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M.P.E.C. 2002-O17 Issued 2002 July 19, 16:08 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 NY40Observations: K02N40Y* C2002 07 14.29387 21 31 33.08 -06 23 39.4 18.4 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 14.30682 21 31 33.36 -06 23 35.9 19.1 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 14.31940 21 31 33.47 -06 23 31.9 19.2 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 14.33194 21 31 33.72 -06 23 27.7 19.1 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 14.34458 21 31 33.83 -06 23 23.3 19.3 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.38230 21 32 33.96 -06 08 17.0 19.0 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.39278 21 32 34.09 -06 08 14.2 19.6 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.40324 21 32 34.18 -06 08 11.0 19.2 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.41364 21 32 34.29 -06 08 08.1 19.5 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.42408 21 32 34.44 -06 08 05.1 19.6 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.94398 21 32 44.66 -06 05 36.0 046 K02N40Y C2002 07 17.94807 21 32 44.75 -06 05 34.5 046 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.34330 21 32 51.27 -06 03 40.1 18.7 R 848 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.36236 21 32 51.38 -06 03 32.5 848 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.37537 21 32 51.39 -06 03 26.3 18.1 R 711 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.38186 21 32 51.66 -06 03 27.1 848 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.38286 21 32 51.44 -06 03 24.3 18.1 R 711 K02N40Y dC2002 07 18.39036 21 32 51.53 -06 03 21.7 711 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.39308 21 32 51.64 -06 03 21.8 18.5 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.40032 21 32 51.77 -06 03 21.2 19.2 R 848 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.40467 21 32 51.74 -06 03 18.5 18.6 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.41638 21 32 51.87 -06 03 14.9 18.7 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.42818 21 32 51.97 -06 03 11.8 18.4 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.44003 21 32 52.07 -06 03 07.7 18.5 704 K02N40Y C2002 07 18.99426 21 33 02.11 -06 00 32.5 18.5 V 611 K02N40Y C2002 07 19.01317 21 33 02.33 -06 00 26.2 611 K02N40Y C2002 07 19.34896 21 33 07.49 -05 58 47.3 17.6 R 734 K02N40Y C2002 07 19.36428 21 33 07.61 -05 58 42.9 17.9 R 734Observer details:046 Klet. Observer M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.611 Starkenburg. Observer F. Hormuth. 0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + 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.711 McDonald Observatory. Observer J. G. Ries. 0.76-m reflector + CCD.734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, C. W. Juels, M. Schwartz. 