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MPEC 1998-V17: 1998 VN

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M.P.E.C. 1998-V17                                Issued 1998 Nov. 12, 20:10 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
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                                    1998 VN

Observations:
     J98V00N* C1998 11 10.15321 01 20 51.21 +15 03 46.1          17.4        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 10.17214 01 20 49.85 +15 01 28.1                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 10.19097 01 20 48.52 +14 59 09.6                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 10.20993 01 20 47.14 +14 56 50.6                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 10.22886 01 20 45.78 +14 54 30.6                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.06385 01 20 15.77 +13 08 09.6          17.4        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.06398 01 20 15.71 +13 08 10.9          17.7        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.08626 01 20 14.41 +13 05 14.9                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.08640 01 20 14.41 +13 05 13.9                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.10848 01 20 13.00 +13 02 20.9          17.6        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.10861 01 20 12.81 +13 02 20.8          17.4        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.11356 01 20 12.30 +13 01 31.9          16.4 V      713
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.13017 01 20 11.23 +12 59 20.5          16.3 V      713
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.13023 01 20 11.55 +12 59 29.7          17.8        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.13037 01 20 11.48 +12 59 29.3          17.2        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.14675 01 20 10.11 +12 57 08.5          16.7 V      713
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.15200 01 20 09.98 +12 56 38.0                      704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.15213 01 20 09.93 +12 56 38.2          17.2        704
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.74300 01 19 47.42 +11 36 11.8                      557
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.74382 01 19 47.36 +11 36 05.1                      557
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.74465 01 19 47.31 +11 35 58.3                      557
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.74546 01 19 47.26 +11 35 51.5                      557
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.76270 01 19 46.36 +11 33 30.4          16.5 V      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.76359 01 19 46.31 +11 33 22.7                      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.76433 01 19 46.24 +11 33 16.7                      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.76517 01 19 46.21 +11 33 09.4                      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.77905 01 19 45.21 +11 31 15.7                      118
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.78169 01 19 45.05 +11 30 54.3          16.4 R      118
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.78360 01 19 44.94 +11 30 38.1                      118
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.82894 01 19 42.55 +11 24 18.3          16.6 R      611
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.83021 01 19 42.48 +11 24 08.7          16.6 R      611
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.83160 01 19 42.39 +11 23 55.8          16.8 R      611
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.89690 01 19 38.32 +11 14 55.5                      143
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.89767 01 19 38.39 +11 14 46.8                      143
     J98V00N  C1998 11 11.89925 01 19 38.22 +11 14 35.3                      143
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.11625 01 19 30.58 +10 44 19.6          15.4 R      758
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.11811 01 19 30.45 +10 44 04.4          15.2 R      758
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.12012 01 19 30.25 +10 43 46.3          15.2 R      758
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.12197 01 19 30.17 +10 43 31.0          15.0 R      758
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.23472 01 19 25.39 +10 27 16.4                      670
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.24722 01 19 24.59 +10 25 27.0                      670
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.25920 01 19 23.77 +10 23 42.0          16.4 V      670
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.42903 01 19 20.85 +09 59 00.6          16.4 V      402
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.43042 01 19 20.77 +09 58 48.6                      402
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.43181 01 19 20.67 +09 58 36.5                      402
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.43319 01 19 20.59 +09 58 24.5                      402
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.45443 01 19 19.21 +09 55 20.0          15.9 V      900
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.46008 01 19 18.81 +09 54 29.7                      900
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.53299 01 19 14.02 +09 43 52.4          17.0 V      360
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.53455 01 19 13.90 +09 43 38.6                      360
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.53628 01 19 13.79 +09 43 23.3                      360
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.72632 01 19 09.70 +09 14 49.8          16.7 V      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.72692 01 19 09.66 +09 14 44.2                      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.72782 01 19 09.60 +09 14 36.2                      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.72909 01 19 09.53 +09 14 25.2                      046
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.76491 01 19 07.56 +09 09 06.4          16.7 R      540
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.76622 01 19 07.42 +09 08 55.0                      540
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.76741 01 19 07.40 +09 08 43.5                      540
     J98V00N  C1998 11 12.76873 01 19 07.28 +09 08 31.4                      540

