MPEC 2002-T32 : 2002 TC60

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T32                                Issued 2002 Oct. 6, 22:24 UT

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                                   2002 TC60

Observations:
     K02T60C* C2002 10 05.24353 00 49 46.77 -14 30 21.7          18.4        704
     K02T60C  C2002 10 05.25836 00 49 43.89 -14 29 34.5          19.1        704
     K02T60C  C2002 10 05.27315 00 49 40.90 -14 28 45.8          19.1        704
     K02T60C  C2002 10 05.28806 00 49 37.98 -14 27 56.3          19.1        704
     K02T60C  C2002 10 05.30281 00 49 35.21 -14 27 08.1          18.8        704
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.28042 00 46 31.95 -13 33 51.5                      670
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.30782 00 46 26.59 -13 32 23.1          18.3 R      651
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.30939 00 46 26.32 -13 32 17.6          18.6 R      651
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.31106 00 46 25.97 -13 32 12.2          18.5 R      651
     K02T60C pC2002 10 06.32325 00 46 23.89 -13 31 33.7                      670
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.35065 00 46 18.18 -13 30 04.1          18.0 R      649
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.35338 00 46 17.64 -13 29 55.0          17.6 R      649
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.35609 00 46 17.11 -13 29 45.8          18.3 R      649
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.42807 00 46 05.26 -13 25 32.5          18.5        422
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.42972 00 46 04.92 -13 25 26.3          18.9        422
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.42979 00 46 03.54 -13 25 46.4          17.7 R      670
     K02T60C IC2002 10 06.43089 00 46 04.76 -13 25 23.2          18.8        422
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.58322 00 45 35.47 -13 17 03.2          17.9 R      474
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.58461 00 45 35.20 -13 16 59.1          17.9 R      474
     K02T60C  C2002 10 06.58819 00 45 34.52 -13 16 47.4          17.8 R      474

Observer details:
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.
    1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TC60
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M  12.93771              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23887340     Peri.  298.73004     +0.70078345     +0.69137136
a   2.5725126      Node    19.41865     -0.31293217     +0.51939538
e   0.4979257      Incl.   31.92403     -0.64107411     +0.50222911
P   4.13           H   18.3           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2002 Oct. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2002 TC60                a,e,i = 2.57, 0.50, 32                  q = 1.2916
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    00 57.06   -16 33.1    0.476    1.455   158.9    14.3    18.3
2002 10 08    00 41.33   -12 00.9    0.496    1.479   162.0    12.0    18.4
2002 10 13    00 27.65   -07 40.5    0.524    1.504   161.2    12.4    18.5
2002 10 18    00 16.21   -03 40.5    0.561    1.529   157.3    14.6    18.8
2002 10 23    00 07.02   -00 05.1    0.605    1.556   152.2    17.4    19.1
2002 10 28    23 59.98   +03 04.8    0.655    1.583   146.8    20.1    19.4
2002 11 02    23 54.89   +05 51.0    0.711    1.611   141.4    22.6    19.7
2002 11 07    23 51.58   +08 16.2    0.772    1.639   136.4    24.7    20.0
2002 11 12    23 49.83   +10 23.7    0.838    1.668   131.6    26.4    20.2
2002 11 17    23 49.44   +12 16.6    0.907    1.697   127.1    27.7    20.5
2002 11 22    23 50.23   +13 57.5    0.979    1.727   122.9    28.7    20.7
2002 11 27    23 52.04   +15 28.6    1.054    1.757   118.8    29.5    20.9
2002 12 02    23 54.74   +16 51.8    1.131    1.787   115.0    30.0    21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T32

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