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MPEC 2002-U36 : 2002 UX

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M.P.E.C. 2002-U36                                Issued 2002 Oct. 28, 15:54 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 UX

Observations:
     K02U00X* C2002 10 25.25746 00 16 29.77 +65 01 50.0          18.9        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.27471 00 16 30.63 +65 01 21.1          19.3        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.29211 00 16 31.58 +65 00 46.8          19.3        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.30942 00 16 32.29 +65 00 14.4          19.6        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.32677 00 16 33.24 +64 59 44.8          19.3        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.90938 00 17 12.79 +64 42 14.0          18.7 R      176
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.91214 00 17 12.94 +64 42 08.8          18.5 R      176
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.91769 00 17 13.26 +64 41 58.4          19.1 R      176
     K02U00X  C2002 10 25.92044 00 17 13.41 +64 41 53.2                      176
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.15570 00 17 30.10 +64 34 42.2          18.2        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.16612 00 17 27.89 +64 34 08.0          18.3 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.17189 00 17 28.44 +64 33 56.3          18.3 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.17268 00 17 30.96 +64 34 11.9          18.7        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.22385 00 17 33.68 +64 32 38.3          18.6        704
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.74134 00 18 10.38 +64 16 22.8                      557
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.74321 00 18 10.52 +64 16 19.2                      557
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.74507 00 18 10.63 +64 16 15.8                      557
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.80661 00 18 14.44 +64 14 23.5          18.3 R      587
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.80924 00 18 14.60 +64 14 18.4          18.5 R      587
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.81174 00 18 14.74 +64 14 13.7          18.6 R      587
     K02U00X  C2002 10 26.81808 00 18 14.98 +64 14 01.7          18.1 R      587
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.77512 00 19 22.48 +63 43 21.2                      557
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.77663 00 19 22.63 +63 43 18.3                      557
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.77815 00 19 22.69 +63 43 15.2          18.5 V      557
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.84334 00 19 27.11 +63 41 08.2          18.4 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.84421 00 19 27.19 +63 41 06.3          18.0 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.84508 00 19 27.20 +63 41 04.8          17.7 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.84595 00 19 27.23 +63 41 03.2          17.7 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.84687 00 19 27.31 +63 41 01.4          17.9 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 27.84780 00 19 27.40 +63 40 59.2          17.6 R      J95
     K02U00X  C2002 10 28.18102 00 19 51.64 +63 30 07.7                      670
     K02U00X  C2002 10 28.21574 00 19 53.18 +63 29 02.0          18.6 R      926
     K02U00X  C2002 10 28.24199 00 19 55.12 +63 28 08.3          17.8 R      670

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.2-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, L. Vasta.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observer M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.
    0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 UX
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
M  23.03047              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54188842     Peri.   88.20107     +0.92282494     +0.15274198
a   1.4900339      Node   262.89447     -0.27625693     +0.90220817
e   0.1632021      Incl.   20.87810     +0.26847019     +0.40334886
P   1.82           H   18.4           G   0.15
From 33 observations 2002 Oct. 25-28.

Ephemeris:
2002 UX                  a,e,i = 1.49, 0.16, 21                  q = 1.2469
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 23    00 14.23   +66 05.8    0.440    1.288   122.8    40.5    18.8
2002 11 02    00 26.20   +60 37.9    0.426    1.303   129.0    36.3    18.6
2002 11 12    00 42.13   +53 28.2    0.423    1.321   134.4    32.4    18.5
2002 11 22    01 00.45   +45 18.5    0.436    1.341   137.2    30.1    18.5
2002 12 02    01 19.86   +37 09.2    0.467    1.361   136.1    30.2    18.7
2002 12 12    01 39.81   +29 55.3    0.517    1.383   131.7    32.1    19.0
2002 12 22    02 00.02   +24 06.4    0.583    1.406   125.6    34.7    19.4
2003 01 01    02 20.30   +19 44.1    0.664    1.429   119.1    37.0    19.8
2003 01 11    02 40.73   +16 36.7    0.755    1.452   112.6    38.7    20.1
2003 01 21    03 01.31   +14 27.7    0.854    1.475   106.5    39.7    20.5
2003 01 31    03 22.04   +13 01.5    0.959    1.498   100.8    40.2    20.8
2003 02 10    03 43.02   +12 05.7    1.068    1.521    95.5    40.2    21.0
2003 02 20    04 04.23   +11 30.0    1.178    1.543    90.4    39.8    21.3
2003 03 02    04 25.69   +11 06.7    1.289    1.564    85.6    39.2    21.5
2003 03 12    04 47.41   +10 50.0    1.399    1.585    81.0    38.3    21.7
2003 03 22    05 09.38   +10 35.0    1.508    1.604    76.7    37.2    21.8
2003 04 01    05 31.55   +10 18.5    1.614    1.622    72.5    36.0    22.0
2003 04 11    05 53.93   +09 57.7    1.717    1.640    68.4    34.6    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-U36

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