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MPEC 1998-M13: 1998 MS2

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M.P.E.C. 1998-M13                                Issued 1998 June 22, 19:25 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 MS2

Observations:
     J98M02S* C1998 06 20.26455 17 56 42.19 -22 28 51.2          15.3 R      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.30550 17 56 45.27 -22 19 43.7                      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.37382 17 56 50.54 -22 04 36.3                      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.38694 17 56 51.45 -22 01 42.1                      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.38892 17 56 51.59 -22 01 15.8                      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.91997 17 57 51.51 -20 07 09.3          15.6 R      540
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.92135 17 57 51.62 -20 06 51.5                      540
     J98M02S  C1998 06 20.92274 17 57 51.66 -20 06 34.0                      540
     J98M02S IC1998 06 20.92552 17 57 51.95 -20 06 00.3                      540
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.24368 17 58 24.98 -18 59 37.3                      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.24448 17 58 23.55 -18 59 35.1                      734
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.24536 17 58 25.10 -18 59 16.7                      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.24638 17 58 23.67 -18 59 12.1                      734
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.24833 17 58 23.75 -18 58 46.7                      734
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.25159 17 58 25.50 -18 57 59.4          15.4 R      703
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.27708 17 58 27.76 -18 52 48.1          15.8 V      670
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.27917 17 58 27.91 -18 52 22.6                      670
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.28472 17 58 28.28 -18 51 15.2                      670
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.29514 17 58 28.96 -18 49 07.7                      670
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.31528 17 58 30.25 -18 45 01.1          15.9 V      670
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.34122 17 58 32.27 -18 39 56.2                      658
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.34250 17 58 32.37 -18 39 41.1                      658
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.34389 17 58 32.45 -18 39 24.2                      658
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.85650 17 59 23.03 -16 57 23.0          15.1 V      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.85715 17 59 23.08 -16 57 16.0                      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.85804 17 59 23.15 -16 57 05.3                      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.85865 17 59 23.19 -16 56 58.9          15.4 V      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.91464 17 59 27.29 -16 46 06.0          16.3 V      104
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.91591 17 59 27.36 -16 45 50.3                      104
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.91829 17 59 27.53 -16 45 23.7                      104
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.91944 17 59 27.62 -16 45 10.5                      104
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.93574 17 59 28.31 -16 42 05.6                      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.93647 17 59 28.37 -16 41 56.1                      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.93715 17 59 28.45 -16 41 48.4                      046
     J98M02S  C1998 06 21.93794 17 59 28.43 -16 41 39.8          15.6 V      046
     J98M02S IC1998 06 22.01073 17 59 38.17 -16 26 06.5          15.5 R      860
     J98M02S  C1998 06 22.01259 17 59 38.42 -16 25 42.9          15.3 R      860
     J98M02S IC1998 06 22.01853 17 59 38.64 -16 24 34.9          15.6 R      860
     J98M02S  C1998 06 22.19259 17 59 48.26 -15 51 34.6          16.1 R      860
     J98M02S  C1998 06 22.52582 18 00 21.59 -14 49 23.2          15.5 R      426
     J98M02S  C1998 06 22.52870 18 00 21.79 -14 48 51.8          15.6 R      426
     J98M02S  C1998 06 22.53723 18 00 22.23 -14 47 19.0          15.4 R      426
     J98M02S  C1998 06 22.54070 18 00 22.47 -14 46 41.4          15.4 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.
540 Linz.  Observers E. Meyer, H. Raab.  0.3-m f/5.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, T. B. Spahr, J. W. Brownlee,
    J. L. Levine.  Measurers C. W. Hergenrother, T. B. Spahr.  0.41-m f/3
    Schmidt + CCD.  Long. and parallax 249.2680, 0.84532, +0.53321 (see
    MPC 31319).
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.45-m reflector + CCD.
860 Valinhos.  Observer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.20-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 MS2
Epoch 1998 June 16.0 TT = JDT 2450980.5                 Williams
M  14.59804              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43228664     Peri.  320.06306     -0.62511164     +0.70778327
a   1.7322936      Node   268.57044     -0.60533590     -0.70575356
e   0.4024669      Incl.   19.21775     -0.49275135     -0.03089914
P   2.28           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 43 observations 1998 June 20-22.

Ephemeris:
1998 MS2                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.40, 19                  q = 1.0351
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 06 16    17 45.61   -40 40.3    0.083    1.095   162.6    16.1    15.7
1998 06 21    17 57.97   -19 49.1    0.097    1.113   176.4     3.3    15.5
1998 06 26    18 04.36   -05 47.3    0.121    1.133   162.1    16.0    16.6
1998 07 01    18 08.39   +02 53.0    0.152    1.154   152.9    23.6    17.3
1998 07 06    18 11.44   +08 13.6    0.186    1.177   146.9    28.2    17.9
1998 07 11    18 14.10   +11 32.7    0.222    1.201   142.6    31.0    18.5
1998 07 16    18 16.69   +13 34.7    0.260    1.226   139.4    32.7    18.9
1998 07 21    18 19.42   +14 45.3    0.300    1.252   136.8    33.7    19.3
1998 07 26    18 22.45   +15 20.2    0.341    1.279   134.6    34.4    19.6
1998 07 31    18 25.87   +15 30.0    0.384    1.306   132.7    34.9    19.9
1998 08 05    18 29.73   +15 21.9    0.427    1.334   130.8    35.1    20.2
1998 08 10    18 34.03   +15 01.1    0.473    1.362   129.1    35.3    20.5
1998 08 15    18 38.77   +14 31.2    0.519    1.390   127.3    35.4    20.7
1998 08 20    18 43.93   +13 54.9    0.568    1.419   125.5    35.5    21.0
1998 08 25    18 49.53   +13 14.4    0.617    1.448   123.7    35.5    21.2
1998 08 30    18 55.54   +12 31.6    0.669    1.476   121.8    35.5    21.4
1998 09 04    19 01.95   +11 48.0    0.722    1.505   119.9    35.5    21.6
1998 09 09    19 08.71   +11 04.8    0.777    1.534   118.0    35.5    21.8
1998 09 14    19 15.79   +10 22.7    0.833    1.562   116.0    35.4    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-M13

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