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  • MPEC 2009-K57 : 2002 PQ152

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-K57                                Issued 2009 May 27, 22:07 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 PQ152
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-T24
    
    Additional Observations:
         K02PF2Q  C2004 07 16.34292 23 08 39.66 -01 49 27.6          21.5 R EK057807
         K02PF2Q  C2004 07 16.39442 23 08 39.44 -01 49 28.2                 EK057807
         K02PF2Q  C2007 10 11.27426 23 40 05.18 +03 40 44.9          22.1 R EK057688
         K02PF2Q  C2007 10 11.33360 23 40 04.69 +03 40 41.9                 EK057688
    
    Observer details:
    688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observer L. H. Wasserman.
        1.8-m Perkins telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. W. Buie, J. L. Elliot, J. F. Kane,
        M. E. Teyssier.  Measurers M. W. Buie, J. L. Elliot, J. F. Kane,
        M. E. Teyssier, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman, S. D. Kern, A. A. S. Gulbis,
        T. A. Jones, M. Leung, A. L. Vax, K. B. Clancy.  4-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
    040716 807 0.10+ 0.05+    071011 688 0.35+ 0.19+    MPO 38365
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 PQ152
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M  30.03655              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00747563     Peri.  356.00413     +0.77513895     +0.62482440
    a  25.9042489      Node   324.76526     -0.57506867     +0.63643879
    e   0.1924453      Incl.    9.33316     -0.26164027     +0.45226113
    P 131.84           H    8.7           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020812 807  0.1-  0.3-    020911 662  0.5-  0.0     040716 807  0.1+  0.2-
    020812 807  0.1-  0.2-    021004 688  1.1+  0.1+    040716 807  0.2+  0.2-
    020910 662  0.2-  0.7+    021004 688  0.5+  0.3-    071011 688  0.3+  0.1+
    020910 662  0.1-  0.6+    021104 688  0.4-  0.3-    071011 688  0.4-  0.0
    020911 662  0.2-  0.1+    021104 688  0.2-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 PQ152               a,e,i = 25.90, 0.19, 9                  q = 20.919
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 05 19    00 12.80   +07 39.9   22.493   21.889    52.3     2.1    22.4
    2009 05 29    00 13.98   +07 50.7   22.359   21.894    61.5     2.3    22.4
    2009 06 08    00 14.93   +08 00.3   22.212   21.898    70.7     2.5    22.4
    2009 06 18    00 15.64   +08 08.5   22.056   21.903    80.0     2.6    22.4
    2009 06 28    00 16.07   +08 15.1   21.895   21.907    89.4     2.7    22.4
    2009 07 08    00 16.24   +08 20.0   21.734   21.912    98.8     2.6    22.4
    2009 07 18    00 16.13   +08 23.2   21.577   21.916   108.2     2.5    22.3
    2009 07 28    00 15.76   +08 24.5   21.429   21.921   117.8     2.3    22.3
    2009 08 07    00 15.13   +08 23.9   21.295   21.926   127.4     2.1    22.3
    2009 08 17    00 14.28   +08 21.6   21.178   21.930   137.1     1.8    22.3
    2009 08 27    00 13.24   +08 17.7   21.082   21.935   146.9     1.4    22.2
    2009 09 06    00 12.04   +08 12.3   21.011   21.940   156.6     1.0    22.2
    2009 09 16    00 10.73   +08 05.6   20.968   21.944   166.0     0.6    22.1
    2009 09 26    00 09.37   +07 58.1   20.953   21.949   173.2     0.3    22.1
    2009 10 06    00 08.02   +07 49.9   20.968   21.954   169.9     0.5    22.1
    2009 10 16    00 06.72   +07 41.6   21.014   21.958   160.9     0.9    22.2
    2009 10 26    00 05.54   +07 33.4   21.088   21.963   151.1     1.3    22.2
    2009 11 05    00 04.52   +07 25.7   21.188   21.968   141.0     1.6    22.2
    2009 11 15    00 03.72   +07 19.0   21.313   21.972   130.9     2.0    22.3
    2009 11 25    00 03.15   +07 13.4   21.457   21.977   120.7     2.2    22.3
    2009 12 05    00 02.86   +07 09.4   21.617   21.982   110.5     2.4    22.4
    2009 12 15    00 02.85   +07 07.0   21.787   21.986   100.4     2.5    22.4
    2009 12 25    00 03.13   +07 06.4   21.963   21.991    90.4     2.6    22.4
    2010 01 04    00 03.70   +07 07.8   22.139   21.996    80.4     2.5    22.4
    2010 01 14    00 04.54   +07 11.0   22.310   22.001    70.5     2.4    22.4
    2010 01 24    00 05.64   +07 16.2   22.471   22.005    60.6     2.2    22.4
    2010 02 03    00 06.97   +07 23.0   22.618   22.010    50.9     2.0    22.4
    2010 02 13    00 08.49   +07 31.5   22.747   22.015    41.3     1.7    22.4
    2010 02 23    00 10.17   +07 41.4   22.854   22.020    31.8     1.4    22.4
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-K57
    

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