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MPEC 2009-X17 : 2002 GP186

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X17                                Issued 2009 Dec. 6, 23:41 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2002 GP186

Observations:
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 03.50183 13 44 41.57 -05 14 51.3                 EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 03.51225 13 44 40.10 -05 14 49.5          20.3 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 03.52267 13 44 38.61 -05 14 47.5          20.0 R EX017644
     K02GI6P* C2002 04 08.26904 13 33 20.06 -05 00 29.0          20.3 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 08.34022 13 33 09.52 -05 00 16.8          20.3 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 08.40334 13 33 00.16 -05 00 05.3          19.6 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 14.32148 13 19 07.75 -04 43 31.1                 EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 14.34417 13 19 04.57 -04 43 28.2          19.4 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 14.36686 13 19 01.38 -04 43 24.8          20.0 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 22.21907 13 02 21.19 -04 27 34.2          21.0 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 22.28179 13 02 13.59 -04 27 28.6          20.1 R EX017644
     K02GI6P  C2002 04 22.34416 13 02 06.04 -04 27 23.6          20.1 R EX017644

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  Measurer R. J. Bouma.  1.2-m Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 GP186                                               Earth MOID = 0.0818 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 228.45297              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.67621158     Peri.   24.65889     +0.56245504     -0.82354719
a   1.2855263      Node    31.26679     +0.73312813     +0.45558655
e   0.3326149      Incl.    8.15031     +0.38231854     +0.33795105
P   1.46           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
020403 644  0.6-  0.2+    020408 644  0.1+  0.4-    020414 644  0.5+  0.1-
020403 644  0.1+  0.0     020408 644  0.4+  0.2-    020422 644  0.2-  0.2-
020403 644  0.5+  0.1+    020414 644  0.6-  0.5+    020422 644  0.0   0.2+
020408 644  0.5-  0.0     020414 644  0.1+  0.0     020422 644  0.1+  0.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X17

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