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MPEC 2002-R38 : 2002 RC117

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R38                                Issued 2002 Sept.  9, 03:37 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 RC117

Observations:
     K02RB7C* C2002 09 06.26257 23 32 23.12 +05 25 05.5          18.5        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 06.29034 23 33 04.69 +05 29 29.5          19.3        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 06.30417 23 33 25.53 +05 31 41.6          18.9        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 06.31802 23 33 46.43 +05 33 53.9          19.3        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 07.33086 00 06 16.45 +08 43 07.5          18.4        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 07.34491 00 06 47.32 +08 46 09.7          18.7        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 07.35899 00 07 18.41 +08 49 12.6          18.7        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 07.37313 00 07 49.77 +08 52 16.8          18.7        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 07.38720 00 08 21.25 +08 55 20.4          19.0        704
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08016 01 38 57.29 +16 15 30.3                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08035 01 38 58.06 +16 15 34.0                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08055 01 38 58.94 +16 15 37.6                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08075 01 38 59.71 +16 15 40.9                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08094 01 39 00.50 +16 15 44.2                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08114 01 39 01.35 +16 15 48.4          18.4 V      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08134 01 39 02.14 +16 15 50.8                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08153 01 39 02.92 +16 15 54.0                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08173 01 39 03.71 +16 15 57.5                      557
     K02RB7C  C2002 09 09.08193 01 39 04.48 +16 16 00.5                      557

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 RC117
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  10.49484              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26023470     Peri.  222.13255     +0.84829175     -0.52947389
a   2.4297369      Node   169.82906     +0.49665970     +0.79054307
e   0.6260893      Incl.    2.48248     +0.18365797     +0.30773210
P   3.79           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
020906 704  0.2-  0.2+    020907 704  0.5-  0.2+    020909 557  0.8+  1.0+
020906 704  0.1-  0.0     020907 704  0.3+  0.2+    020909 557  0.5+  0.1+
020906 704  0.3+  0.1-    020909 557  0.3-  0.6-    020909 557  0.6+  0.1+
020906 704  0.2-  0.6-    020909 557  0.3-  0.1-    020909 557  0.2+  0.2+
020907 704  0.2-  0.0     020909 557  0.6+  0.1+    020909 557  0.4-  0.1-
020907 704  0.0   0.1+    020909 557  0.0   0.1+
020907 704  0.0   0.1+    020909 557  0.3+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2002 RC117               a,e,i = 2.43, 0.63, 2                   q = 0.9085
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 03.0  22 38.36   -00 06.8    0.056    1.064   172.1     7.5    19.4
2002 09 03.5  22 43.79   +00 27.4    0.052    1.060   171.9     7.7    19.3
2002 09 04.0  22 49.97   +01 06.3    0.049    1.057   171.6     8.1    19.1
2002 09 04.5  22 57.03   +01 50.5    0.046    1.054   170.9     8.7    19.0
2002 09 05.0  23 05.17   +02 41.2    0.042    1.050   170.0     9.6    18.9
2002 09 05.5  23 14.63   +03 39.6    0.039    1.047   168.6    11.0    18.8
2002 09 06.0  23 25.70   +04 47.2    0.036    1.043   166.7    12.8    18.6
2002 09 06.5  23 38.77   +06 05.7    0.033    1.040   164.2    15.3    18.5
2002 09 07.0  23 54.31   +07 37.0    0.031    1.037   160.9    18.5    18.5
2002 09 07.5  00 12.90   +09 22.4    0.028    1.034   156.8    22.5    18.4
2002 09 08.0  00 35.21   +11 22.6    0.026    1.030   151.8    27.5    18.4
2002 09 08.5  01 01.90   +13 35.8    0.024    1.027   145.6    33.6    18.4
2002 09 09.0  01 33.43   +15 56.4    0.022    1.024   138.3    40.8    18.4
2002 09 09.5  02 09.72   +18 13.3    0.021    1.021   130.0    49.1    18.5
2002 09 10.0  02 49.74   +20 11.2    0.021    1.018   121.0    58.0    18.7
2002 09 10.5  03 31.44   +21 35.6    0.021    1.015   111.7    67.2    19.0
2002 09 11.0  04 12.16   +22 19.5    0.022    1.012   102.9    75.9    19.3
2002 09 11.5  04 49.60   +22 26.1    0.023    1.009    94.8    83.9    19.7
2002 09 12.0  05 22.46   +22 05.2    0.024    1.006    87.7    90.9    20.2
2002 09 12.5  05 50.44   +21 27.8    0.027    1.003    81.8    96.7    20.6
2002 09 13.0  06 13.91   +20 42.6    0.029    1.000    76.8   101.6    21.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R38

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