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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X44                                Issued 2002 Dec. 7, 15:49 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 XO14
    
    Observations:
         K02X14O  C2002 12 06.21581 03 18 48.97 +32 49 46.6          18.9        704
         K02X14O* C2002 12 06.23006 03 18 48.88 +32 50 03.3          19.5        704
         K02X14O  C2002 12 06.23082 03 18 48.84 +32 50 01.4          19.0        704
         K02X14O  C2002 12 06.24489 03 18 48.80 +32 50 16.8          19.5        704
         K02X14O  C2002 12 06.24564 03 18 48.70 +32 50 16.9          19.2        704
         K02X14O  C2002 12 06.25952 03 18 48.67 +32 50 31.5          19.0        704
         K02X14O  C2002 12 06.27437 03 18 48.55 +32 50 46.5          19.1        704
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.04664 03 19 08.46 +33 03 55.3          19.0 R      858
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.04995 03 19 08.47 +33 03 59.6          19.0 R      858
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.05332 03 19 08.51 +33 04 03.8          19.3 R      858
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.16841 03 19 07.55 +33 06 20.6          19.4 R      850
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.18230 03 19 07.52 +33 06 36.1          19.1 R      850
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.23645 03 19 09.08 +33 07 39.0          18.5 R      926
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.24249 03 19 08.99 +33 07 45.5          18.5 R      926
         K02X14O  C2002 12 07.24789 03 19 09.04 +33 07 51.7          18.6 R      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.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig,
        R. R. Chaniott.  0.3-m f/5.75 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 XO14
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 347.88997              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22093058     Peri.  182.52350     -0.49711056     -0.86678737
    a   2.7099763      Node   297.28808     +0.79686397     -0.43804475
    e   0.6396210      Incl.    2.54783     +0.34334954     -0.23832006
    P   4.46           H   22.3           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2002 Dec. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 XO14                a,e,i = 2.71, 0.64, 3                   q = 0.9766
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 12 02    03 18.30   +31 46.4    0.173    1.151   160.9    16.3    19.7
    2002 12 12    03 22.50   +34 50.1    0.114    1.087   152.8    24.5    18.9
    2002 12 22    03 54.05   +42 22.8    0.060    1.035   147.8    30.4    17.6
    
    2002 12 23    04 02.19   +43 47.3    0.055    1.031   147.8    30.6    17.4
    2002 12 24    04 12.57   +45 24.8    0.050    1.026   147.8    30.7    17.2
    2002 12 25    04 26.12   +47 17.3    0.045    1.022   148.0    30.7    16.9
    2002 12 26    04 44.25   +49 26.0    0.041    1.018   148.2    30.6    16.7
    2002 12 27    05 09.23   +51 49.3    0.036    1.014   148.3    30.6    16.4
    2002 12 28    05 44.58   +54 17.2    0.032    1.011   148.0    31.0    16.2
    2002 12 29    06 34.97   +56 20.6    0.028    1.007   146.9    32.2    16.0
    2002 12 30    07 43.46   +56 54.6    0.025    1.004   144.1    35.1    15.8
    2002 12 31    09 03.66   +54 26.8    0.023    1.001   138.8    40.4    15.7
    2003 01 01    10 18.55   +48 11.0    0.022    0.998   131.0    48.1    15.8
    2003 01 02    11 16.39   +39 14.2    0.022    0.995   121.7    57.2    16.1
    2003 01 03    11 57.43   +29 40.1    0.024    0.993   112.6    66.2    16.5
    2003 01 04    12 26.34   +21 00.2    0.026    0.990   104.7    73.8    17.0
    2003 01 05    12 47.17   +13 48.5    0.029    0.988    98.5    79.8    17.4
    2003 01 06    13 02.66   +08 03.1    0.033    0.986    93.8    84.2    17.8
    2003 01 07    13 14.55   +03 29.1    0.037    0.984    90.4    87.5    18.2
    2003 01 08    13 23.91   -00 09.4    0.042    0.983    87.8    89.8    18.5
    2003 01 09    13 31.46   -03 05.8    0.046    0.981    86.0    91.3    18.8
    2003 01 10    13 37.68   -05 30.1    0.051    0.980    84.7    92.4    19.1
    2003 01 11    13 42.89   -07 29.8    0.056    0.979    83.7    93.0    19.3
    
    2003 01 21    14 09.94   -17 11.5    0.105    0.979    84.4    89.5    20.5
    2003 01 31    14 20.98   -20 42.7    0.152    0.999    90.9    80.4    21.0
    2003 02 10    14 25.35   -22 26.3    0.195    1.037    99.4    69.9    21.3
    2003 02 20    14 24.14   -23 12.2    0.235    1.089   109.4    58.9    21.5
    2003 03 02    14 17.23   -23 11.1    0.271    1.154   120.8    47.6    21.6
    2003 03 12    14 05.11   -22 23.7    0.309    1.227   133.4    36.0    21.7
    2003 03 22    13 49.82   -20 55.8    0.352    1.306   146.9    24.7    21.8
    2003 04 01    13 34.08   -19 00.9    0.407    1.389   160.2    14.1    21.9
    2003 04 11    13 20.51   -16 59.1    0.476    1.474   171.0     6.1    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X44
    

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