MPEC 2002-S54 : 2002 SZ

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M.P.E.C. 2002-S54                                Issued 2002 Sept. 27, 13:19 UT

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                                    2002 SZ

Observations:
     K02S00Z* C2002 09 26.11989 22 16 25.20 +36 58 36.6          19.0        644
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.14039 22 16 22.29 +36 58 11.2          18.8        644
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.16109 22 16 19.28 +36 57 45.4          18.5        644
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.80075 22 15 02.95 +36 43 44.4          18.4 R      620
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.88822 22 14 51.34 +36 41 55.6          18.4 R      620
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.88925 22 14 51.50 +36 41 55.0          18.0 R      170
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.88992 22 14 51.57 +36 41 53.4          18.1 R      941
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89133 22 14 50.91 +36 41 53.7          18.2 R      620
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89154 22 14 51.32 +36 41 52.0          18.1 R      941
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89315 22 14 51.08 +36 41 50.4          18.0 R      941
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89457 22 14 50.77 +36 41 47.3          18.0 R      170
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89477 22 14 50.81 +36 41 48.4          18.1 R      941
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89887 22 14 50.35 +36 41 43.0          18.0 R      941
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.89991 22 14 50.02 +36 41 39.5          18.0 R      170
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.90047 22 14 50.06 +36 41 41.1          18.1 R      941
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.91231 22 14 48.41 +36 41 27.0          17.9 R      176
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.91514 22 14 48.04 +36 41 23.4          18.0 R      176
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.91785 22 14 47.69 +36 41 19.9          18.1 R      176
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.91968 22 14 47.50 +36 41 15.5          18.1 R      170
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.92227 22 14 47.11 +36 41 14.3          18.1 R      176
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.93961 22 14 45.02 +36 40 50.8          18.0 R      946
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.94191 22 14 44.65 +36 40 47.7          18.2 R      946
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.94653 22 14 44.09 +36 40 41.5          18.0 R      946
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 26.95131 22 14 43.48 +36 40 35.5          18.0 R      946
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 27.06390 22 14 33.77 +36 38 08.9          17.7 R      734
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 27.07192 22 14 32.88 +36 38 01.8          18.3 R      734
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 27.07785 22 14 32.07 +36 37 53.5          18.0 R      734
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 27.20638 22 14 15.78 +36 35 17.0          18.4 R      649
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 27.21242 22 14 15.03 +36 35 09.4          18.2 R      649
     K02S00Z  C2002 09 27.21927 22 14 14.18 +36 35 00.4          18.3 R      649

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.  0.41-m
    f/4 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, M. Blasco.
    0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, M. Glaze.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 SZ                                                              PHA 0.004
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M  45.05508              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64522780     Peri.  276.99728     -0.08135059     +0.99279830
a   1.3263577      Node   347.28932     -0.68108577     -0.11979257
e   0.4486426      Incl.   23.55824     -0.72767043     +0.00113277
P   1.53           H   20.3           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2002 Sept. 26-27.

Ephemeris:
2002 SZ                  a,e,i = 1.33, 0.45, 24                  q = 0.7313
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 09 23    22 24.90   +38 16.7    0.147    1.114   135.9    38.8    17.9
2002 10 03    22 07.63   +34 51.8    0.250    1.187   133.8    37.4    19.2
2002 10 13    22 06.43   +32 40.1    0.357    1.259   130.4    37.2    20.1
2002 10 23    22 11.94   +31 02.5    0.470    1.328   126.2    37.2    20.8
2002 11 02    22 21.35   +29 48.9    0.587    1.393   121.6    37.4    21.4
2002 11 12    22 33.48   +28 56.1    0.709    1.454   116.8    37.4    21.9
2002 11 22    22 47.60   +28 23.4    0.835    1.512   111.8    37.3    22.3
2002 12 02    23 03.21   +28 08.6    0.965    1.566   106.7    37.1    22.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-S54

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