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MPEC 1999-W31: 1999 WA2

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M.P.E.C. 1999-W31                                Issued 1999 Nov. 30, 15:08 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.

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   1999 WA2

Observations:
     J99W02A* C1999 11 16.44834 09 51 37.11 +18 06 57.1          19.1        704
     J99W02A  C1999 11 16.46256 09 51 37.33 +18 06 40.9          19.6        704
     J99W02A  C1999 11 16.47684 09 51 37.81 +18 06 26.3          20.0        704
     J99W02A  C1999 11 16.49116 09 51 38.03 +18 06 09.4          19.4        704
     J99W02A  C1999 11 17.44163 09 52 00.15 +17 48 23.6                      651
     J99W02A  C1999 11 17.44943 09 52 00.29 +17 48 14.9                      651
     J99W02A  C1999 11 17.45531 09 52 00.43 +17 48 08.3          18.6 R      651
     J99W02A  C1999 11 19.19274 09 52 35.07 +17 15 43.3          19.5 V      557
     J99W02A  C1999 11 19.19507 09 52 35.09 +17 15 40.8                      557
     J99W02A  C1999 11 19.19740 09 52 35.15 +17 15 38.2                      557
     J99W02A  C1999 11 21.17657 09 53 06.33 +16 38 48.2          18.1 R      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 21.17821 09 53 06.35 +16 38 46.0                      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 21.17972 09 53 06.35 +16 38 44.3                      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 21.18123 09 53 06.38 +16 38 43.2                      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 21.18274 09 53 06.41 +16 38 40.7          17.9 R      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 27.08911 09 53 43.95 +14 49 16.3                      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 27.09240 09 53 43.89 +14 49 12.2          17.7 R      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 27.09388 09 53 43.93 +14 49 11.5                      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 27.09850 09 53 43.91 +14 49 05.2                      046
     J99W02A  C1999 11 27.10222 09 53 43.91 +14 49 02.3                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  Measurer
    J. E. Rogers.  0.62-m f/5.1 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
    R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 WA2
Epoch 1999 Nov. 18.0 TT = JDT 2451500.5                 Williams
M  48.36515              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35655850     Peri.   75.34328     +0.83026913     -0.20139858
a   1.9696188      Node   293.88647     -0.13527887     +0.83173552
e   0.4344211      Incl.   34.63776     +0.54069659     +0.51735349
P   2.76           H   15.9           G   0.15
From 20 observations 1999 Nov. 16-27.

Ephemeris:
1999 WA2                 a,e,i = 1.97, 0.43, 35                  q = 1.1140
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 11 28    09 53.70   +14 32.5    1.305    1.764    99.7    33.5    19.1
1999 12 08    09 50.94   +11 29.7    1.238    1.821   109.5    30.7    19.0
1999 12 18    09 43.47   +08 31.0    1.178    1.877   120.2    26.9    18.8
1999 12 28    09 31.19   +05 40.1    1.131    1.932   131.9    22.2    18.7
2000 01 07    09 14.54   +03 03.7    1.104    1.986   144.0    16.9    18.5
2000 01 17    08 54.87   +00 50.7    1.104    2.038   154.8    11.8    18.4
2000 01 27    08 34.39   -00 51.1    1.134    2.088   160.5     9.1    18.4
2000 02 06    08 15.46   -01 58.5    1.196    2.137   156.7    10.5    18.6
2000 02 16    07 59.99   -02 34.8    1.286    2.185   147.6    14.0    18.9
2000 02 26    07 48.89   -02 48.2    1.400    2.230   137.2    17.5    19.3
2000 03 07    07 42.25   -02 47.2    1.532    2.274   127.2    20.3    19.6
2000 03 17    07 39.67   -02 39.4    1.678    2.316   117.8    22.3    19.9
2000 03 27    07 40.55   -02 30.7    1.833    2.357   109.1    23.6    20.2
2000 04 06    07 44.26   -02 24.8    1.993    2.396   101.1    24.2    20.4
2000 04 16    07 50.27   -02 24.3    2.155    2.433    93.5    24.3    20.6
2000 04 26    07 58.08   -02 30.8    2.316    2.468    86.5    24.0    20.8
2000 05 06    08 07.32   -02 45.1    2.475    2.502    79.8    23.4    21.0
2000 05 16    08 17.71   -03 08.0    2.628    2.534    73.5    22.5    21.1
2000 05 26    08 28.98   -03 39.4    2.775    2.564    67.5    21.4    21.2
2000 06 05    08 40.94   -04 19.5    2.915    2.593    61.7    20.2    21.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-W31

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