MPEC 2002-W41 : 2002 WQ4
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M.P.E.C. 2002-W41 Issued 2002 Nov. 26, 16:07 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
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 WQ4
Observations:
K02W04Q* C2002 11 24.08482 02 18 51.48 +20 43 04.2 20.0 644
K02W04Q C2002 11 24.08715 02 18 51.22 +20 43 02.6 19.5 644
K02W04Q C2002 11 24.10580 02 18 48.65 +20 42 46.1 19.7 644
K02W04Q C2002 11 24.10821 02 18 48.37 +20 42 44.1 20.0 644
K02W04Q C2002 11 24.12685 02 18 45.80 +20 42 27.7 19.3 644
K02W04Q C2002 11 24.12926 02 18 45.52 +20 42 25.7 19.7 644
K02W04Q 5C2002 11 25.15938 02 16 30.71 +20 26 52.6 18.5 R 673
K02W04Q 5C2002 11 25.16227 02 16 30.32 +20 26 50.0 673
K02W04Q 5C2002 11 25.16563 02 16 29.90 +20 26 47.2 673
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.16737 02 16 29.21 +20 26 44.5 19.5 R 649
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.17184 02 16 28.60 +20 26 40.1 19.5 R 649
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.17631 02 16 27.96 +20 26 36.7 19.6 R 649
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.19729 02 16 25.40 +20 26 19.5 20.2 R 926
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.19981 02 16 25.03 +20 26 16.1 20.1 R 926
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.20230 02 16 24.67 +20 26 15.5 19.9 R 926
K02W04Q C2002 11 25.20479 02 16 24.38 +20 26 11.8 19.9 R 926
K02W04Q C2002 11 26.20903 02 14 13.52 +20 10 41.4 19.5 R 711
K02W04Q C2002 11 26.21855 02 14 12.33 +20 10 33.5 19.1 R 711
K02W04Q fC2002 11 26.22806 02 14 10.86 +20 10 23.7 711
Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence, M.
Hicks, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer R. Fredrick. 0.75-m Newtonian
+ CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m
reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory. Observer J. G. Ries. 0.76-m reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 WQ4 PHA 0.016
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 325.33427 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.35744091 Peri. 243.37206 -0.87405568 -0.48089713
a 1.9663759 Node 267.81400 +0.46668399 -0.79161046
e 0.5574311 Incl. 3.96094 +0.13502860 -0.37694936
P 2.76 H 19.4 G 0.15
From 19 observations 2002 Nov. 24-26.
Ephemeris:
2002 WQ4 a,e,i = 1.97, 0.56, 4 q = 0.8703
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 22 02 23.40 +21 13.5 0.504 1.472 159.9 13.3 19.5
2002 12 02 02 02.06 +18 36.0 0.462 1.390 144.8 24.1 19.6
2002 12 12 01 44.13 +15 43.2 0.435 1.307 129.9 35.3 19.6
2002 12 22 01 31.99 +12 59.9 0.417 1.226 116.1 46.1 19.7
2003 01 01 01 26.20 +10 38.8 0.400 1.146 103.8 56.4 19.7
2003 01 11 01 26.12 +08 39.1 0.378 1.071 92.8 66.5 19.8
2003 01 21 01 30.19 +06 46.6 0.348 1.002 82.9 76.9 19.8
2003 01 31 01 36.19 +04 34.9 0.309 0.944 73.4 88.4 19.8
2003 02 10 01 41.02 +01 22.6 0.261 0.901 63.4 101.5 20.0
2003 02 20 01 39.35 -04 03.3 0.208 0.876 51.9 117.4 20.4
2003 03 02 01 21.60 -13 42.5 0.158 0.871 37.8 135.8 21.4
2003 03 12 00 29.02 -29 20.7 0.123 0.888 29.7 146.4 22.4
2003 03 22 22 36.82 -45 04.0 0.115 0.925 49.3 125.3 19.8
2003 04 01 20 22.05 -49 07.5 0.132 0.978 77.0 95.5 18.4
2003 04 11 18 50.48 -45 41.2 0.161 1.043 100.3 71.0 18.0
2003 04 21 17 52.52 -40 54.8 0.194 1.116 120.3 51.0 18.0
2003 05 01 17 10.38 -36 14.4 0.235 1.194 138.6 33.9 18.0
2003 05 11 16 38.04 -31 55.5 0.285 1.275 155.5 19.2 18.2
2003 05 21 16 14.40 -28 13.4 0.349 1.357 170.0 7.4 18.3
2003 05 31 15 58.59 -25 18.3 0.428 1.439 172.1 5.6 18.8
2003 06 10 15 49.64 -23 11.5 0.524 1.521 161.3 12.3 19.6
2003 06 20 15 46.29 -21 47.4 0.634 1.601 150.9 18.0 20.4
2003 06 30 15 47.29 -20 56.7 0.759 1.679 141.5 22.2 21.0
2003 07 10 15 51.70 -20 31.2 0.897 1.755 132.9 25.1 21.5
2003 07 20 15 58.76 -20 23.4 1.047 1.829 124.9 27.1 22.0
2003 07 30 16 07.85 -20 27.5 1.206 1.901 117.5 28.3 22.5
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-W41
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