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MPEC 2001-O35: 1998 WP5

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M.P.E.C. 2001-O35                                Issued 2001 July 24, 14:41 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   1998 WP5

                           Revision to MPEC 1998-W29

Observations:
     J98W05P  C2001 07 23.72231 00 26 45.26 -40 19 15.7          18.3 R      474
     J98W05P  C2001 07 23.72492 00 26 45.36 -40 19 17.9          18.4 R      474
     J98W05P  C2001 07 23.72744 00 26 45.32 -40 19 20.6          18.8 R      474
     J98W05P  C2001 07 24.57919 00 26 55.30 -40 31 24.2          18.4 R      474
     J98W05P  C2001 07 24.58243 00 26 55.30 -40 31 27.2          18.3 R      474
     J98W05P  C2001 07 24.58581 00 26 55.31 -40 31 30.0          18.1 R      474
     J98W05P  C2001 07 24.58909 00 26 55.37 -40 31 32.9          18.4 R      474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers I. P. Griffin, N. Brady.
    1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
010723 474  9.5+ 11.3+    010724 474  9.5+ 11.1+    MPC 34596   -0.0030 day

Orbital elements:
1998 WP5
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Spahr
M 116.82549              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.61180574     Peri.   97.49180     -0.65736389     -0.72729883
a   1.3742329      Node    36.21553     +0.48944902     -0.61110389
e   0.1951039      Incl.   19.50337     +0.57298549     -0.31239148
P   1.61           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
981119 704  1.2-  1.5-    981123 704  0.9-  0.0     981214 658  0.3-  0.3+
981119 704  0.2+  0.5+    981123 704  0.3-  0.8+    981214 658  0.4-  0.3+
981119 704 (0.8+  2.4-)   981123 704  0.9-  0.2+    981214 658  0.3-  0.3+
981119 704  1.3-  1.6-    981123 704  0.7-  0.6+    981223 118  0.1+  0.4-
981119 704  0.8-  0.0     981123 704  0.5-  1.5-    981223 118  0.1-  0.3-
981120 557  0.2-  0.2+    981123 704  1.1+  0.9+    981223 118  0.3+  0.1+
981120 557  0.2+  0.1+    981123 704  0.9-  0.3-    981224 402  0.4+  0.8+
981120 557  0.1-  0.5+    981123 704  1.2-  1.6-    981224 402  0.2-  0.4-
981120 557  0.4+  0.5+    981123 704  0.6-  1.2+    981224 402  0.7+  0.6-
981121 611  0.3+  0.3+    981123 557  0.6+  0.2+    990105 402  0.0   0.0
981121 611  0.9-  0.5+    981123 557  0.6+  0.6+    990105 402  0.1+  0.5+
981121 611  0.2-  1.3-    981123 557  0.1+  0.1+    990105 402  0.1-  0.7+
981121 587  0.5-  0.8+    981123 118  1.0+  0.0     990414 360  0.2+  0.0
981121 587  0.4+  0.2-    981123 118  1.7+  0.5-    990414 360  0.3+  0.3-
981122 360  0.1+  0.4+    981123 118  0.8+  0.4-    990414 360  0.3+  0.1+
981122 360  0.2+  0.2+    981124 046  0.9+  0.2+    990429 658  0.1+  0.5-
981122 360  0.3+  0.1+    981124 046  1.2+  0.0     990429 658  0.1-  0.3+
981123 704  1.3-  0.2-    981124 046  1.0+  0.2+    990429 658  0.1-  0.5-
981123 704  0.5+  1.7-    981124 046  1.0+  0.1+    010723 474  0.2+  0.1+
981123 704  0.7+  0.0     981129 402  0.2+  1.1+    010723 474  1.1+  0.1+
981123 704  1.4-  0.8+    981129 402  0.4-  1.1+    010723 474  0.4+  0.4-
981123 704  1.0-  0.5-    981129 402  0.7-  0.1+    010724 474  0.1+  0.2-
981123 704  0.5-  0.6+    981212 402  1.2+  0.6-    010724 474  0.1-  0.4-
981123 704  0.6+  0.1+    981212 402  1.3+  0.3-    010724 474  0.3-  0.2-
981123 704 (3.0-  2.4+)   981212 402  1.2+  0.6-    010724 474  0.2+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
1998 WP5                 a,e,i = 1.37, 0.20, 20                  q = 1.1061
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 07 10    00 18.68   -37 25.4    0.935    1.642   114.6    34.3    20.8
2001 07 20    00 25.56   -39 28.0    0.874    1.642   120.5    32.2    20.5
2001 07 30    00 26.83   -41 50.7    0.819    1.639   126.3    29.9    20.3
2001 08 09    00 21.19   -44 20.9    0.774    1.635   131.8    27.6    20.1
2001 08 19    00 07.56   -46 36.8    0.740    1.628   136.0    25.6    20.0
2001 08 29    23 46.19   -48 06.2    0.720    1.619   138.1    24.6    19.9
2001 09 08    23 19.97   -48 18.0    0.715    1.608   137.4    25.1    19.9
2001 09 18    22 53.87   -46 57.5    0.725    1.595   133.8    27.1    19.9
2001 09 28    22 32.77   -44 13.0    0.750    1.580   128.2    29.9    20.1
2001 10 08    22 19.08   -40 30.1    0.788    1.563   121.6    33.0    20.2
2001 10 18    22 12.75   -36 14.6    0.836    1.545   114.6    35.9    20.4
2001 10 28    22 12.72   -31 45.0    0.891    1.524   107.8    38.4    20.6
2001 11 07    22 17.58   -27 12.3    0.951    1.502   101.3    40.3    20.8
2001 11 17    22 26.16   -22 41.3    1.014    1.478    95.1    41.8    20.9
2001 11 27    22 37.63   -18 13.3    1.077    1.453    89.4    42.8    21.0
2001 12 07    22 51.30   -13 48.3    1.139    1.426    84.0    43.4    21.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-O35

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