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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X67                                Issued 2002 Dec. 11, 17:00 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 XY38

Observations:
     K02X38Y* C2002 12 07.26587 03 09 11.56 -04 15 14.9          20.7        644
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 07.28733 03 09 07.66 -04 14 35.2          20.4        644
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 07.32630 03 09 00.76 -04 13 22.6          20.1        644
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 10.15185 03 02 48.33 -02 50 06.9          20.2        644
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 10.17291 03 02 45.38 -02 49 31.5          19.9        644
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 10.19422 03 02 42.36 -02 48 55.4          19.7        644
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 10.85853 03 01 27.13 -02 30 32.9                      557
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 10.86074 03 01 26.77 -02 30 30.0                      557
     K02X38Y  C2002 12 10.86296 03 01 26.45 -02 30 26.5                      557
     K02X38Y 5C2002 12 11.23993 03 00 45.98 -02 19 47.4          18.5 R      673
     K02X38Y 5C2002 12 11.24850 03 00 45.02 -02 19 35.0                      673
     K02X38Y 5C2002 12 11.25313 03 00 44.47 -02 19 26.8                      673

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XY38                                                            PHA 0.006
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 121.88113              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.13890643     Peri.  119.34405     +0.15920978     +0.98716035
a   0.9081216      Node   159.80477     -0.91825283     +0.15287386
e   0.2227910      Incl.    2.14326     -0.36257964     +0.04630354
P   0.87           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Dec. 7-11.

Ephemeris:
2002 XY38                a,e,i = 0.91, 0.22, 2                   q = 0.7058
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 12    02 59.50   -01 58.5    0.129    1.085   138.5    36.9    19.1
2002 12 22    02 50.29   +02 01.1    0.169    1.099   129.5    43.7    19.9
2003 01 01    02 50.84   +05 20.0    0.211    1.107   121.2    49.4    20.6
2003 01 11    02 57.76   +08 15.3    0.253    1.110   113.9    54.1    21.1
2003 01 21    03 09.08   +10 53.9    0.295    1.108   107.3    58.0    21.6
2003 01 31    03 23.53   +13 18.8    0.335    1.101   101.3    61.4    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X67

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