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MPEC 1999-T62: 1998 US43

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M.P.E.C. 1999-T62                                Issued 1999 Oct. 14, 23:28 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 US43

                           Revision to MPEC 1998-X06

Observations:
     J98U43S 3C1999 10 06.55934 03 17 46.28 +16 54 48.2                      568
     J98U43S 3C1999 10 09.53349 03 17 33.50 +16 53 45.2                      568
     J98U43S 3C1999 10 09.57011 03 17 33.32 +16 53 44.2                      568
     J98U43S 5C1999 10 09.60427 03 17 33.15 +16 53 43.6          23.4 R      568
     J98U43S 5C1999 10 09.63619 03 17 33.05 +16 53 42.9          23.3 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers C. Veillet, J. McDonald, S. Sheppard.  3.6-m
    Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD, 2.2-m University of Hawaii
    reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
991006 568 55.3- 12.4-    991009 568 54.7- 11.8-    MPC 33762

Orbital elements:
1998 US43
Epoch 1999 Aug. 10.0 TT = JDT 2451400.5                 Marsden
M  35.44950              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00393707     Peri.  139.69604     +0.99050432     -0.05242024
a  39.7210578      Node   223.82366     +0.01637349     +0.96285501
e   0.1466892      Incl.   10.57644     +0.13650309     +0.26488178
P 250              H    7.9           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
981022 695  0.3+  0.0     981217 950  0.1-  0.2-    991009 568  0.1+  0.2+
981022 695  0.2-  0.4-    981218 950  0.3+  0.4+    991009 568  0.1-  0.0
981118 695  0.3-  0.4+    981218 950  0.1-  0.5-    991009 568  0.3-  0.1+
981118 695  0.1+  0.3+    991006 568  0.1-  0.4-    991009 568  0.3+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
1998 US43                a,e,i = 39.72, 0.15, 11                 q = 33.894
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 10 09    03 17.60   +16 53.9   34.528   35.339   143.8     1.0    23.5
1999 10 19    03 16.81   +16 50.1   34.444   35.342   153.9     0.7    23.5
1999 10 29    03 15.94   +16 46.0   34.388   35.344   164.0     0.4    23.4
1999 11 08    03 15.00   +16 41.8   34.361   35.347   174.2     0.2    23.4
1999 11 18    03 14.05   +16 37.4   34.365   35.350   175.2     0.1    23.4
1999 11 28    03 13.11   +16 33.3   34.399   35.353   165.0     0.4    23.4
1999 12 08    03 12.22   +16 29.3   34.464   35.356   154.7     0.7    23.5
1999 12 18    03 11.43   +16 25.8   34.556   35.359   144.3     0.9    23.5
1999 12 28    03 10.76   +16 22.8   34.673   35.362   134.0     1.1    23.5
2000 01 07    03 10.24   +16 20.5   34.811   35.365   123.6     1.3    23.5
2000 01 17    03 09.88   +16 18.9   34.967   35.368   113.4     1.5    23.6
2000 01 27    03 09.72   +16 18.1   35.134   35.371   103.1     1.6    23.6
2000 02 06    03 09.75   +16 18.0   35.309   35.374    93.0     1.6    23.6
2000 02 16    03 09.97   +16 18.8   35.485   35.377    82.9     1.6    23.6
2000 02 26    03 10.39   +16 20.3   35.657   35.380    73.0     1.5    23.6
2000 03 07    03 10.99   +16 22.5   35.821   35.383    63.1     1.4    23.6
2000 03 17    03 11.75   +16 25.4   35.972   35.386    53.3     1.3    23.6
2000 03 27    03 12.67   +16 28.8   36.105   35.389    43.6     1.1    23.6
2000 04 06    03 13.70   +16 32.6   36.217   35.392    34.0     0.9    23.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-T62

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