MPEC 2002-N06 : 2002 MT3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-N06                                Issued 2002 July 1, 21:56 UT

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                                   2002 MT3

Observations:
     K02M03T* C2002 06 30.24427 16 31 33.96 +04 15 57.7          19.3        644
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.26563 16 31 37.26 +04 14 53.2          19.5        644
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.28652 16 31 40.50 +04 13 50.3          19.5        644
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.88957 16 33 18.23 +03 43 49.2                      246
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.89028 16 33 18.32 +03 43 46.7                      246
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.89425 16 33 18.85 +03 43 35.9                      246
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.89497 16 33 18.99 +03 43 33.3                      246
     K02M03T  C2002 06 30.89571 16 33 19.15 +03 43 30.9                      246
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.20385 16 34 08.17 +03 28 37.4          19.3        704
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.21505 16 34 09.84 +03 28 05.7          19.4        704
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.22617 16 34 11.45 +03 27 34.0          19.4        704
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.23717 16 34 13.00 +03 27 02.6          19.0        704
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.26282 16 34 16.67 +03 25 45.9          18.7 R      649
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.26553 16 34 17.00 +03 25 37.6          18.4 R      649
     K02M03T  C2002 07 01.27037 16 34 17.81 +03 25 24.2          18.6 R      649

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    telescope + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + 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.

Orbital elements:
2002 MT3                                                             PHA 0.030
Epoch 2002 June 15.0 TT = JDT 2452440.5                 MPC
M  10.92012              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21961379     Peri.   28.70737     -0.96513321     +0.26037222
a   2.7207980      Node   166.30494     -0.25659489     -0.92075777
e   0.6737974      Incl.    6.52667     -0.05173925     -0.29053647
P   4.49           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2002 June 30-July 1.

Ephemeris:
2002 MT3                 a,e,i = 2.72, 0.67, 7                   q = 0.8875
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 06 25    16 15.28   +09 15.1    0.275    1.230   136.3    34.8    18.5
2002 07 05    16 43.37   +00 40.0    0.370    1.322   140.2    29.5    19.1
2002 07 15    17 03.00   -04 58.4    0.481    1.416   139.3    27.9    19.8
2002 07 25    17 19.12   -08 53.9    0.607    1.511   135.8    27.9    20.5
2002 08 04    17 33.79   -11 44.7    0.746    1.606   131.0    28.5    21.0
2002 08 14    17 48.01   -13 51.5    0.899    1.700   125.4    29.0    21.6
2002 08 24    18 02.27   -15 26.3    1.063    1.793   119.6    29.4    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-N06

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