MPEC 1994-A01: 1993 XN2
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M.P.E.C. 1994-A01 Issued 1994 Jan. 4, 14:29 UT
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1993 XN2
Discovered 1993 Dec. 10 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Available observations:
J93X02N*3A1993 12 10.36197 06 39 42.25 +61 11 21.2 16.5 675
J93X02N 3A1993 12 10.39253 06 39 34.57 +61 12 25.2 675
J93X02N 3A1993 12 11.38802 06 35 36.46 +61 45 36.0 675
J93X02N 3A1993 12 11.41961 06 35 28.34 +61 46 35.9 675
J93X02N 3A1994 01 03.15417 05 19 25.62 +65 34 30.0 17.7 675
J93X02N 3A1994 01 04.10382 05 17 40.88 +65 30 18.4 17.5 675
Observer details:
675 Palomar Mountain. Observers C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker,
D. H. Levy. 0.46-m Schmidt. December measurements at the U.S.
Geological Survey in Flagstaff, January measurements by "Mme.
Guillotine" at Palomar.
Orbital elements:
1993 XN2
Epoch 1993 Dec. 19.0 TT = JDT 2449340.5 Marsden
M 24.57453 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.31308533 Peri. 312.90015 +0.91333742 -0.16271847
a 2.1479668 Node 59.83236 +0.36112447 +0.74725028
e 0.5427406 Incl. 25.57912 -0.18815920 +0.64431337
P 3.15 H 16.0 G 0.15
From 6 observations 1993 Dec. 10-1994 Jan. 4.
Ephemeris:
1993 XN2 a,e,i = 2.15, 0.54, 26 q = 0.9822
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
1993 12 29 05 31.31 +65 45.4 0.553 1.435 136.4 28.2 16.7
1994 01 03 05 19.71 +65 35.1 0.605 1.473 134.6 28.4 17.0
1994 01 08 05 11.83 +65 07.3 0.660 1.511 132.6 28.6 17.3
1994 01 13 05 07.41 +64 28.1 0.718 1.549 130.5 28.9 17.5
1994 01 18 05 06.01 +63 41.8 0.778 1.587 128.1 29.2 17.7
1994 01 23 05 07.13 +62 51.3 0.840 1.624 125.7 29.5 18.0
1994 01 28 05 10.30 +61 58.8 0.904 1.662 123.2 29.7 18.2
1994 02 02 05 15.10 +61 05.2 0.971 1.699 120.6 30.0 18.4
1994 02 07 05 21.20 +60 11.3 1.039 1.736 118.0 30.1 18.6
1994 02 12 05 28.36 +59 17.4 1.110 1.773 115.3 30.2 18.8
1994 02 17 05 36.36 +58 23.9 1.182 1.809 112.6 30.3 19.0
1994 02 22 05 45.01 +57 30.8 1.256 1.845 110.0 30.3 19.1
1994 02 27 05 54.16 +56 38.1 1.332 1.881 107.3 30.2 19.3
1994 03 04 06 03.69 +55 45.8 1.409 1.916 104.6 30.1 19.5
1994 03 09 06 13.50 +54 53.7 1.487 1.951 101.9 29.9 19.6
1994 03 14 06 23.53 +54 01.7 1.566 1.985 99.2 29.6 19.8
1994 03 19 06 33.70 +53 09.8 1.647 2.019 96.6 29.3 19.9
1994 03 24 06 43.97 +52 17.9 1.728 2.053 93.9 29.0 20.0
1994 03 29 06 54.27 +51 26.0 1.809 2.086 91.3 28.6 20.1
1994 04 03 07 04.58 +50 33.9 1.892 2.118 88.6 28.2 20.3
1994 04 08 07 14.86 +49 41.5 1.974 2.150 86.0 27.7 20.4
(Last issue was M.P.E.C. 1993-Y06)
Brian G. Marsden M.P.E.C. 1994-A01
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