MPEC 2002-V54 : 2002 VO69

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V54                                Issued 2002 Nov. 12, 15:40 UT

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                                   2002 VO69

Observations:
     K02V69O* C2002 11 11.16043 01 16 28.56 +02 29 51.3          18.6        704
     K02V69O  C2002 11 11.17812 01 16 15.55 +02 33 37.9          19.2        704
     K02V69O  C2002 11 11.19602 01 16 02.44 +02 37 26.0          19.3        704
     K02V69O  C2002 11 11.21372 01 15 49.43 +02 41 12.1          19.0        704
     K02V69O  C2002 11 11.23142 01 15 36.34 +02 44 58.1          18.9        704
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.09171 01 05 15.47 +05 55 02.4          18.3 R      649
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.09345 01 05 14.13 +05 55 25.9          18.2 R      649
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.09518 01 05 12.78 +05 55 49.6          18.1 R      649
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.20670 01 03 46.14 +06 21 38.7          18.4 R      926
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.20722 01 03 45.65 +06 21 46.8          18.5 R      926
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.20775 01 03 45.24 +06 21 54.7          18.6 R      926
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.33960 01 01 59.64 +06 52 20.1          19.0 R      854
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.34251 01 01 57.55 +06 53 01.2          19.0 R      854
     K02V69O  C2002 11 12.34444 01 01 55.57 +06 53 31.4          19.1 R      854

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer M. Glaze.  Measurer K. Smalley.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers D. Torres, F. Shelly,
    L. Manguso, M. Bezpalko, M. Blythe, R. Huber, S. Adams, S. Partridge,
    T. Brothers.  Measurers J. Evans, J. Stuart, P. Hopman, R. Sayer.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 VO69
Epoch 2002 Nov. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452580.5                  MPC
M 325.75699              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.58348618     Peri.   55.99921     -0.19332112     -0.94642317
a   1.4183465      Node    47.42871     +0.74378443     -0.31330533
e   0.3389133      Incl.   20.56352     +0.63985285     +0.07824930
P   1.69           H   23.0           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2002 Nov. 11-12.

Ephemeris:
2002 VO69                a,e,i = 1.42, 0.34, 21                  q = 0.9377
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 11 12    01 06.37   +05 35.0    0.078    1.057   148.0    29.8    18.9
2002 11 14    00 39.37   +13 38.4    0.073    1.048   142.2    35.4    18.9
2002 11 16    00 08.02   +22 15.1    0.071    1.040   134.1    43.1    19.0
2002 11 18    23 32.60   +30 33.4    0.072    1.032   125.0    51.7    19.3
2002 11 20    22 54.15   +37 43.1    0.076    1.024   116.1    60.1    19.6
2002 11 22    22 14.49   +43 16.1    0.082    1.016   108.1    67.5    20.0
2002 11 24    21 35.81   +47 11.7    0.090    1.009   101.3    73.7    20.4
2002 11 26    20 59.95   +49 45.8    0.099    1.002    95.8    78.6    20.7
2002 11 28    20 28.02   +51 19.4    0.109    0.995    91.2    82.5    21.1
2002 11 30    20 00.34   +52 11.2    0.120    0.989    87.6    85.5    21.4
2002 12 02    19 36.68   +52 35.3    0.131    0.982    84.6    87.8    21.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V54

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