MPEC 2003-A54 : 2002 XG36
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M.P.E.C. 2003-A54 Issued 2003 Jan. 8, 19:18 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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2002 XG36 Observations: K02X36G* C2002 12 05.31474 06 43 06.71 +20 16 08.3 18.7 704 K02X36G C2002 12 05.33004 06 43 06.19 +20 16 27.0 18.7 704 K02X36G C2002 12 05.34546 06 43 05.67 +20 16 45.6 18.6 704 K02X36G C2002 12 05.36108 06 43 05.17 +20 17 04.4 18.6 704 K02X36G C2002 12 09.07587 06 41 01.55 +21 31 50.0 17.9 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.08409 06 41 01.29 +21 31 59.4 18.4 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.09308 06 41 00.88 +21 32 10.8 18.2 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.10645 06 41 00.35 +21 32 27.1 18.1 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.11902 06 40 59.81 +21 32 42.3 18.1 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.12562 06 40 59.53 +21 32 50.4 18.3 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.13810 06 40 59.04 +21 33 05.3 18.1 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 09.14258 06 40 58.81 +21 33 11.2 18.1 R 012 K02X36G C2002 12 10.30338 06 40 14.60 +21 56 46.9 18.9 704 K02X36G C2002 12 10.31891 06 40 13.97 +21 57 06.3 19.1 704 K02X36G C2002 12 10.33445 06 40 13.24 +21 57 25.4 18.8 704 K02X36G C2002 12 10.35008 06 40 12.51 +21 57 44.9 18.8 704 K02X36G C2003 01 05.23325 06 18 20.78 +29 48 22.0 18.3 704 K02X36G C2003 01 05.24884 06 18 19.98 +29 48 35.4 18.4 704 K02X36G C2003 01 05.26432 06 18 19.20 +29 48 48.7 18.7 704 K02X36G C2003 01 05.29532 06 18 17.60 +29 49 15.9 19.6 704 K02X36G C2003 01 07.22422 06 16 50.75 +30 16 11.3 19.2 704 K02X36G C2003 01 07.23928 06 16 50.04 +30 16 24.0 19.4 704 K02X36G C2003 01 07.25416 06 16 49.27 +30 16 36.1 19.9 704 K02X36G C2003 01 07.26915 06 16 48.53 +30 16 48.8 19.6 704 K02X36G C2003 01 07.28401 06 16 47.86 +30 17 00.8 19.4 704 Observer details: 012 Uccle. Observer T. Pauwels. 0.85-m f/2.5 Schmidt + 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. Orbital elements: 2002 XG36 Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5 MPC M 11.07716 (2000.0) P Q n 0.16793835 Peri. 319.39414 +0.64432455 -0.71977235 a 3.2536397 Node 88.81337 +0.75137532 +0.53289789 e 0.5256445 Incl. 14.97879 +0.14241137 +0.44491302 P 5.87 H 17.4 G 0.15 From 25 observations 2002 Dec. 5-2003 Jan. 7. Ephemeris: 2002 XG36 a,e,i = 3.25, 0.53, 15 q = 1.5434 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2003 01 01 06 21.83 +28 44.3 0.779 1.759 172.4 4.2 18.5 2003 01 11 06 14.31 +31 04.9 0.846 1.805 161.2 10.1 19.0 2003 01 21 06 09.98 +32 48.4 0.935 1.855 150.3 15.3 19.4 2003 01 31 06 09.57 +33 59.3 1.042 1.906 140.2 19.3 19.9 2003 02 10 06 13.14 +34 44.0 1.166 1.960 131.0 22.3 20.3 2003 02 20 06 20.26 +35 08.5 1.303 2.015 122.5 24.4 20.6 2003 03 02 06 30.28 +35 17.1 1.451 2.072 114.8 25.7 21.0 2003 03 12 06 42.62 +35 12.5 1.607 2.129 107.5 26.4 21.3 2003 03 22 06 56.70 +34 56.8 1.771 2.187 100.7 26.6 21.5 2003 04 01 07 12.01 +34 31.0 1.939 2.245 94.2 26.3 21.8 2003 04 11 07 28.21 +33 56.2 2.111 2.304 87.9 25.8 22.0 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-A54


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