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M.P.E.C. 2002-T63 Issued 2002 Oct. 10, 23:06 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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2002 TX68
Observations:
K02T68X* C2002 10 08.40072 02 45 42.11 -15 22 20.7 20.4 644
K02T68X C2002 10 08.42203 02 45 40.51 -15 22 43.1 20.5 644
K02T68X C2002 10 08.44296 02 45 38.95 -15 23 05.4 20.5 644
K02T68X C2002 10 09.39207 02 44 32.41 -15 39 33.1 19.4 R 926
K02T68X C2002 10 09.39448 02 44 32.12 -15 39 35.4 19.5 R 926
K02T68X C2002 10 09.63316 02 44 15.07 -15 43 26.4 19.1 R 474
K02T68X fC2002 10 09.63686 02 44 14.73 -15 43 30.3 19.0 R 474
K02T68X C2002 10 10.24013 02 43 31.56 -15 53 54.4 18.6 R 734
K02T68X C2002 10 10.24491 02 43 31.48 -15 53 58.2 18.7 R 734
K02T68X C2002 10 10.24980 02 43 30.94 -15 54 03.0 18.2 R 734
K02T68X C2002 10 10.30742 02 43 26.78 -15 55 00.6 19.6 R 651
K02T68X C2002 10 10.31050 02 43 26.64 -15 55 03.1 19.7 R 651
K02T68X C2002 10 10.31317 02 43 26.33 -15 55 06.3 19.9 R 651
K02T68X C2002 10 10.35606 02 43 22.89 -15 55 50.0 18.9 R 649
K02T68X C2002 10 10.37237 02 43 21.79 -15 56 05.4 18.6 R 926
K02T68X C2002 10 10.37480 02 43 21.57 -15 56 07.8 18.9 R 926
K02T68X C2002 10 10.37646 02 43 21.32 -15 56 10.3 18.9 R 649
K02T68X C2002 10 10.37723 02 43 21.41 -15 56 10.4 19.0 R 926
K02T68X C2002 10 10.39521 02 43 19.91 -15 56 28.6 18.8 R 649
Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore.
1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + 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. Observer K. Smalley. 0.75-m Newtonian
+ CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observer M. Schwartz. Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.
0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2002 TX68
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5 MPC
M 64.17446 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.43869184 Peri. 125.11891 +0.12958273 +0.98181883
a 1.7153906 Node 151.35827 -0.97759989 +0.14989899
e 0.3134578 Incl. 16.82082 -0.16585166 -0.11645633
P 2.25 H 17.9 G 0.15
From 19 observations 2002 Oct. 8-10.
Ephemeris:
2002 TX68 a,e,i = 1.72, 0.31, 17 q = 1.1777
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2002 10 03 02 51.46 -13 41.1 0.777 1.682 142.0 21.5 19.5
2002 10 13 02 40.09 -16 37.9 0.797 1.724 147.4 18.2 19.5
2002 10 23 02 26.72 -18 40.8 0.837 1.764 148.7 17.0 19.6
2002 11 02 02 13.54 -19 40.8 0.896 1.804 145.5 18.1 19.9
2002 11 12 02 02.50 -19 39.7 0.973 1.842 139.5 20.5 20.2
2002 11 22 01 54.86 -18 48.6 1.067 1.878 132.1 23.0 20.5
2002 12 02 01 50.97 -17 21.1 1.174 1.913 124.4 25.2 20.8
2002 12 12 01 50.70 -15 29.0 1.293 1.947 116.8 26.8 21.1
2002 12 22 01 53.65 -13 22.2 1.419 1.979 109.5 27.9 21.4
2003 01 01 01 59.29 -11 07.5 1.552 2.009 102.5 28.6 21.6
2003 01 11 02 07.19 -08 49.4 1.689 2.038 95.7 28.7 21.8
2003 01 21 02 16.94 -06 31.5 1.828 2.064 89.2 28.5 22.0
2003 01 31 02 28.20 -04 16.0 1.968 2.090 83.0 27.9 22.2
2003 02 10 02 40.75 -02 04.6 2.105 2.113 76.9 27.1 22.4
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-T63
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