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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y69                                Issued 2002 Dec. 31, 14:56 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 XC91

Observations:
     K02X91C* C2002 12 13.30477 08 48 24.80 +18 02 35.4          22.4 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 13.32950 08 48 22.54 +18 02 57.6          22.3 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 13.35743 08 48 19.86 +18 03 21.2          22.4 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 14.36434 08 46 46.45 +18 17 51.6          22.3 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 14.36865 08 46 46.02 +18 17 55.0          22.0 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 14.37358 08 46 45.53 +18 17 59.2          22.3 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 31.24643 08 12 36.65 +22 36 23.6          22.1 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 31.25571 08 12 35.29 +22 36 31.1          22.1 V      291
     K02X91C  C2002 12 31.26327 08 12 34.22 +22 36 37.9          22.2 V      291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers R. S. McMillan, M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XC91
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5                 MPC
M  68.03996              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54964646     Peri.  225.46040     +0.83609129     +0.51736964
a   1.4759798      Node   102.57238     -0.43526172     +0.82802653
e   0.5890590      Incl.   10.77250     -0.33391405     +0.21610349
P   1.79           H   20.5           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2002 Dec. 13-31.

Ephemeris:
2002 XC91                a,e,i = 1.48, 0.59, 11                  q = 0.6065
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 01    08 10.81   +22 47.7    0.826    1.782   160.0    10.9    22.0
2003 01 11    07 46.45   +25 04.6    0.863    1.845   174.7     2.8    21.8
2003 01 21    07 23.62   +26 47.6    0.931    1.903   167.3     6.5    22.2
2003 01 31    07 05.21   +27 54.5    1.027    1.957   153.3    13.1    22.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y69

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