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MPEC 1998-M12: 1998 MR2

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M.P.E.C. 1998-M12                                Issued 1998 June 22, 19:15 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 MR2

Observations:
     J98M02R* C1998 06 19.15678 16 03 38.69 +08 53 52.9          18.5        704
     J98M02R  C1998 06 19.19346 16 03 36.08 +08 53 26.3          19.2        704
     J98M02R  C1998 06 19.21205 16 03 34.54 +08 53 13.0          19.3        704
     J98M02R  C1998 06 19.23038 16 03 33.01 +08 53 02.0          19.5        704
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.25028 16 02 22.93 +08 40 50.1                      658
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.25501 16 02 22.51 +08 40 47.1                      658
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.25749 16 02 22.30 +08 40 45.1                      658
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.87940 16 01 40.02 +08 33 08.7          18.3 V      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.88126 16 01 39.90 +08 33 07.5                      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.88361 16 01 39.74 +08 33 05.8                      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 20.88544 16 01 39.55 +08 33 04.3                      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.28106 16 01 12.84 +08 28 10.1                      658
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.28391 16 01 12.66 +08 28 07.7                      658
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.28690 16 01 12.45 +08 28 06.2                      658
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.85625 16 00 34.47 +08 20 56.1          18.0 V      104
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.86480 16 00 33.96 +08 20 48.8                      104
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.87247 16 00 33.47 +08 20 43.5                      104
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.87273 16 00 33.36 +08 20 42.0          18.2 V      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.87450 16 00 33.25 +08 20 40.6                      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.87645 16 00 33.05 +08 20 39.6                      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.87828 16 00 33.02 +08 20 39.0                      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 21.88012 16 00 32.88 +08 20 37.5          18.4 V      046
     J98M02R  C1998 06 22.46829 15 59 54.17 +08 13 14.5          18.5 R      426
     J98M02R  C1998 06 22.47365 15 59 53.78 +08 13 09.5          18.7 R      426
     J98M02R  C1998 06 22.47958 15 59 53.30 +08 13 06.0          19.1 R      426
     J98M02R  C1998 06 22.48456 15 59 52.98 +08 13 01.2          18.7 R      426

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini.  Measurers
    A. Boattini, G. Forti, L. Tesi.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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, R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 MR2
Epoch 1998 June 16.0 TT = JDT 2450980.5                 Williams
M 313.24216              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23722203     Peri.  239.21890     +0.88361684     +0.17097673
a   2.5844375      Node   107.77671     -0.07672196     +0.97123088
e   0.4609422      Incl.   27.24082     -0.46188204     +0.16576350
P   4.15           H   15.5           G   0.15
From 26 observations 1998 June 19-22.

Ephemeris:
1998 MR2                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.46, 27                  q = 1.3932
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 06 16    16 07.39   +09 29.0    1.333    2.213   140.6    17.0    18.7
1998 06 26    15 56.18   +07 25.4    1.328    2.159   133.6    20.0    18.8
1998 07 06    15 47.52   +04 49.8    1.343    2.103   125.6    23.2    18.9
1998 07 16    15 42.10   +01 51.1    1.372    2.048   117.3    26.2    18.9
1998 07 26    15 40.22   -01 22.1    1.412    1.992   109.2    28.8    19.0
1998 08 05    15 41.93   -04 42.8    1.460    1.937   101.5    30.9    19.1
1998 08 15    15 47.07   -08 05.6    1.512    1.882    94.3    32.5    19.1
1998 08 25    15 55.45   -11 26.8    1.566    1.827    87.5    33.6    19.2
1998 09 04    16 06.90   -14 43.6    1.620    1.774    81.3    34.2    19.2
1998 09 14    16 21.27   -17 53.8    1.671    1.722    75.6    34.4    19.2
1998 09 24    16 38.49   -20 55.1    1.719    1.672    70.2    34.4    19.2
1998 10 04    16 58.52   -23 45.0    1.763    1.624    65.4    34.0    19.2
1998 10 14    17 21.33   -26 20.7    1.802    1.579    60.9    33.5    19.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-M12

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