MPEC 2002-P43 : 2002 PW39

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P43                                Issued 2002 Aug. 10, 16:12 UT

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                                   2002 PW39

Observations:
     K02P39W* C2002 08 06.23116 20 24 49.61 -26 43 47.1          19.8        644
     K02P39W  C2002 08 06.29708 20 24 51.01 -26 46 26.0          19.9        644
     K02P39W  C2002 08 06.36015 20 24 52.38 -26 48 56.9          20.2        644
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.22545 20 26 45.89 -28 47 20.2          19.1 R      649
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.22997 20 26 46.09 -28 47 32.5          19.5 R      649
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.23450 20 26 46.26 -28 47 44.3          19.2 R      649
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.24271 20 26 46.49 -28 48 03.9          19.8 R      649
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.24723 20 26 46.59 -28 48 16.4          19.6 R      649
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.46996 20 26 57.11 -28 57 02.4          19.1 R      474
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.47193 20 26 57.17 -28 57 07.4          18.8 R      474
     K02P39W  C2002 08 09.47517 20 26 57.17 -28 57 15.7          18.8 R      474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 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.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 PW39
Epoch 2002 July 25.0 TT = JDT 2452480.5                 MPC
M 341.08338              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29650696     Peri.  237.99256     +0.99188000     +0.00019893
a   2.2273038      Node   121.70573     +0.04099739     +0.94611447
e   0.4964957      Incl.    8.59719     -0.12038805     +0.32383232
P   3.32           H   21.3           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2002 Aug. 6-9.

Ephemeris:
2002 PW39                a,e,i = 2.23, 0.50, 9                   q = 1.1215
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 08 04    20 23.63   -25 16.4    0.262    1.273   169.1     8.6    19.5
2002 08 14    20 31.07   -32 17.9    0.227    1.225   157.2    18.7    19.5
2002 08 24    20 47.26   -40 13.3    0.204    1.185   145.6    28.8    19.5
2002 09 03    21 18.07   -47 49.6    0.192    1.154   135.6    37.7    19.5
2002 09 13    22 08.34   -53 23.3    0.188    1.132   128.2    44.3    19.6
2002 09 23    23 13.99   -55 15.3    0.192    1.122   124.1    47.8    19.8
2002 10 03    00 17.68   -52 56.5    0.202    1.124   123.1    48.2    19.9
2002 10 13    01 05.68   -47 24.8    0.218    1.137   125.0    46.0    20.0
2002 10 23    01 37.72   -40 06.3    0.241    1.160   128.6    42.1    20.2
2002 11 02    01 58.70   -32 07.6    0.272    1.194   132.7    37.6    20.4
2002 11 12    02 13.42   -24 11.0    0.314    1.236   136.2    33.7    20.7
2002 11 22    02 25.26   -16 45.4    0.368    1.285   137.8    31.1    21.0
2002 12 02    02 36.11   -10 07.2    0.436    1.339   137.2    30.0    21.4
2002 12 12    02 47.17   -04 20.8    0.518    1.398   134.6    30.1    21.9
2002 12 22    02 59.05   +00 35.4    0.614    1.460   130.6    30.8    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P43

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