MPEC 2002-Y47 : 2002 YO2
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M.P.E.C. 2002-Y47 Issued 2002 Dec. 29, 15:30 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 YO2
Observations:
K02Y02O* C2002 12 28.11483 03 50 33.32 +27 15 11.3 18.6 R 699
K02Y02O C2002 12 28.12997 03 50 36.50 +27 14 17.0 699
K02Y02O C2002 12 28.14509 03 50 39.67 +27 13 22.1 699
K02Y02O C2002 12 28.16026 03 50 42.72 +27 12 28.3 699
K02Y02O C2002 12 28.79106 03 53 17.36 +26 33 08.0 18.4 R J95
K02Y02O C2002 12 28.79627 03 53 18.55 +26 32 49.2 18.2 R J95
K02Y02O C2002 12 28.80234 03 53 19.88 +26 32 26.4 18.8 R J95
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.08178 03 54 30.23 +26 15 26.8 696
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.08383 03 54 30.68 +26 15 19.2 696
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.20772 03 54 57.15 +26 07 43.3 19.1 R 926
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.20895 03 54 57.43 +26 07 39.0 19.2 R 926
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.21021 03 54 57.84 +26 07 32.6 19.4 R 926
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.24842 03 55 04.70 +26 04 53.4 19.1 R 649
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.25110 03 55 05.19 +26 04 42.9 18.4 R 649
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.25552 03 55 06.22 +26 04 25.8 18.7 R 649
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.27904 03 55 12.09 +26 03 07.1 18.8 R 448
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.28362 03 55 13.08 +26 02 49.8 18.6 R 448
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.28625 03 55 13.67 +26 02 39.8 19.2 R 448
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.49203 03 56 07.58 +25 51 14.4 18.3 R 413
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.50758 03 56 10.89 +25 50 14.9 413
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.50907 03 56 11.23 +25 50 09.0 413
K02Y02O C2002 12 29.51054 03 56 11.54 +25 50 03.5 18.7 R 413
Observer details:
413 Siding Spring. Observer R. H. McNaught. 1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. Stevens. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers R. Fredrick, L. Robinson,
M. Kirk, J. Alburty. 0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observers K. Smalley, T. B. Spahr.
1.2-m reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ 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 YO2
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5 MPC
M 344.51242 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.53624948 Peri. 187.39397 -0.27846571 -0.95399619
a 1.5004613 Node 278.82281 +0.88684860 -0.21098302
e 0.2945836 Incl. 6.45672 +0.36872267 -0.21301980
P 1.84 H 22.8 G 0.15
From 22 observations 2002 Dec. 28-29.
Ephemeris:
2002 YO2 a,e,i = 1.50, 0.29, 6 q = 1.0584
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 12 22 03 28.00 +32 56.3 0.105 1.072 145.5 31.3 19.4
2002 12 24 03 34.88 +31 12.2 0.103 1.069 145.2 31.7 19.3
2002 12 26 03 42.24 +29 20.8 0.100 1.067 144.9 32.0 19.3
2002 12 28 03 50.04 +27 22.5 0.098 1.065 144.6 32.3 19.3
2002 12 30 03 58.25 +25 17.8 0.096 1.063 144.3 32.7 19.2
2003 01 01 04 06.84 +23 07.4 0.095 1.062 144.0 33.0 19.2
2003 01 03 04 15.75 +20 52.6 0.094 1.060 143.6 33.4 19.2
2003 01 05 04 24.93 +18 34.5 0.093 1.059 143.2 33.8 19.2
2003 01 07 04 34.35 +16 14.6 0.093 1.059 142.8 34.2 19.2
2003 01 09 04 43.93 +13 54.4 0.093 1.058 142.3 34.6 19.2
2003 01 11 04 53.61 +11 35.7 0.094 1.058 141.8 35.1 19.2
2003 01 13 05 03.35 +09 19.8 0.094 1.059 141.2 35.6 19.3
2003 01 15 05 13.07 +07 08.4 0.096 1.059 140.7 36.0 19.3
2003 01 17 05 22.73 +05 02.6 0.098 1.060 140.1 36.5 19.4
2003 01 19 05 32.28 +03 03.5 0.100 1.062 139.5 37.0 19.4
2003 01 21 05 41.68 +01 12.1 0.102 1.063 139.0 37.4 19.5
2003 01 23 05 50.88 -00 31.2 0.105 1.065 138.5 37.8 19.6
2003 01 25 05 59.87 -02 05.8 0.108 1.067 138.0 38.1 19.6
2003 01 27 06 08.64 -03 31.7 0.112 1.070 137.5 38.4 19.7
2003 01 29 06 17.16 -04 48.9 0.116 1.072 137.1 38.7 19.8
2003 01 31 06 25.44 -05 57.4 0.120 1.076 136.8 38.9 19.9
2003 02 10 07 03.38 -09 46.4 0.145 1.095 135.7 39.0 20.4
2003 02 20 07 36.10 -11 12.2 0.175 1.120 135.3 38.3 20.8
2003 03 02 08 04.78 -11 09.6 0.212 1.151 135.0 37.5 21.3
2003 03 12 08 30.90 -10 20.0 0.256 1.186 134.1 37.0 21.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-Y47
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