MPEC 2002-A44: 2002 AP3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A44                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 21:40 UT

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                                   2002 AP3

Observations:
     K02A03P* C2002 01 06.22076 06 29 59.98 +28 41 05.8          20.0        644
     K02A03P  C2002 01 06.24193 06 29 56.69 +28 41 24.4          20.6        644
     K02A03P  C2002 01 06.26203 06 29 53.59 +28 41 42.1          20.7        644
     K02A03P  C2002 01 08.25563 06 24 50.74 +29 10 32.3                      644
     K02A03P  C2002 01 08.27680 06 24 47.30 +29 10 50.4                      644
     K02A03P  C2002 01 09.83238 06 20 42.43 +29 33 11.3                      046
     K02A03P  C2002 01 09.83367 06 20 42.32 +29 33 12.7          18.8 R      046
     K02A03P  C2002 01 09.83498 06 20 42.15 +29 33 13.9                      046
     K02A03P  C2002 01 09.83633 06 20 41.89 +29 33 15.3                      046
     K02A03P  C2002 01 09.83829 06 20 41.59 +29 33 17.5          18.7 R      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
    A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 AP3                                                             PHA 0.028
Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5                  MPC
M 311.48664              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51568908     Peri.  114.17814     -0.95419483     +0.29084891
a   1.5400829      Node    82.79154     -0.29369832     -0.86589867
e   0.3987674      Incl.    4.05392     -0.05703962     -0.40697225
P   1.91           H   20.6           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2002 Jan. 6-9.

Ephemeris:
2002 AP3                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.40, 4                   q = 0.9259
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    06 30.53   +28 38.0    0.351    1.330   169.8     7.6    19.5
2002 01 16    06 03.57   +31 00.8    0.310    1.270   154.1    19.8    19.6
2002 01 26    05 35.20   +33 08.8    0.283    1.210   138.0    33.0    19.7
2002 02 05    05 10.27   +34 56.9    0.265    1.151   122.8    46.0    19.8
2002 02 15    04 51.55   +36 35.7    0.250    1.096   109.2    58.3    19.9
2002 02 25    04 38.94   +38 22.8    0.233    1.045    97.1    70.1    20.0
2002 03 07    04 29.37   +40 32.2    0.212    1.000    86.0    81.8    20.1
2002 03 17    04 17.62   +43 12.7    0.185    0.964    75.2    94.2    20.2
2002 03 27    03 54.13   +46 25.2    0.153    0.939    63.5   108.1    20.4
2002 04 06    03 00.57   +49 10.9    0.122    0.927    50.0   124.3    21.0
2002 04 16    01 19.59   +46 54.3    0.096    0.928    37.1   139.3    22.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A44

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