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MPEC 2001-L22: 1999 RK257

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M.P.E.C. 2001-L22                                Issued 2001 June 6, 15:07 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  1999 RK257

Observations:
     J99RP7K*6C1999 09 12.26870 22 17 52.46 +00 36 38.9          24.5 V      568
     J99RP7K 6C1999 09 12.28405 22 17 52.39 +00 36 38.3          24.6 V      568
     J99RP7K 6C1999 09 12.29928 22 17 52.35 +00 36 37.8                      568
     J99RP7K 6C1999 09 13.26075 22 17 48.21 +00 36 05.9          24.8 V      568
     J99RP7K 6C1999 09 13.29270 22 17 48.09 +00 36 05.0          23.9 V      568
     J99RP7K 6C1999 09 13.32267 22 17 47.96 +00 36 03.8                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Schade.  Measurers D. Milisavljevic,
    J. Kavelaars.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 RK257
Assumed perihelic orbit
Epoch 1999 Aug. 30.0 TT = JDT 2451420.5                 Marsden
M 359.95474              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00347163     Peri.  144.90015     +0.90511702     +0.42134750
a  43.1963290      Node   190.64247     -0.42507643     +0.89950350
e   0.0517329      Incl.   17.92143     +0.00855601     +0.11558435
P 284              H    8.3           G   0.15
From 6 observations 1999 Sept. 12-13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-L22

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