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M.P.E.C. 2002-W52 Issued 2002 Nov. 30, 03:33 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 WP11
Observations:
K02W11P* C2002 11 27.98032 04 17 46.06 +25 42 37.3 19.4 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.07831 04 17 36.90 +25 41 47.7 19.6 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.08764 04 17 35.99 +25 41 42.5 19.6 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.09697 04 17 35.15 +25 41 38.0 19.7 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.28331 04 17 18.87 +25 40 06.2 696
K02W11P C2002 11 28.28935 04 17 18.28 +25 40 03.4 696
K02W11P C2002 11 28.33603 04 17 13.70 +25 39 38.8 19.7 R 734
K02W11P C2002 11 28.34337 04 17 13.04 +25 39 34.4 19.5 R 734
K02W11P C2002 11 28.35047 04 17 12.42 +25 39 30.7 19.4 R 734
K02W11P C2002 11 28.35671 04 17 11.89 +25 39 27.9 19.0 R 734
K02W11P C2002 11 28.91789 04 16 22.05 +25 34 43.6 19.3 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.92046 04 16 21.83 +25 34 43.0 18.9 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.92306 04 16 21.57 +25 34 41.4 18.6 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.92565 04 16 21.32 +25 34 40.3 19.3 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.93060 04 16 20.87 +25 34 37.3 19.3 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.93087 04 16 20.90 +25 34 35.3 19.2 R J95
K02W11P C2002 11 28.93389 04 16 20.49 +25 34 36.3 18.9 R 599
K02W11P C2002 11 28.93763 04 16 20.33 +25 34 32.3 19.2 R J95
K02W11P C2002 11 28.94650 04 16 19.51 +25 34 27.8 J95
K02W11P C2002 11 30.01308 04 14 44.96 +25 25 29.3 19.0 R 176
K02W11P C2002 11 30.01632 04 14 44.67 +25 25 27.7 18.9 R 176
K02W11P C2002 11 30.01991 04 14 44.34 +25 25 26.0 18.9 R 176
K02W11P C2002 11 30.02350 04 14 44.01 +25 25 24.3 19.0 R 176
K02W11P C2002 11 30.03391 04 14 43.07 +25 25 19.3 19.1 R 176
Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell. Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS. Observers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini, A. Di Paola.
Measurers A. Boattini, F. Bernardi, A. Di Paola, G. Masi, E. Palomba.
0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observers K. Smalley, P. Berlind,
T. B. Spahr. 1.2-m reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.31-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 WP11
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 48.23724 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.32940316 Peri. 56.86554 +0.83457436 +0.54429564
a 2.0764312 Node 270.02265 -0.52951698 +0.75000287
e 0.4247766 Incl. 4.87700 -0.15197830 +0.37581638
P 2.99 H 18.4 G 0.15
From 24 observations 2002 Nov. 27-30.
Ephemeris:
2002 WP11 a,e,i = 2.08, 0.42, 5 q = 1.1944
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 11 22 04 27.08 +26 31.9 0.814 1.793 169.1 6.0 19.7
2002 12 02 04 11.91 +25 08.7 0.865 1.849 174.4 3.0 19.7
2002 12 12 03 59.62 +23 47.2 0.941 1.903 162.6 8.9 20.3
2002 12 22 03 51.49 +22 37.7 1.040 1.957 150.6 14.3 20.8
2003 01 01 03 47.73 +21 45.8 1.159 2.010 139.4 18.6 21.2
2003 01 11 03 48.02 +21 12.5 1.294 2.062 129.2 21.7 21.6
2003 01 21 03 51.77 +20 55.7 1.443 2.112 119.8 23.8 21.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-W52
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