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    M.P.E.C. 2003-A15                                Issued 2003 Jan. 4, 01:59 UT

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                                   2002 XU93

Observations:
     K02X93U* C2002 12 04.37006 06 05 47.74 +24 08 04.1          20.8 R      695
     K02X93U  C2002 12 04.47819 06 05 46.52 +24 08 09.3                      695
     K02X93U  C2002 12 05.36248 06 05 36.71 +24 08 50.7                      695
     K02X93U  C2003 01 03.19013 05 59 59.98 +24 30 46.3          21.0 R      688
     K02X93U  C2003 01 03.30213 05 59 58.69 +24 30 51.1                      688

Observer details:
688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observers L. H. Wasserman,
    R. L. Millis.  0.79-m reflector + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers L. H. Wasserman, D. E. Trilling, R. L. Millis.
    Measurers M. W. Buie, S. D. Kern, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman,
    E. I. Chiang, K. B. Clancy, D. E. Trilling.  4-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XU93
Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5                 MPC
M   5.06448              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00225631     Peri.  328.05509     +0.24530719     -0.39515072
a  57.5708989      Node    90.05262     +0.96505911     +0.18630337
e   0.6686851      Incl.   62.28323     -0.09211569     +0.89952597
P 437              H    8.2           G   0.15
From 5 observations 2002 Dec. 4-2003 Jan. 3.

Ephemeris:
2002 XU93                a,e,i = 57.57, 0.67, 62                 q = 19.074
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 01    06 00.42   +24 29.2   19.429   20.398   169.9     0.5    21.3
2003 01 11    05 58.53   +24 36.4   19.486   20.410   159.3     1.0    21.3
2003 01 21    05 56.78   +24 43.4   19.573   20.421   148.8     1.4    21.4
2003 01 31    05 55.26   +24 50.2   19.686   20.432   138.3     1.8    21.4
2003 02 10    05 54.00   +24 56.8   19.823   20.443   127.8     2.2    21.5
2003 02 20    05 53.07   +25 03.3   19.979   20.454   117.5     2.5    21.5
2003 03 02    05 52.48   +25 09.6   20.149   20.466   107.3     2.6    21.6
2003 03 12    05 52.26   +25 15.8   20.328   20.477    97.3     2.8    21.6
2003 03 22    05 52.42   +25 21.9   20.510   20.489    87.4     2.8    21.6
2003 04 01    05 52.93   +25 28.0   20.692   20.500    77.6     2.7    21.6
2003 04 11    05 53.79   +25 34.1   20.867   20.512    68.0     2.6    21.6
2003 04 21    05 54.96   +25 40.2   21.031   20.523    58.4     2.4    21.6
2003 05 01    05 56.42   +25 46.2   21.181   20.535    49.0     2.1    21.6
2003 05 11    05 58.13   +25 52.3   21.312   20.546    39.8     1.8    21.6
2003 05 21    06 00.03   +25 58.4   21.423   20.558    30.6     1.4    21.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A15

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