MPEC 2002-U45 : 2002 UN3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-U45                                Issued 2002 Oct. 30, 15:20 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2002 UN3

Observations:
     K02U03N* C2002 10 28.20697 02 05 46.77 +15 08 44.2          19.8        644
     K02U03N  C2002 10 28.27003 02 05 40.27 +15 08 47.0          19.6        644
     K02U03N  C2002 10 28.33789 02 05 33.25 +15 08 50.2          19.9        644
     K02U03N  C2002 10 28.82685 02 04 44.92 +15 09 06.0                      557
     K02U03N  C2002 10 28.83431 02 04 44.24 +15 09 06.6                      557
     K02U03N  C2002 10 28.83617 02 04 43.98 +15 09 06.7                      557
     K02U03N  C2002 10 29.24751 02 04 02.72 +15 09 25.9          19.0 R      854
     K02U03N  C2002 10 29.24933 02 04 02.66 +15 09 30.1          18.8 R      854
     K02U03N  C2002 10 29.25115 02 04 02.42 +15 09 30.2          18.7 R      854
     K02U03N  C2002 10 29.33799 02 03 53.34 +15 09 29.3          19.2 R      926
     K02U03N  C2002 10 29.34339 02 03 52.80 +15 09 29.2          19.3 R      926
     K02U03N  C2002 10 29.34632 02 03 52.45 +15 09 29.4          19.9 R      926
     K02U03N  C2002 10 30.27663 02 02 19.34 +15 10 02.1          19.2 R      926
     K02U03N  C2002 10 30.27957 02 02 19.03 +15 10 01.1          19.4 R      926
     K02U03N  C2002 10 30.28255 02 02 18.68 +15 10 01.4          19.6 R      926

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
    Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 UN3
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5                 MPC
M 275.97149              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41644580     Peri.  115.46605     -0.80255993     -0.59129084
a   1.7759486      Node    28.48731     +0.47014542     -0.70860520
e   0.2759366      Incl.    9.55829     +0.36723403     -0.38503742
P   2.37           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2002 Oct. 28-30.

Ephemeris:
2002 UN3                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.28, 10                  q = 1.2859
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 10 23    02 14.17   +15 04.0    0.832    1.824   172.8     3.9    19.8
2002 11 02    01 57.74   +15 11.3    0.800    1.789   172.7     4.0    19.6
2002 11 12    01 41.39   +15 13.4    0.792    1.753   159.2    11.6    19.9
2002 11 22    01 27.75   +15 18.1    0.806    1.717   146.1    18.7    20.2
2002 12 02    01 18.58   +15 33.2    0.838    1.680   134.0    25.0    20.4
2002 12 12    01 14.71   +16 04.4    0.882    1.643   123.2    30.1    20.6
2002 12 22    01 16.12   +16 54.3    0.933    1.606   113.8    34.1    20.8
2003 01 01    01 22.32   +18 02.2    0.988    1.569   105.5    37.1    21.0
2003 01 11    01 32.83   +19 26.3    1.044    1.533    98.2    39.4    21.1
2003 01 21    01 47.14   +21 03.2    1.097    1.498    91.9    41.0    21.2
2003 01 31    02 04.86   +22 48.9    1.147    1.464    86.3    42.2    21.3
2003 02 10    02 25.79   +24 39.3    1.193    1.431    81.5    43.0    21.3
2003 02 20    02 49.72   +26 29.2    1.235    1.401    77.2    43.5    21.4
2003 03 02    03 16.54   +28 13.0    1.273    1.373    73.5    43.8    21.4
2003 03 12    03 46.17   +29 44.8    1.307    1.349    70.3    43.9    21.4
2003 03 22    04 18.40   +30 58.0    1.337    1.327    67.5    43.9    21.4
2003 04 01    04 52.93   +31 46.0    1.366    1.310    65.1    43.8    21.5
2003 04 11    05 29.35   +32 02.9    1.394    1.297    63.1    43.5    21.5
2003 04 21    06 06.99   +31 44.0    1.422    1.289    61.4    43.2    21.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-U45

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