MPEC 2002-L27 : 2002 JC68

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M.P.E.C. 2002-L27                                Issued 2002 June 7, 01:46 UT

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                                   2002 JC68

Observations:
     K02J68C  C2002 05 07.32802 16 02 55.34 +04 21 34.2          19.0        704
     K02J68C  C2002 05 07.34030 16 02 54.37 +04 21 26.2          19.1        704
     K02J68C  C2002 05 07.37713 16 02 51.52 +04 21 03.0          19.3        704
     K02J68C  C2002 05 15.29875 15 51 53.78 +02 40 26.2          18.8        704
     K02J68C  C2002 05 15.31324 15 51 52.40 +02 40 12.1          18.7        704
     K02J68C  C2002 05 15.32786 15 51 50.99 +02 39 59.5          18.6        704
     K02J68C  C2002 05 15.34293 15 51 49.53 +02 39 45.8          19.0        704
     K02J68C  C2002 06 06.38416 15 13 20.48 -05 32 32.2          19.1        608
     K02J68C  C2002 06 06.39483 15 13 19.30 -05 32 50.8          18.9        608
     K02J68C  C2002 06 06.40519 15 13 18.13 -05 33 08.9          19.1        608
     K02J68C  C2002 06 06.99059 15 12 15.76 -05 50 08.3                      946
     K02J68C  C2002 06 07.00071 15 12 14.72 -05 50 26.0          18.0 R      946

Observer details:
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 JC68
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M 337.18283              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18780706     Peri.  228.32884     +0.43876530     +0.77199302
a   3.0199154      Node    73.44457     -0.61347978     +0.63131155
e   0.5396403      Incl.   28.67196     -0.65660306     -0.07397638
P   5.25           H   16.6           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
020507 704  0.5+  0.2+    020513 644  0.1-  0.3-    020515 704  0.2-  0.2+
020507 704  0.1+  0.2-    020513 644  0.2+  0.3-    020606 608  0.2+  0.0
020507 704  0.1-  0.5-    020513 644  0.1+  0.3-    020606 608  0.4+  0.1-
020511 644  0.6-  0.4+    020515 704  0.2+  0.3+    020606 608  0.1+  0.3-
020511 644  0.1-  0.6+    020515 704  0.2+  0.6-    020606 946  0.8-  0.2+
020511 644  0.2-  0.5+    020515 704  0.1+  0.1+    020607 946  0.2+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2002 JC68                a,e,i = 3.02, 0.54, 29                  q = 1.3902
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 06 05    15 15.82   -04 53.0    0.722    1.683   151.0    17.0    17.9
2002 06 15    14 58.87   -09 55.5    0.709    1.629   141.0    23.1    18.0
2002 06 25    14 45.40   -15 24.6    0.718    1.580   130.4    29.4    18.2
2002 07 05    14 36.84   -20 58.9    0.744    1.534   120.5    34.8    18.3
2002 07 15    14 33.89   -26 25.2    0.781    1.493   111.7    39.2    18.5
2002 07 25    14 36.74   -31 37.8    0.825    1.459   104.3    42.4    18.7
2002 08 04    14 45.36   -36 34.2    0.873    1.430    98.3    44.6    18.8
2002 08 14    14 59.92   -41 13.2    0.922    1.409    93.3    45.9    18.9
2002 08 24    15 20.76   -45 32.1    0.972    1.396    89.4    46.4    19.0
2002 09 03    15 48.45   -49 24.6    1.021    1.390    86.5    46.4    19.1
2002 09 13    16 23.67   -52 40.9    1.070    1.393    84.2    45.9    19.2
2002 09 23    17 06.58   -55 07.3    1.120    1.404    82.6    45.1    19.3
2002 10 03    17 56.11   -56 27.6    1.172    1.423    81.4    44.1    19.4
2002 10 13    18 49.46   -56 29.0    1.227    1.449    80.6    42.8    19.5
2002 10 23    19 42.54   -55 08.3    1.289    1.482    79.8    41.4    19.6
2002 11 02    20 31.77   -52 33.6    1.357    1.521    79.0    39.8    19.8
2002 11 12    21 15.38   -49 01.4    1.435    1.565    78.0    38.2    19.9
2002 11 22    21 53.22   -44 50.6    1.523    1.614    76.7    36.6    20.0
2002 12 02    22 26.03   -40 18.1    1.622    1.666    75.0    34.9    20.2
2002 12 12    22 54.83   -35 37.0    1.732    1.722    72.8    33.1    20.4
2002 12 22    23 20.53   -30 57.1    1.852    1.779    70.2    31.3    20.5
2003 01 01    23 43.86   -26 24.9    1.982    1.839    67.2    29.5    20.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-L27

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