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MPEC 2002-V20 : 2002 PA149

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V20                                Issued 2002 Nov. 5, 03:51 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 PA149

Observations:
     K02PE9A* C2002 08 10.42074 23 18 08.71 -08 25 43.7          21.2 R      807
     K02PE9A  C2002 08 11.36045 23 18 05.00 -08 26 08.7                      807
     K02PE9A  C2002 08 11.42039 23 18 04.76 -08 26 10.3                      807
     K02PE9A  C2002 09 09.23780 23 16 02.83 -08 39 53.5          21.7 R      662
     K02PE9A  C2002 09 09.33005 23 16 02.40 -08 39 56.1                      662
     K02PE9A  C2002 11 04.10731 23 12 33.94 -08 59 43.4          22.3 R      688
     K02PE9A  C2002 11 04.20792 23 12 33.68 -08 59 44.6                      688

Observer details:
662 Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton.  Observers E. Chiang, A. B. Jordan,
    M. W. Buie.  Measurers M. W. Buie, E. Chiang, A. B. Jordan.
    3-m telescope + CCD.
688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observers L. H. Wasserman,
    R. L. Millis.  1.8-m reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. W. Buie, S. D. Kern.  Measurers M. W. Buie,
    S. D. Kern, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman, E. Chiang, J. L. Elliot,
    K. B. Clancy, D. E. TRilling.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 PA149
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M   0.13657              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00318546     Peri.  241.77403     +0.97009006     +0.23310866
a  45.7461875      Node   104.67968     -0.19087109     +0.90485829
e   0.0907910      Incl.    4.01412     -0.14997834     +0.35621879
P 309              H    6.0           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2002 Aug. 11-Nov. 4.

Ephemeris:
2002 PA149               a,e,i = 45.75, 0.09, 4                  q = 41.593
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 02    23 12.65   -08 59.4   41.000   41.593   126.2     1.1    22.3
2002 11 12    23 12.32   -09 00.7   41.148   41.593   116.1     1.2    22.3
2002 11 22    23 12.13   -09 01.0   41.310   41.593   106.0     1.3    22.4
2002 12 02    23 12.09   -09 00.4   41.480   41.593    95.9     1.4    22.4
2002 12 12    23 12.20   -08 58.8   41.654   41.593    85.8     1.4    22.4
2002 12 22    23 12.47   -08 56.2   41.825   41.593    75.7     1.3    22.4
2003 01 01    23 12.89   -08 52.8   41.989   41.593    65.7     1.2    22.4
2003 01 11    23 13.45   -08 48.5   42.140   41.593    55.6     1.1    22.4
2003 01 21    23 14.13   -08 43.6   42.275   41.593    45.7     1.0    22.4
2003 01 31    23 14.93   -08 38.1   42.388   41.593    35.8     0.8    22.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V20

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