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MPEC 1998-W12: 1998 WM

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M.P.E.C. 1998-W12                                Issued 1998 Nov. 18, 17:50 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.

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                                    1998 WM

Observations:
     J98W00M* C1998 11 16.30558 05 02 01.71 +40 50 48.5          18.6        704
     J98W00M  C1998 11 16.32689 05 01 58.20 +40 51 27.0          18.5        704
     J98W00M  C1998 11 16.34803 05 01 54.81 +40 52 04.9          18.2        704
     J98W00M  C1998 11 16.36912 05 01 51.33 +40 52 42.8          18.3        704
     J98W00M  C1998 11 16.39013 05 01 47.76 +40 53 22.6          18.8        704
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.33094 04 59 15.74 +41 22 12.6                      734
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.33101 04 59 15.90 +41 22 14.6                      711
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.33541 04 59 14.99 +41 22 20.6                      734
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.33640 04 59 14.95 +41 22 24.8                      711
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.34182 04 59 14.13 +41 22 33.8                      711
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.82963 04 57 53.21 +41 37 19.1          17.1 V      596
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.84336 04 57 50.83 +41 37 46.0                      596
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.87264 04 57 45.70 +41 38 40.1                      106
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.88589 04 57 43.42 +41 39 04.9                      106
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.89874 04 57 41.16 +41 39 28.5                      106
     J98W00M  C1998 11 17.94411 04 57 33.24 +41 40 52.2                      106
     J98W00M  C1998 11 18.10940 04 57 04.10 +41 45 52.9          16.6 V      046
     J98W00M  C1998 11 18.11075 04 57 03.88 +41 45 55.5                      046
     J98W00M  C1998 11 18.11207 04 57 03.63 +41 45 57.9                      046
     J98W00M  C1998 11 18.11321 04 57 03.48 +41 45 59.9                      046
     J98W00M  C1998 11 18.40182 04 56 13.66 +41 54 51.1                      711
     J98W00M  C1998 11 18.40723 04 56 12.68 +41 55 00.7                      711

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
106 Crni Vrh.  Observers H. Mikuz, S. Maticic.  0.36-m f/6.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
596 Colleverde di Guidonia.  Observer V. S. Casulli.  0.40-m f/2.95 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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries.  0.76-m
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 WM
Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
M 214.82788              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.72707201     Peri.  172.99734     -0.77396453     +0.57116738
a   1.2248543      Node    45.68865     -0.59793116     -0.51705880
e   0.3094374      Incl.   22.46253     -0.20846401     -0.63750923
P   1.36           H   16.3           G   0.15
From 22 observations 1998 Nov. 16-18.

Ephemeris:
1998 WM                  a,e,i = 1.22, 0.31, 22                  q = 0.8458
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 13    05 10.00   +39 08.9    0.618    1.544   146.7    20.6    17.2
1998 11 18    04 57.39   +41 42.6    0.592    1.534   151.1    18.2    17.0
1998 11 23    04 41.56   +44 10.6    0.571    1.522   154.1    16.5    16.9
1998 11 28    04 22.71   +46 24.3    0.557    1.510   154.8    16.2    16.8
1998 12 03    04 01.53   +48 15.4    0.550    1.496   152.9    17.5    16.8
1998 12 08    03 39.09   +49 38.0    0.548    1.482   148.9    20.1    16.9
1998 12 13    03 16.81   +50 30.1    0.553    1.467   143.7    23.4    17.0
1998 12 18    02 56.11   +50 54.4    0.563    1.451   137.9    27.1    17.1
1998 12 23    02 38.10   +50 56.8    0.576    1.435   132.0    30.7    17.2
1998 12 28    02 23.37   +50 45.1    0.593    1.417   126.2    34.1    17.3
1999 01 02    02 12.07   +50 26.0    0.613    1.399   120.7    37.2    17.5
1999 01 07    02 04.02   +50 05.1    0.633    1.380   115.5    40.0    17.6
1999 01 12    01 58.96   +49 46.1    0.654    1.360   110.6    42.6    17.7
1999 01 17    01 56.56   +49 31.5    0.675    1.339   106.2    44.9    17.8
1999 01 22    01 56.53   +49 22.7    0.695    1.318   102.0    46.9    17.9
1999 01 27    01 58.55   +49 20.4    0.714    1.296    98.2    48.8    18.0
1999 02 01    02 02.40   +49 24.6    0.731    1.273    94.6    50.5    18.0
1999 02 06    02 07.88   +49 34.6    0.746    1.250    91.3    52.1    18.1
1999 02 11    02 14.87   +49 49.8    0.759    1.226    88.2    53.6    18.1

