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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X49                                Issued 2002 Dec. 8, 14:12 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 XS14
    
    Observations:
         K02X14S* C2002 12 06.14666 01 14 29.35 +14 10 29.9          19.4        704
         K02X14S  C2002 12 06.16180 01 14 36.45 +14 09 54.5          19.7        704
         K02X14S  C2002 12 06.17685 01 14 43.65 +14 09 19.0          19.7        704
         K02X14S  C2002 12 06.19189 01 14 50.78 +14 08 43.0          19.4        704
         K02X14S  C2002 12 06.20710 01 14 58.04 +14 08 06.6          19.6        704
         K02X14S  C2002 12 07.07372 01 23 12.97 +13 32 24.5          19.5 R      858
         K02X14S  C2002 12 07.07699 01 23 14.71 +13 32 16.7          19.7 R      858
         K02X14S  C2002 12 07.08128 01 23 17.03 +13 32 04.9          19.7 R      858
         K02X14S  C2002 12 07.15416 01 23 56.82 +13 29 06.6          19.2 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 07.15497 01 23 57.27 +13 29 04.0          18.9 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 07.15580 01 23 57.66 +13 29 02.1          19.5 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 08.16178 01 34 35.56 +12 41 30.9          18.7 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 08.16257 01 34 36.02 +12 41 28.9          19.3 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 08.16339 01 34 36.54 +12 41 25.7          19.7 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 08.16418 01 34 36.90 +12 41 23.5          19.1 R      926
         K02X14S  C2002 12 08.16495 01 34 37.46 +12 41 21.1          19.4 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.
    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 XS14
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 351.26292              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35104955     Peri.  188.68599     +0.10361509     -0.99176444
    a   1.9901712      Node   255.39214     +0.91715336     +0.12455583
    e   0.4916891      Incl.    4.46187     +0.38482934     -0.02981852
    P   2.81           H   24.4           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2002 Dec. 6-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 XS14                a,e,i = 1.99, 0.49, 4                   q = 1.0116
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 12 02    00 45.39   +16 16.6    0.067    1.027   126.5    50.5    20.5
    2002 12 04    00 57.71   +15 23.7    0.060    1.023   127.1    50.2    20.2
    2002 12 06    01 13.20   +14 17.0    0.054    1.020   128.4    49.2    20.0
    2002 12 08    01 32.79   +12 50.6    0.048    1.017   130.4    47.5    19.7
    2002 12 10    01 57.61   +10 56.4    0.043    1.015   133.5    44.8    19.3
    
    2002 12 12    02 28.92   +08 24.6    0.038    1.013   137.5    41.0    19.0
    2002 12 13    02 47.32   +06 51.8    0.037    1.013   139.9    38.7    18.8
    2002 12 14    03 07.60   +05 06.9    0.035    1.012   142.5    36.3    18.6
    2002 12 15    03 29.67   +03 10.8    0.034    1.012   144.9    34.0    18.5
    2002 12 16    03 53.28   +01 05.5    0.033    1.012   147.2    31.8    18.3
    2002 12 17    04 18.01   -01 05.3    0.032    1.012   148.9    30.2    18.3
    2002 12 18    04 43.31   -03 16.8    0.032    1.012   149.8    29.3    18.2
    2002 12 19    05 08.55   -05 23.8    0.032    1.012   149.8    29.3    18.3
    2002 12 20    05 33.09   -07 21.4    0.033    1.012   148.9    30.1    18.3
    2002 12 21    05 56.41   -09 06.4    0.034    1.013   147.5    31.5    18.4
    2002 12 22    06 18.13   -10 37.2    0.036    1.013   145.6    33.2    18.6
    2002 12 23    06 38.03   -11 53.5    0.038    1.014   143.7    35.0    18.8
    2002 12 24    06 56.05   -12 56.4    0.040    1.015   141.8    36.8    18.9
    2002 12 25    07 12.22   -13 47.4    0.042    1.016   140.1    38.4    19.1
    2002 12 26    07 26.65   -14 28.1    0.045    1.017   138.5    39.8    19.3
    2002 12 27    07 39.50   -15 00.3    0.048    1.019   137.2    41.0    19.4
    2002 12 28    07 50.91   -15 25.3    0.050    1.020   136.1    41.9    19.6
    2002 12 29    08 01.06   -15 44.6    0.053    1.022   135.2    42.7    19.7
    2002 12 30    08 10.08   -15 59.0    0.056    1.024   134.5    43.3    19.9
    2002 12 31    08 18.11   -16 09.4    0.060    1.026   133.9    43.7    20.0
    2003 01 01    08 25.28   -16 16.6    0.063    1.028   133.5    43.9    20.1
    
    2003 01 03    08 37.44   -16 23.2    0.070    1.032   133.1    44.1    20.4
    2003 01 05    08 47.23   -16 22.0    0.076    1.037   133.2    43.7    20.6
    2003 01 07    08 55.18   -16 15.1    0.083    1.043   133.6    43.1    20.8
    2003 01 09    09 01.68   -16 03.8    0.090    1.048   134.2    42.2    20.9
    2003 01 11    09 07.02   -15 49.1    0.098    1.055   135.1    41.1    21.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X49
    

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