MPEC 2002-X85 : 2002 XE84
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M.P.E.C. 2002-X85 Issued 2002 Dec. 15, 17:22 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,
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Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2002 XE84
Observations:
K02X84E* C2002 12 13.43794 11 11 49.61 +58 09 49.6 19.4 704
K02X84E C2002 12 13.45260 11 12 17.21 +58 11 02.9 19.7 704
K02X84E C2002 12 13.48198 11 13 12.19 +58 13 25.6 20.1 704
K02X84E C2002 12 13.49656 11 13 39.40 +58 14 35.7 19.9 704
K02X84E C2002 12 14.34473 11 40 45.95 +59 08 44.5 18.7 R 649
K02X84E C2002 12 14.35208 11 40 59.77 +59 09 08.2 18.4 R 649
K02X84E C2002 12 14.35540 11 41 06.15 +59 09 18.8 649
K02X84E C2002 12 14.35871 11 41 12.22 +59 09 29.5 18.9 R 649
K02X84E C2002 12 14.44766 11 44 01.26 +59 14 02.3 19.6 704
K02X84E C2002 12 14.46328 11 44 30.72 +59 14 49.4 19.6 704
K02X84E C2002 12 14.47896 11 45 00.11 +59 15 34.9 20.0 704
K02X84E C2002 12 14.49450 11 45 29.27 +59 16 19.3 20.0 704
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers R. Fredrick, M. Glaze, N. Thames.
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.
Orbital elements:
2002 XE84
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5 MPC
M 353.08125 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.20871480 Peri. 53.64854 -0.52456597 -0.71201663
a 2.8147115 Node 74.78000 +0.53956472 -0.70211583
e 0.6634902 Incl. 28.92894 +0.65855938 +0.00810441
P 4.72 H 20.7 G 0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Dec. 13-14.
Ephemeris:
2002 XE84 a,e,i = 2.81, 0.66, 29 q = 0.9472
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 12 12 10 27.42 +55 40.2 0.149 1.057 115.5 57.2 18.8
2002 12 14 11 29.65 +58 49.4 0.156 1.045 109.0 62.9 19.0
2002 12 16 12 32.06 +59 51.3 0.166 1.034 103.0 68.0 19.3
2002 12 18 13 26.70 +59 14.0 0.178 1.023 97.7 72.4 19.5
2002 12 20 14 10.32 +57 38.7 0.193 1.013 93.1 75.9 19.8
2002 12 22 14 43.79 +55 38.2 0.209 1.003 89.3 78.6 20.1
2002 12 24 15 09.35 +53 32.1 0.226 0.994 86.1 80.7 20.3
2002 12 26 15 29.12 +51 29.9 0.245 0.986 83.5 82.3 20.5
2002 12 28 15 44.71 +49 35.8 0.263 0.979 81.2 83.3 20.7
2002 12 30 15 57.25 +47 50.9 0.282 0.972 79.4 84.0 20.8
2003 01 01 16 07.55 +46 15.1 0.301 0.966 77.8 84.4 21.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-X85
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