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MPEC 1996-B08: 1996 AS1

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M.P.E.C. 1996-B08                                Issued 1996 Jan. 23, 00:02 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.

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU

                                   1996 AS1

                           Revision to MPEC 1996-A23

Observations:
     J96A01S  C1996 01 20.25207 08 37 27.13 +15 06 41.8          21.7 V      691
     J96A01S  C1996 01 20.27410 08 37 25.05 +15 06 41.8          22.0 V      691
     J96A01S  C1996 01 20.29977 08 37 22.63 +15 06 42.4          21.2 V      691
     J96A01S  C1996 01 20.41103 08 37 12.23 +15 06 39.9                      711
     J96A01S  C1996 01 20.42470 08 37 11.01 +15 06 39.4                      711
     J96A01S  C1996 01 21.32515 08 35 48.72 +15 06 23.7                      711
     J96A01S  C1996 01 22.30562 08 34 18.42 +15 06 08.8                      711
     J96A01S  C1996 01 22.31921 08 34 17.05 +15 06 07.7                      711

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.
    0.91-m Spacewatch telescope.
711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis.  Observer A. L. Whipple.
    0.76-m reflector.

Orbital elements:
1996 AS1
Epoch 1996 Jan. 18.0 TT = JDT 2450100.5                 Marsden
M 198.39975              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42571624     Peri.  358.01004     +0.42070969     +0.87954295
a   1.7500720      Node   296.80770     -0.82885769     +0.27306386
e   0.3609306      Incl.   14.42095     -0.36877946     +0.38966694
P   2.32           H    18.0          G   0.15
From 16 observations 1996 Jan. 13-22.

Ephemeris:
1996 AS1                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.36, 14                  q = 1.1184
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1996 01 18    08 40.84   +15 07.5    1.393    2.364   168.2     4.9    21.0
1996 01 23    08 33.24   +15 06.0    1.379    2.360   174.2     2.4    20.8
1996 01 28    08 25.45   +15 04.9    1.372    2.355   175.3     2.0    20.8
1996 02 02    08 17.72   +15 03.8    1.374    2.350   169.7     4.3    20.9
1996 02 07    08 10.25   +15 02.5    1.383    2.344   163.2     7.0    21.1
1996 02 12    08 03.27   +15 00.7    1.399    2.338   156.6     9.6    21.2
1996 02 17    07 56.94   +14 58.3    1.422    2.331   150.2    12.2    21.3
1996 02 22    07 51.40   +14 55.3    1.451    2.324   143.9    14.5    21.5
1996 02 27    07 46.77   +14 51.5    1.486    2.316   137.8    16.7    21.6
1996 03 03    07 43.10   +14 47.0    1.525    2.308   131.9    18.6    21.7
1996 03 08    07 40.39   +14 41.8    1.568    2.300   126.4    20.3    21.8
1996 03 13    07 38.65   +14 35.7    1.615    2.291   121.0    21.8    21.9
1996 03 18    07 37.83   +14 28.9    1.664    2.281   115.9    23.1    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-B08

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