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.20-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
540 Linz.  Observer E. Meyer.  0.3-m f/5.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observer R. Stoss.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.
713 Thornton.  Observer R. A. Koff.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
758 BCC Observatory, Cocoa.  Observer I. P. Griffin.  0.30-m f/5 Maksutov
    + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 VN
Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
M 320.45933              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.59924000     Peri.  245.71083     -0.38857418     -0.90799680
a   1.3933777      Node   228.10367     +0.90317426     -0.34166162
e   0.3477817      Incl.   12.15197     +0.18244553     -0.24250597
P   1.64           H   20.3           G   0.15
From 59 observations 1998 Nov. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
1998 VN                  a,e,i = 1.39, 0.35, 12                  q = 0.9088
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 03    01 26.20   +26 11.3    0.137    1.123   161.0    16.7    17.1
1998 11 08    01 22.37   +19 06.5    0.113    1.097   158.6    19.3    16.7
1998 11 13    01 18.93   +08 34.8    0.093    1.072   151.0    26.6    16.5
1998 11 18    01 16.26   -06 33.3    0.078    1.048   137.8    39.4    16.4
1998 11 23    01 14.74   -26 02.9    0.071    1.025   119.8    56.7    16.7
1998 11 28    01 14.69   -46 30.4    0.073    1.003   101.0    74.9    17.2
1998 12 03    01 16.20   -63 47.2    0.083    0.983    85.8    89.4    18.0
1998 12 08    01 18.8    -76 40.1    0.098    0.965    75.4    99.0    18.8
1998 12 13    01 20      -86 00.4    0.116    0.949    68.9   104.6    19.4
1998 12 18    13 41      -87 03.9    0.135    0.935    65.2   107.3    19.8
1998 12 23    13 43.1    -81 44.0    0.155    0.924    63.3   108.0    20.1
1998 12 28    13 51.2    -77 27.8    0.176    0.916    62.7   107.4    20.4
1999 01 02    14 01.0    -73 56.1    0.196    0.911    63.0   105.9    20.5
1999 01 07    14 11.9    -70 57.1    0.217    0.909    63.8   103.8    20.6
1999 01 12    14 23.60   -68 22.9    0.236    0.910    65.1   101.2    20.6

1999 01 22    14 47.74   -64 06.7    0.272    0.921    68.7    95.4    20.7
1999 02 01    15 11.31   -60 33.9    0.302    0.943    73.2    89.0    20.7
1999 02 11    15 32.71   -57 25.8    0.324    0.976    78.6    82.4    20.7
1999 02 21    15 49.98   -54 28.7    0.337    1.016    84.9    75.8    20.6
1999 03 03    16 01.58   -51 29.2    0.343    1.062    92.4    68.8    20.5
1999 03 13    16 06.23   -48 14.9    0.341    1.113   101.4    61.1    20.4
1999 03 23    16 02.69   -44 28.9    0.335    1.165   112.2    52.3    20.2
1999 04 02    15 50.96   -39 50.6    0.330    1.219   125.1    42.1    20.0
1999 04 12    15 32.65   -34 08.2    0.330    1.273   140.2    30.3    19.7
1999 04 22    15 11.19   -27 34.2    0.342    1.326   156.7    17.4    19.5
1999 05 02    14 51.06   -20 57.4    0.373    1.378   173.1     5.1    19.3
1999 05 12    14 35.42   -15 15.7    0.423    1.429   170.4     6.7    19.7
1999 05 22    14 25.53   -11 00.8    0.491    1.477   157.0    15.6    20.5
1999 06 01    14 21.24   -08 13.7    0.576    1.523   145.3    22.3    21.1
1999 06 11    14 21.65   -06 38.2    0.673    1.566   135.2    27.2    21.6
1999 06 21    14 25.83   -05 56.2    0.780    1.607   126.5    30.6    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V17

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