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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X38                                Issued 2002 Dec. 6, 18:48 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,
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                                   2002 XW4

Observations:
     K02X04W* C2002 12 05.28980 05 09 15.55 +21 40 07.6          19.6        704
     K02X04W  C2002 12 05.30529 05 09 15.78 +21 40 35.2          20.1        704
     K02X04W  C2002 12 05.32060 05 09 15.91 +21 41 01.5          19.8        704
     K02X04W  C2002 12 05.33599 05 09 15.99 +21 41 28.6          19.8        704
     K02X04W  C2002 12 05.35130 05 09 16.20 +21 41 55.4          19.6        704
     K02X04W IC2002 12 06.15906 05 09 36.68 +22 05 23.7          19.0 R      858
     K02X04W  C2002 12 06.16228 05 09 36.90 +22 05 29.1          19.7 R      858
     K02X04W  C2002 12 06.16564 05 09 36.98 +22 05 36.1          19.9 R      858
     K02X04W  C2002 12 06.25554 05 09 38.16 +22 08 15.3          20.1 R      926
     K02X04W  C2002 12 06.26015 05 09 38.21 +22 08 24.6          20.4 R      926
     K02X04W  C2002 12 06.26469 05 09 38.30 +22 08 32.6                      926

Observer details:
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. Evans, P. Hopman.  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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XW4
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M   4.68083              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29250612     Peri.  331.88220     +0.66415440     -0.73904760
a   2.2475675      Node    76.26282     +0.70582254     +0.57017617
e   0.4642133      Incl.    6.66404     +0.24640107     +0.35875867
P   3.37           H   22.3           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2002 Dec. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 XW4                 a,e,i = 2.25, 0.46, 7                   q = 1.2042
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    05 07.86   +20 00.8    0.252    1.236   171.4     6.9    20.3
2002 12 12    05 11.59   +24 44.3    0.279    1.263   178.1     1.5    20.2
2002 12 22    05 15.03   +28 22.9    0.319    1.298   168.8     8.4    21.0
2003 01 01    05 19.93   +30 53.4    0.373    1.339   159.7    14.7    21.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X38

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