MPEC 2000-X31: 2000 WT169
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2000 WT169
Observations:
K00WG9T* C2000 11 23.45513 04 27 18.50 +20 30 57.6 568
K00WG9T C2000 11 23.47774 04 27 18.42 +20 30 57.5 568
K00WG9T C2000 11 23.50024 04 27 18.30 +20 30 57.2 568
K00WG9T C2000 11 29.48449 04 26 48.99 +20 29 53.2 21.9 R 568
K00WG9T C2000 11 29.50227 04 26 48.88 +20 29 52.8 22.0 R 568
Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea. Observers D. C. Jewitt, S. S. Sheppard, Y. R. Fernandez.
Measurer S. S. Sheppard. 2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2000 WT169
Assumed circular orbit
Epoch 2000 Nov. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451860.5 Marsden
(2000.0) P Q
n 0.00327379 Arg.lat. 322.50454 +0.37160327 -0.92782497
a 44.9195183 Node 105.66041 +0.85973033 +0.33072589
e 0.0000000 Incl. 1.93022 +0.35039232 +0.17251439
P 301 H 5.9 G 0.15
From 5 observations 2000 Nov. 23-29.
Ephemeris:
2000 WT169 a,e,i = 44.92, 0.00, 2
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2000 12 02 04 26.61 +20 29.4 43.934 44.920 177.7 0.0 22.4
2000 12 12 04 25.80 +20 27.7 43.957 44.920 167.7 0.3 22.4
2000 12 22 04 25.03 +20 26.1 44.010 44.920 157.4 0.5 22.5
2001 01 01 04 24.32 +20 24.7 44.092 44.920 147.0 0.7 22.5
2001 01 11 04 23.71 +20 23.5 44.199 44.920 136.7 0.9 22.5
2001 01 21 04 23.21 +20 22.6 44.329 44.920 126.4 1.0 22.6
2001 01 31 04 22.85 +20 22.0 44.477 44.920 116.1 1.1 22.6
2001 02 10 04 22.64 +20 21.9 44.638 44.920 106.0 1.2 22.6
2001 02 20 04 22.58 +20 22.1 44.808 44.920 95.8 1.3 22.6
2001 03 02 04 22.69 +20 22.6 44.981 44.920 85.8 1.3 22.6
2001 03 12 04 22.96 +20 23.6 45.152 44.920 75.9 1.2 22.6
2001 03 22 04 23.38 +20 24.9 45.315 44.920 66.0 1.2 22.6
2001 04 01 04 23.94 +20 26.5 45.467 44.920 56.3 1.1 22.6
2001 04 11 04 24.63 +20 28.3 45.602 44.920 46.6 0.9 22.6
2001 04 21 04 25.43 +20 30.3 45.718 44.920 37.0 0.8 22.6
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