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MPEC 2000-C40: 2000 CG59

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M.P.E.C. 2000-C40                                Issued 2000 Feb.  9, 23:30 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2000 CG59

Observations:
     K00C59G* C2000 02 05.30659 10 34 14.29 +17 38 55.4          19.0        704
     K00C59G  C2000 02 05.32149 10 34 13.20 +17 39 02.3          19.5        704
     K00C59G  C2000 02 05.33624 10 34 11.92 +17 39 07.1          19.7        704
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.01394 10 33 19.54 +17 42 57.0          19.4 V      557
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.01653 10 33 19.34 +17 42 58.4                      557
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.26842 10 33 00.10 +17 44 26.7          19.2        704
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.28336 10 32 58.90 +17 44 31.5          19.0        704
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.29827 10 32 57.65 +17 44 36.7          18.6        704
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.35666 10 32 52.86 +17 44 56.9          19.5 R      858
     K00C59G  C2000 02 06.36030 10 32 52.60 +17 44 57.8          19.0 R      858
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.02561 10 32 00.61 +17 48 40.2                      046
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.02728 10 32 00.48 +17 48 41.1          18.1 R      046
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.02897 10 32 00.28 +17 48 42.2                      046
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.03067 10 32 00.17 +17 48 42.9                      046
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.03240 10 32 00.08 +17 48 43.1          18.2 R      046
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.04786 10 31 58.83 +17 48 48.3                      557
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.05019 10 31 58.56 +17 48 49.2                      557
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.05486 10 31 58.17 +17 48 50.8                      557
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.37450 10 31 33.19 +17 50 40.3          19.6 V      651
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.37829 10 31 32.87 +17 50 41.6          19.4 V      651
     K00C59G  C2000 02 07.38067 10 31 32.67 +17 50 42.7          19.5 V      651
     K00C59G  C2000 02 08.36955 10 30 14.44 +17 56 09.3                      711
     K00C59G  C2000 02 08.38051 10 30 13.55 +17 56 12.9                      711
     K00C59G  C2000 02 08.39149 10 30 12.57 +17 56 16.5                      711
     K00C59G FC2000 02 08.63189 10 29 53.64 +17 57 46.8          19.3 R      422
     K00C59G FC2000 02 08.63471 10 29 53.61 +17 57 47.3          18.8 R      422
     K00C59G FC2000 02 08.63551 10 29 53.42 +17 57 46.4          18.9 R      422

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  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, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 CG59
Epoch 2000 Feb. 6.0 TT = JDT 2451580.5                  Williams
M  30.65873              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25543072     Peri.   28.90835     +0.46301611     -0.88559680
a   2.4601068      Node    33.54751     +0.79997092     +0.39979176
e   0.4923019      Incl.    3.79008     +0.38165771     +0.23639979
P   3.86           H   18.0           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2000 Feb. 5-8.

Ephemeris:
2000 CG59                a,e,i = 2.46, 0.49, 4                   q = 1.2490
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 02 06    10 33.34   +17 43.0    0.772    1.736   161.4    10.5    19.3
2000 02 16    10 20.05   +18 33.3    0.814    1.797   171.6     4.6    19.2
2000 02 26    10 07.58   +19 04.4    0.879    1.859   168.1     6.3    19.6
2000 03 07    09 57.73   +19 12.7    0.967    1.921   157.3    11.5    20.1
2000 03 17    09 51.53   +18 59.7    1.076    1.983   146.5    16.1    20.5
2000 03 27    09 49.11   +18 29.3    1.203    2.044   136.4    19.7    20.9
2000 04 06    09 50.11   +17 45.6    1.345    2.105   127.1    22.3    21.3
2000 04 16    09 54.00   +16 51.4    1.498    2.165   118.5    24.0    21.7
2000 04 26    10 00.20   +15 49.2    1.662    2.224   110.5    25.1    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-C40

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