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MPEC 2002-R42 : 2002 QW47

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M.P.E.C. 2002-R42                                Issued 2002 Sept. 10, 18:11 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 QW47

Observations:
     K02Q47W* C2002 08 30.31420 21 23 31.00 -26 58 38.6          19.6        644
     K02Q47W  C2002 08 30.33503 21 23 32.65 -26 58 23.3          19.7        644
     K02Q47W  C2002 08 30.36281 21 23 34.82 -26 58 03.1          19.6        644
     K02Q47W 4C2002 08 31.22328 21 24 52.18 -26 48 04.2                      673
     K02Q47W 4C2002 08 31.22743 21 24 52.46 -26 48 01.4                      673
     K02Q47W 4C2002 08 31.23160 21 24 52.76 -26 47 58.5                      673
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 02.18241 21 27 36.70 -26 25 40.3                      644
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 02.19481 21 27 37.55 -26 25 33.1                      644
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 02.20580 21 27 38.48 -26 25 25.5                      644
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 03.19492 21 28 57.14 -26 14 15.7                      644
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 03.23694 21 29 00.02 -26 13 48.5                      644
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 10.18438 21 37 24.72 -24 58 10.9          20.0 R      649
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 10.19152 21 37 25.23 -24 58 07.5          19.6 R      649
     K02Q47W  C2002 09 10.23598 21 37 27.82 -24 57 37.9          19.8 R      649

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.  Observers D. Trentman, G. North.
    Measurer S. Kranz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  Measurer
    M. Hicks.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 QW47                                                            PHA 0.014
Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
M  19.31117              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26550979     Peri.  144.73490     -0.19098858     +0.97901338
a   2.3974470      Node   114.16108     -0.91754494     -0.15231972
e   0.5971300      Incl.    4.46981     -0.34876159     -0.13539389
P   3.71           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2002 Aug. 30-Sept. 10.

Ephemeris:
2002 QW47                a,e,i = 2.40, 0.60, 4                   q = 0.9659
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 03    21 28.69   -26 16.1    0.359    1.340   153.7    19.5    19.4
2002 09 13    21 40.55   -24 28.1    0.464    1.421   147.9    22.1    20.2
2002 09 23    21 51.19   -22 44.4    0.582    1.503   141.5    24.5    20.8
2002 10 03    22 01.70   -21 02.4    0.712    1.586   134.9    26.5    21.5
2002 10 13    22 12.58   -19 20.4    0.854    1.668   128.3    28.0    22.0
2002 10 23    22 24.00   -17 37.7    1.009    1.750   121.7    28.9    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R42

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