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MPEC 1999-V07: 1999 TD10

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M.P.E.C. 1999-V07                                Issued 1999 Nov. 2, 16:59 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 TD10

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-T46

Observations:
     J99T10D  C1999 10 29.45433 23 37 36.02 -01 32 02.7          20.3 V      402
     J99T10D  C1999 10 29.45893 23 37 35.95 -01 32 02.8                      402
     J99T10D HC1999 10 30.13497 23 37 31.75 -01 32 41.7          19.8 V      691
     J99T10D HC1999 10 30.15557 23 37 31.56 -01 32 41.9          20.0 V      691
     J99T10D HC1999 10 30.17760 23 37 31.43 -01 32 43.6          20.3 V      691
     J99T10D  C1999 10 30.53770 23 37 29.29 -01 33 04.9          20.3 V      402
     J99T10D  C1999 10 30.54461 23 37 29.22 -01 33 05.0                      402

Observer details:
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. A. Larsen.  0.9-m Spacewatch
    telescope.

Orbital elements:
1999 TD10
Epoch 1999 Oct. 9.0 TT = JDT 2451460.5                  Williams
M   0.48766              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00051249     Peri.  141.14872     +0.82265036     +0.56849032
a 154.6480229      Node   184.23028     -0.54511873     +0.78463776
e   0.9247644      Incl.    6.28148     -0.16153004     +0.24731022
P 1900             H    8.6           G   0.15
From 42 observations 1999 Oct. 3-30.

Ephemeris:
1999 TD10                a,e,i =154.65, 0.92, 6                  q = 11.635
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 10 29    23 37.65   -01 31.6   11.772   12.540   139.1     3.0    19.7
1999 11 08    23 36.77   -01 40.0   11.913   12.558   128.9     3.5    19.8
1999 11 18    23 36.33   -01 45.7   12.072   12.576   118.7     4.0    19.9
1999 11 28    23 36.35   -01 48.3   12.245   12.594   108.6     4.3    19.9
1999 12 08    23 36.86   -01 47.7   12.428   12.612    98.5     4.4    20.0
1999 12 18    23 37.86   -01 43.9   12.616   12.631    88.6     4.5    20.0
1999 12 28    23 39.33   -01 37.0   12.803   12.649    78.8     4.4    20.0
2000 01 07    23 41.24   -01 27.1   12.985   12.668    69.1     4.2    20.1
2000 01 17    23 43.56   -01 14.5   13.157   12.687    59.6     3.8    20.1
2000 01 27    23 46.23   -00 59.5   13.315   12.706    50.1     3.4    20.1
2000 02 06    23 49.21   -00 42.4   13.456   12.725    40.7     2.9    20.1
2000 02 16    23 52.43   -00 23.5   13.576   12.744    31.5     2.3    20.1

     The above orbit is the nominal solution.  The semimajor axis could be
as small as 75 AU.  A parabolic orbit also fits the data.

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-V07

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