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    M.P.E.C. 2005-S37                                Issued 2005 Sept. 24, 20:54 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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                                        2002 SZ
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-S54
    
    Additional Observations:
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 22.44456 02 19 06.58 +50 57 29.7          20.5 R ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 22.45058 02 19 04.08 +50 57 40.1                 ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 22.45845 02 19 01.19 +50 57 52.7                 ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 22.46157 02 18 59.94 +50 57 57.5                 ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 24.33380 02 07 06.63 +51 45 25.5          20.5 R ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 24.33877 02 07 04.76 +51 45 31.8                 ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 24.34664 02 07 01.79 +51 45 43.1                 ES037673
         K02S00Z 5C2005 09 24.36539 02 06 54.38 +51 46 09.1                 ES037673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    050922 673 0.16- 0.01-    050924 673 0.18- 0.01-    MPO 66282   +0.15 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 SZ                                                              PHA 0.005
    Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
    M  34.25288              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66679294     Peri.  276.44978     -0.09709407     +0.99139713
    a   1.2976036      Node   346.96069     -0.68767982     -0.13057974
    e   0.4334101      Incl.   22.89480     -0.71949233     -0.00898096
    P   1.48           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020926 644  1.0-  0.1-    020927 649  0.6+  0.1+    021001 540  0.2+  0.1-
    020926 644  0.7-  0.2-    020928 644  0.4-  0.4-    021001 540  0.0   0.3-
    020926 644  0.9-  0.1-    020928 644  0.3-  0.3-    021003 J95  0.8-  0.9+
    020926 620  0.7-  0.2+    020928 644  0.5-  0.4-    021003 J95  0.2-  0.2-
    020926 620 (2.5-  1.5-)   020928 176  0.1+  0.3+    021003 J95  0.7-  0.8+
    020926 170  0.5+  0.6+    020928 176  0.1+  0.1-    021006 734  0.3+  0.3-
    020926 941  0.8+  1.3-    020928 176  0.1+  0.5-    021006 734  0.3-  0.4+
    020926 620 (2.7-  0.5+)   020928 176  0.3+  0.9-    021006 734  0.7-  0.2+
    020926 941  0.4+  0.7-    020929 941  0.7+  0.4+    021006 734 (1.4-  8.2-)
    020926 941  0.1+  0.3-    020929 941  0.2-  1.8+    021008 246  0.7+  0.0
    020926 170  0.1+  0.4-    020929 941  0.3-  1.3+    021008 246  0.7+  0.1+
    020926 941  0.6-  0.2-    020929 941  1.0+  1.6+    021008 246  0.8+  0.4-
    020926 941  0.3+  0.5-    020929 941  0.9-  0.7+    021008 246  0.2+  0.2-
    020926 170  0.5-  1.4-    020929 118  0.0   0.2+    021008 246  0.7+  0.5-
    020926 941  0.6-  0.4-    020929 118  0.2+  0.2-    021009 448  0.1+  0.9-
    020926 176  0.3+  0.4+    020929 118  0.4+  0.3-    021009 448  0.4+  0.6-
    020926 176  0.3+  0.5+    020929 246  0.1+  0.4+    021009 448  0.5+  0.2-
    020926 176  0.4+  0.4+    020929 246  0.0   0.1+    021020 715  0.1-  0.3+
    020926 170  0.3+  0.3-    020929 246  0.4+  0.1-    021020 715  0.2-  0.2-
    020926 176  0.3+  0.5+    020929 246  0.2+  0.3+    021029 291  0.2-  0.2-
    020926 946  1.0+  0.3+    020929 246  0.3+  0.2-    021029 291  0.1-  0.8-
    020926 946  0.2+  0.2+    020929 246  0.1+  0.1-    021029 291  0.5+  0.3-
    020926 946  0.7+  0.0     020929 246  0.1+  0.2-    050922 673  0.4+  0.0
    020926 946  0.8+  0.2+    020929 246  0.1-  0.1-    050922 673  1.0-  0.4+
    020927 734  0.2-  1.3-    020930 649  0.1+  0.1-    050922 673  0.8+  0.1+
    020927 734  1.1+  1.0+    020930 649  0.2+  0.2-    050922 673  0.5+  0.3-
    020927 734  0.2+  0.4-    020930 649  0.3+  0.2-    050924 673  1.7-  0.1+
    020927 644  0.6-  0.5-    021001 587  0.1+  1.2-    050924 673  0.8-  0.6-
    020927 644  0.7-  0.4-    021001 587  0.5-  0.3-    050924 673  0.7+  0.4-
    020927 644  0.5-  0.2-    021001 587  0.5-  0.2-    050924 673  1.2+  0.6-
    020927 649  0.4+  0.2+    021001 587  0.3+  0.1+
    020927 649  0.5+  0.3+    021001 540  0.2+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 SZ                  a,e,i = 1.30, 0.43, 23                  q = 0.7352
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 09 17    02 51.87   +47 47.7    0.338    1.186   114.6    50.4    20.3
    2005 09 27    01 49.90   +52 36.8    0.373    1.255   125.2    40.7    20.4
    2005 10 07    00 48.90   +53 14.1    0.423    1.321   132.2    34.1    20.6
    2005 10 17    00 04.21   +50 57.1    0.487    1.384   134.8    30.7    20.9
    2005 10 27    23 38.59   +47 31.2    0.564    1.442   133.7    29.9    21.2
    2005 11 06    23 27.60   +44 02.9    0.654    1.497   129.9    30.5    21.7
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-S37
    

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