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MPEC 1998-V21: 1998 VS

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M.P.E.C. 1998-V21                                Issued 1998 Nov. 12, 20:51 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 VS

Observations:
     J98V00S* C1998 11 10.44586 05 01 49.15 +24 48 19.6          18.0        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 10.46494 05 01 50.37 +24 45 50.8          18.0        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 10.50316 05 01 53.06 +24 40 48.9          18.2        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 10.52237 05 01 54.45 +24 38 17.0          18.2        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 11.38973 05 03 27.83 +22 51 55.7          17.6        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 11.41161 05 03 28.73 +22 49 18.1          17.2        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 11.43350 05 03 29.72 +22 46 38.7          17.8        704
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.07446 05 04 28.10 +21 31 33.5                      557
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.07799 05 04 28.26 +21 31 11.0                      557
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.16351 05 04 32.66 +21 21 18.3                      557
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.16538 05 04 32.78 +21 21 05.6                      557
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.16632 05 04 32.82 +21 20 59.4          17.7 V      557
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.20874 05 04 35.34 +21 16 06.9                      046
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.20942 05 04 35.40 +21 16 01.0                      046
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.21012 05 04 35.41 +21 15 56.7                      046
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.21080 05 04 35.52 +21 15 52.0                      046
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.56858 05 05 15.17 +20 36 44.5          18.0 V      402
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.56997 05 05 15.23 +20 36 35.6                      402
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.57135 05 05 15.31 +20 36 26.7                      402
     J98V00S  C1998 11 12.57274 05 05 15.35 +20 36 18.1                      402

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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 VS
Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
M  12.81429              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.59305792     Peri.  147.84637     +0.94633485     -0.30977392
a   1.4030441      Node   230.48124     +0.26544024     +0.90762927
e   0.2789914      Incl.    6.86022     +0.18436875     +0.28328294
P   1.66           H   22.1           G   0.15
From 20 observations 1998 Nov. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
1998 VS                  a,e,i = 1.40, 0.28, 7                   q = 1.0116
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 03    04 36.15   +44 52.7    0.049    1.030   140.2    38.1    17.1
1998 11 08    04 56.48   +30 27.7    0.056    1.039   148.3    30.1    17.2
1998 11 13    05 05.70   +19 51.0    0.067    1.050   153.0    25.3    17.5
1998 11 18    05 09.68   +12 26.2    0.081    1.063   155.7    22.5    17.8
1998 11 23    05 10.91   +07 20.9    0.096    1.077   157.2    20.8    18.2
1998 11 28    05 10.72   +03 54.5    0.113    1.092   158.0    19.8    18.5
1998 12 03    05 09.86   +01 39.1    0.131    1.108   158.0    19.4    18.9
1998 12 08    05 08.78   +00 15.5    0.150    1.125   157.4    19.6    19.2
1998 12 13    05 07.77   -00 29.2    0.172    1.144   156.2    20.3    19.6
1998 12 18    05 07.12   -00 44.2    0.195    1.163   154.4    21.4    19.9
1998 12 23    05 07.05   -00 36.6    0.219    1.182   152.2    22.8    20.3
1998 12 28    05 07.71   -00 12.0    0.246    1.202   149.7    24.4    20.6
1999 01 02    05 09.16   +00 24.9    0.275    1.223   147.0    26.0    20.9
1999 01 07    05 11.38   +01 10.3    0.305    1.244   144.1    27.6    21.2
1999 01 12    05 14.37   +02 01.5    0.338    1.265   141.1    29.2    21.5
1999 01 17    05 18.11   +02 56.3    0.373    1.286   138.1    30.7    21.8
1999 01 22    05 22.61   +03 52.8    0.410    1.307   135.1    32.1    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V21

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