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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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
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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