MPEC 2002-L18 : 2002 LY1

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M.P.E.C. 2002-L18                                Issued 2002 June 4, 15:25 UT

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                                   2002 LY1

Observations:
     K02L01Y* C2002 06 03.23533 14 53 46.08 -15 16 43.0          17.6        644
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.25625 14 53 31.39 -15 15 02.5          20.6        644
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.28754 14 53 09.59 -15 12 31.9          18.1        644
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87154 14 46 36.71 -14 24 38.7                      557
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87212 14 46 36.36 -14 24 36.2                      557
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87542 14 46 34.10 -14 24 18.0                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87561 14 46 33.87 -14 24 19.2                      557
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87583 14 46 33.79 -14 24 16.0                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87630 14 46 33.42 -14 24 14.4                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87677 14 46 33.12 -14 24 11.7                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87721 14 46 32.81 -14 24 09.4                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87809 14 46 32.16 -14 24 05.3                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87852 14 46 31.85 -14 24 02.9                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 03.87889 14 46 31.49 -14 24 00.8                      246
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 04.28464 14 41 46.77 -13 48 45.9          17.2 R      649
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 04.28936 14 41 43.33 -13 48 20.4          17.4 R      649
     K02L01Y  C2002 06 04.29329 14 41 40.47 -13 47 59.3          17.4 R      649

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 LY1                                                             PHA 0.013
Epoch 2002 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2452420.5                  MPC
M 259.53644              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.05278966     Peri.  133.70602     +0.92651956     -0.37321153
a   0.9569920      Node   248.26009     +0.32875128     +0.86468008
e   0.3835298      Incl.    2.94316     +0.18298660     +0.33621647
P   0.94           H   21.7           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2002 June 3-4.

Ephemeris:
2002 LY1                 a,e,i = 0.96, 0.38, 3                   q = 0.5900
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 05 26    16 04.75   -22 36.8    0.125    1.138   178.0     1.8    17.7
2002 05 31    15 26.28   -18 56.1    0.102    1.113   164.6    14.0    17.8
2002 06 05    14 33.34   -12 42.6    0.085    1.086   145.8    31.7    17.9
2002 06 10    13 26.56   -03 25.6    0.075    1.057   122.2    54.4    18.2
2002 06 15    12 13.92   +07 12.8    0.075    1.027    96.5    79.3    18.9
2002 06 20    11 06.90   +16 04.5    0.083    0.995    73.3   102.1    20.0
2002 06 25    10 11.61   +21 56.8    0.098    0.962    54.4   120.9    21.5
2002 06 30    09 27.99   +25 26.3    0.118    0.928    39.3   136.1    23.3
2002 07 05    08 53.79   +27 23.8    0.141    0.893    27.1   148.8    25.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L18

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