0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.Orbital elements:2002 NY40 PHA 0.001Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5 MPCM 310.49293 (2000.0) P Qn 0.32508353 Peri. 267.14323 +0.57641193 -0.81538022a 2.0947848 Node 147.46840 +0.78389750 +0.53312104e 0.7145792 Incl. 5.75157 +0.23076827 +0.22569237P 3.03 H 18.9 G 0.15 U 9Residuals in seconds of arc020714 704 0.2+ 0.3- 020717 046 2.0+ 0.1+ 020718 704 0.5+ 0.0020714 704 1.3+ 0.7- 020717 046 (2.6+ 0.5+) 020718 704 0.7+ 0.1+020714 704 0.0 0.5- 020718 848 1.7- 1.3- 020718 704 0.5+ 0.2-020714 704 0.8+ 0.0 020718 848 (3.2- 0.8+) 020718 704 0.3+ 0.4+020714 704 0.4- 0.6+ 020718 711 0.3+ 0.2- 020718 611 0.1+ 0.7-020717 704 0.5+ 0.0 020718 848 (2.1- 0.6+) 020719 611 0.4+ 0.2+020717 704 0.7+ 0.3- 020718 711 0.0 0.4- 020719 734 1.0+ 0.2-020717 704 0.4+ 0.2- 020718 711 0.3+ 0.0 020719 734 0.8+ 0.2-020717 704 0.3+ 0.4- 020718 704 0.6+ 0.1+020717 704 0.8+ 0.5- 020718 848 (3.3- 1.2+)Ephemeris:2002 NY40 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.71, 6 q = 0.5979Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V2002 07 15.0 21 31.79 -06 19.9 0.455 1.423 148.2 22.1 19.02002 07 16.0 21 32.13 -06 14.9 0.440 1.412 149.0 21.7 18.92002 07 17.0 21 32.45 -06 09.9 0.426 1.401 149.8 21.4 18.82002 07 18.0 21 32.75 -06 05.0 0.411 1.390 150.7 21.0 18.72002 07 19.0 21 33.03 -06 00.2 0.397 1.378 151.5 20.6 18.62002 07 20.0 21 33.29 -05 55.4 0.383 1.367 152.3 20.2 18.52002 07 21.0 21 33.54 -05 50.7 0.369 1.355 153.1 19.8 18.42002 07 22.0 21 33.76 -05 46.0 0.355 1.344 153.9 19.4 18.32002 07 23.0 21 33.96 -05 41.3 0.341 1.333 154.7 19.0 18.22002 07 24.0 21 34.14 -05 36.6 0.328 1.321 155.5 18.6 18.02002 07 25.0 21 34.30 -05 32.0 0.314 1.309 156.3 18.1 17.92002 07 26.0 21 34.44 -05 27.4 0.301 1.298 157.2 17.7 17.82002 07 27.0 21 34.56 -05 22.8 0.287 1.286 158.0 17.2 17.62002 07 28.0 21 34.65 -05 18.2 0.274 1.275 158.8 16.8 17.52002 07 29.0 21 34.71 -05 13.6 0.261 1.263 159.6 16.3 17.42002 07 30.0 21 34.75 -05 09.0 0.248 1.251 160.4 15.8 17.22002 07 31.0 21 34.77 -05 04.3 0.235 1.239 161.2 15.3 17.12002 08 01.0 21 34.75 -04 59.5 0.222 1.228 161.9 14.9 16.92002 08 02.0 21 34.70 -04 54.6 0.209 1.216 162.7 14.4 16.72002 08 03.0 21 34.61 -04 49.6 0.196 1.204 163.5 13.9 16.62002 08 04.0 21 34.48 -04 44.3 0.183 1.192 164.2 13.4 16.42002 08 05.0 21 34.31 -04 38.8 0.171 1.180 164.9 12.9 16.22002 08 06.0 21 34.09 -04 32.9 0.158 1.168 165.6 12.5 16.02002 08 07.0 21 33.81 -04 26.5 0.146 1.156 166.2 12.0 15.82002 08 08.0 21 33.46 -04 19.4 0.133 1.144 166.8 11.6 15.52002 08 09.0 21 33.01 -04 11.4 0.121 1.132 167.4 11.3 15.32002 08 10.0 21 32.46 -04 02.1 0.109 1.120 167.9 11.0 15.02002 08 11.0 21 31.75 -03 50.9 0.096 1.108 168.2 10.8 14.72002 08 12.0 21 30.84 -03 37.2 0.084 1.096 168.5 10.7 14.42002 08 13.0 21 29.61 -03 19.3 0.072 1.084 168.5 10.7 14.02002 08 14.0 21 27.90 -02 54.7 0.060 1.072 168.3 11.0 13.62002 08 15.0 21 25.33 -02 18.4 0.048 1.060 167.8 11.7 13.12002 08 15.5 21 23.50 -01 52.6 0.042 1.054 167.2 12.3 12.92002 08 16.0 21 21.07 -01 18.3 0.036 1.048 166.5 13.1 12.52002 08 16.5 21 17.66 -00 30.3 0.030 1.041 165.4 14.2 12.22002 08 17.0 21 12.56 +00 41.6 0.024 1.035 163.7 16.0 11.72002 08 17.5 21 04.07 +02 41.1 0.018 1.029 160.7 18.9 11.22002 08 18.0 20 47.20 +06 36.1 0.012 1.023 155.0 24.7 10.52002 08 18.5 19 58.93 +17 07.6 0.0066 1.017 139.1 40.6 9.62002 08 19.0 15 12.80 +43 12.8 0.0036 1.011 74.0 105.8 10.62002 08 19.5 11 08.23 +23 55.5 0.0075 1.005 20.8 159.1 18.92002 08 20.0 10 25.71 +15 48.9 0.013 0.999 7.9 172.0 29.0 The nominal geocentric close-approach distance is 0.00360 AU on2002 Aug. 18.94 UT.Gareth V. 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