MPEC 2002-P23 : 2002 PP6

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P23                                Issued 2002 Aug. 6, 21:45 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 PP6

Observations:
     K02P06P* C2002 08 05.21164 19 52 30.49 -11 59 15.2          19.3        644
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.23600 19 52 27.06 -12 00 02.5          19.6        644
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.26916 19 52 22.35 -12 01 07.3          19.4        644
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.85384 19 51 02.62 -12 20 16.0                      246
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.85481 19 51 02.55 -12 20 18.0                      246
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.85591 19 51 02.31 -12 20 19.7                      246
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.85676 19 51 02.19 -12 20 21.7                      246
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.85773 19 51 02.08 -12 20 23.4                      246
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.87949 19 50 58.99 -12 21 06.1                      557
     K02P06P  C2002 08 05.88135 19 50 58.75 -12 21 10.0                      557
     K02P06P FC2002 08 06.33623 19 49 56.28 -12 35 52.0                      474
     K02P06P FC2002 08 06.34215 19 49 55.43 -12 36 05.3          19   R      474
     K02P06P FC2002 08 06.34990 19 49 54.33 -12 36 19.7                      474

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT telescope + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 PP6
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
M 334.06940              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24854201     Peri.  271.82008     +0.63099304     -0.73510478
a   2.5053564      Node   135.61804     +0.77414160     +0.61744614
e   0.6813452      Incl.   20.76088     -0.05052297     +0.27996649
P   3.97           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Aug. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 PP6                 a,e,i = 2.51, 0.68, 21                  q = 0.7983
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 07 25    20 14.44   -07 00.4    0.636    1.642   167.3     7.8    19.1
2002 08 04    19 55.20   -11 20.6    0.542    1.543   164.2    10.3    18.8
2002 08 14    19 30.85   -17 20.5    0.473    1.443   150.4    20.3    18.7
2002 08 24    19 03.04   -24 41.5    0.428    1.342   133.6    33.0    18.7
2002 09 03    18 33.83   -32 44.5    0.402    1.241   116.5    46.7    18.8
2002 09 13    18 04.42   -40 53.6    0.389    1.142   100.4    60.1    18.9
2002 09 23    17 32.95   -48 53.1    0.381    1.047    85.8    73.0    19.1
2002 10 03    16 51.81   -56 29.3    0.375    0.959    72.8    85.3    19.3
2002 10 13    15 45.68   -62 40.4    0.369    0.885    61.7    96.8    19.5
2002 10 23    14 05.91   -64 28.8    0.366    0.830    53.3   106.0    19.9
2002 11 02    12 35.76   -59 27.2    0.372    0.801    49.4   110.0    20.0
2002 11 12    11 50.94   -50 14.4    0.389    0.803    50.9   107.0    20.0
2002 11 22    11 37.53   -40 28.1    0.414    0.836    56.8    98.7    19.8
2002 12 02    11 38.52   -31 43.5    0.440    0.894    65.0    88.5    19.6
2002 12 12    11 44.22   -24 04.4    0.462    0.970    74.6    78.1    19.5
2002 12 22    11 49.58   -17 01.3    0.477    1.059    85.5    67.8    19.4
2003 01 01    11 51.75   -10 02.7    0.487    1.155    97.8    57.5    19.3
2003 01 11    11 48.94   -02 46.0    0.496    1.255   111.7    46.7    19.2
2003 01 21    11 40.40   +04 49.5    0.513    1.356   126.8    35.5    19.2
2003 01 31    11 26.50   +12 17.5    0.546    1.457   142.5    24.3    19.1
2003 02 10    11 08.93   +18 53.6    0.601    1.556   156.6    14.6    19.2
2003 02 20    10 50.64   +23 59.1    0.681    1.655   164.2     9.4    19.4
2003 03 02    10 34.47   +27 23.6    0.787    1.751   159.7    11.3    19.9
2003 03 12    10 22.33   +29 19.6    0.916    1.845   150.1    15.6    20.5
2003 03 22    10 14.86   +30 09.2    1.064    1.936   140.0    19.3    21.0
2003 04 01    10 11.76   +30 13.1    1.228    2.025   130.6    22.0    21.5
2003 04 11    10 12.36   +29 46.2    1.404    2.112   121.8    23.8    22.0
2003 04 21    10 15.90   +28 59.0    1.591    2.196   113.7    24.8    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P23

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