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MPEC 2000-Q40: 2000 QX69

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M.P.E.C. 2000-Q40                                Issued 2000 Aug. 31, 19:32 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2000 QX69

Observations:
     K00Q69X* C2000 08 28.31363 00 16 44.16 -12 38 07.3          17.9        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 28.34071 00 16 16.31 -12 42 09.8          18.0        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 28.35430 00 16 02.26 -12 44 10.8          18.0        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 28.36780 00 15 48.48 -12 46 10.9          18.5        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.33893 00 02 01.63 -14 53 06.2          18.5        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.35234 00 01 50.16 -14 54 39.0          19.2        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.37923 00 01 27.16 -14 57 44.6          18.8        704
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.72333 23 57 08.64 -15 35 48.9          18.9 V      402
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.72459 23 57 07.70 -15 35 56.0                      402
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.72586 23 57 06.74 -15 36 04.2                      402
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.72712 23 57 05.91 -15 36 11.5                      402
     K00Q69X FC2000 08 29.95949 23 54 29.43 -16 00 31.6                      587
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.96147 23 54 27.12 -16 00 44.2          18.4        106
     K00Q69X FC2000 08 29.96624 23 54 24.42 -16 01 13.1                      587
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 29.98112 23 54 12.33 -16 02 44.7          18.7        106
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 30.00078 23 53 57.58 -16 04 42.6          18.3        106
     K00Q69X FC2000 08 30.59045 23 47 34.77 -16 55 51.5                      422
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 30.59270 23 47 33.25 -16 56 03.7          18.8        422
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 30.59346 23 47 32.77 -16 56 07.5          19.1        422
     K00Q69X FC2000 08 30.59584 23 47 31.11 -16 56 20.4                      422
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 31.33166 23 40 20.87 -17 58 49.0                      711
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 31.33503 23 40 18.81 -17 59 04.4                      711
     K00Q69X  C2000 08 31.33894 23 40 16.49 -17 59 22.2                      711

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observers H. Mikuz, S. Maticic.  0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber, L. Manguso.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. A. Shelus.  0.76-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 QX69
Epoch 2000 Aug. 24.0 TT = JDT 2451780.5                 Spahr
M  76.97335              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.97155945     Peri.   73.41248     -0.71801379     +0.69491853
a   1.0096166      Node   150.57245     -0.66520193     -0.66850112
e   0.2719502      Incl.    4.58780     -0.20484773     -0.26494241
P   1.01           H   23.7           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2000 Aug. 28-31.

Ephemeris:
2000 QX69                a,e,i = 1.01, 0.27, 5                   q = 0.7351
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 08 24    02 06.92   +06 20.9    0.022    1.022   119.2    59.8    17.6
2000 08 29    00 06.54   -14 09.2    0.038    1.044   156.1    23.0    17.8
2000 09 03    23 20.54   -20 29.7    0.060    1.066   165.0    14.2    18.5
2000 09 08    22 58.51   -22 54.2    0.084    1.088   162.6    16.1    19.4
2000 09 13    22 46.39   -23 54.2    0.109    1.108   157.8    20.1    20.1
2000 09 18    22 39.41   -24 13.9    0.136    1.127   152.8    24.0    20.7
2000 09 23    22 35.60   -24 10.4    0.163    1.145   148.1    27.6    21.3
2000 09 28    22 34.04   -23 51.3    0.193    1.163   143.6    30.7    21.8
2000 10 03    22 34.23   -23 21.0    0.223    1.179   139.4    33.5    22.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-Q40

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