MPEC 2002-P36 : 2002 PO34

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P36                                Issued 2002 Aug. 8, 20:26 UT

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                                   2002 PO34

Observations:
     K02P34O* C2002 08 06.40622 21 12 53.44 -12 28 50.2          19.5        644
     K02P34O  C2002 08 06.41675 21 12 52.65 -12 28 58.8          19.2        644
     K02P34O  C2002 08 06.42847 21 12 51.71 -12 29 08.1          19.5        644
     K02P34O 5C2002 08 07.33701 21 11 43.42 -12 41 14.8                      673
     K02P34O 5C2002 08 07.33865 21 11 43.31 -12 41 16.0                      673
     K02P34O 5C2002 08 07.34029 21 11 43.15 -12 41 17.1                      673
     K02P34O  C2002 08 07.38411 21 11 39.69 -12 41 52.2          19.4        644
     K02P34O  C2002 08 07.41235 21 11 37.45 -12 42 14.8          19.3        644
     K02P34O  C2002 08 07.44039 21 11 35.24 -12 42 37.5          19.2        644
     K02P34O  C2002 08 08.23540 21 10 35.01 -12 53 21.0          18.9 R      734
     K02P34O  C2002 08 08.24038 21 10 34.65 -12 53 25.5          19.0 R      734

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer M. Hicks.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m  Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 PO34
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
M 271.19421              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40490727     Peri.  291.52643     +0.24128276     -0.96419565
a   1.8095295      Node   143.94063     +0.94513859     +0.20774150
e   0.3295209      Incl.   10.77479     +0.22021733     +0.16483389
P   2.43           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2002 Aug. 6-8.

Ephemeris:
2002 PO34                a,e,i = 1.81, 0.33, 11                  q = 1.2133
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 07 25    21 26.68   -10 01.5    0.996    1.983   160.5     9.9    19.4
2002 08 04    21 15.85   -11 57.4    0.934    1.945   172.7     3.8    19.0
2002 08 14    21 03.07   -14 13.2    0.897    1.906   172.6     3.9    18.8
2002 08 24    20 50.16   -16 34.6    0.885    1.866   159.7    10.8    19.1
2002 09 03    20 39.11   -18 46.8    0.894    1.825   147.0    17.5    19.3
2002 09 13    20 31.62   -20 38.9    0.923    1.783   135.1    23.5    19.5
2002 09 23    20 28.70   -22 05.8    0.964    1.740   124.3    28.5    19.7
2002 10 03    20 30.60   -23 06.5    1.014    1.696   114.6    32.4    19.8
2002 10 13    20 37.14   -23 41.9    1.068    1.651   106.1    35.5    20.0
2002 10 23    20 47.85   -23 53.2    1.123    1.607    98.5    37.8    20.1
2002 11 02    21 02.13   -23 41.3    1.176    1.562    91.8    39.4    20.2
2002 11 12    21 19.50   -23 06.3    1.226    1.518    85.8    40.6    20.2
2002 11 22    21 39.43   -22 08.5    1.271    1.475    80.5    41.3    20.3
2002 12 02    22 01.48   -20 47.9    1.310    1.433    75.7    41.8    20.3
2002 12 12    22 25.34   -19 04.5    1.344    1.392    71.6    42.1    20.3
2002 12 22    22 50.70   -16 58.7    1.372    1.355    67.9    42.3    20.3
2003 01 01    23 17.34   -14 31.4    1.395    1.320    64.7    42.4    20.3
2003 01 11    23 45.15   -11 44.1    1.414    1.289    62.0    42.4    20.3
2003 01 21    00 14.02   -08 38.9    1.430    1.262    59.7    42.3    20.2
2003 01 31    00 43.91   -05 19.0    1.444    1.241    57.8    42.2    20.2
2003 02 10    01 14.85   -01 48.3    1.458    1.226    56.3    42.0    20.2
2003 02 20    01 46.86   +01 48.0    1.474    1.216    55.0    41.8    20.2
2003 03 02    02 19.95   +05 23.9    1.493    1.213    54.0    41.4    20.2
2003 03 12    02 54.16   +08 52.7    1.517    1.217    53.2    40.8    20.2
2003 03 22    03 29.40   +12 07.1    1.547    1.227    52.4    40.0    20.3
2003 04 01    04 05.55   +15 00.3    1.584    1.244    51.7    39.1    20.3
2003 04 11    04 42.39   +17 26.2    1.629    1.266    51.0    37.9    20.4
2003 04 21    05 19.57   +19 20.3    1.682    1.293    50.1    36.6    20.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P36

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