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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
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