This is a partial list of unnumbered minor planets for principal provisional designations assigned during 1–15 September 2002. Since this period yielded a high number of provisional discoveries, it is further split into several standalone pages. , a total of 120 bodies remain unnumbered for this period. Objects for this year are listed on the following pages: A–B · C · D–F · G–K · L–O · P · Qi · Qii · Ri · Rii · S · Ti · Tii · U–V and W–Y. Also see previous and next year.

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|- id="2002 RB" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 0 || 2002 RB || AMO || 20.8 || data-sort-value="0.25" | 250 m || multiple || 2002–2015 || 15 Oct 2015 || 109 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RT" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 1 || 2002 RT || APO || 20.9 || data-sort-value="0.23" | 230 m || multiple || 2002–2013 || 02 Sep 2013 || 70 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RU" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 5 || 2002 RU || MCA || 19.2 || data-sort-value="0.43" | 430 m || single || 80 days || 22 Nov 2002 || 37 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RV" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 2 || 2002 RV || MCA || 18.7 || data-sort-value="0.54" | 540 m || multiple || 2001–2017 || 08 Oct 2017 || 47 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RO1" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 2 || || MBA-M || 18.3 || data-sort-value="0.92" | 920 m || multiple || 2002–2015 || 23 Sep 2015 || 45 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2015 RU85 || |- id="2002 RX6" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 1 || || MBA-M || 17.4 || 1.4 km || multiple || 2002–2021 || 16 Jan 2021 || 149 || align=left | Disc.: AMOS || |- id="2002 RS25" bgcolor=#FFE699 | 5 || || Asteroid || 19.5 || data-sort-value="0.70" | 700 m || single || 47 days || 06 Oct 2002 || 40 || align=left | Disc.: LONEOSMCA at MPC || |- id="2002 RZ26" bgcolor=#FA8072 | – || || MCA || 18.7 || data-sort-value="0.54" | 540 m || single || 46 days || 05 Oct 2002 || 31 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RL28" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 1 || || MBA-M || 18.1 || data-sort-value="0.71" | 710 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 02 Feb 2020 || 38 || align=left | Disc.: LONEOS || |- id="2002 RO28" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 6 || || APO || 25.4 || data-sort-value="0.030" | 30 m || single || 90 days || 04 Dec 2002 || 22 || align=left | Disc.: LINEARAMO at MPC || |- id="2002 RQ28" bgcolor=#FFE699 | 5 || || Asteroid || 18.5 || 1.1 km || single || 42 days || 02 Oct 2002 || 42 || align=left | Disc.: LINEARMCA at MPC || |- id="2002 RC36" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 17.6 || data-sort-value="0.90" | 900 m || multiple || 2002–2014 || 09 Jul 2014 || 43 || align=left | Disc.: LONEOSAlt.: 2006 QR21 || |- id="2002 RG66" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 0 || || MCA || 19.62 || data-sort-value="0.35" | 350 m || multiple || 2002–2022 || 06 Jan 2022 || 80 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RS74" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | – || || MBA-M || 17.4 || data-sort-value="0.98" | 980 m || single || 37 days || 26 Sep 2002 || 25 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RL77" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 18.5 || data-sort-value="0.59" | 590 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 27 Oct 2019 || 80 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RV78" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 18.5 || data-sort-value="0.59" | 590 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 15 Dec 2020 || 81 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RB85" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 1 || || MBA-M || 18.1 || data-sort-value="0.71" | 710 m || multiple || 2002–2014 || 27 Jun 2014 || 34 || align=left | Disc.: LINEARAlt.: 2006 QB14 || |- id="2002 RN109" bgcolor=#C2E0FF | – || || TNO || 15.3 || 5.0 km || single || 80 days || 04 Nov 2002 || 38 || align=left | Disc.: LINEARLoUTNOs, damocloid || |- id="2002 RD111" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 18.2 || data-sort-value="0.68" | 680 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 20 Dec 2019 || 90 || align=left | Disc.: LINEARAlt.: 2015 JQ5 || |- id="2002 RF112" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 0 || || MCA || 18.5 || data-sort-value="0.59" | 590 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 11 Dec 2020 || 58 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RC117" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 5 || || APO || 24.9 || data-sort-value="0.037" | 37 m || single || 15 days || 10 Sep 2002 || 48 || align=left | Disc.: LINEAR || |- id="2002 RU117" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 18.02 || data-sort-value="0.75" | 750 m || multiple || 2002–2023 || 26 Aug 2023 || 70 || align=left | Disc.: Kvistaberg Obs. || |- id="2002 RS124" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 0 || || MCA || 18.7 || data-sort-value="0.54" | 540 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 19 Dec 2019 || 59 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RG125" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 2 || || MBA-M || 18.3 || 1.2 km || multiple || 2002–2020 || 20 Sep 2020 || 80 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RK125" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 18.24 || data-sort-value="0.90" | 900 m || multiple || 2002-2023 || 14 Dec 2023 || 49 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RZ125" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 2 || || APO || 20.35 || data-sort-value="0.39" | 390 m || multiple || 2002-2024 || 12 Sep 2024 || 45 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RA126" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 6 || || APO || 22.8 || data-sort-value="0.098" | 98 m || single || 17 days || 28 Sep 2002 || 27 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAMO at MPC || |- id="2002 RU127" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 17.3 || 1.0 km || multiple || 2002–2020 || 23 Dec 2020 || 44 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RQ129" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 17.6 || data-sort-value="0.90" | 900 m || multiple || 2002–2014 || 28 Jun 2014 || 45 || align=left | Disc.: AMOS || |- id="2002 RR129" bgcolor=#FFE699 | 8 || || Asteroid || 22.4 || data-sort-value="0.18" | 180 m || single || 16 days || 13 Sep 2002 || 24 || align=left | Disc.: NEATMCA at MPC || |- id="2002 RS129" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 0 || || APO || 22.85 || data-sort-value="0.096" | 96 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 18 Jan 2021 || 63 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RT129" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 0 || || APO || 19.67 || data-sort-value="0.41" | 410 m || multiple || 2002–2022 || 08 Jan 2022 || 185 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RV129" bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 0 || || MBA-O || 15.85 || 3.8 km || multiple || 2002–2021 || 02 Apr 2021 || 305 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RZ129" bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 2 || || MBA-O || 16.9 || 2.3 km || multiple || 2002–2019 || 29 Nov 2019 || 79 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2019 QN15 || |- id="2002 RO137" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 0 || || AMO || 20.50 || data-sort-value="0.28" | 280 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 04 Dec 2021 || 344 || align=left | Disc.: AMOS || |- id="2002 RP137" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 2 || || AMO || 23.0 || data-sort-value="0.089" | 89 m || multiple || 2002–2017 || 24 Sep 2017 || 53 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RS137" bgcolor=#fefefe | 1 || || MBA-I || 19.0 || data-sort-value="0.47" | 470 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 30 May 2019 || 45 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RT137" bgcolor=#fefefe | – || || MBA-I || 18.2 || data-sort-value="0.68" | 680 m || single || 3 days || 15 Sep 2002 || 9 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RP142" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 18.9 || data-sort-value="0.49" | 490 m || multiple || 2002–2017 || 27 Jan 2017 || 33 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2012 SY43 || |- id="2002 RO144" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 18.3 || data-sort-value="0.65" | 650 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 27 Feb 2020 || 173 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RY144" bgcolor=#fefefe | 1 || || MBA-I || 19.4 || data-sort-value="0.39" | 390 m || multiple || 2002–2018 || 11 Jul 2018 || 50 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2015 TU192 || |- id="2002 RL146" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 19.28 || data-sort-value="0.41" | 410 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 05 Nov 2021 || 199 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2002 UE63 || |- id="2002 RY147" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 17.6 || data-sort-value="0.90" | 900 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 02 Dec 2019 || 47 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RO150" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 1 || || MCA || 18.3 || data-sort-value="0.65" | 650 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 01 Feb 2020 || 48 || align=left | Disc.: AMOS || |- id="2002 RX153" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 2 || || MBA-M || 18.42 || data-sort-value="0.62" | 620 m || multiple || 2002-2024 || 01 Jan 2024 || 34 || align=left | Disc.: LPL/Spacewatch II || |- id="2002 RK162" bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 1 || || MBA-O || 17.1 || 2.1 km || multiple || 2002–2018 || 10 Oct 2018 || 77 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2017 FM19 || |- id="2002 RN163" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 19.0 || data-sort-value="0.47" | 470 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 20 Oct 2020 || 81 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RC164" bgcolor=#fefefe | 0 || || MBA-I || 19.0 || data-sort-value="0.47" | 470 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 05 Oct 2019 || 70 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2009 UU93 || |- id="2002 RB165" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 18.5 || data-sort-value="0.84" | 840 m || multiple || 2002–2015 || 03 Nov 2015 || 109 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2015 RS95 || |- id="2002 RM166" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 1 || || MBA-M || 18.1 || data-sort-value="0.71" | 710 m || multiple || 1998–2014 || 15 Aug 2014 || 40 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RS167" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | – || || MBA-M || 19.3 || data-sort-value="0.41" | 410 m || single || 17 days || 16 Sep 2002 || 12 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RT167" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 18.5 || data-sort-value="0.84" | 840 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 13 Nov 2020 || 34 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2019 JP40 || |- id="2002 RC177" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 17.8 || data-sort-value="0.82" | 820 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 09 Apr 2021 || 27 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2002 TU380, 2002 TR354, 2006 QN105 || |- id="2002 RX180" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 1 || || MCA || 19.5 || data-sort-value="0.37" | 370 m || multiple || 2002–2016 || 25 Sep 2016 || 63 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2009 QB34 || |- id="2002 RB181" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 0 || || HUN || 19.59 || data-sort-value="0.36" | 360 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 16 Apr 2021 || 26 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAdded on 9 March 2021Alt.: 2016 GH216 || |- id="2002 RK181" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 3 || || MCA || 18.6 || 1.5 km || multiple || 2002-2018 || 09 Feb 2018 || 41 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RO181" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 0 || || HUN || 19.1 || data-sort-value="0.45" | 450 m || multiple || 2002–2019 || 09 Apr 2019 || 51 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2019 GA3 || |- id="2002 RY181" bgcolor=#FA8072 | 0 || || MCA || 20.68 || data-sort-value="0.41" | 410 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 30 Nov 2021 || 76 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RZ181" bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 0 || || MBA-O || 16.3 || 3.1 km || multiple || 2002–2021 || 11 Jan 2021 || 105 || align=left | Disc.: Michael Adrian Obs.Alt.: 2014 WD502 || |- id="2002 RA182" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 0 || || AMO || 20.76 || data-sort-value="0.25" | 250 m || multiple || 2002–2021 || 02 Oct 2021 || 87 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RB182" bgcolor=#FFC2E0 | 7 || || APO || 23.1 || data-sort-value="0.085" | 85 m || single || 2 days || 16 Sep 2002 || 16 || align=left | Disc.: NEAT || |- id="2002 RK208" bgcolor=#fefefe | 3 || || MBA-I || 18.9 || data-sort-value="0.49" | 490 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 15 Sep 2020 || 42 || align=left | Disc.: NEATAlt.: 2013 TY205 || |- id="2002 RS209" bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 0 || || MBA-O || 17.4 || 1.8 km || multiple || 2002–2019 || 28 Dec 2019 || 45 || align=left | Disc.: LPL/Spacewatch II || |- id="2002 RT209" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 1 || || MBA-M || 19.51 || data-sort-value="0.58" | 580 m || multiple || 2002-2011 || 30 Oct 2011 || 31 || align=left | Disc.: LPL/Spacewatch IIAlt.: 2011 UC395 || |- id="2002 RZ209" bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 0 || || MBA-M || 18.38 || 1.2 km || multiple || 2002–2021 || 06 Nov 2021 || 65 || align=left | Disc.: LPL/Spacewatch II || |- id="2002 RC210" bgcolor=#fefefe | 1 || || MBA-I || 18.9 || data-sort-value="0.49" | 490 m || multiple || 2002–2020 || 22 Aug 2020 || 50 || align=left | Disc.: LPL/Spacewatch II || |- id="2002 RD210" bgcolor=#fefefe