MPEC 2002-X08 : 2002 XA

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X08                                Issued 2002 Dec. 2, 20:57 UT

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                                    2002 XA

Observations:
     K02X00A* C2002 12 01.21729 03 28 47.37 +12 38 02.9          18.7        704
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.23206 03 28 46.14 +12 38 00.6          19.4        704
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.24673 03 28 44.84 +12 38 01.8          19.2        704
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.26163 03 28 43.54 +12 38 00.1          19.1        704
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.27654 03 28 42.28 +12 38 00.1          18.9        704
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.95434 03 27 49.67 +12 37 19.8          17.9 R      246
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.95522 03 27 49.59 +12 37 19.4                      246
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.95632 03 27 49.50 +12 37 19.5                      246
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.95725 03 27 49.41 +12 37 19.5                      246
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.95818 03 27 49.36 +12 37 19.5                      246
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.95913 03 27 49.27 +12 37 19.3                      246
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.96422 03 27 48.84 +12 37 18.7                      557
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.96574 03 27 48.72 +12 37 18.6                      557
     K02X00A  C2002 12 01.96829 03 27 48.50 +12 37 18.7          18.5 V      557
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.14167 03 27 35.74 +12 37 16.2          19.0 R      850
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.15694 03 27 34.43 +12 37 15.3          18.7 R      850
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.16840 03 27 33.42 +12 37 14.9          18.9 R      850
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.18194 03 27 32.30 +12 37 14.4          18.6 R      850
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.19583 03 27 31.10 +12 37 13.6          18.7 R      850
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.22315 03 27 28.93 +12 37 10.5          18.2 R      649
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.23795 03 27 27.57 +12 37 10.4          18.1 R      649
     K02X00A  C2002 12 02.24830 03 27 26.80 +12 37 10.2          18.2 R      649

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  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.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, J. K. Cole.
    0.3-m f/5.75 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 XA                                                              PHA 0.034
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 345.42611              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19133021     Peri.   35.45764     -0.65229247     -0.75575276
a   2.9827282      Node    95.33095     +0.68131413     -0.61808707
e   0.6527832      Incl.    3.33366     +0.33215295     -0.21634725
P   5.15           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2002 Dec. 1-2.

Ephemeris:
2002 XA                  a,e,i = 2.98, 0.65, 3                   q = 1.0357
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    03 27.77   +12 37.5    0.378    1.351   162.2    12.9    18.7
2002 12 12    03 14.70   +12 44.8    0.325    1.275   149.6    23.0    18.6
2002 12 22    03 03.44   +13 33.5    0.281    1.206   137.3    33.6    18.5
2003 01 01    02 56.79   +15 21.3    0.244    1.145   126.1    43.9    18.3

