MPEC 2002-G16 : 2002 GQ
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ReadMPEC 2002-G17M.P.E.C. 2002-G16 Issued 2002 Apr. 4, 16:46 UT The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Prepared using theTamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URLhttp://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2002 GQObservations: K02G00Q* C2002 04 01.26497 12 14 06.59 +60 47 36.8 19.2 704 K02G00Q C2002 04 01.27722 12 12 21.02 +60 38 42.5 18.4 704 K02G00Q C2002 04 01.29018 12 10 32.44 +60 29 16.2 18.5 704 K02G00Q C2002 04 01.30287 12 08 49.09 +60 20 00.7 18.4 704 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87492 11 02 14.27 +50 21 17.0 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87533 11 02 13.89 +50 21 08.9 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87775 11 02 10.99 +50 20 45.5 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87856 11 02 10.01 +50 20 35.9 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87896 11 02 09.70 +50 20 31.7 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87937 11 02 09.00 +50 20 27.2 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.87979 11 02 08.69 +50 20 22.9 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 02.88019 11 02 08.05 +50 20 19.0 557 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.16056 10 49 52.84 +47 33 36.5 19.5 R 448 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.16666 10 49 49.25 +47 33 04.7 20.0 R 448 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.17293 10 49 45.47 +47 32 32.4 20.2 R 448 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.23333 10 49 04.67 +47 26 15.1 19.8 R 649 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.23736 10 49 02.41 +47 25 52.2 19.6 R 649 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.23936 10 49 01.35 +47 25 40.8 19.6 R 649 K02G00Q C2002 04 04.24194 10 49 00.01 +47 25 24.9 19.8 R 649Observer details:448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. Stevens. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.557 Ondrejov. Observer P. Kusnirak. 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 M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.Orbital elements:2002 GQEpoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5 MPCM 123.73630 (2000.0) P Qn 1.46671965 Peri. 206.19389 +0.81296169 -0.58150030a 0.7671930 Node 189.54520 +0.56157979 +0.79691548e 0.3776950 Incl. 10.71586 +0.15401763 +0.16365552P 0.67 H 26.4 G 0.15From 19 observations 2002 Apr. 1-4.Ephemeris:2002 GQ a,e,i = 0.77, 0.38, 11 q = 0.4774Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V2002 03 27 22 08.90 -34 53.4 0.022 0.983 48.7 130.3 23.92002 03 28 22 03.59 -32 54.2 0.017 0.987 49.1 130.2 23.32002 03 29 21 54.33 -29 05.0 0.012 0.991 49.3 130.2 22.52002 03 30 21 33.70 -19 12.0 0.0068 0.994 49.7 130.0 21.22002 03 31 20 11.44 +26 24.6 0.0029 0.998 67.1 112.7 18.12002 04 01 13 01.27 +64 07.1 0.0054 1.001 111.4 68.3 17.52002 04 02 11 22.87 +54 11.6 0.010 1.004 118.6 60.8 18.72002 04 03 11 00.41 +49 58.8 0.016 1.008 120.2 59.1 19.52002 04 04 10 50.75 +47 47.5 0.021 1.011 120.4 58.6 20.12002 04 05 10 45.44 +46 27.3 0.026 1.014 120.2 58.5 20.62002 04 06 10 42.12 +45 32.8 0.031 1.017 119.8 58.6 21.02002 04 07 10 39.88 +44 53.0 0.037 1.019 119.3 58.9 21.42002 04 08 10 38.32 +44 22.3 0.042 1.022 118.7 59.2 21.72002 04 09 10 37.19 +43 57.6 0.047 1.025 118.1 59.5 22.02002 04 10 10 36.37 +43 37.0 0.053 1.027 117.5 59.9 22.22002 04 11 10 35.79 +43 19.3 0.058 1.030 116.8 60.3 22.42002 04 12 10 35.38 +43 03.8 0.063 1.032 116.2 60.7 22.62002 04 13 10 35.12 +42 49.9 0.069 1.034 115.5 61.1 22.82002 04 14 10 34.97 +42 37.2 0.074 1.036 114.8 61.5 23.02002 04 15 10 34.93 +42 25.4 0.079 1.038 114.1 61.9 23.22002 04 16 10 34.96 +42 14.4 0.085 1.040 113.4 62.3 23.3Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-G16
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