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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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