2003 01 11    02 57.53   +18 30.0    0.210    1.095   117.0    53.2    18.2
2003 01 13    02 58.83   +19 19.9    0.203    1.086   115.5    54.8    18.1
2003 01 15    03 00.57   +20 14.7    0.196    1.079   114.1    56.4    18.1
2003 01 17    03 02.79   +21 14.6    0.189    1.071   112.8    57.8    18.0
2003 01 19    03 05.55   +22 20.0    0.182    1.065   111.7    59.2    18.0
2003 01 21    03 08.89   +23 31.5    0.176    1.059   110.7    60.4    17.9
2003 01 23    03 12.89   +24 49.3    0.169    1.054   109.8    61.5    17.8
2003 01 25    03 17.64   +26 14.2    0.162    1.049   109.2    62.4    17.8
2003 01 27    03 23.26   +27 46.6    0.155    1.045   108.7    63.2    17.7
2003 01 29    03 29.89   +29 27.0    0.149    1.042   108.5    63.7    17.6
2003 01 31    03 37.71   +31 15.8    0.142    1.039   108.5    64.1    17.5
2003 02 02    03 46.95   +33 13.3    0.136    1.037   108.7    64.1    17.4
2003 02 04    03 57.89   +35 19.1    0.130    1.036   109.3    63.9    17.3
2003 02 06    04 10.89   +37 32.5    0.125    1.036   110.2    63.4    17.2
2003 02 08    04 26.35   +39 51.6    0.120    1.036   111.4    62.4    17.1
2003 02 10    04 44.74   +42 13.3    0.115    1.037   113.0    61.2    17.0
2003 02 12    05 06.56   +44 32.5    0.111    1.039   115.0    59.5    16.8
2003 02 14    05 32.23   +46 41.8    0.108    1.041   117.3    57.4    16.7
2003 02 16    06 01.91   +48 31.6    0.105    1.044   120.0    55.0    16.6
2003 02 18    06 35.24   +49 51.5    0.104    1.048   122.9    52.3    16.5
2003 02 20    07 11.18   +50 31.5    0.103    1.053   126.1    49.4    16.4
2003 02 22    07 48.02   +50 25.9    0.104    1.058   129.4    46.3    16.4
2003 02 24    08 23.78   +49 34.9    0.105    1.064   132.6    43.2    16.3
2003 02 26    08 56.78   +48 04.4    0.108    1.070   135.8    40.2    16.3
2003 02 28    09 26.06   +46 04.3    0.112    1.077   138.8    37.3    16.3
2003 03 02    09 51.32   +43 45.3    0.117    1.085   141.5    34.6    16.3
2003 03 04    10 12.75   +41 17.0    0.123    1.093   144.0    32.2    16.4
2003 03 06    10 30.81   +38 46.5    0.130    1.102   146.3    30.0    16.5
2003 03 08    10 45.98   +36 19.1    0.137    1.111   148.3    28.0    16.6
2003 03 10    10 58.77   +33 57.8    0.146    1.121   150.0    26.3    16.7
2003 03 12    11 09.59   +31 44.3    0.155    1.132   151.6    24.7    16.8
2003 03 14    11 18.80   +29 39.4    0.164    1.143   152.9    23.4    16.9
2003 03 16    11 26.68   +27 43.2    0.174    1.154   154.0    22.2    17.0
2003 03 18    11 33.47   +25 55.5    0.185    1.166   155.0    21.1    17.1
2003 03 20    11 39.35   +24 15.7    0.197    1.178   155.8    20.3    17.2
2003 03 22    11 44.49   +22 43.2    0.209    1.190   156.5    19.5    17.4
2003 03 24    11 49.00   +21 17.5    0.221    1.203   156.9    18.9    17.5
2003 03 26    11 52.99   +19 57.9    0.234    1.217   157.3    18.5    17.6
2003 03 28    11 56.54   +18 43.8    0.247    1.230   157.4    18.2    17.8
2003 03 30    11 59.74   +17 34.6    0.261    1.244   157.4    17.9    17.9
2003 04 01    12 02.65   +16 29.9    0.276    1.258   157.3    17.9    18.0
2003 04 03    12 05.30   +15 29.1    0.291    1.273   157.0    17.9    18.2
2003 04 05    12 07.76   +14 31.8    0.307    1.287   156.6    18.0    18.3
2003 04 07    12 10.05   +13 37.8    0.323    1.302   156.1    18.2    18.5
2003 04 09    12 12.21   +12 46.7    0.339    1.317   155.4    18.4    18.6
2003 04 11    12 14.27   +11 58.1    0.356    1.333   154.7    18.7    18.7

2003 04 21    12 23.55   +08 26.6    0.450    1.412   150.0    20.9    19.4
2003 05 01    12 32.25   +05 32.5    0.557    1.495   144.2    23.2    20.1
2003 05 11    12 41.28   +03 01.8    0.677    1.579   138.0    25.4    20.7
2003 05 21    12 50.94   +00 46.9    0.810    1.665   131.6    27.0    21.3
2003 05 31    13 01.28   -01 16.9    0.956    1.750   125.3    28.2    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X08

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