1999 02 21    02 33.06   +50 32.4    0.775    1.177    82.8    56.4    18.1
1999 03 03    02 56.54   +51 24.3    0.779    1.127    78.1    59.4    18.1
1999 03 13    03 25.14   +52 13.9    0.768    1.077    74.1    62.6    18.1
1999 03 23    03 58.87   +52 47.1    0.744    1.027    70.6    66.3    18.1
1999 04 02    04 37.29   +52 45.3    0.704    0.979    67.6    70.7    18.0
1999 04 12    05 19.18   +51 44.5    0.652    0.936    64.9    75.9    17.9
1999 04 22    06 02.33   +49 15.9    0.588    0.899    62.4    82.2    17.8
1999 05 02    06 43.53   +44 45.7    0.517    0.870    59.7    89.5    17.7
1999 05 12    07 19.49   +37 32.5    0.444    0.852    56.7    97.5    17.7
1999 05 22    07 47.95   +26 49.4    0.376    0.846    53.7   105.3    17.7
1999 06 01    08 07.71   +12 04.4    0.324    0.853    51.8   110.8    17.7
1999 06 11    08 18.89   -05 50.0    0.297    0.871    53.4   110.8    17.6
1999 06 21    08 22.75   -23 54.8    0.297    0.901    59.2   104.4    17.3
1999 07 01    08 20.93   -39 15.7    0.317    0.939    66.9    95.0    17.1
1999 07 11    08 15.28   -51 14.1    0.348    0.982    74.5    85.6    17.0
1999 07 21    08 06.90   -60 45.1    0.380    1.030    81.4    77.2    17.0
1999 07 31    07 54.29   -68 53.6    0.411    1.080    87.7    69.9    17.0
1999 08 10    07 29.6    -76 24.6    0.441    1.130    93.6    63.5    17.0
1999 08 20    06 05.8    -83 20.8    0.470    1.181    99.0    57.8    17.1
1999 08 30    00 33.9    -84 42.0    0.501    1.229   103.8    52.9    17.2
1999 09 09    22 25.1    -77 47.9    0.537    1.276   107.5    48.8    17.3
1999 09 19    22 00.18   -69 39.8    0.581    1.321   109.9    45.7    17.5
1999 09 29    21 56.36   -61 30.1    0.635    1.362   110.7    43.5    17.7
1999 10 09    22 00.18   -53 40.3    0.700    1.401   109.8    42.1    17.9
1999 10 19    22 07.93   -46 21.8    0.777    1.437   107.6    41.4    18.2
1999 10 29    22 18.04   -39 39.8    0.864    1.469   104.3    40.9    18.4
1999 11 08    22 29.68   -33 33.9    0.960    1.498   100.3    40.6    18.7
1999 11 18    22 42.50   -28 00.9    1.064    1.524    95.8    40.2    18.9
1999 11 28    22 56.19   -22 56.6    1.172    1.546    91.0    39.7    19.2
1999 12 08    23 10.59   -18 16.1    1.284    1.564    86.1    38.9    19.4
1999 12 18    23 25.63   -13 55.4    1.397    1.579    81.1    38.0    19.5
1999 12 28    23 41.21   -09 50.8    1.509    1.591    76.1    36.9    19.7
2000 01 07    23 57.32   -05 59.4    1.619    1.599    71.1    35.6    19.8
2000 01 17    00 13.97   -02 18.7    1.724    1.603    66.2    34.1    19.9
2000 01 27    00 31.16   +01 12.8    1.824    1.604    61.3    32.6    20.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-W12

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