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    • MPEC 2002-X72 : 2002 XA40

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    M.P.E.C. 2002-X72                                Issued 2002 Dec. 12, 15:45 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 XA40

Observations:
     K02X40A  C2002 11 21.45226 08 37 32.76 +22 01 35.2          19.6        644
     K02X40A  C2002 11 21.46275 08 37 32.85 +22 01 33.9          19.7        644
     K02X40A  C2002 11 21.47309 08 37 32.97 +22 01 32.4          20.1        644
     K02X40A* C2002 12 11.45873 08 31 13.14 +21 43 20.1          19.6        644
     K02X40A  C2002 12 11.48009 08 31 12.00 +21 43 20.5          19.6        644
     K02X40A  C2002 12 11.50896 08 31 10.46 +21 43 21.1          19.4        644
     K02X40A  C2002 12 11.98374 08 30 47.02 +21 43 32.7                      557
     K02X40A  C2002 12 11.99685 08 30 46.26 +21 43 33.0          19.7 V      557
     K02X40A  C2002 12 12.00321 08 30 45.98 +21 43 33.2                      557
     K02X40A  C2002 12 12.37731 08 30 26.69 +21 43 47.7          19.0 R      673
     K02X40A  C2002 12 12.38148 08 30 26.47 +21 43 48.0                      673
     K02X40A  C2002 12 12.38611 08 30 26.23 +21 43 48.4                      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 XA40
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  34.25981              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28603731     Peri.   66.41837     +0.98862119     -0.13498554
a   2.2813273      Node   301.27969     +0.09326232     +0.89627683
e   0.4827643      Incl.    4.45501     +0.11802659     +0.42245325
P   3.45           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Nov. 21-Dec. 12.

Ephemeris:
2002 XA40                a,e,i = 2.28, 0.48, 4                   q = 1.1800
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 12    08 30.77   +21 43.6    0.982    1.817   135.0    22.5    19.6
2002 12 22    08 20.05   +21 53.4    0.973    1.879   147.6    16.3    19.5
2003 01 01    08 05.88   +22 07.6    0.985    1.941   161.1     9.5    19.3
2003 01 11    07 50.23   +22 19.7    1.021    2.002   174.8     2.6    19.1
2003 01 21    07 35.45   +22 25.1    1.084    2.062   171.4     4.1    19.4
2003 01 31    07 23.41   +22 22.9    1.174    2.121   158.6     9.8    19.9
2003 02 10    07 15.18   +22 14.8    1.287    2.179   146.6    14.4    20.4
2003 02 20    07 11.03   +22 02.5    1.420    2.236   135.5    18.0    20.7
2003 03 02    07 10.64   +21 47.5    1.570    2.291   125.4    20.6    21.1
2003 03 12    07 13.51   +21 30.1    1.732    2.345   116.1    22.4    21.4
2003 03 22    07 19.05   +21 10.0    1.903    2.398   107.5    23.3    21.7
2003 04 01    07 26.71   +20 46.7    2.079    2.449    99.4    23.7    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X72

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