MPEC 2002-T46 : 2002 TZ66

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T46                                Issued 2002 Oct. 8, 16:07 UT

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                                   2002 TZ66

Observations:
     K02T66Z*tC2002 10 07.12993 21 33 55.14 -13 49 25.0          17.8 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 07.14654 21 33 50.46 -13 32 17.1          18.4 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 07.15232 21 33 48.83 -13 26 18.8          15.1 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 07.15756 21 33 47.35 -13 20 56.9          17.2 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 07.26103 21 33 21.03 -11 36 42.6          18.0 V      291
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.04912 21 35 12.61 -00 58 23.1          16.9 R      734
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.05064 21 35 12.26 -00 57 21.7          17.1 R      734
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.05214 21 35 12.00 -00 56 22.2          17.6 R      734
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.10193 21 35 01.20 -00 23 34.0          17.2 R      649
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.10295 21 35 00.98 -00 22 54.2          16.8 R      649
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.10498 21 35 00.56 -00 21 35.4          17.1 R      649
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.11961 21 35 16.09 -00 11 15.2          17.4 R      670
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.12800 21 35 14.46 -00 05 51.7                      670
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.13471 21 35 13.09 -00 01 32.9                      670
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.14178 21 35 11.49 +00 02 59.6                      670
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.14847 21 35 10.10 +00 07 12.9                      670
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 08.18633 21 34 55.94 +00 31 33.2          17.3 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 08.19164 21 34 54.86 +00 34 50.4          19.1 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 08.25894 21 34 41.63 +01 16 07.5          18.6 V      291
     K02T66Z tC2002 10 08.41325 21 35 08.23 +03 01 31.3          17.0 R      474
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.41453 21 35 08.02 +03 02 13.9          17.0 R      474
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.42043 21 35 07.05 +03 05 31.1          17.1 R      474
     K02T66Z  C2002 10 08.42101 21 35 06.97 +03 05 50.3          17.2 R      474

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m Spacewatch telescope.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore. 1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 TZ66
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 177.22610              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.09922711     Peri.  223.17882     -0.55572920     +0.83068259
a   0.9298461      Node    13.17782     -0.71695316     -0.45837496
e   0.1207499      Incl.    8.48503     -0.42088387     -0.31600449
P   0.90           H   25.7           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
021007 291  0.3-  0.9+    021008 649  0.1+  0.4-    021008 291  0.4-  0.2-
021007 291  0.3-  0.9-    021008 649  0.1-  0.4-    021008 291  0.9+  1.8-
021007 291  0.1-  0.4+    021008 649  0.1-  0.8-    021008 291  0.6+  0.7-
021007 291  0.0   0.8-    021008 670  1.4-  0.3+    021008 474  0.3-  0.2+
021007 291  0.4-  0.6-    021008 670  0.1-  0.2-    021008 474  0.2-  0.0
021008 734  0.6+  0.1+    021008 670  0.4+  0.3+    021008 474  0.2-  0.1+
021008 734  0.4-  0.8+    021008 670  1.2-  1.5+    021008 474  0.1+  0.0
021008 734  0.1-  0.3+    021008 670  0.5-  1.0-

Ephemeris:
2002 TZ66                a,e,i = 0.93, 0.12, 8                   q = 0.8176
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    09 53.8    -76 32.7    0.010    0.998    76.0   103.4    19.6
2002 10 04    18 34      -88 22.9    0.0082   1.000    85.8    93.7    18.6
2002 10 05    21 24.20   -66 11.8    0.0068   1.001   100.8    78.8    17.6
2002 10 06    21 31.01   -38 35.8    0.0068   1.003   117.3    62.3    17.1
2002 10 07    21 33.48   -15 56.6    0.0082   1.005   127.0    52.6    17.2
2002 10 08    21 34.84   -01 23.1    0.010    1.006   129.9    49.6    17.7
2002 10 09    21 35.78   +07 40.5    0.013    1.008   130.0    49.4    18.2
2002 10 10    21 36.52   +13 35.1    0.016    1.009   129.3    50.0    18.6
2002 10 11    21 37.16   +17 39.9    0.019    1.010   128.4    50.8    19.0
2002 10 12    21 37.75   +20 37.5    0.022    1.012   127.5    51.5    19.4
2002 10 13    21 38.32   +22 51.6    0.025    1.013   126.6    52.2    19.7
2002 10 14    21 38.87   +24 36.0    0.028    1.014   125.8    52.9    19.9
2002 10 15    21 39.42   +25 59.5    0.032    1.016   125.1    53.5    20.2
2002 10 16    21 39.98   +27 07.7    0.035    1.017   124.4    54.0    20.4
2002 10 17    21 40.55   +28 04.3    0.038    1.018   123.7    54.5    20.6
2002 10 18    21 41.13   +28 52.1    0.041    1.019   123.1    55.0    20.8
2002 10 19    21 41.74   +29 32.8    0.044    1.021   122.5    55.4    21.0
2002 10 20    21 42.35   +30 08.0    0.047    1.022   121.9    55.8    21.2
2002 10 21    21 42.99   +30 38.5    0.051    1.023   121.4    56.2    21.3
2002 10 22    21 43.65   +31 05.3    0.054    1.024   120.8    56.6    21.5
2002 10 23    21 44.34   +31 29.0    0.057    1.025   120.3    57.0    21.6
2002 10 24    21 45.05   +31 50.0    0.060    1.026   119.8    57.3    21.7
2002 10 25    21 45.78   +32 08.7    0.063    1.027   119.3    57.6    21.8
2002 10 26    21 46.54   +32 25.5    0.067    1.028   118.8    58.0    22.0
2002 10 27    21 47.32   +32 40.7    0.070    1.029   118.3    58.3    22.1
2002 10 28    21 48.14   +32 54.3    0.073    1.030   117.8    58.6    22.2
2002 10 29    21 48.98   +33 06.8    0.076    1.031   117.4    58.9    22.3
2002 10 30    21 49.85   +33 18.1    0.079    1.031   116.9    59.2    22.4
2002 10 31    21 50.76   +33 28.4    0.083    1.032   116.4    59.5    22.5
2002 11 01    21 51.69   +33 37.9    0.086    1.033   116.0    59.7    22.6
2002 11 02    21 52.66   +33 46.6    0.089    1.034   115.5    60.0    22.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T46

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