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MPEC 1997-X03: 1997 WT22

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M.P.E.C. 1997-X03                                Issued 1997 Dec. 3, 16:42 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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                                   1997 WT22

Observations:
     J97W22T  C1997 11 07.27296 03 59 59.90 +09 51 34.1          18.8        704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 07.29060 03 59 58.49 +09 51 37.9          19.1        704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 07.30652 03 59 57.28 +09 51 42.6                      704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 07.32244 03 59 56.01 +09 51 46.1          19.2        704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 07.34206 03 59 54.26 +09 51 51.4          18.8        704
     J97W22T* C1997 11 29.14100 03 18 31.12 +12 53 27.7          19          704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 29.17483 03 18 26.19 +12 53 54.1                      704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 29.19363 03 18 23.37 +12 54 08.9                      704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 29.21233 03 18 20.57 +12 54 23.2                      704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 29.23374 03 18 17.41 +12 54 40.1                      704
     J97W22T  C1997 11 30.55226 03 15 12.51 +13 11 51.6                      360
     J97W22T  C1997 11 30.55660 03 15 11.84 +13 11 54.0                      360
     J97W22T  C1997 11 30.56250 03 15 10.96 +13 11 58.9                      360
     J97W22T  C1997 12 02.17649 03 11 24.49 +13 33 51.8                      658
     J97W22T  C1997 12 02.18565 03 11 23.13 +13 33 59.7                      658
     J97W22T  C1997 12 02.19023 03 11 22.48 +13 34 03.7                      658
     J97W22T  C1997 12 03.25545 03 08 52.30 +13 49 10.9                      658
     J97W22T  C1997 12 03.26014 03 08 51.62 +13 49 15.1                      658
     J97W22T  C1997 12 03.27103 03 08 50.01 +13 49 24.7                      658

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, J. Sharma.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1997 WT22
Epoch 1997 Nov. 8.0 TT = JDT 2450760.5                  Williams
M 298.70770              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53665659     Peri.   75.04402     -0.82841162     -0.54261487
a   1.4997023      Node    71.91427     +0.44113286     -0.78489473
e   0.3126261      Incl.    8.40431     +0.34516081     -0.29918115
P   1.84           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 19 observations 1997 Nov. 7-Dec. 3.

Ephemeris:
1997 WT22                a,e,i = 1.50, 0.31, 8                   q = 1.0309
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1997 11 28    03 21.16   +12 39.4    0.340    1.317   164.4    11.6    17.5
1997 12 08    02 57.97   +15 02.0    0.318    1.271   150.4    22.5    17.6
1997 12 18    02 37.76   +18 00.7    0.309    1.227   136.5    33.5    17.8
1997 12 28    02 23.87   +21 28.2    0.309    1.184   124.1    43.5    18.0
1998 01 07    02 17.93   +25 20.5    0.312    1.145   113.7    51.9    18.2
1998 01 17    02 19.95   +29 35.7    0.315    1.109   105.3    58.8    18.3
1998 01 27    02 29.57   +34 11.3    0.316    1.079    98.8    64.4    18.4
1998 02 06    02 47.01   +39 04.6    0.314    1.056    94.0    68.7    18.5
1998 02 16    03 13.18   +44 08.4    0.308    1.040    90.9    71.8    18.5
1998 02 26    03 50.52   +49 06.1    0.300    1.032    89.4    73.7    18.5
1998 03 08    04 43.15   +53 25.4    0.291    1.032    89.6    74.0    18.5
1998 03 18    05 54.15   +56 04.1    0.282    1.042    91.5    72.8    18.4
1998 03 28    07 18.93   +55 36.0    0.277    1.059    95.0    69.9    18.3
1998 04 07    08 41.71   +51 11.3    0.279    1.084    99.8    65.5    18.2
1998 04 17    09 49.05   +43 32.8    0.291    1.115   105.0    60.4    18.2
1998 04 27    10 39.85   +34 18.3    0.315    1.151   109.6    55.5    18.3
1998 05 07    11 18.78   +24 58.1    0.352    1.191   112.8    51.4    18.5
1998 05 17    11 50.13   +16 27.0    0.404    1.234   114.3    48.3    18.8
1998 05 27    12 16.84   +09 04.8    0.467    1.278   114.3    46.3    19.1
1998 06 06    12 40.87   +02 50.5    0.543    1.324   113.0    44.9    19.5
1998 06 16    13 03.30   -02 24.3    0.628    1.370   110.8    43.9    19.9
1998 06 26    13 24.88   -06 50.4    0.722    1.416   107.9    43.1    20.2
1998 07 06    13 46.10   -10 37.4    0.824    1.462   104.7    42.3    20.5
1998 07 16    14 07.22   -13 52.4    0.933    1.506   101.1    41.5    20.9
1998 07 26    14 28.44   -16 40.9    1.048    1.549    97.3    40.6    21.1
1998 08 05    14 49.91   -19 07.2    1.167    1.591    93.3    39.5    21.4
1998 08 15    15 11.68   -21 13.7    1.291    1.630    89.3    38.4    21.7
1998 08 25    15 33.81   -23 02.5    1.417    1.668    85.1    37.1    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-X03

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