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MPEC 1997-V02: 1997 UT9

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M.P.E.C. 1997-V02                                Issued 1997 Nov. 1, 16:34 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.

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                                   1997 UT9

Observations:
     J97U09T* C1997 10 30.35545 01 25 50.94 +11 04 54.9          19.1 V      566
     J97U09T  C1997 10 30.36578 01 25 50.60 +11 05 07.6          19.0 V      566
     J97U09T  C1997 10 30.37604 01 25 50.23 +11 05 20.1          19.4 V      566
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.26168 01 25 31.90 +11 23 10.0          18.4 V      673
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.26387 01 25 31.85 +11 23 12.6                      673
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.26671 01 25 31.76 +11 23 16.2                      673
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.84071 01 25 20.82 +11 34 45.4          17.9 V      046
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.84247 01 25 20.77 +11 34 47.2                      046
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.84424 01 25 20.68 +11 34 49.9                      046
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.84600 01 25 20.70 +11 34 51.7                      046
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.87218 01 25 20.02 +11 35 22.7          19.0 V      557
     J97U09T  C1997 10 31.87756 01 25 19.88 +11 35 29.2                      557
     J97U09T  C1997 11 01.28215 01 25 12.22 +11 43 40.0          18.3 R      673
     J97U09T  C1997 11 01.28534 01 25 12.13 +11 43 43.8                      673

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
566 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. J. Lawrence,
    D. L. Rabinowitz for the NEAT team.  1.0-m f/2.2 GEODSS telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. L. Rabinowitz.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1997 UT9
Epoch 1997 Oct. 19.0 TT = JDT 2450740.5                 Williams
M   0.35224              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20308406     Peri.  354.62055     +0.91430973     -0.39706613
a   2.8665014      Node    29.18411     +0.37743446     +0.76381108
e   0.4980282      Incl.    9.42509     +0.14690457     +0.50885275
P   4.85           H   19.0           G   0.15
From 14 observations 1997 Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

Ephemeris:
1997 UT9                 a,e,i = 2.87, 0.50, 9                   q = 1.4389
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1997 10 29    01 26.35   +10 37.3    0.457    1.444   168.2     8.1    18.7
1997 11 03    01 24.72   +12 17.9    0.470    1.449   163.2    11.4    18.9
1997 11 08    01 23.89   +13 54.2    0.488    1.456   158.4    14.5    19.1
1997 11 13    01 24.00   +15 25.3    0.509    1.464   153.8    17.4    19.3
1997 11 18    01 25.11   +16 51.0    0.535    1.474   149.4    19.9    19.5
1997 11 23    01 27.26   +18 11.0    0.563    1.486   145.3    22.3    19.7
1997 11 28    01 30.43   +19 25.5    0.596    1.499   141.3    24.3    19.9
1997 12 03    01 34.60   +20 34.9    0.632    1.513   137.6    26.1    20.1
1997 12 08    01 39.71   +21 39.7    0.671    1.529   134.1    27.6    20.3
1997 12 13    01 45.69   +22 40.2    0.713    1.547   130.7    28.8    20.5
1997 12 18    01 52.44   +23 36.9    0.757    1.565   127.5    29.9    20.7
1997 12 23    01 59.88   +24 30.0    0.805    1.585   124.4    30.8    20.9
1997 12 28    02 07.94   +25 19.7    0.856    1.605   121.4    31.5    21.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-V02

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