MPEC 2002-P24 : 2002 PQ6

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P24                                Issued 2002 Aug. 6, 21:50 UT

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                                   2002 PQ6

Observations:
     K02P06Q* C2002 08 05.41736 21 29 23.18 -07 04 53.5          18.7        644
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.42777 21 29 23.86 -07 05 05.2          18.6        644
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.43825 21 29 24.57 -07 05 16.8          18.7        644
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.90412 21 30 01.46 -07 14 07.6          18.7 R      599
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.91860 21 30 02.43 -07 14 23.9          19.3 R      599
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92068 21 30 02.49 -07 14 27.9                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92241 21 30 02.61 -07 14 30.3                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92377 21 30 02.68 -07 14 32.1                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92441 21 30 02.75 -07 14 33.2                      557
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92532 21 30 02.82 -07 14 33.9                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92593 21 30 02.81 -07 14 34.8                      557
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92743 21 30 02.95 -07 14 37.5          19.1 V      557
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92831 21 30 03.00 -07 14 37.3                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.92912 21 30 03.08 -07 14 37.9                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.93010 21 30 03.13 -07 14 39.5                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.93208 21 30 03.27 -07 14 41.7                      246
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 05.93366 21 30 03.46 -07 14 41.6          18.4 R      599
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 06.40502 21 30 38.65 -07 23 44.9          18.6        644
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 06.41557 21 30 39.37 -07 23 57.3          18.7        644
     K02P06Q  C2002 08 06.42727 21 30 40.17 -07 24 10.8          18.6        644

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers F. Bernardi, M. Tombelli.  Measurers
    F. Bernardi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + 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 PQ6
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
M 345.67448              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23450171     Peri.  211.66452     +0.99571171     +0.03063250
a   2.6043861      Node   146.24344     -0.00566137     +0.96199542
e   0.5377898      Incl.    9.03826     -0.09233710     +0.27134197
P   4.20           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2002 Aug. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 PQ6                 a,e,i = 2.60, 0.54, 9                   q = 1.2038
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 07 25    21 16.50   -04 27.8    0.389    1.385   158.9    15.3    19.4
2002 08 04    21 27.64   -06 39.1    0.327    1.335   166.7    10.0    18.7
2002 08 14    21 41.49   -10 18.4    0.279    1.291   175.4     3.6    18.0
2002 08 24    22 00.14   -15 23.2    0.245    1.255   175.1     3.9    17.7
2002 09 03    22 25.21   -21 17.5    0.225    1.228   165.4    11.9    17.8
2002 09 13    22 56.78   -26 46.8    0.220    1.210   156.3    19.5    18.0
2002 09 23    23 32.39   -30 29.9    0.227    1.204   148.9    25.5    18.3
2002 10 03    00 07.29   -31 48.8    0.246    1.208   143.8    29.3    18.5
2002 10 13    00 37.65   -30 53.0    0.275    1.223   140.6    31.2    18.9
2002 10 23    01 02.40   -28 17.5    0.314    1.248   138.9    31.6    19.2
2002 11 02    01 22.22   -24 40.1    0.361    1.283   137.6    31.5    19.6
2002 11 12    01 38.70   -20 29.1    0.420    1.325   136.1    31.2    20.0
2002 11 22    01 53.36   -16 06.1    0.490    1.374   134.0    31.1    20.4
2002 12 02    02 07.18   -11 46.5    0.572    1.428   131.1    31.3    20.8
2002 12 12    02 20.91   -07 38.9    0.666    1.487   127.5    31.7    21.2
2002 12 22    02 34.96   -03 48.7    0.774    1.549   123.2    32.1    21.7
2003 01 01    02 49.48   -00 18.5    0.893    1.613   118.5    32.4    22.1
2003 01 11    03 04.60   +02 51.5    1.025    1.680   113.5    32.5    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P24

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