MPEC 1997-S16: 1997 SZ10
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M.P.E.C. 1997-S16 Issued 1997 Sept. 30, 21:34 UT
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1997 SZ10
Observations:
J97S10Z C1997 09 07.44656 00 47 41.90 +05 47 57.8 23.0 R 675
J97S10Z C1997 09 07.46976 00 47 41.78 +05 47 57.3 23.1 R 675
J97S10Z* C1997 09 24.43753 00 46 08.92 +05 39 50.7 568
J97S10Z C1997 09 24.51529 00 46 08.55 +05 39 48.5 568
J97S10Z C1997 09 27.34124 00 45 52.03 +05 38 18.8 696
J97S10Z C1997 09 27.43969 00 45 51.43 +05 38 16.1 23.0 R 696
Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea. Observer D. Jewitt. Measurer G. V. Williams. 2.2-m
University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
675 Palomar Mountain. Observers B. Gladman, P. Nicholson, J. A. Burns.
Measurer B. Gladman. 5-m Hale Telescope + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observer C. W. Hergenrother.
1.2-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
1997 SZ10
The following assumed 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements keep the
object more than 15 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period
Epoch 1997 Sept. 9.0 TT = JDT 2450700.5 Marsden
M 359.54531 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00395749 Peri. 3.48096 +0.97408007 -0.22317901
a 39.5843033 Node 9.65563 +0.20186751 +0.78412258
e 0.2013448 Incl. 12.69742 +0.10206627 +0.57908799
P 249 H 8.5 G 0.15
From 6 observations 1997 Sept. 7-27.
Ephemeris:
1997 SZ10 a,e,i = 39.58, 0.20, 13 q = 31.614
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
1997 09 29 00 45.71 +05 37.5 30.620 31.614 173.2 0.2 23.5
1997 10 09 00 44.72 +05 32.1 30.617 31.614 176.6 0.1 23.5
1997 10 19 00 43.75 +05 26.8 30.645 31.614 166.5 0.4 23.5
1997 10 29 00 42.83 +05 21.8 30.702 31.614 156.3 0.7 23.6
1997 11 08 00 42.00 +05 17.3 30.787 31.614 146.1 1.0 23.6
1997 11 18 00 41.29 +05 13.6 30.898 31.614 135.8 1.2 23.6
1997 11 28 00 40.73 +05 10.7 31.030 31.614 125.6 1.5 23.7
1997 12 08 00 40.35 +05 08.9 31.180 31.614 115.3 1.6 23.7
1997 12 18 00 40.15 +05 08.3 31.343 31.614 105.1 1.7 23.7
1997 12 28 00 40.16 +05 08.9 31.514 31.614 94.9 1.8 23.7
1998 01 07 00 40.37 +05 10.8 31.688 31.614 84.8 1.8 23.7
1998 01 17 00 40.77 +05 14.0 31.859 31.614 74.7 1.7 23.7
1998 01 27 00 41.37 +05 18.4 32.022 31.614 64.7 1.6 23.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-S16
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