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MPEC 1997-X04: 1997 WU22

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M.P.E.C. 1997-X04                                Issued 1997 Dec. 3, 17:53 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
                   URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

                                   1997 WU22

Observations:
     J97W22U* C1997 11 30.53388 04 10 45.89 +28 35 30.5          18.9        566
     J97W22U  C1997 11 30.54418 04 10 44.66 +28 35 22.6          19.1        566
     J97W22U  C1997 11 30.55442 04 10 43.44 +28 35 14.1          18.5        566
     J97W22U  C1997 12 01.90729 04 08 06.55 +28 18 12.6                      587
     J97W22U  C1997 12 01.91262 04 08 05.93 +28 18 08.5                      587
     J97W22U  C1997 12 01.92101 04 08 04.94 +28 18 02.3                      587
     J97W22U  C1997 12 02.26573 04 07 25.05 +28 13 37.7                      658
     J97W22U  C1997 12 02.27120 04 07 24.41 +28 13 33.3                      658
     J97W22U  C1997 12 02.27366 04 07 24.13 +28 13 31.5                      658
     J97W22U  C1997 12 03.27575 04 05 28.72 +28 00 36.5                      658
     J97W22U  C1997 12 03.29279 04 05 26.71 +28 00 23.2                      658
     J97W22U  C1997 12 03.29661 04 05 26.27 +28 00 20.5                      658

Observer details:
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.
587 Sormano.  Observers V. Giuliani, P. Ghezzi.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1997 WU22
Epoch 1997 Nov. 28.0 TT = JDT 2450780.5                 Williams
M 205.79179              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56280806     Peri.  327.65953     -0.60039311     +0.77324757
a   1.4528781      Node   264.62842     -0.68318935     -0.62854015
e   0.3324031      Incl.   11.82368     -0.41566865     -0.08381815
P   1.75           H   16.5           G   0.15
From 12 observations 1997 Nov. 30-Dec. 3.

Ephemeris:
1997 WU22                a,e,i = 1.45, 0.33, 12                  q = 0.9699
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1997 11 28    04 15.73   +29 06.1    0.926    1.908   172.2     4.0    18.1
1997 12 08    03 56.70   +26 57.5    0.926    1.895   165.2     7.6    18.3
1997 12 18    03 40.66   +24 38.9    0.952    1.879   152.1    14.2    18.6
1997 12 28    03 29.36   +22 29.1    1.002    1.860   139.1    20.2    18.9
1998 01 07    03 23.44   +20 41.4    1.069    1.839   127.2    25.2    19.1
1998 01 17    03 22.62   +19 21.0    1.148    1.815   116.6    29.0    19.4
1998 01 27    03 26.26   +18 26.7    1.233    1.789   107.0    31.8    19.6
1998 02 06    03 33.69   +17 54.7    1.321    1.760    98.4    33.7    19.7
1998 02 16    03 44.29   +17 39.6    1.406    1.729    90.7    34.8    19.9
1998 02 26    03 57.54   +17 36.2    1.488    1.695    83.7    35.5    20.0
1998 03 08    04 13.09   +17 39.8    1.563    1.658    77.4    35.7    20.0
1998 03 18    04 30.63   +17 46.1    1.631    1.619    71.6    35.7    20.1
1998 03 28    04 49.95   +17 51.3    1.689    1.578    66.2    35.4    20.1
1998 04 07    05 10.90   +17 52.2    1.738    1.535    61.4    34.9    20.1
1998 04 17    05 33.34   +17 45.5    1.776    1.490    57.0    34.4    20.0
1998 04 27    05 57.18   +17 28.5    1.804    1.443    53.0    33.8    20.0
1998 05 07    06 22.36   +16 58.6    1.822    1.395    49.4    33.3    19.9
1998 05 17    06 48.80   +16 13.6    1.829    1.345    46.2    32.9    19.8
1998 05 27    07 16.48   +15 11.5    1.826    1.295    43.5    32.6    19.7
1998 06 06    07 45.37   +13 50.6    1.815    1.245    41.1    32.4    19.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-X04

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