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MPEC 2000-X16: 2000 WN148

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M.P.E.C. 2000-X16                                Issued 2000 Dec. 3, 23:09 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 WN148

Observations:
     K00WE8N* C2000 11 29.15000 01 24 24.48 +22 49 40.3          18.7        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 11 29.16540 01 24 30.62 +22 47 23.4          19.4        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 11 29.18097 01 24 36.90 +22 45 06.5          19.4        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 11 29.19598 01 24 42.95 +22 42 52.8          19.5        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 11 29.21253 01 24 49.63 +22 40 25.9          19.4        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.13104 01 38 53.65 +17 54 28.7          18.7        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.14560 01 38 59.38 +17 52 17.8          19.0        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.16029 01 39 05.11 +17 50 06.1          19.5        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.17494 01 39 10.84 +17 47 53.7          19.6        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.18961 01 39 16.53 +17 45 41.5          19.4        704
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.95911 01 44 43.37 +15 49 46.4          17.9 R      046
     K00WE8N  C2000 12 01.96005 01 44 43.77 +15 49 38.0                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2
    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 WN148
Epoch 2000 Nov. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451860.5                 Spahr
M 347.07557              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68656396     Peri.  177.26478     +0.40339780     -0.89200678
a   1.2725711      Node   248.87700     +0.83531399     +0.44997783
e   0.1773367      Incl.   12.62898     +0.37352477     -0.04294011
P   1.44           H   22.4           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2000 Nov. 29-Dec. 1.

Ephemeris:
2000 WN148               a,e,i = 1.27, 0.18, 13                  q = 1.0469
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 11 22    00 30.20   +38 28.9    0.087    1.049   133.2    43.4    18.9
2000 12 02    01 45.07   +15 44.9    0.078    1.047   139.7    37.5    18.5
2000 12 12    02 48.19   -06 09.6    0.092    1.050   133.2    43.1    19.0
2000 12 22    03 35.36   -18 40.1    0.121    1.057   124.8    49.8    19.8
2001 01 01    04 10.76   -24 12.1    0.157    1.069   119.6    53.1    20.5
2001 01 11    04 39.18   -26 00.7    0.195    1.085   116.7    54.0    21.0
2001 01 21    05 03.70   -25 47.1    0.235    1.105   115.2    53.7    21.4
2001 01 31    05 26.53   -24 19.3    0.275    1.127   114.3    52.8    21.8
2001 02 10    05 49.00   -22 07.4    0.316    1.151   113.7    51.7    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-X16

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