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MPEC 2010-N10 : 2002 BF25

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M.P.E.C. 2010-N10                                Issued 2010 July 4, 23:17 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 BF25

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-B40

Additional Observations:
     K02B25F  C2010 07 03.75859 22 12 12.93 -54 29 34.0          18.6 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 03.76260 22 12 15.07 -54 29 38.5          18.5 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 03.87975 22 13 17.17 -54 31 33.5          18.4 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 03.88377 22 13 19.35 -54 31 36.5          18.6 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.64759 22 21 43.08 -54 42 47.0          18.0 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.65499 22 21 47.70 -54 42 57.0          18.9 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.70733 22 22 20.28 -54 44 06.7          17.8 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.71104 22 22 22.50 -54 44 11.4          18.1 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.71476 22 22 24.78 -54 44 15.9          18.5 R EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.71845 22 22 27.01 -54 44 20.6                 EN010D21
     K02B25F  C2010 07 04.72212 22 22 29.27 -54 44 25.6                 EN010D21

Observer details:
D21 Shenton Park.  Observers P. Luckas, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.35-m f/8.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100703 D21 0.05+ 0.04+    100704 D21 0.05+ 0.05+    MPO 74133   -0.0051 day

Orbital elements:
2002 BF25                                                Earth MOID = 0.0194 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 301.87060              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.88646672     Peri.   77.73586     +0.91062098     -0.40368968
a   1.0732340      Node   306.00884     +0.32383381     +0.82990326
e   0.2222567      Incl.    6.26962     +0.25671207     +0.38509118
P   1.11           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
020125 704  0.1-  0.1+    020202 046  0.1-  0.0     020217 644  0.3+  0.3-
020125 704  0.1-  0.5-    020202 046  0.5-  0.2+    020219 413  0.3+  0.2-
020125 704  0.3-  0.3-    020202 046  0.5+  0.2+    020219 413  0.2-  0.1-
020125 704  0.4-  0.3-    020202 046  0.0   0.0     020219 413  0.7+  0.1+
020126 649  0.2-  0.5-    020202 046  0.2-  0.1-    020305 413  0.1+  0.3-
020126 649  0.1+  0.2+    020202 118  0.1-  0.0     020305 413  0.0   0.3-
020126 649  0.8+  1.4+    020202 118  0.4-  0.4-    020311 696  0.4+  1.2+
020126 704  0.2-  0.0     020202 118  0.3+  0.1-    020311 696  0.4+  0.4-
020126 704  0.7-  0.1-    020204 118  0.6+  0.5-    100703 D21  0.4+  0.7-
020126 704  0.3-  0.3-    020204 118  0.5-  0.6+    100703 D21  0.5+  0.4-
020126 704  0.5-  0.3+    020204 118  0.4+  0.1+    100703 D21  0.6-  0.2+
020126 644  0.0   0.6+    020209 413  0.3-  0.0     100703 D21  0.5-  0.3+
020126 644  0.2-  0.7+    020209 413  0.2-  0.1+    100704 D21  0.5+  0.1+
020126 644  0.1+  0.7+    020212 413  0.1-  0.0     100704 D21  0.0   0.4+
020130 670  0.0   1.2-    020212 413  0.2-  0.1+    100704 D21  0.4+  0.1+
020130 670  1.2-  0.5-    020212 413  0.3-  0.5-    100704 D21  0.1-  0.1+
020131 809  0.1+  0.8+    020213 711  0.6+  0.2+    100704 D21  0.1-  0.2+
020131 809  0.6+  0.2+    020213 711  0.5+  0.5-    100704 D21  0.3-  0.1+
020202 118  0.5+  0.0     020213 711  0.2+  0.0     100704 D21  0.1-  0.4-
020202 118  0.1+  0.5-    020217 644  0.3+  0.4+
020202 118  1.3+  0.4-    020217 644  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2002 BF25                a,e,i = 1.07, 0.22, 6                   q = 0.8347
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 07 03    22 04.85   -54 16.0    0.0740   1.067   131.8    45.2    18.6
2010 07 05    22 25.52   -54 47.8    0.0657   1.060   129.8    47.5    18.4
2010 07 07    22 51.90   -55 07.9    0.0577   1.052   127.1    50.4    18.2
2010 07 09    23 26.05   -55 00.9    0.0500   1.045   123.3    54.4    18.0
2010 07 11    00 10.09   -53 56.4    0.0428   1.037   118.0    60.0    17.8
2010 07 13    01 04.73   -50 58.0    0.0364   1.030   110.4    67.7    17.7
2010 07 15    02 06.71   -44 42.1    0.0311   1.022    99.9    78.4    17.7
2010 07 17    03 08.38   -34 00.9    0.0277   1.015    85.8    92.7    17.9
2010 07 19    04 02.26   -19 44.8    0.0268   1.007    69.4   109.1    18.7
2010 07 21    04 45.42   -05 12.4    0.0288   1.000    54.3   124.3    19.9
2010 07 23    05 18.75   +06 42.1    0.0331   0.992    43.2   135.5    21.3

Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-N10

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