MPEC 2002-X28 : 1997 QK1

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X28                                Issued 2002 Dec. 5, 14:59 UT

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                                   1997 QK1

                           Revision to MPEC 1997-S08

Additional Observations:
     J97Q01K 2C2002 12 03.36797605 08 56.090+26 31 08.70         23.3 R      568
     J97Q01K 2C2002 12 03.38190005 08 54.858+26 31 06.73         23.3 R      568
     J97Q01K 2C2002 12 04.50282305 07 18.787+26 28 25.94         23.8 R      568
     J97Q01K 2C2002 12 04.51106605 07 18.068+26 28 24.64         23.8 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer D. J. Tholen.  2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
021203 568 17.0+  0.7+    021204 568 16.9+  0.7+    MPC 34586   -0.016 day

Orbital elements:
1997 QK1                                                             PHA 0.002
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  46.10206              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21091888     Peri.    2.51376     +0.63809397     +0.76891229
a   2.7950683      Node   307.13937     -0.70729835     +0.56477656
e   0.6415097      Incl.    2.88514     -0.30424520     +0.29966871
P   4.67           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
970827 568  0.4+  0.4-    970922 118  0.3+  0.8-    971001 684  0.5+  0.5-
970827 568  0.9-  0.1+    970922 118  0.2-  0.1-    971001 587  0.1-  1.0-
970828 568  0.6-  0.4-    970922 118  0.7+  0.0     971001 587  0.8-  1.3+
970828 568  1.0-  0.1+    970923 118  0.8-  0.3-    971005 046  0.3-  0.1+
970828 568  0.6-  0.6-    970923 118  0.7-  0.4-    971005 046  0.4-  0.2+
970828 568  1.5-  0.4+    970924 118  0.5-  0.9-    971005 046  1.0-  0.0
970829 568  0.2-  0.8-    970924 118  0.2+  0.9-    971005 118  0.1-  0.4-
970829 568  0.0   0.1-    970924 118  0.0   0.4-    971005 118  0.3-  0.5-
970829 568  1.8+  1.0-    970925 046  0.9+  0.1+    971005 118  0.4-  0.4-
970829 568  0.1-  0.3-    970925 046  0.2+  0.2-    971008 402  0.8+  1.2+
970829 568  0.6+  0.2+    970925 046  0.8-  0.9-    971008 402  0.8+  0.0
970829 568  0.1+  0.1-    970925 046  0.2-  0.7-    971008 402  1.6-  0.7-
970829 568  0.8+  0.2-    970925 046  1.1+  0.5+    971008 104  0.4+  1.8+
970830 568  0.8-  0.1+    970926 557  0.2+  0.4+    971008 104  0.3+  1.5+
970830 568  1.1-  0.3+    970926 557  0.0   0.2+    971008 104  0.7+  0.9+
970830 568  0.2-  0.5+    970926 557  0.2-  0.9+    971018 118  0.2-  0.5+
970830 568  1.3-  0.9+    970926 046  0.1-  0.0     971018 118  0.2+  0.3+
970830 568  0.9-  0.3+    970926 046  0.0   0.3+    971018 118  0.1-  0.2-
970830 568  0.8-  0.7+    970926 046  0.1-  0.3+    971019 118  0.5+  0.5+
970830 568  0.2-  0.2+    970926 046  0.1+  0.5+    971019 118  0.7+  0.8+
970830 568  0.1-  0.4+    970926 046  0.6-  0.1+    971020 658  1.2-  0.2+
970830 568  0.1-  0.0     970926 118  2.0+  0.9-    971020 658  0.7-  0.3+
970830 568  1.1+  0.3+    970926 118  0.7+  0.5-    971021 658  1.7+  1.6+
