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MPEC 2000-P17: 1999 OJ4

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M.P.E.C. 2000-P17                                Issued 2000 Aug. 3, 17:38 UT

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                                   1999 OJ4

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-W12

Observations:
     J99O04J 6C2000 07 31.11506 21 17 06.94 -16 27 37.3                      809
     J99O04J 6C2000 07 31.18342 21 17 06.58 -16 27 39.2          22.6 R      809
     J99O04J 6C2000 07 31.26985 21 17 06.13 -16 27 41.2          22.8 R      809
     J99O04J 6C2000 08 02.27861 21 16 55.81 -16 28 30.9          22.9 R      809
     J99O04J 6C2000 08 02.28501 21 16 55.78 -16 28 31.0                      809
     J99O04J 6C2000 08 02.32265 21 16 55.58 -16 28 31.9          22.9 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 0.10- 0.03-    000802 809 0.10- 0.03-    MPC 36908

Orbital elements:
1999 OJ4
The following assumed 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements
keep the object more than 10 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Marsden
M  71.98200              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00398450     Peri.   98.83242     -0.68857623     +0.72305195
a  39.4051735      Node   127.49920     -0.68971662     -0.62945706
e   0.1602405      Incl.    3.99731     -0.22395036     -0.28456928
P 247              H    7.3           G   0.15
Residuals in seconds of arc
990718 568  0.1-  0.0     990811 675  0.0   0.0     000802 809  0.3-  0.3-
990718 568  0.0   0.1+    000731 809  0.4+  0.3+    000802 809  0.3-  0.2-
990811 675  0.1+  0.1-    000731 809  0.3+  0.1+    000802 809  0.3-  0.2-
990811 675  0.0   0.0     000731 809  0.3+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
1999 OJ4                 a,e,i = 39.41, 0.16, 4                  q = 33.091
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 07 25    21 17.63   -16 25.2   37.416   38.401   165.6     0.4    23.2
2000 08 04    21 16.78   -16 29.2   37.394   38.405   175.3     0.1    23.1
2000 08 14    21 15.92   -16 33.3   37.401   38.410   174.8     0.1    23.1
2000 08 24    21 15.08   -16 37.3   37.437   38.414   165.0     0.4    23.2
2000 09 03    21 14.28   -16 41.0   37.501   38.418   155.1     0.6    23.2
2000 09 13    21 13.56   -16 44.3   37.592   38.423   145.2     0.9    23.2
2000 09 23    21 12.94   -16 47.1   37.708   38.427   135.3     1.1    23.3
2000 10 03    21 12.45   -16 49.3   37.844   38.432   125.4     1.2    23.3
2000 10 13    21 12.11   -16 50.9   37.998   38.436   115.4     1.3    23.3
2000 10 23    21 11.93   -16 51.7   38.164   38.441   105.4     1.4    23.3
2000 11 02    21 11.92   -16 51.7   38.338   38.445    95.4     1.5    23.3
2000 11 12    21 12.10   -16 50.9   38.515   38.450    85.5     1.5    23.3
2000 11 22    21 12.44   -16 49.4   38.690   38.454    75.5     1.4    23.4
2000 12 02    21 12.96   -16 47.1   38.857   38.458    65.5     1.3    23.4
2000 12 12    21 13.63   -16 44.1   39.012   38.463    55.5     1.2    23.4
2000 12 22    21 14.45   -16 40.5   39.150   38.467    45.5     1.0    23.3
2001 01 01    21 15.39   -16 36.3   39.267   38.472    35.6     0.9    23.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P17

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