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MPEC 2010-P05 : 2002 NE71

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M.P.E.C. 2010-P05                                Issued 2010 Aug. 2, 17:31 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 NE71

                           Revision to MPEC 2009-Y44

Additional Observations:
     K02N71E  C2010 08 01.81146 21 42 10.66 +09 31 48.7          18.4 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 01.81887 21 42 10.44 +09 32 08.2          18.6 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 01.82625 21 42 10.18 +09 32 27.9          18.3 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 02.63757 21 41 47.05 +10 08 44.8          18.0 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 02.64404 21 41 46.79 +10 09 02.8          18.5 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 02.64831 21 41 46.64 +10 09 14.3          18.4 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 02.65596 21 41 46.29 +10 09 35.3          18.3 R EP005D21
     K02N71E  C2010 08 02.66242 21 41 46.02 +10 09 52.7          18.8 R EP005D21

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
100801 D21 3.51+ 1.83+    100802 D21 3.60+ 1.90+    MPO179789   -1.4 day

Orbital elements:
2002 NE71                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0490 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 327.04660              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37173767     Peri.  143.90373     +0.65603845     -0.74440421
a   1.9156302      Node   264.74799     +0.65987218     +0.64574199
e   0.5844620      Incl.    7.17653     +0.36630896     +0.16994017
P   2.65           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
020624 644  0.1+  0.4-    020711 644  0.5+  0.4-    100801 D21  0.0   0.1-
020624 644  0.2+  0.4+    020711 644  0.1+  0.3-    100801 D21  0.1+  0.3+
020703 644  0.1-  0.1-    020711 644  0.7-  0.1+    100802 D21  0.1+  0.1-
020703 644  0.1+  0.4+    020721 644  0.3-  0.2-    100802 D21  0.2+  0.2+
020703 644  0.1+  0.2+    020721 644  0.3+  0.1+    100802 D21  0.5+  0.0
020708 644  0.2-  0.4-    020721 644  0.0   0.7+    100802 D21  0.0   0.0
020708 644  0.1-  0.2-    100801 D21  0.8-  0.1-    100802 D21  0.1-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2002 NE71                a,e,i = 1.92, 0.58, 7                   q = 0.7960
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 08 02    21 42.10   +09 39.8    0.334    1.314   149.3    23.2    18.8
2010 08 07    21 38.85   +13 46.8    0.288    1.269   148.7    24.6    18.5
2010 08 12    21 33.75   +18 58.3    0.245    1.224   145.9    27.7    18.1
2010 08 17    21 25.97   +25 41.6    0.207    1.180   140.5    33.1    17.8
2010 08 22    21 13.77   +34 35.2    0.174    1.135   132.0    41.4    17.6
2010 08 27    20 52.40   +46 21.6    0.148    1.092   120.0    53.3    17.5
2010 09 01    20 05.67   +60 59.4    0.130    1.049   104.3    68.8    17.6
2010 09 06    17 38.29   +74 22.7    0.125    1.008    86.3    86.6    18.0
2010 09 11    13 12.40   +71 48.7    0.132    0.968    69.5   103.1    18.8

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