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MPEC 2000-A38: 1999 RB215, 1999 RC215

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M.P.E.C. 2000-A38                                Issued 2000 Jan. 10, 22:17 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
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                            1999 RB215, 1999 RC215

Observations:
     J99RL5B*1C1999 09 06.54065 00 26 21.09 +03 05 00.9          24.0 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 09 06.57078 00 26 20.93 +03 04 59.9          24.3 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 09 06.60771 00 26 20.72 +03 04 58.9          23.6 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 09 09.55351 00 26 05.44 +03 03 31.2          24.1 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 09 09.56510 00 26 05.37 +03 03 30.9          23.8 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 09 09.57670 00 26 05.30 +03 03 30.3          23.8 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 10 10.35425 00 23 12.60 +02 46 46.4          24.2 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 10 10.39580 00 23 12.40 +02 46 45.5          23.8 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 10 10.45692 00 23 12.06 +02 46 43.2          23.7 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 10 11.43385 00 23 06.55 +02 46 11.7          24.3 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 10 11.48545 00 23 06.26 +02 46 09.2          24.2 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 11 11.36506 00 20 36.71 +02 31 43.5          24.0 R      568
     J99RL5B 1C1999 11 11.41458 00 20 36.51 +02 31 42.4          24.3 R      568
     J99RL5C*1C1999 09 06.54065 00 28 03.40 +03 04 58.3          22.7 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 09 06.57078 00 28 03.27 +03 04 57.4          22.8 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 09 06.60771 00 28 03.14 +03 04 56.5          22.6 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 09 10.52316 00 27 47.68 +03 03 15.7          22.9 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 09 10.53360 00 27 47.65 +03 03 15.2          22.9 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 10 08.46757 00 25 49.04 +02 50 21.8          23.1 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 10 08.49378 00 25 48.96 +02 50 21.4          22.9 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 11 09.39538 00 23 47.11 +02 37 03.6          22.9 R      568
     J99RL5C 1C1999 11 09.43564 00 23 46.98 +02 37 03.3          22.9 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers J. X. Luu, C. A. Trujillo, D. C. Jewitt, D. J.
    Tholen, S. Sheppard.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
J99RL5B  9.4  0.15 J99A9   0.096   1.548   4.997   7.814 0.34575  48.31520  66EM
J99RL5C  6.8  0.15 J999J   0.000 178.145 189.013   1.418 0.0      43.49678  64EM

Ephemerides:
1999 RB215               a,e,i = 48.32, 0.35, 8                  q = 31.610
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 01 07    00 19.91   +02 29.9   31.774   31.611    79.6     1.8    24.6
2000 01 17    00 20.44   +02 33.8   31.942   31.611    69.5     1.7    24.6
2000 01 27    00 21.14   +02 38.8   32.099   31.611    59.6     1.5    24.6
2000 02 06    00 22.02   +02 44.9   32.241   31.611    49.6     1.4    24.6
2000 02 16    00 23.03   +02 51.9   32.364   31.612    39.8     1.1    24.6
2000 02 26    00 24.17   +02 59.8   32.465   31.612    30.0     0.9    24.6

1999 RC215               a,e,i = 43.50, 0.00, 1
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 01 07    00 22.93   +02 31.1   43.652   43.497    80.3     1.3    23.4
2000 01 17    00 23.27   +02 33.3   43.821   43.497    70.2     1.2    23.4
2000 01 27    00 23.74   +02 36.3   43.979   43.497    60.1     1.1    23.4
2000 02 06    00 24.34   +02 40.1   44.122   43.497    50.1     1.0    23.4
2000 02 16    00 25.04   +02 44.6   44.246   43.497    40.2     0.8    23.4
2000 02 26    00 25.84   +02 49.6   44.348   43.497    30.4     0.7    23.3

     The assumed 1:2 Neptune-resonance orbital elements for 1999 RB215 keep
the object more than 22 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-A38

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