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MPEC 2000-P13: 1999 ON4

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M.P.E.C. 2000-P13                                Issued 2000 Aug. 3, 15:54 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 ON4

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-W12

Observations:
     J99O04N 6C2000 07 31.12648 21 17 24.58 -15 59 00.3          23.0 R      809
     J99O04N 6C2000 07 31.19929 21 17 24.23 -15 59 02.0          23.2 R      809
     J99O04N 6C2000 07 31.28951 21 17 23.79 -15 59 03.7                      809
     J99O04N 6C2000 08 02.29811 21 17 14.16 -15 59 49.7                      809
     J99O04N 6C2000 08 02.32957 21 17 14.00 -15 59 50.4          23.4 R      809
     J99O04N 6C2000 08 02.36121 21 17 13.84 -15 59 51.1          23.6 R      809

Observer details:
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers B. Gladman, J.-M.
    Petit.  2.2-m reflector + CCD, 3.6-m reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
000731 809 0.05- 0.02-    000802 809 0.05- 0.02-    MPC 36908

Orbital elements:
1999 ON4
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Marsden
M 359.38197              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00353105     Peri.  184.40602     +0.73685507     +0.67483104
a  42.7103654      Node   133.06553     -0.61855419     +0.69720161
e   0.0421981      Incl.    3.18506     -0.27282838     +0.24189457
P 279              H    7.7           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
990719 568  0.1-  0.1-    990811 675  0.2-  0.1-    000731 809  0.0   0.3+
990719 568  0.1+  0.2+    990811 675  0.1+  0.2-    000802 809  0.1+  0.1-
990719 568  0.1-  0.2+    000731 809  0.0   0.0     000802 809  0.0   0.0
990811 675  0.2+  0.0     000731 809  0.0   0.1-    000802 809  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
1999 ON4                 a,e,i = 42.71, 0.04, 3                  q = 40.908
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 07 25    21 17.89   -15 56.7   39.925   40.908   165.4     0.4    23.8
2000 08 04    21 17.10   -16 00.5   39.897   40.908   175.2     0.1    23.8
2000 08 14    21 16.29   -16 04.3   39.899   40.908   175.0     0.1    23.8
2000 08 24    21 15.50   -16 08.0   39.930   40.908   165.2     0.4    23.8
2000 09 03    21 14.75   -16 11.5   39.989   40.908   155.4     0.6    23.9
2000 09 13    21 14.07   -16 14.7   40.075   40.908   145.5     0.8    23.9
2000 09 23    21 13.49   -16 17.4   40.185   40.908   135.6     1.0    23.9
2000 10 03    21 13.03   -16 19.6   40.317   40.908   125.6     1.1    24.0
2000 10 13    21 12.70   -16 21.1   40.466   40.908   115.7     1.3    24.0
2000 10 23    21 12.53   -16 21.9   40.627   40.908   105.7     1.3    24.0
2000 11 02    21 12.52   -16 22.1   40.797   40.908    95.7     1.4    24.0
2000 11 12    21 12.67   -16 21.4   40.970   40.908    85.7     1.4    24.0
2000 11 22    21 12.99   -16 20.1   41.140   40.908    75.7     1.3    24.0
2000 12 02    21 13.48   -16 18.0   41.303   40.908    65.7     1.3    24.0
2000 12 12    21 14.10   -16 15.3   41.454   40.908    55.7     1.1    24.0
2000 12 22    21 14.87   -16 11.9   41.588   40.908    45.8     1.0    24.0
2001 01 01    21 15.74   -16 08.1   41.702   40.908    35.8     0.8    24.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P13

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