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MPEC 2000-D36: 1999 RA216, 1999 RB216

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M.P.E.C. 2000-D36                                Issued 2000 Feb. 29, 00:00 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            1999 RA216, 1999 RB216

Observations:
     J99RL6A*1C1999 09 08.44227 23 33 22.07 -02 35 07.9          22.9 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 09 08.48416 23 33 21.89 -02 35 08.9          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 09 08.52675 23 33 21.71 -02 35 10.2          22.9 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 09 10.40095 23 33 13.70 -02 36 02.1          23.3 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 09 10.41255 23 33 13.63 -02 36 02.4          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 10 09.37450 23 31 12.16 -02 49 12.0          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 10 09.39354 23 31 12.11 -02 49 12.7          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 10 09.43417 23 31 11.94 -02 49 13.7          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 11 09.28275 23 29 36.38 -02 59 41.9          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6A 1C1999 11 09.33174 23 29 36.26 -02 59 42.3          23.1 R      568
     J99RL6B*1C1999 09 08.44913 23 39 45.26 -01 50 39.8          22.5 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 09 08.49088 23 39 45.04 -01 50 41.3          22.3 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 09 08.53309 23 39 44.85 -01 50 42.7          22.5 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 09 10.34162 23 39 35.75 -01 51 50.6          22.2 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 09 10.36132 23 39 35.67 -01 51 51.2          22.4 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 09 13.45626 23 39 19.96 -01 53 47.1          22.4 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 09 13.46334 23 39 19.93 -01 53 47.5          22.1 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 10 08.39669 23 37 15.80 -02 09 11.3          22.4 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 10 08.42083 23 37 15.70 -02 09 12.1          22.4 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 11 09.29522 23 35 17.29 -02 24 38.6          22.5 R      568
     J99RL6B 1C1999 11 09.34380 23 35 17.17 -02 24 39.6          22.3 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers C. A. Trujillo, D. C. Jewitt, J. X. Luu,
    S. S. Sheppard, D. J. Tholen.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
J99RL6A  7.1  0.15 J99A9   0.000 161.019 191.776   0.802 0.0      43.48848  62EM
J99RL6B  7.3  0.15 J99A9 334.584 231.661 175.690  13.043 0.35441  48.48019  62EM

Ephemerides:
1999 RA216               a,e,i = 43.49, 0.00, 1
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 05 16    23 40.20   -01 52.3   43.974   43.488    60.7     1.2    23.7
2000 05 26    23 40.67   -01 49.3   43.821   43.488    70.2     1.3    23.7
2000 06 05    23 41.01   -01 47.0   43.658   43.488    79.7     1.3    23.7
2000 06 15    23 41.22   -01 45.6   43.491   43.488    89.2     1.3    23.7
2000 06 25    23 41.30   -01 45.1   43.323   43.488    98.7     1.3    23.7
2000 07 05    23 41.23   -01 45.5   43.159   43.488   108.3     1.3    23.6
2000 07 15    23 41.03   -01 46.8   43.004   43.488   117.9     1.2    23.6
2000 07 25    23 40.71   -01 48.8   42.863   43.488   127.5     1.1    23.6
2000 08 04    23 40.27   -01 51.6   42.739   43.488   137.2     0.9    23.6
2000 08 14    23 39.74   -01 55.1   42.636   43.488   146.9     0.7    23.6
2000 08 24    23 39.12   -01 59.1   42.558   43.488   156.7     0.5    23.5
2000 09 03    23 38.45   -02 03.4   42.507   43.488   166.6     0.3    23.5
2000 09 13    23 37.74   -02 08.0   42.484   43.488   176.5     0.1    23.5
2000 09 23    23 37.02   -02 12.7   42.491   43.488   173.6     0.1    23.5
2000 10 03    23 36.32   -02 17.3   42.528   43.488   163.6     0.4    23.5
2000 10 13    23 35.67   -02 21.6   42.593   43.488   153.5     0.6    23.5
2000 10 23    23 35.08   -02 25.4   42.685   43.488   143.4     0.8    23.6
2000 11 02    23 34.58   -02 28.7   42.802   43.488   133.3     1.0    23.6
2000 11 12    23 34.19   -02 31.3   42.939   43.488   123.2     1.1    23.6
2000 11 22    23 33.93   -02 33.1   43.093   43.488   113.0     1.2    23.6
2000 12 02    23 33.81   -02 34.0   43.258   43.488   102.9     1.3    23.7
2000 12 12    23 33.83   -02 33.9   43.431   43.488    92.7     1.3    23.7
2000 12 22    23 33.99   -02 32.9   43.604   43.488    82.6     1.3    23.7
2001 01 01    23 34.31   -02 31.0   43.774   43.488    72.5     1.2    23.7
2001 01 11    23 34.76   -02 28.2   43.935   43.488    62.4     1.1    23.7

1999 RB216               a,e,i = 48.48, 0.35, 13                 q = 31.298
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 05 26    23 49.89   -01 05.8   35.119   34.750    67.8     1.5    22.9
2000 06 05    23 50.42   -01 03.2   34.952   34.742    77.3     1.6    22.9
2000 06 15    23 50.77   -01 01.7   34.778   34.735    86.7     1.7    22.9
2000 06 25    23 50.96   -01 01.2   34.603   34.727    96.2     1.7    22.9
2000 07 05    23 50.98   -01 01.9   34.430   34.720   105.8     1.6    22.9
2000 07 15    23 50.83   -01 03.7   34.266   34.713   115.3     1.5    22.9
2000 07 25    23 50.52   -01 06.6   34.113   34.706   125.0     1.4    22.9
2000 08 04    23 50.06   -01 10.4   33.977   34.698   134.7     1.2    22.8
2000 08 14    23 49.47   -01 15.0   33.862   34.691   144.4     1.0    22.8
2000 08 24    23 48.77   -01 20.4   33.770   34.684   154.2     0.7    22.8
2000 09 03    23 47.99   -01 26.3   33.705   34.676   164.1     0.5    22.7
2000 09 13    23 47.16   -01 32.5   33.668   34.669   174.1     0.2    22.7
2000 09 23    23 46.31   -01 38.8   33.661   34.662   175.9     0.1    22.7
2000 10 03    23 45.47   -01 45.1   33.683   34.654   165.9     0.4    22.7
2000 10 13    23 44.67   -01 51.0   33.735   34.647   155.8     0.7    22.8
2000 10 23    23 43.96   -01 56.4   33.814   34.640   145.7     0.9    22.8
2000 11 02    23 43.35   -02 01.1   33.918   34.633   135.5     1.2    22.8
2000 11 12    23 42.88   -02 04.9   34.044   34.625   125.3     1.3    22.8
2000 11 22    23 42.56   -02 07.7   34.187   34.618   115.2     1.5    22.9
2000 12 02    23 42.42   -02 09.4   34.343   34.611   105.0     1.6    22.9
2000 12 12    23 42.45   -02 09.9   34.507   34.604    94.9     1.6    22.9
2000 12 22    23 42.67   -02 09.2   34.673   34.596    84.7     1.6    22.9
2001 01 01    23 43.06   -02 07.3   34.837   34.589    74.6     1.6    22.9
2001 01 11    23 43.64   -02 04.3   34.992   34.582    64.6     1.5    22.9

     The assumed 1:2 Neptune-resonance orbital elements for 1999 RB216 keep
the object more than 19 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-D36

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