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MPEC 1998-O19: 1998 OR2

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M.P.E.C. 1998-O19                                Issued 1998 July 27, 17:36 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 OR2

Observations:
     J98O02R* C1998 07 24.44633 21 33 56.00 -26 56 37.1          18.8 V      566
     J98O02R  C1998 07 24.46730 21 33 53.93 -26 56 45.6          20.0 V      566
     J98O02R  C1998 07 24.48836 21 33 51.77 -26 56 53.0          19.7 V      566
     J98O02R  C1998 07 25.35624 21 32 26.67 -27 02 04.0          17.0 R      673
     J98O02R  C1998 07 25.36058 21 32 26.22 -27 02 05.5                      673
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.37667 21 30 46.10 -27 07 55.6          16.4 R      673
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.38023 21 30 45.83 -27 07 56.6                      673
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.94115 21 29 50.58 -27 11 04.4          18.7 V      104
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.94525 21 29 50.15 -27 11 06.2                      104
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.94896 21 29 49.76 -27 11 08.1                      104
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.99135 21 29 45.44 -27 11 21.3          18.0 V      046
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.99260 21 29 45.29 -27 11 22.1                      046
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.99362 21 29 45.14 -27 11 22.1                      046
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.99605 21 29 44.94 -27 11 23.5                      046
     J98O02R  C1998 07 26.99984 21 29 44.57 -27 11 24.1          17.6 V      046

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.
566 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. J. Lawrence,
    D. L. Rabinowitz for the NEAT team.  1.0-m f/2.2 GEODSS telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. L. Rabinowitz,
    G. Genevier.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 OR2                                                             PHA 0.002D
Epoch 1998 July 26.0 TT = JDT 2451020.5                 Williams
M  44.30072              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27628137     Peri.  173.05270     -0.95660239     +0.28813088
a   2.3347209      Node    23.83293     -0.27226383     -0.83057360
e   0.5720034      Incl.    6.18047     -0.10384738     -0.47657957
P   3.57           H   16.0           G   0.15
From 15 observations 1998 July 24-26.

Ephemeris:
1998 OR2                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.57, 6                   q = 0.9993
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 07 26    21 31.39   -27 05.7    1.023    2.014   162.1     8.9    18.2
1998 07 31    21 23.15   -27 31.4    1.049    2.050   166.5     6.6    18.2
1998 08 05    21 15.04   -27 50.9    1.082    2.086   168.7     5.5    18.2
1998 08 10    21 07.31   -28 03.9    1.120    2.121   167.3     6.0    18.4
1998 08 15    21 00.19   -28 10.5    1.165    2.156   163.5     7.7    18.5
1998 08 20    20 53.82   -28 11.2    1.216    2.190   158.7     9.7    18.8
1998 08 25    20 48.35   -28 06.4    1.273    2.224   153.5    11.7    19.0
1998 08 30    20 43.85   -27 56.9    1.336    2.258   148.2    13.6    19.2
1998 09 04    20 40.33   -27 43.5    1.403    2.291   143.0    15.4    19.4
1998 09 09    20 37.78   -27 26.9    1.476    2.323   137.9    16.9    19.6
1998 09 14    20 36.16   -27 07.6    1.552    2.355   132.9    18.2    19.8
1998 09 19    20 35.42   -26 46.2    1.632    2.387   128.1    19.3    19.9
1998 09 24    20 35.50   -26 23.1    1.716    2.418   123.4    20.3    20.1
1998 09 29    20 36.33   -25 58.4    1.802    2.449   118.9    21.0    20.3
1998 10 04    20 37.85   -25 32.5    1.891    2.479   114.5    21.5    20.4
1998 10 09    20 39.98   -25 05.6    1.983    2.509   110.2    21.9    20.5
1998 10 14    20 42.65   -24 37.7    2.076    2.539   106.0    22.2    20.7
1998 10 19    20 45.82   -24 08.9    2.170    2.568   101.9    22.3    20.8
1998 10 24    20 49.44   -23 39.3    2.266    2.596    97.9    22.3    20.9
1998 10 29    20 53.44   -23 08.9    2.362    2.625    94.0    22.2    21.0
1998 11 03    20 57.79   -22 37.7    2.458    2.652    90.1    22.0    21.1
1998 11 08    21 02.43   -22 05.7    2.555    2.680    86.3    21.7    21.2
1998 11 13    21 07.34   -21 33.0    2.651    2.707    82.5    21.3    21.3
1998 11 18    21 12.48   -20 59.5    2.747    2.733    78.8    20.8    21.4
1998 11 23    21 17.83   -20 25.2    2.842    2.759    75.1    20.2    21.5
1998 11 28    21 23.36   -19 50.2    2.936    2.785    71.5    19.6    21.6
1998 12 03    21 29.03   -19 14.5    3.028    2.810    67.9    19.0    21.6
1998 12 08    21 34.83   -18 38.1    3.119    2.835    64.3    18.3    21.7
1998 12 13    21 40.74   -18 01.1    3.207    2.859    60.8    17.5    21.7
1998 12 18    21 46.75   -17 23.4    3.294    2.883    57.3    16.7    21.8
1998 12 23    21 52.83   -16 45.1    3.378    2.907    53.8    15.8    21.8
1998 12 28    21 58.97   -16 06.2    3.459    2.930    50.3    15.0    21.9
1999 01 02    22 05.16   -15 26.8    3.537    2.953    46.8    14.1    21.9
1999 01 07    22 11.39   -14 47.0    3.612    2.975    43.4    13.1    21.9
1999 01 12    22 17.64   -14 06.7    3.683    2.997    40.0    12.2    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-O19

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