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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X37                                Issued 2002 Dec. 6, 18:41 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 XU4

Observations:
     K02X04U* C2002 12 03.31553 03 36 35.69 +16 03 14.5          19.8        644
     K02X04U  C2002 12 03.33920 03 36 34.05 +16 02 04.8          20.2        644
     K02X04U  C2002 12 03.38188 03 36 31.18 +15 59 59.9          20.0        644
     K02X04U  C2002 12 05.25362 03 34 52.37 +14 29 43.6          19.8 R      926
     K02X04U  C2002 12 05.25537 03 34 52.21 +14 29 38.9          20.2 R      926
     K02X04U  C2002 12 05.25711 03 34 52.09 +14 29 34.2          19.7 R      926
     K02X04U  C2002 12 05.26539 03 34 51.79 +14 29 07.2          19.0 R      673
     K02X04U  C2002 12 05.27384 03 34 51.27 +14 28 43.6                      673
     K02X04U  C2002 12 05.28229 03 34 50.73 +14 28 19.3                      673
     K02X04U  C2002 12 06.23579 03 34 03.84 +13 42 42.7          20.5 R      926
     K02X04U  C2002 12 06.23762 03 34 03.68 +13 42 36.9          19.9 R      926
     K02X04U  C2002 12 06.23949 03 34 03.58 +13 42 32.1          20.1 R      926
     K02X04U  C2002 12 06.31806 03 33 58.93 +13 38 43.7          18.5 R      673
     K02X04U  C2002 12 06.32362 03 33 58.66 +13 38 28.7                      673
     K02X04U  C2002 12 06.32905 03 33 58.30 +13 38 13.6                      673

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XU4
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 306.60795              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.65212144     Peri.  242.12786     -0.58735850     -0.79291751
a   1.3169938      Node   244.76427     +0.79120314     -0.52040153
e   0.1372882      Incl.   10.32639     +0.17031614     -0.31696068
P   1.51           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2002 Dec. 3-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 XU4                 a,e,i = 1.32, 0.14, 10                  q = 1.1362
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    03 37.87   +17 07.2    0.228    1.209   166.5    11.0    19.8
2002 12 12    03 30.35   +09 17.2    0.230    1.191   151.4    23.3    20.2
2002 12 22    03 28.76   +02 45.1    0.243    1.176   138.1    34.0    20.6
2003 01 01    03 33.46   -01 56.6    0.264    1.163   127.3    42.3    21.0
2003 01 11    03 43.96   -04 53.7    0.289    1.152   119.0    48.3    21.3
2003 01 21    03 59.32   -06 29.1    0.315    1.144   112.8    52.5    21.6
2003 01 31    04 18.57   -07 04.6    0.342    1.138   108.1    55.4    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X37

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