1 DATE : 02/2/2002	STAR : TYC 4742-00609-1	ASTEROID : (1051) MEROPE

2 OBSERVER : Name: Stefano Sposetti.	Abbr: SPS
Address: 6525 Gnosca - Switzerland.	E-Mail: spo@bluewin.ch

3 OBSERVING STATION : (Nearest city: Bellinzona)
Latitude 46° 13,9' N	Longitude 9° 1,5' E	Altitude 260 m.

4 TIMING OF EVENT :No occultation observed

5 TELESCOPE : Type: Newtonian. Aperture: 40 cm. CCD equipped.
Mount: equatorial with motor drive OFF (*star trail method*).

6 OBSERVING CONDITIONS :
Atmospheric transparency: good (blossom eye limiting mag: 5).
Star image stability: good.Wind : none.	Temperature: 0°C.

7 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS : I made 11 CCD 70-seconds images star trails
(mounting motors off) during the following intervals:
20:31:14 - 20:32:24 UT
20:32:35 - 20:33:45 UT
20:33:56 - 20:35:06 UT
20:35:17 - 20:36:27 UT
20:36:38 - 20:37:48 UT
20:37:59 - 20:39:09 UT
20:39:21 - 20:40:31 UT
20:40:42 - 20:41:52 UT
20:42:03 - 20:43:13 UT
20:43:24 - 20:44:34 UT
20:44:45 - 20:45:55 UT
Incertitude  of the beginning and end of the intervals +- 1 sec.