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MPEC 1999-R14: 1999 RU2

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M.P.E.C. 1999-R14                                Issued 1999 Sept. 8, 16:20 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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                                   1999 RU2

Observations:
     J99R02U* C1999 09 04.30640 23 24 18.30 +02 29 14.5          18.7 R      703
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.31788 23 24 19.00 +02 29 08.9          19.0 R      703
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.32939 23 24 19.87 +02 29 04.9          19.1 R      703
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.34094 23 24 20.60 +02 29 00.2          19.0 R      703
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.88094 23 25 01.62 +02 25 35.7                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.88326 23 25 01.81 +02 25 35.0                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.88559 23 25 01.97 +02 25 34.1                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.88793 23 25 02.11 +02 25 33.0          19.0 V      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.89193 23 25 02.43 +02 25 31.6          18.5 R      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.90088 23 25 03.02 +02 25 29.1                      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.90299 23 25 03.16 +02 25 28.1                      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 04.90894 23 25 03.54 +02 25 25.5                      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.02513 23 25 12.75 +02 25 10.5          18.8 V      859
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.03422 23 25 13.51 +02 25 06.5          18.3 V      859
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.04234 23 25 14.07 +02 25 03.3          19.7 V      859
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.87527 23 26 16.72 +02 19 09.1                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.87725 23 26 16.90 +02 19 08.2                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.87922 23 26 17.03 +02 19 06.4                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.99375 23 26 24.98 +02 18 20.8          17.7 R      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.99679 23 26 25.20 +02 18 19.8                      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.99823 23 26 25.31 +02 18 19.3                      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 05.99970 23 26 25.37 +02 18 18.5                      046
     J99R02U  C1999 09 06.10110 23 26 34.66 +02 17 39.1                      734
     J99R02U  C1999 09 06.10961 23 26 35.24 +02 17 37.7                      734
     J99R02U  C1999 09 06.11780 23 26 35.67 +02 17 36.3                      734
     J99R02U 1C1999 09 06.24069 23 26 44.81 +02 16 38.9                      658
     J99R02U 1C1999 09 06.24336 23 26 44.99 +02 16 38.1          19.5 R      658
     J99R02U 1C1999 09 06.24699 23 26 45.20 +02 16 37.3                      658
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.07498 23 27 48.94 +02 11 13.8          20.9 V      859
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.08536 23 27 49.76 +02 11 10.5          19.3 V      859
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.35736 23 28 09.82 +02 08 45.8          19.6        704
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.36921 23 28 10.62 +02 08 39.0          20.1        704
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.38115 23 28 11.44 +02 08 31.9          20.1        704
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.89884 23 28 53.20 +02 04 34.3                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.90060 23 28 53.30 +02 04 33.7                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 07.90235 23 28 53.48 +02 04 32.6                      557
     J99R02U  C1999 09 08.00647 23 29 00.87 +02 03 45.7                      595
     J99R02U  C1999 09 08.01289 23 29 01.35 +02 03 42.8          18.9 V      595
     J99R02U  C1999 09 08.01985 23 29 01.88 +02 03 39.0                      595

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
    + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers M. Spolaor, A. Toso, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer T. B. Spahr.  0.41-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observers G. Hug, G. Bell.  Measurer C. Lambrecht.
    0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
859 Serra da Piedade.  Observers C. Jacques, J. Amancio, L. Duczmal.  0.3-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 RU2
Epoch 1999 Aug. 30.0 TT = JDT 2451420.5                 Williams
M 349.50121              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20804290     Peri.  202.76767     +0.92412664     -0.38208598
a   2.8207685      Node   179.69390     +0.36358254     +0.87896266
e   0.5619655      Incl.    5.46464     +0.11746356     +0.28536808
P   4.74           H   20.3           G   0.15
From 39 observations 1999 Sept. 4-8.

Ephemeris:
1999 RU2                 a,e,i = 2.82, 0.56, 5                   q = 1.2356
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 08 30    23 17.96   +02 54.6    0.365    1.363   163.3    12.3    19.5
1999 09 04    23 23.92   +02 31.3    0.339    1.341   166.9     9.8    19.2
1999 09 09    23 30.34   +01 56.2    0.316    1.320   170.7     7.1    18.9
1999 09 14    23 37.35   +01 09.7    0.296    1.301   174.4     4.3    18.6
1999 09 19    23 45.12   +00 13.3    0.280    1.285   178.0     1.5    18.3
1999 09 24    23 53.75   -00 50.9    0.267    1.270   177.7     1.8    18.2
1999 09 29    00 03.27   -01 59.7    0.257    1.258   174.1     4.7    18.3
1999 10 04    00 13.64   -03 09.3    0.251    1.249   170.5     7.6    18.3
1999 10 09    00 24.76   -04 15.1    0.247    1.242   167.1    10.4    18.4
1999 10 14    00 36.51   -05 12.3    0.247    1.237   163.8    13.0    18.5
1999 10 19    00 48.70   -05 56.9    0.251    1.236   160.8    15.4    18.6
1999 10 24    01 01.10   -06 26.0    0.257    1.237   158.0    17.5    18.7
1999 10 29    01 13.47   -06 38.2    0.266    1.241   155.5    19.4    18.9
1999 11 03    01 25.59   -06 33.5    0.278    1.247   153.2    21.0    19.0
1999 11 08    01 37.33   -06 12.5    0.294    1.256   151.0    22.5    19.2
1999 11 13    01 48.64   -05 36.8    0.312    1.268   149.0    23.7    19.4
1999 11 18    01 59.52   -04 48.6    0.334    1.282   147.1    24.8    19.6
1999 11 23    02 09.96   -03 50.3    0.358    1.298   145.2    25.7    19.8
1999 11 28    02 19.99   -02 44.3    0.386    1.316   143.3    26.6    20.0
1999 12 03    02 29.65   -01 32.9    0.416    1.337   141.4    27.4    20.3
1999 12 08    02 39.02   -00 17.8    0.450    1.359   139.4    28.2    20.5
1999 12 13    02 48.20   +00 59.4    0.488    1.383   137.3    28.9    20.7
1999 12 18    02 57.24   +02 17.3    0.528    1.408   135.2    29.5    20.9
1999 12 23    03 06.18   +03 34.7    0.572    1.435   132.9    30.1    21.2
1999 12 28    03 15.07   +04 50.7    0.618    1.463   130.6    30.7    21.4
2000 01 02    03 23.92   +06 04.5    0.668    1.493   128.3    31.2    21.6
2000 01 07    03 32.79   +07 15.8    0.722    1.523   125.8    31.6    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-R14

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