MPEC 2002-X43 : 2002 XN14
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M.P.E.C. 2002-X43 Issued 2002 Dec. 7, 15:26 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 MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2002 XN14 Observations: K02X14N* C2002 12 05.44224 09 42 58.56 +13 48 40.8 19.7 704 K02X14N C2002 12 05.45739 09 42 59.22 +13 49 21.6 19.7 704 K02X14N C2002 12 05.47266 09 42 59.96 +13 50 04.1 19.6 704 K02X14N C2002 12 05.48790 09 43 00.60 +13 50 45.7 19.7 704 K02X14N C2002 12 05.50311 09 43 01.29 +13 51 27.4 19.6 704 K02X14N C2002 12 06.30369 09 43 46.69 +14 27 58.9 18.9 R 649 K02X14N C2002 12 06.30817 09 43 47.00 +14 28 10.1 18.9 R 649 K02X14N C2002 12 06.31358 09 43 47.19 +14 28 25.8 19.0 R 649 K02X14N C2002 12 07.36726 09 44 40.05 +15 16 29.3 19.1 R 734 K02X14N C2002 12 07.37341 09 44 40.31 +15 16 42.3 19.3 R 734 K02X14N C2002 12 07.41862 09 44 42.51 +15 18 51.3 19.2 R 926 K02X14N C2002 12 07.42042 09 44 42.65 +15 18 57.1 19.0 R 926 K02X14N C2002 12 07.42223 09 44 42.67 +15 19 02.0 18.9 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. 734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. Orbital elements: 2002 XN14 Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC M 12.81753 (2000.0) P Q n 0.41746075 Peri. 310.93295 +0.78072783 -0.59126606 a 1.7730689 Node 86.28315 +0.61672515 +0.67704142 e 0.4422435 Incl. 11.68821 +0.10056911 +0.43820014 P 2.36 H 20.0 G 0.15 From 13 observations 2002 Dec. 5-7. Ephemeris: 2002 XN14 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.44, 12 q = 0.9889 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 12 02 09 39.26 +11 10.3 0.266 1.090 106.2 60.3 19.5 2002 12 12 09 47.54 +18 45.4 0.281 1.139 116.9 50.4 19.4 2002 12 22 09 47.79 +25 58.6 0.301 1.194 128.5 40.1 19.4 2003 01 01 09 39.53 +32 28.2 0.328 1.253 140.3 30.1 19.4 2003 01 11 09 23.87 +37 39.3 0.367 1.315 150.5 21.6 19.5 2003 01 21 09 04.48 +41 03.9 0.420 1.378 156.1 16.8 19.7 2003 01 31 08 46.08 +42 41.1 0.488 1.442 154.8 16.9 20.1 2003 02 10 08 32.48 +42 52.4 0.572 1.505 148.9 19.8 20.7 2003 02 20 08 25.24 +42 07.1 0.670 1.568 141.3 23.2 21.2 2003 03 02 08 23.94 +40 49.1 0.780 1.630 133.5 26.2 21.7 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-X43


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