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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y20                                Issued 2002 Dec. 17, 17:52 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 XM90
    
    Observations:
         K02X90M* C2002 12 05.36458 07 13 57.51 +24 53 20.8          18.4        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 05.38107 07 13 57.91 +24 53 58.1          18.4        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 05.39631 07 13 58.32 +24 54 32.2          18.4        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 05.41163 07 13 58.70 +24 55 07.0          18.4        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 05.42722 07 13 59.13 +24 55 41.1          18.5        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 07.36782 07 14 58.48 +26 10 57.8          18.6        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 07.38290 07 14 58.83 +26 11 34.5          19.0        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 07.39810 07 14 59.23 +26 12 10.3          18.7        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 07.42837 07 14 59.82 +26 13 23.6          17.7        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 11.37547 07 16 34.86 +29 03 31.2          18.6        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 11.39071 07 16 35.07 +29 04 12.8          18.2        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 11.40595 07 16 35.26 +29 04 54.9          18.1        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 11.42119 07 16 35.47 +29 05 37.2          17.8        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 11.43664 07 16 35.66 +29 06 19.7          18.0        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.39071 07 16 53.36 +29 51 00.1          18.0        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.39083 07 16 53.44 +29 51 00.6          18.0        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.40654 07 16 53.59 +29 51 44.8          17.8        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.40666 07 16 53.59 +29 51 45.9          17.9        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.42234 07 16 53.75 +29 52 29.7          17.9        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.42246 07 16 53.74 +29 52 30.7          17.8        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.43780 07 16 53.91 +29 53 13.6          17.9        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 12.43791 07 16 53.92 +29 53 13.5          18.2        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.29503 07 17 34.06 +32 15 26.4          17.3        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.30986 07 17 34.07 +32 16 12.7          17.7        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.32468 07 17 34.10 +32 16 59.2          17.9        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.33935 07 17 34.11 +32 17 45.0          18.2        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.35377 07 17 34.19 +32 18 31.1          19.0        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.36655 07 17 34.30 +32 19 10.2          18.4        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.38195 07 17 34.33 +32 19 58.3          17.9        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.39721 07 17 34.30 +32 20 46.2          18.5        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.41244 07 17 34.37 +32 21 33.3          17.5        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 15.42778 07 17 34.40 +32 22 21.5          18.3        704
         K02X90M  C2002 12 16.23041 07 17 42.71 +33 04 38.2          17.1 R      649
         K02X90M  C2002 12 16.23325 07 17 42.72 +33 04 47.3          17.3 R      649
         K02X90M  C2002 12 16.23608 07 17 42.72 +33 04 56.6          16.9 R      649
         K02X90M  C2002 12 16.38696 07 17 43.02 +33 13 04.4          18.3 V      333
         K02X90M  C2002 12 16.38760 07 17 43.05 +33 13 06.5          18.2 V      333
         K02X90M  C2002 12 16.38819 07 17 43.01 +33 13 09.0          18.4 V      333
         K02X90M  C2002 12 17.37118 07 17 48.90 +34 06 33.2          17.2 R      711
         K02X90M  C2002 12 17.37514 07 17 48.89 +34 06 46.0          17.2 R      711
         K02X90M IC2002 12 17.37912 07 17 48.84 +34 06 59.7                      711
    
    Observer details:
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. Yeung.  0.45-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
        focus corrector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 XM90
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 315.61248              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41063506     Peri.   80.57567     -0.89271362     -0.29354296
    a   1.7926632      Node    81.75515     +0.13491805     -0.89802803
    e   0.3784301      Incl.   20.21047     +0.42995292     -0.32768612
    P   2.40           H   18.1           G   0.15
    From 41 observations 2002 Dec. 5-17.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 XM90                a,e,i = 1.79, 0.38, 20                  q = 1.1143
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 12 12    07 16.78   +29 32.5    0.442    1.390   152.1    19.3    18.0
    2002 12 22    07 17.67   +38 36.7    0.378    1.341   157.5    16.3    17.5
    2003 01 01    07 13.27   +49 44.6    0.339    1.294   152.7    20.4    17.3
    2003 01 11    07 01.79   +61 21.1    0.324    1.250   140.3    30.2    17.4
    2003 01 21    06 41.4    +71 27.9    0.329    1.210   127.0    40.5    17.7
    2003 01 31    06 10.2    +79 04.9    0.345    1.176   115.7    49.0    18.0
    2003 02 10    05 28.7    +84 23.0    0.365    1.149   107.2    55.1    18.2
    2003 02 20    04 43      +88 13.5    0.384    1.129   101.4    59.1    18.4
    2003 03 02    15 47      +88 30.3    0.398    1.117    97.9    61.5    18.5
    2003 03 12    15 08      +85 03.6    0.406    1.114    96.4    62.4    18.6
    2003 03 22    14 36.5    +80 54.4    0.409    1.121    96.8    62.0    18.6
    2003 04 01    14 13.1    +75 41.0    0.407    1.136    98.9    60.4    18.6
    2003 04 11    13 56.56   +69 02.9    0.403    1.158   102.6    57.6    18.5
    2003 04 21    13 46.09   +60 47.9    0.401    1.189   107.6    53.7    18.5
    2003 05 01    13 40.45   +50 58.8    0.405    1.225   113.2    49.1    18.4
    2003 05 11    13 39.01   +40 01.8    0.421    1.266   118.5    44.5    18.4
    2003 05 21    13 41.15   +28 49.4    0.454    1.311   122.2    40.8    18.6
    2003 05 31    13 46.25   +18 17.3    0.506    1.359   123.4    38.5    18.8
    2003 06 10    13 53.95   +09 01.5    0.577    1.410   122.2    37.5    19.2
    2003 06 20    14 03.84   +01 13.8    0.665    1.461   119.3    37.3    19.5
    2003 06 30    14 15.58   -05 12.3    0.767    1.514   115.4    37.4    19.9
    2003 07 10    14 28.97   -10 30.2    0.882    1.566   110.9    37.3    20.3
    2003 07 20    14 43.76   -14 52.8    1.007    1.618   106.2    37.1    20.7
    2003 07 30    14 59.80   -18 31.5    1.140    1.670   101.4    36.6    21.0
    2003 08 09    15 16.96   -21 34.9    1.280    1.721    96.6    35.8    21.3
    2003 08 19    15 35.11   -24 09.3    1.424    1.771    91.7    34.8    21.5
    2003 08 29    15 54.15   -26 19.3    1.572    1.819    86.7    33.7    21.8
    2003 09 08    16 13.99   -28 08.1    1.721    1.866    81.8    32.3    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y20
    

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