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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y46                                Issued 2002 Dec. 29, 15:23 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
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                                   2002 YN2

Observations:
     K02Y02N* C2002 12 27.36540 09 36 41.96 +63 33 46.2          18.9        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 27.37971 09 36 23.56 +63 33 26.1          19.1        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 27.39390 09 36 05.46 +63 33 06.2          19.1        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 27.40789 09 35 47.45 +63 32 45.9          19.0        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 27.42194 09 35 29.38 +63 32 25.5          18.9        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.35197 09 16 06.27 +63 04 35.0          18.2        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.36441 09 15 50.59 +63 04 09.4          18.5        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.36611 09 15 48.53 +63 04 05.4          18.7        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.37900 09 15 32.37 +63 03 38.1          18.5        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.38026 09 15 30.73 +63 03 35.9          18.6        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.39338 09 15 14.20 +63 03 07.7          18.5        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.39447 09 15 12.92 +63 03 05.8          19.0        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.40780 09 14 56.05 +63 02 36.0          18.2        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.40863 09 14 55.13 +63 02 35.4          18.4        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.42254 09 14 37.51 +63 02 04.3          18.7        704
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.47707 09 13 29.49 +63 00 03.9          17.7 R      926
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.47797 09 13 28.44 +63 00 01.5          18.1 R      926
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.47884 09 13 27.43 +63 00 00.2          17.6 R      926
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.77606 09 07 25.64 +62 47 58.4          18.2 R      J95
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.77983 09 07 21.00 +62 47 49.1          18.1 R      J95
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 28.78343 09 07 16.54 +62 47 40.3          17.8 R      J95
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 29.34218 08 56 00.54 +62 23 30.1          17.4 R      649
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 29.34529 08 55 56.83 +62 23 21.7          17.8 R      649
     K02Y02N  C2002 12 29.34841 08 55 53.01 +62 23 13.0          18.2 R      649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, J. Alburty.  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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 YN2
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5                 MPC
M  47.17368              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.73726209     Peri.   37.20440     +0.65665591     +0.27221102
a   1.2135419      Node   291.00322     -0.73267047     +0.45143511
e   0.5814147      Incl.   48.88649     +0.17887706     +0.84976909
P   1.34           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2002 Dec. 27-29.

Ephemeris:
2002 YN2                 a,e,i = 1.21, 0.58, 49                  q = 0.5080
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 22    11 24.10   +62 56.4    0.370    1.187   114.8    48.8    18.5
2002 12 24    10 46.58   +63 45.3    0.362    1.205   119.9    45.0    18.4
2002 12 26    10 05.51   +63 54.3    0.356    1.223   125.2    41.1    18.3
2002 12 28    09 23.40   +63 16.2    0.352    1.241   130.5    37.1    18.2
2002 12 30    08 43.15   +61 49.9    0.351    1.259   135.7    33.1    18.1
2003 01 01    08 07.03   +59 40.9    0.353    1.276   140.6    29.3    18.1
2003 01 03    07 36.12   +56 59.2    0.358    1.293   145.0    25.9    18.0
2003 01 05    07 10.42   +53 56.0    0.366    1.310   148.7    22.9    18.0
2003 01 07    06 49.40   +50 42.0    0.377    1.327   151.5    20.7    18.0
2003 01 09    06 32.29   +47 25.8    0.390    1.343   153.1    19.4    18.1
2003 01 11    06 18.38   +44 13.5    0.406    1.359   153.5    18.9    18.2

2003 01 21    05 38.81   +30 52.9    0.516    1.435   144.2    23.6    19.0
2003 01 31    05 24.50   +22 19.5    0.661    1.505   131.1    29.5    19.8
2003 02 10    05 21.25   +17 02.5    0.825    1.568   119.7    33.1    20.4
2003 02 20    05 23.84   +13 41.1    0.998    1.626   109.9    34.9    21.0
2003 03 02    05 29.94   +11 27.4    1.175    1.678   101.3    35.4    21.4
2003 03 12    05 38.41   +09 53.7    1.351    1.725    93.5    35.1    21.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y46

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