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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X39                                Issued 2002 Dec. 6, 18:51 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
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                                   2002 XX4

Observations:
     K02X04X* C2002 12 05.30346 04 55 47.71 +21 55 32.0          20.1        704
     K02X04X  C2002 12 05.31877 04 55 45.41 +21 56 06.7          19.9        704
     K02X04X  C2002 12 05.33417 04 55 43.08 +21 56 40.6          20.0        704
     K02X04X  C2002 12 05.34948 04 55 40.89 +21 57 14.4          20.0        704
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.13310 04 53 50.71 +22 26 23.1          19.2 R      858
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.13633 04 53 50.24 +22 26 29.9          19.0 R      858
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.13970 04 53 49.76 +22 26 37.3          18.7 R      858
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.25199 04 53 33.06 +22 30 47.2          18.7 R      649
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.25557 04 53 32.55 +22 30 55.0          18.9 R      649
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.26005 04 53 31.88 +22 31 05.1          18.8 R      649
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.29365 04 53 27.21 +22 32 20.3          19.6 R      926
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.29537 04 53 26.96 +22 32 25.1          19.2 R      926
     K02X04X  C2002 12 06.29711 04 53 26.64 +22 32 28.8          19.2 R      926

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + 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. 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 XX4
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  35.55584              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39668668     Peri.  282.61126     +0.91534438     +0.07410605
a   1.8344433      Node    74.20657     +0.13030554     +0.87551900
e   0.3485490      Incl.   24.28790     -0.38100542     +0.47746705
P   2.48           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Dec. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 XX4                 a,e,i = 1.83, 0.35, 24                  q = 1.1950
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    05 03.70   +19 47.6    0.495    1.478   172.2     5.2    19.6
2002 12 12    04 40.48   +25 48.5    0.543    1.524   171.6     5.4    19.9
2002 12 22    04 21.58   +30 22.2    0.617    1.571   157.1    14.1    20.6
2003 01 01    04 09.38   +33 35.8    0.713    1.618   144.6    20.6    21.2
2003 01 11    04 04.33   +35 51.4    0.825    1.665   133.9    25.2    21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X39

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