970830 568  0.2-  0.2+    970926 046  0.2-  0.6+    971021 658  0.3-  0.2+
970830 568  0.2-  0.4+    970926 046  1.3-  0.7+    971021 658  0.5+  0.5+
970830 422  1.8-  0.7+    970926 587  1.1-  0.0     971024 658  0.4+  1.5-
970830 422  0.6+  0.8+    970926 587  0.7+  1.6+    971024 658  1.0-  0.1-
970830 422  1.4+  0.4+    970926 587  1.8+  1.1+    971024 658  0.1+  1.0-
970830 422  0.5+  0.8-    970927 104  2.0+  1.0-    971024 568  0.6+  0.0
970831 711 (2.2-  0.6-)   970927 104  0.8+  0.1+    971024 568  0.3-  0.1-
970831 711 (2.8-  1.1+)   970927 587  0.0   0.7-    971024 568  0.2-  0.1-
970831 568  0.9+  0.3+    970927 587  0.3+  0.0     971024 568  0.4+  0.1-
970831 568  0.1+  0.1+    970927 046  0.1+  0.3-    971024 568  0.4-  0.3+
970831 568  1.5+  0.4+    970927 046  0.0   1.1-    971024 568  0.8-  0.2+
970831 568  1.4+  0.1+    970927 046  0.5-  0.5+    971024 568  0.1-  0.2+
970901 711  0.2+  0.4+    970927 046  1.4-  0.6+    971024 568  0.2-  0.2+
970901 711  0.1-  0.3+    970927 046  0.4+  1.1+    971105 381  1.0+  0.5-
970901 711  0.5+  0.4+    970927 046  0.6+  1.6-    971105 381  1.3-  0.2+
970902 711  1.0+  0.3-    970927 587  0.6-  0.1+    971107 381  1.8+  0.4-
970902 711  0.1-  0.0     970927 587  0.4-  0.0     971107 381 (3.4+  0.2-)
970902 711  0.1+  0.3-    970927 118  0.4-  0.3-    971107 381  0.1+  0.3+
970902 709 (3.4+  0.3-)   970927 118  1.3-  1.1-    980131 568  0.3-  0.1+
970902 709 (2.1+  0.1+)   970928 360  0.7-  0.6+    980131 568  0.3-  0.1-
970902 709 (2.9+  0.5-)   970928 360  0.7-  0.4+    980131 568  0.0   0.1-
970919 360  0.2+  0.4-    970928 360  0.5-  0.4+    980131 568  0.1-  0.1-
970919 360  0.2+  0.1+    970929 402  0.7+  0.6+    980131 568  0.2-  0.0
970919 360  0.2+  0.3-    970929 402  0.2+  0.3+    980131 568  0.1-  0.3+
970921 118  0.0   0.5-    970929 402  0.3+  1.1+    980201 568  0.0   0.2+
970921 118  0.2-  0.2+    970930 684  1.0-  0.1-    980201 568  0.0   0.2+
970921 118  0.0   0.4-    970930 684 (2.2+  0.3+)   980201 568  0.3-  0.1-
970921 118  0.2-  0.0     970930 684  1.0+  0.0     980201 568  0.1-  0.1+
970921 118  0.1-  1.0-    970930 402  1.0+  0.1+    980201 568  0.1-  0.1+
970921 118  0.4+  0.0     970930 402  0.3-  0.1-    021203 568  0.1+  0.1+
970922 118  0.1-  0.8-    970930 402  0.4+  0.9-    021203 568  0.1-  0.0
970922 118  0.2+  1.4-    971001 684  0.4-  0.5-    021204 568  0.0   0.1+
970922 118  0.3-  0.8-    971001 684  0.8-  0.2+    021204 568  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
1997 QK1                 a,e,i = 2.80, 0.64, 3                   q = 1.0020
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    05 10.89   +26 34.3    1.657    2.633   169.9     3.8    23.8
2002 12 12    04 56.94   +26 08.2    1.720    2.702   174.8     1.9    23.8
2002 12 22    04 44.62   +25 37.3    1.814    2.769   162.8     6.0    24.2
2003 01 01    04 34.89   +25 06.0    1.937    2.835   150.5     9.8    24.5
2003 01 11    04 28.24   +24 38.3    2.086    2.899   138.8    12.9    24.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X28

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