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MPEC 2000-W13: 2000 VM2

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M.P.E.C. 2000-W13                                Issued 2000 Nov. 21, 20:47 UT

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                                   2000 VM2

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-V12

Observations:
     K00V02M 2 1993 10 23.35208 04 02 32.71 +39 46 15.5                      261
     K00V02M 2 1993 10 23.38333 04 02 33.61 +39 47 17.6                      261

Observer details:
261 Palomar-DSS.  Observers J. Mueller, J. D. Mendenhall.  Trail located and
    measured by ANEOPP (A. Boattini, G. D'Abramo, G. Forti, M. Tombelli).
    1.2-m Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
931023 261 0.61+ 0.16+    931023 261 0.61+ 0.16+    MPO  6435   -0.32 day

Orbital elements:
2000 VM2
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Williams
M 294.62242              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41661505     Peri.  187.14489     -0.92092254     -0.38574868
a   1.7754676      Node   329.97331     +0.36286372     -0.79647843
e   0.6797635      Incl.    6.38789     +0.14223781     -0.46563941
P   2.37           H   17.5           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
931023 261  0.9-  0.4-    001102 704  0.3+  0.4+    001102 557  0.3+  0.1+
931023 261  0.9+  0.6+    001102 704  0.0   1.0-    001103 704  0.2+  0.2+
001003 704  0.1-  0.0     001102 704  0.0   0.2+    001103 704  0.4-  0.4-
001003 704  0.9-  0.0     001102 704  0.3+  0.0     001103 704  0.5-  0.6+
001003 704  0.3-  0.1-    001102 704  0.4+  0.2-    001103 704  0.1-  0.1-
001003 704  0.8+  0.4-    001102 704  0.2-  0.5+    001103 704  0.4-  0.5-
001101 704  0.4+  0.3+    001102 704  0.1-  0.5+    001103 704  0.1-  0.7-
001101 704  0.2-  0.3+    001102 704  0.3+  0.6+    001103 704  0.3-  0.0
001101 704  0.1-  0.2+    001102 327  1.2-  1.0-    001103 704  0.3+  0.4-
001101 704  0.2+  0.5-    001102 327  1.1+  0.3-    001103 704  0.5-  1.2+
001101 704  0.2-  0.2-    001102 327 (2.1-  0.6-)   001103 918  0.2-  0.0
001102 118  0.8-  0.2-    001102 046  1.0+  0.3+    001103 918  0.2+  0.2+
001102 118  0.3+  0.2-    001102 046  0.1+  0.2-    001103 918  0.3-  0.2-
001102 118  0.5-  0.0     001102 046  0.6-  0.4-    001119 704  0.5-  0.4-
001102 853  0.2+  0.2-    001102 046  0.6+  0.3+    001119 704  0.1-  0.3+
001102 853  0.1+  0.3-    001102 046  0.9+  0.9+    001119 704  0.4-  0.2+
001102 704  0.8-  0.7+    001102 557  0.5+  0.4-    001119 704  0.7+  0.9-
001102 704  0.0   0.8+    001102 557  0.2+  0.4+    001119 704  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2000 VM2                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.68, 6                   q = 0.5686
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 11 22    23 43.64   +12 28.1    0.654    1.434   120.4    36.4    18.8
2000 12 02    23 29.08   +10 16.8    0.652    1.328   106.5    45.4    18.9
2000 12 12    23 20.35   +08 34.0    0.649    1.216    94.0    53.8    19.0
2000 12 22    23 16.18   +07 17.6    0.638    1.101    82.5    62.4    19.0
2001 01 01    23 14.69   +06 16.3    0.612    0.982    71.8    72.0    18.9
2001 01 11    23 12.87   +05 06.1    0.567    0.863    60.8    84.2    18.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-W13

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