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MPEC 1998-D18: 1998 DX11

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M.P.E.C. 1998-D18                                Issued 1998 Feb. 27, 14:57 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

                                   1998 DX11

Observations:
     J98D11X* C1998 02 23.35156 10 42 38.15 +11 53 07.6          17.7 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.37390 10 43 34.25 +11 31 12.1          17.9 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.38840 10 44 10.45 +11 16 58.8          17.7 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.39503 10 44 26.91 +11 10 31.3          18.5 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.40018 10 44 39.67 +11 05 32.6          18.0 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.40452 10 44 50.47 +11 01 17.9          18.6 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.43555 10 46 07.12 +10 31 17.1          18.0 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.44056 10 46 19.64 +10 26 26.1          19.1 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.44532 10 46 31.42 +10 21 51.3          18.4 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.48553 10 48 10.37 +09 43 28.4          19.1 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 23.49193 10 48 26.14 +09 37 24.8          18.0 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 24.29577 11 18 07.04 -01 12 29.3          19.3 V      691
     J98D11X  C1998 02 24.30336 11 18 19.43 -01 17 42.3          19.1 V      691
     J98D11X FC1998 02 26.45507 12 01 54.7  -17 13 05            19.6 V      691
     J98D11X VC1998 02 26.46166 12 01 59.1  -17 14 48            19.9 V      691
     J98D11X VC1998 02 26.46636 12 02 02.2  -17 16 03            20.4 V      691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m Spacewatch
    telescope.

Orbital elements:
1998 DX11
Epoch 1998 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2450860.5                 Williams
M   1.60388              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24899481     Peri.  162.18039     -0.73440147     -0.67700917
a   2.5023181      Node   335.00538     +0.60803297     -0.62477983
e   0.6060907      Incl.    6.53578     +0.30157982     -0.38898424
P   3.96           H   27.0           G   0.15
From 16 observations 1998 Feb. 23-26.

Ephemeris:
1998 DX11                a,e,i = 2.50, 0.61, 7                   q = 0.9857
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 02 26    11 55.37   -14 50.9    0.023    1.010   149.1    30.2    20.2
1998 02 27    12 08.90   -19 25.2    0.028    1.013   144.4    34.6    20.7
1998 02 28    12 18.92   -22 37.1    0.033    1.016   141.4    37.5    21.1
1998 03 01    12 26.58   -24 56.6    0.038    1.020   139.3    39.3    21.5
1998 03 02    12 32.60   -26 41.6    0.043    1.023   137.9    40.5    21.8
1998 03 03    12 37.40   -28 02.5    0.048    1.027   137.1    41.1    22.1
1998 03 04    12 41.31   -29 06.4    0.053    1.031   136.5    41.4    22.3
1998 03 05    12 44.53   -29 57.5    0.058    1.035   136.3    41.5    22.5
1998 03 06    12 47.20   -30 39.0    0.063    1.039   136.2    41.4    22.7
1998 03 07    12 49.44   -31 13.0    0.069    1.043   136.3    41.1    22.9
1998 03 08    12 51.32   -31 41.0    0.074    1.047   136.5    40.8    23.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-D18

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