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MPEC 1998-W26: 1998 VD35

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M.P.E.C. 1998-W26                                Issued 1998 Nov. 23, 15:54 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
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                                   1998 VD35

Observations:
     J98V35D* C1998 11 15.29071 03 22 27.32 +16 32 47.3          19.6 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 15.31268 03 22 24.53 +16 32 20.0          19.6 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 15.33465 03 22 21.70 +16 31 52.7          19.6 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 16.31052 03 20 22.54 +16 11 24.4          20.3 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 16.32491 03 20 20.65 +16 11 06.4          19.8 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 16.33960 03 20 18.72 +16 10 47.6          19.8 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 22.37501 03 07 04.54 +13 51 46.7          19.6 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 22.38092 03 07 03.73 +13 51 38.0          19.6 V      691
     J98V35D  C1998 11 22.38656 03 07 02.89 +13 51 29.7          19.6 V      691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. Montani, J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m
    Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
1998 VD35                                                            PHA 0.009
Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
M 294.50696              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54628854     Peri.  294.50069     -0.94602784     -0.31488788
a   1.4820220      Node   227.24570     +0.32207003     -0.88712474
e   0.4287408      Incl.    5.99286     +0.03608630     -0.33742454
P   1.80           H   20.6           G   0.15
From 9 observations 1998 Nov. 15-22.

Ephemeris:
1998 VD35                a,e,i = 1.48, 0.43, 6                   q = 0.8466
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 23    03 05.65   +13 36.4    0.377    1.357   166.8     9.6    19.8
1998 11 28    02 53.88   +11 26.4    0.356    1.324   158.3    16.0    19.8
1998 12 03    02 42.05   +09 09.0    0.340    1.291   149.7    22.6    19.9
1998 12 08    02 30.69   +06 49.1    0.328    1.258   141.2    29.4    20.0
1998 12 13    02 20.25   +04 31.5    0.320    1.225   132.9    36.1    20.0
1998 12 18    02 11.10   +02 20.3    0.313    1.191   124.9    42.7    20.1
1998 12 23    02 03.45   +00 17.9    0.308    1.158   117.3    49.0    20.2
1998 12 28    01 57.36   -01 35.0    0.303    1.124   110.1    55.2    20.3
1999 01 02    01 52.71   -03 19.8    0.298    1.092   103.4    61.2    20.3
1999 01 07    01 49.27   -04 58.8    0.293    1.060    97.0    67.1    20.4
1999 01 12    01 46.77   -06 34.8    0.286    1.029    90.9    73.0    20.5
1999 01 17    01 44.85   -08 11.7    0.277    0.999    85.0    78.9    20.6
1999 01 22    01 43.08   -09 53.8    0.266    0.970    79.2    85.1    20.6
1999 01 27    01 40.86   -11 46.4    0.254    0.944    73.4    91.7    20.7
1999 02 01    01 37.41   -13 55.5    0.240    0.920    67.3    98.7    20.9
1999 02 06    01 31.73   -16 26.4    0.225    0.899    60.9   106.4    21.1
1999 02 11    01 22.61   -19 23.6    0.210    0.880    54.1   114.8    21.4
1999 02 16    01 08.49   -22 47.7    0.195    0.866    46.7   123.9    21.9
1999 02 21    00 47.67   -26 31.2    0.182    0.855    39.1   133.2    22.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-W26

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