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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y48                                Issued 2002 Dec. 29, 17:48 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 AK14
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-A79
    
    Additional Observations:
         K02A14K 1C2002 12 27.60857 06 21 15.83 -40 27 48.1          19.7 R      413
         K02A14K 1C2002 12 27.61354 06 21 14.64 -40 27 19.3          20.4 R      413
         K02A14K 1C2002 12 28.60458 06 17 50.23 -38 47 20.4                      413
         K02A14K 1C2002 12 28.60596 06 17 49.88 -38 47 11.6                      413
         K02A14K 1C2002 12 28.60732 06 17 49.59 -38 47 03.1                      413
         K02A14K 1C2002 12 28.60870 06 17 49.26 -38 46 54.3          18.9 R      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    021227 413 0.05+ 0.01+    021228 413 0.05+ 0.01+    MPO 27800   -0.012 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 AK14
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M  69.66586              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.96198407     Peri.  222.10010     +0.90780710     +0.31711773
    a   1.0163052      Node   117.44941     -0.25199110     +0.93555059
    e   0.1061192      Incl.   18.01510     -0.33524134     +0.15550380
    P   1.02           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020111 704  0.4-  0.2-    020113 704  0.7-  0.1+    020119 587  0.7-  1.0-
    020111 704  0.0   0.0     020113 704  0.3+  0.1+    020119 587  0.1-  0.6+
    020111 704  0.2+  0.1-    020113 704  0.2-  0.4+    020119 587  0.0   0.5-
    020112 704  0.5+  0.2-    020113 704  0.3-  0.4-    020124 649  0.6-  0.5+
    020112 704  1.5+  1.1-    020113 704  0.5-  0.1-    020124 649  0.7-  0.4+
    020112 704  0.2+  0.3-    020113 704  0.4-  0.1-    020124 649  0.5-  0.0
    020112 704  0.4+  0.1+    020113 704  0.2+  0.4-    020212 696  0.2-  0.3+
    020113 704  0.2-  0.0     020113 704  0.5+  0.7+    020212 696  0.3-  0.0
    020113 704  0.1-  1.3+    020114 704  0.2+  0.7-    020309 696  0.0   0.5+
    020113 704  0.2-  0.5+    020114 704  0.5+  0.2-    020309 696  0.1+  0.4-
    020113 711 (0.2-  5.9+)   020114 704  0.4+  0.6-    021227 413  0.3+  0.4+
    020113 704  0.4+  0.0     020114 704  0.7+  0.0     021227 413  0.1+  0.2-
    020113 711 (0.1-  4.9+)   020114 704  0.6+  0.2-    021228 413  0.1-  0.0
    020113 704  1.0+  0.0     020118 649  0.1-  0.0     021228 413  0.4-  0.1+
    020113 711 (0.4-  5.3+)   020118 649  0.5-  0.1+    021228 413  0.0   0.1+
    020113 704  0.2+  0.1+    020118 649  0.6-  0.6+    021228 413  0.1-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 AK14                a,e,i = 1.02, 0.11, 18                  q = 0.9085
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 12 22    06 40.60   -48 09.8    0.159    1.043   107.8    63.9    20.3
    2003 01 01    06 06.36   -32 17.7    0.127    1.060   123.9    50.4    19.4
    2003 01 11    05 36.63   -06 52.0    0.115    1.075   140.4    35.7    18.8
    2003 01 21    05 17.07   +19 00.7    0.133    1.088   139.2    36.2    19.2
    2003 01 31    05 09.32   +36 05.6    0.174    1.100   127.7    45.1    20.0
    2003 02 10    05 13.03   +45 56.7    0.225    1.109   117.8    51.9    20.8
    2003 02 20    05 26.51   +51 47.6    0.279    1.117   110.3    56.2    21.4
    2003 03 02    05 47.88   +55 22.4    0.334    1.121   104.4    58.9    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y48
    

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