MPEC 2002-T64 : 2002 TY68

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M.P.E.C. 2002-T64                                Issued 2002 Oct. 10, 23:12 UT

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                                   2002 TY68

Observations:
     K02T68Y* C2002 10 09.22073 22 49 20.05 -27 25 41.2          19.8        644
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 09.24644 22 49 16.61 -27 25 06.3          19.1        644
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 09.28344 22 49 11.78 -27 24 15.5          19.9        644
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.07618 22 47 33.70 -27 06 04.3          18.8 R      734
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.08142 22 47 32.77 -27 05 57.6          19.3 R      734
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.17181 22 47 21.30 -27 03 52.3          19.1 R      649
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.17677 22 47 20.67 -27 03 44.9          18.7 R      649
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.18406 22 47 19.97 -27 03 34.3          19.8 R      926
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.18580 22 47 19.77 -27 03 31.6          20.2 R      926
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.19056 22 47 18.89 -27 03 25.9          18.9 R      649
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.24438 22 47 12.20 -27 02 09.3          19.8 R      651
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.24716 22 47 11.81 -27 02 05.9          20.1 R      651
     K02T68Y  C2002 10 10.24916 22 47 11.54 -27 02 03.3          19.8 R      651

Observer details:
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 TY68
Epoch 2002 Sept. 23.0 TT = JDT 2452540.5                MPC
M 305.01820              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43630648     Peri.   69.96860     +0.01494850     -0.99227192
a   1.7216371      Node    20.38637     +0.73311586     -0.07289603
e   0.3843317      Incl.   20.70809     +0.67993946     +0.10041220
P   2.26           H   18.6           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Oct. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
2002 TY68                a,e,i = 1.72, 0.38, 21                  q = 1.0600
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 03    23 03.49   -29 31.3    0.601    1.512   140.1    25.1    19.5
2002 10 13    22 41.82   -25 55.2    0.596    1.457   130.5    31.4    19.6
2002 10 23    22 26.68   -21 18.5    0.605    1.403   120.6    37.6    19.8
2002 11 02    22 18.64   -16 07.5    0.623    1.349   111.2    43.3    19.9
2002 11 12    22 17.09   -10 40.2    0.645    1.297   102.9    48.1    20.0
2002 11 22    22 20.92   -05 05.6    0.669    1.247    95.7    52.0    20.1
2002 12 02    22 29.10   +00 33.5    0.691    1.200    89.6    55.2    20.2
2002 12 12    22 40.92   +06 17.6    0.710    1.158    84.6    57.8    20.3
2002 12 22    22 55.94   +12 07.9    0.723    1.122    80.6    59.9    20.3
2003 01 01    23 14.07   +18 04.5    0.731    1.093    77.7    61.5    20.3
2003 01 11    23 35.67   +24 07.4    0.734    1.073    75.8    62.7    20.3
2003 01 21    00 01.50   +30 13.4    0.732    1.062    74.9    63.5    20.3
2003 01 31    00 32.98   +36 15.4    0.727    1.061    74.9    63.7    20.3
2003 02 10    01 12.27   +42 00.4    0.721    1.070    75.8    63.4    20.3
2003 02 20    02 01.92   +47 03.0    0.718    1.088    77.5    62.5    20.3
2003 03 02    03 03.66   +50 43.0    0.720    1.116    79.6    60.9    20.3
2003 03 12    04 15.42   +52 13.3    0.733    1.150    82.1    58.8    20.3
2003 03 22    05 29.14   +51 05.7    0.758    1.191    84.4    56.3    20.4
2003 04 01    06 35.59   +47 37.2    0.800    1.237    86.1    53.7    20.5
2003 04 11    07 30.67   +42 38.0    0.858    1.286    87.2    51.1    20.7
2003 04 21    08 15.13   +36 59.4    0.932    1.338    87.3    48.6    20.9
2003 05 01    08 51.51   +31 16.6    1.022    1.392    86.6    46.3    21.1
2003 05 11    09 22.18   +25 48.6    1.125    1.446    85.1    44.1    21.4
2003 05 21    09 48.88   +20 43.4    1.239    1.501    83.0    42.0    21.6
2003 05 31    10 12.82   +16 02.7    1.362    1.555    80.3    40.0    21.8
2003 06 10    10 34.85   +11 44.8    1.491    1.608    77.3    38.0    22.0
2003 06 20    10 55.53   +07 47.3    1.625    1.661    73.9    36.0    22.2
2003 06 30    11 15.26   +04 07.5    1.762    1.712    70.3    34.0    22.4
2003 07 10    11 34.35   +00 42.6    1.900    1.762    66.5    31.9    22.6
2003 07 20    11 52.99   -02 29.3    2.038    1.811    62.6    29.9    22.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-T64

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