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MPEC 1998-J09: 1998 JH2

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M.P.E.C. 1998-J09                                Issued 1998 May 4, 15:30 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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                                   1998 JH2

Observations:
     J98J02H* C1998 05 01.18794 12 47 34.01 +00 28 03.6          20.6 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 01.20936 12 47 32.66 +00 28 07.7          20.5 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 01.23040 12 47 31.40 +00 28 11.4          20.4 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 02.27667 12 46 29.21 +00 31 26.4          19.7 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 02.28266 12 46 28.87 +00 31 27.3          19.8 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 02.28825 12 46 28.53 +00 31 28.4          19.8 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 03.15304 12 45 38.57 +00 34 00.9          20.2 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 03.17434 12 45 37.27 +00 34 04.3          20.0 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 03.19535 12 45 36.00 +00 34 06.8          20.0 V      691
     J98J02H  C1998 05 04.36395 12 44 29.42 +00 37 21.2                      696
     J98J02H  C1998 05 04.36892 12 44 29.12 +00 37 22.2                      696
     J98J02H  C1998 05 04.37139 12 44 29.00 +00 37 22.2          20.4 R      696

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m Spacewatch
    telescope.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers C. W. Hergenrother,
    M. J. Holman.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 JH2
Epoch 1998 Apr. 17.0 TT = JDT 2450920.5                 Williams
M 259.96015              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32073344     Peri.  291.58094     +0.94399293     +0.31656112
a   2.1136831      Node    50.08990     -0.23958729     +0.85157688
e   0.4534149      Incl.    6.97091     -0.22688163     +0.41785868
P   3.07           H   16.5           G   0.15
From 12 observations 1998 May 1-4.

Ephemeris:
1998 JH2                 a,e,i = 2.11, 0.45, 7                   q = 1.1553
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 04 27    12 51.92   +00 13.3    1.639    2.585   154.7     9.6    20.3
1998 05 02    12 46.76   +00 30.6    1.650    2.566   148.7    11.8    20.3
1998 05 07    12 42.12   +00 43.8    1.668    2.546   142.8    13.8    20.4
1998 05 12    12 38.07   +00 52.5    1.691    2.526   137.1    15.8    20.5
1998 05 17    12 34.68   +00 56.6    1.718    2.505   131.5    17.6    20.6
1998 05 22    12 31.99   +00 56.0    1.749    2.485   126.1    19.2    20.7
1998 05 27    12 30.02   +00 50.8    1.784    2.463   120.9    20.7    20.7
1998 06 01    12 28.79   +00 41.2    1.822    2.442   115.9    21.9    20.8
1998 06 06    12 28.29   +00 27.2    1.861    2.420   111.1    23.0    20.9
1998 06 11    12 28.48   +00 09.2    1.902    2.397   106.5    24.0    20.9
1998 06 16    12 29.35   -00 12.6    1.944    2.375   102.1    24.7    21.0
1998 06 21    12 30.86   -00 38.1    1.986    2.351    97.9    25.3    21.0
1998 06 26    12 32.98   -01 06.8    2.028    2.328    93.8    25.8    21.0
1998 07 01    12 35.69   -01 38.8    2.070    2.304    89.8    26.2    21.1
1998 07 06    12 38.94   -02 13.6    2.112    2.280    86.0    26.4    21.1
1998 07 11    12 42.71   -02 51.2    2.152    2.255    82.4    26.5    21.1
1998 07 16    12 46.97   -03 31.2    2.191    2.230    78.9    26.6    21.1
1998 07 21    12 51.69   -04 13.6    2.228    2.204    75.5    26.5    21.2
1998 07 26    12 56.86   -04 58.1    2.264    2.179    72.2    26.3    21.2
1998 07 31    13 02.46   -05 44.6    2.297    2.153    69.0    26.1    21.2
1998 08 05    13 08.47   -06 33.0    2.329    2.126    65.9    25.8    21.2
1998 08 10    13 14.86   -07 23.0    2.358    2.099    62.9    25.4    21.1
1998 08 15    13 21.64   -08 14.5    2.385    2.072    59.9    25.0    21.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-J09

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