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MPEC 2000-V20: 2000 VZ44

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M.P.E.C. 2000-V20                                Issued 2000 Nov. 6, 19:06 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2000 VZ44

Observations:
     K00V44Z* C2000 11 01.15577 23 49 14.44 +20 20 58.9          18.4        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 01.17047 23 49 00.78 +20 21 01.6          18.4        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 01.18614 23 48 46.18 +20 21 04.2          19.3        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 01.20118 23 48 32.06 +20 21 06.7          19.1        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 01.21524 23 48 18.86 +20 21 09.5          19.0        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 02.13741 23 33 33.32 +20 21 39.6          19.2        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 02.16485 23 33 04.82 +20 21 35.8          19.6        704
     K00V44Z  C2000 11 02.19229 23 32 36.17 +20 21 33.0          19.9        704
     K00V44Z 4C2000 11 03.15145 23 15 26.64 +20 15 56.9                      673
     K00V44Z 4C2000 11 03.15942 23 15 17.47 +20 15 50.4                      673
     K00V44Z 4C2000 11 05.09823 22 34 54.93 +19 37 51.6                      673
     K00V44Z 4C2000 11 05.10229 22 34 49.15 +19 37 42.8                      673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer M. Hicks.  0.6-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.

Orbital elements:
2000 VZ44
Epoch 2000 Oct. 23.0 TT = JDT 2451840.5                 Spahr
M 339.16828              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32821638     Peri.  128.44481     -0.73274248     -0.68036044
a   2.0814335      Node     8.71521     +0.59183250     -0.64733553
e   0.7411765      Incl.    5.33021     +0.33589098     -0.34360790
P   3.00           H   21.0           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2000 Nov. 1-5.

Ephemeris:
2000 VZ44                a,e,i = 2.08, 0.74, 5                   q = 0.5387
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 10 23    01 15.70   +18 40.4    0.229    1.220   168.8     9.1    18.8
2000 10 28    00 39.19   +19 43.6    0.175    1.157   157.2    19.4    18.5
2000 11 02    23 35.86   +20 22.2    0.130    1.093   138.3    37.2    18.3
2000 11 07    21 48.41   +18 12.2    0.102    1.028   108.6    66.0    18.4
2000 11 12    19 36.55   +10 20.4    0.102    0.962    71.6   102.7    19.7
2000 11 17    17 59.82   +01 55.2    0.130    0.897    42.3   132.1    22.3
2000 11 22    17 03.51   -03 26.1    0.175    0.831    24.3   150.7    25.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-V20

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