.40 +41 52.1 0.104 1.081 152.1 25.3 19.5
2002 11 20 02 02.98 +43 24.3 0.097 1.072 148.6 28.7 19.4
2002 11 22 01 47.02 +44 59.8 0.090 1.062 144.5 32.6 19.4
2002 11 24 01 27.95 +46 36.2 0.084 1.053 139.9 37.1 19.3
2002 11 26 01 05.08 +48 09.3 0.078 1.043 134.8 42.2 19.3
2002 11 28 00 37.72 +49 32.4 0.072 1.034 129.0 47.9 19.3
2002 11 30 00 05.31 +50 35.2 0.068 1.024 122.6 54.2 19.3
2002 12 02 23 27.81 +51 03.9 0.064 1.015 115.6 61.2 19.3
2002 12 04 22 46.13 +50 43.0 0.060 1.006 107.9 68.9 19.4
2002 12 06 22 02.31 +49 18.9 0.058 0.997 99.6 77.1 19.6
2002 12 08 21 19.12 +46 46.0 0.056 0.988 91.0 85.8 19.8
2002 12 10 20 39.06 +43 09.7 0.056 0.979 82.1 94.7 20.2
2002 12 12 20 03.67 +38 45.4 0.056 0.970 73.3 103.5 20.6
2002 12 14 19 33.39 +33 53.2 0.057 0.961 64.8 112.1 21.1
2002 12 16 19 07.94 +28 53.0 0.060 0.953 57.0 120.0 21.7
2002 12 18 18 46.69 +24 00.4 0.063 0.945 49.9 127.1 22.4
2002 12 20 18 29.00 +19 25.3 0.067 0.937 43.8 133.3 23.1
2002 12 22 18 14.23 +15 13.1 0.072 0.929 38.8 138.4 23.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-W04
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