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MPEC 2000-P37: 1999 OW3

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M.P.E.C. 2000-P37                                Issued 2000 Aug. 7, 23:31 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.

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                                   1999 OW3

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-P21

Observations:
     J99O03W 2C2000 07 29.60647 04 15 02.20 +02 43 50.6          20.9 R      568
     J99O03W 2C2000 07 29.61062 04 15 02.38 +02 43 49.6          20.9 R      568
     J99O03W 2C2000 07 31.59653 04 16 22.64 +02 36 05.0          21.2 R      568
     J99O03W 2C2000 07 31.60037 04 16 22.79 +02 36 04.1          21.5 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer D. J. Tholen.  2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + C

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
000729 568  2.3+  3.0+    000731 568  2.7+  2.6+    MPC 39550   +0.026 day

Orbital elements:
1999 OW3
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Spahr
M 197.85472              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32628345     Peri.   35.14721     -0.64831482     +0.74304339
a   2.0896458      Node   196.69135     -0.76065769     -0.62266586
e   0.7799038      Incl.   35.32092     +0.03298148     +0.24530338
P   3.02           H   14.6           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
990718 568  0.5+  0.1-    990822 402  0.2+  0.6-    991208 568  0.1+  0.1-
990718 568  0.3+  0.1-    990822 402  0.9+  0.3+    991208 568  0.1+  0.1-
990719 568  0.2+  0.4+    990913 568  0.1-  0.1+    991208 568  0.1+  0.2-
990719 568  0.4+  0.4+    990913 568  0.2+  0.3+    991208 568  0.2+  0.2-
990720 568  0.5+  0.0     990914 557  0.1+  0.6+    991208 568  0.2+  0.2-
990720 568  0.3+  0.1+    990914 557  0.3+  0.1-    991208 568  0.1+  0.2-
990721 568  0.4+  0.1+    990914 557  0.6-  0.1-    991209 568  0.0   0.1+
990721 568  0.4+  0.1+    990914 413  0.3+  0.3+    991209 568  0.3+  0.2+
990725 568  0.5+  0.1-    990914 413  0.2+  0.3+    991209 568  0.2+  0.3+
990725 568  0.6+  0.2-    991004 703  0.2-  1.3+    991209 568  0.2+  0.2+
990801 413  0.2+  0.0     991004 703  0.8-  0.3-    991209 568  0.3+  0.3+
990801 413  0.1-  0.1-    991004 703  0.3+  1.0+    991230 413  0.4+  0.1+
990807 046  1.4-  0.5+    991004 703  1.2-  1.8-    991230 413  0.3+  0.3-
990807 046  0.7-  0.4+    991005 413  0.3+  0.2+    000111 568  0.1-  0.2+
990807 046  0.2+  0.2-    991005 413  0.3+  0.1+    000111 568  0.1-  0.2+
990807 046  1.2-  0.2-    991009 704  0.2+  0.4+    000112 568  0.2-  0.2+
990810 658  0.5+  0.1-    991009 704  0.8-  0.6-    000112 568  0.3-  0.2+
990810 658  0.1-  0.5+    991009 704  1.7-  0.2-    000306 568  0.4+  0.1-
990810 658  0.7+  1.8-    991104 413  0.2-  0.6-    000306 568  0.3+  0.1+
990813 568  0.1-  0.2-    991104 413  0.4+  0.0     000729 568  0.1-  0.0
990813 568  0.2-  0.2-    991113 474  0.0   0.2+    000729 568  0.1+  0.0
990817 568  0.1+  0.2-    991113 474  0.1-  0.2+    000731 568  0.3+  0.2-
990817 568  0.0   0.1-    991113 474  0.0   0.1-    000731 568  0.3+  0.2-
990822 402  0.7-  0.0     991113 474  0.3-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
1999 OW3                 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.78, 35                  q = 0.4599
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 08 04    04 18.58   +02 21.9    3.941    3.718    70.0    14.9    21.3
2000 08 14    04 24.34   +01 33.3    3.794    3.714    77.8    15.5    21.2
2000 08 24    04 28.89   +00 34.3    3.642    3.709    85.9    15.8    21.1
2000 09 03    04 32.02   -00 35.3    3.488    3.703    94.3    15.8    21.0
2000 09 13    04 33.50   -01 55.0    3.336    3.694   103.0    15.4    20.9
2000 09 23    04 33.13   -03 24.0    3.190    3.684   111.9    14.6    20.8
2000 10 03    04 30.71   -05 00.3    3.056    3.673   121.0    13.5    20.6
2000 10 13    04 26.15   -06 40.9    2.939    3.659   129.9    12.1    20.5
2000 10 23    04 19.47   -08 21.3    2.842    3.644   138.2    10.5    20.3
2000 11 02    04 10.86   -09 56.1    2.771    3.627   144.8     9.1    20.2
2000 11 12    04 00.79   -11 18.8    2.729    3.609   148.4     8.3    20.1
2000 11 22    03 49.89   -12 23.9    2.716    3.588   147.5     8.5    20.1
2000 12 02    03 38.94   -13 07.2    2.734    3.566   142.4     9.7    20.2
2000 12 12    03 28.76   -13 27.0    2.779    3.542   134.8    11.4    20.3
2000 12 22    03 20.01   -13 24.1    2.848    3.517   125.9    13.1    20.4
2001 01 01    03 13.17   -13 01.4    2.936    3.489   116.6    14.6    20.5
2001 01 11    03 08.48   -12 22.5    3.037    3.460   107.3    15.7    20.6
2001 01 21    03 06.00   -11 31.5    3.146    3.428    98.2    16.5    20.6
2001 01 31    03 05.65   -10 32.0    3.258    3.395    89.5    16.9    20.7
2001 02 10    03 07.28   -09 27.3    3.369    3.360    81.1    16.9    20.8
2001 02 20    03 10.68   -08 20.0    3.473    3.323    73.1    16.5    20.8
2001 03 02    03 15.68   -07 12.0    3.570    3.284    65.4    15.9    20.8

Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P37

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