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MPEC 1998-B31: 1998 BR26

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M.P.E.C. 1998-B31                                Issued 1998 Jan. 31, 16:17 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
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                                   1998 BR26

Observations:
     J98B26R* C1998 01 30.34974 08 57 50.86 +17 40 10.9          19.3 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.37183 08 58 16.04 +17 50 11.4          19.1 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.37852 08 58 23.81 +17 53 13.9          18.9 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.38368 08 58 29.81 +17 55 36.5          19.1 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.42137 08 59 29.01 +18 14 18.5                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.42171 08 59 29.41 +18 14 27.7                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.42353 08 59 31.56 +18 15 19.6                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.42388 08 59 31.92 +18 15 28.1                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.44479 08 59 56.59 +18 25 21.5                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.44528 08 59 57.16 +18 25 35.2                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 30.60476 09 03 19.19 +19 43 17.5                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.31186 09 25 53.39 +26 55 12.2                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.31683 09 25 45.31 +26 58 32.1          18.0 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.32236 09 25 57.48 +27 02 32.5          18.3 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.32673 09 26 07.12 +27 05 44.7          18.0 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.46963 09 31 44.75 +28 52 37.0          17.9 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.47418 09 31 56.25 +28 56 05.8          17.9 V      691
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.57520 09 36 37.67 +30 18 37.9                      568
     J98B26R  C1998 01 31.63799 09 39 35.36 +31 09 42.4                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer D. J. Tholen.  Measurer R. J. Whiteley.  2.2-m
    University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m Spacewatch
    telescope.

Orbital elements:
1998 BR26
Epoch 1997 Dec. 18.0 TT = JDT 2450800.5                 Williams
M 318.67046              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46873450     Peri.   61.56894     -0.96338928     +0.21327736
a   1.6412879      Node   130.25756     -0.25055242     -0.93185225
e   0.4891455      Incl.   12.29142     +0.09541792     -0.29353732
P   2.10           H   26.0           G   0.15           U   7
From 19 observations 1998 Jan. 30-31, mean residual 0".77.

Ephemeris:
1998 BR26                a,e,i = 1.64, 0.49, 12                  q = 0.8385
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 01 27    08 22.69   +04 06.3    0.052    1.035   165.1    14.1    20.5
1998 01 28    08 28.86   +06 34.6    0.044    1.028   167.9    11.6    20.0
1998 01 29    08 37.69   +10 04.0    0.037    1.021   171.8     7.9    19.4
1998 01 30    08 51.27   +15 15.4    0.030    1.015   177.5     2.5    18.7
1998 01 31    09 14.52   +23 26.3    0.023    1.008   172.3     7.5    18.4
1998 02 01    10 01.59   +36 37.6    0.018    1.002   156.0    23.6    18.4
1998 02 02    11 58.77   +53 33.4    0.015    0.995   129.9    49.5    18.7
1998 02 03    15 30.47   +56 49.5    0.016    0.989   100.6    78.5    19.7
1998 02 04    17 31.19   +46 23.7    0.020    0.982    79.7    99.2    21.1
1998 02 05    18 19.52   +37 30.3    0.026    0.976    67.4   111.2    22.3
1998 02 06    18 43.33   +31 35.5    0.033    0.970    60.1   118.2    23.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-B31

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