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MPEC 1996-Y05: 1996 XB27

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M.P.E.C. 1996-Y05                                Issued 1996 Dec. 19, 19:46 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,
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             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU

                                   1996 XB27

Observations:
     J96X27B* C1996 12 12.21839 03 39 59.05 +09 05 57.9          20.5 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 12.24013 03 39 56.99 +09 05 55.9          20.8 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 12.26208 03 39 54.89 +09 05 53.4          20.7 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 14.19472 03 37 22.30 +09 03 18.0          21.2 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 14.20282 03 37 21.58 +09 03 17.4          20.8 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 15.26745 03 36 03.53 +09 02 36.9          20.7 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 15.27482 03 36 02.95 +09 02 37.0          21.4 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 18.08698 03 33 05.10 +09 03 22.6          22.3 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 18.09251 03 33 04.85 +09 03 25.0          21.0 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 18.09807 03 33 04.57 +09 03 23.9          21.5 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 18.10542 03 33 03.95 +09 03 26.2                      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 18.11110 03 33 03.54 +09 03 27.2          21.9 V      691
     J96X27B  C1996 12 18.11658 03 33 03.22 +09 03 27.6          22.5 V      691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. Gehrels, J. Montani.
    0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
1996 XB27
Epoch 1996 Dec. 3.0 TT = JDT 2450420.5                  Williams
M 199.53544              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.75870317     Peri.   52.16867     -0.62996259     +0.77662495
a   1.1905696      Node   178.78286     -0.72517931     -0.58781704
e   0.0549807      Incl.    2.42626     -0.27796061     -0.22654979
P   1.30           H   22.5           G   0.15
From 13 observations 1996 Dec. 12-18.

Ephemeris:
1996 XB27                a,e,i = 1.19, 0.05, 2                   q = 1.1251
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1996 12 13    03 38.91   +09 04.9    0.293    1.250   151.6    22.0    21.4
1996 12 18    03 33.15   +09 03.5    0.305    1.248   145.5    26.5    21.6
1996 12 23    03 29.30   +09 13.4    0.320    1.245   139.9    30.6    21.8
1996 12 28    03 27.36   +09 33.2    0.337    1.243   134.6    34.3    22.0
1997 01 02    03 27.23   +10 01.6    0.355    1.241   129.8    37.5    22.2
1997 01 07    03 28.81   +10 37.1    0.374    1.238   125.4    40.4    22.4
1997 01 12    03 31.99   +11 18.4    0.394    1.235   121.3    42.9    22.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-Y05

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