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MPEC 2002-A36: 1999 CT8

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A36                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 03:06 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 CT8

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-C30

Observations:
     J99C08T HC2001 12 17.51994 12 56 51.84 +02 27 37.4          22.0 V      291
     J99C08T HC2001 12 17.52362 12 56 51.93 +02 27 33.3          22.0 V      291
     J99C08T HC2001 12 17.52881 12 56 52.15 +02 27 24.1          22.0 V      291
     J99C08T HC2002 01 08.48330 13 05 30.96 -06 50 38.0          21.6 V      291
     J99C08T HC2002 01 08.48720 13 05 30.93 -06 50 46.4          21.8 V      291
     J99C08T HC2002 01 08.49158 13 05 31.00 -06 50 53.8          22.5 V      291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. A. Larsen.  1.8-m Spacewatch telescope.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
011217 291 0.01- 0.05-    020108 291 0.00+ 0.05-    MPO 14372   -0.11 day

Orbital elements:
1999 CT8
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
M  44.72056              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.70554959     Peri.   40.02442     +0.88370088     -0.38101749
a   1.2496384      Node   337.18323     -0.06391777     +0.47711572
e   0.3935351      Incl.   44.50834     +0.46366720     +0.79195092
P   1.40           H   19.0           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
990209 704  0.4+  0.3+    990212 557  0.9-  0.6-    990312 046  0.1-  0.8+
990209 704  1.0+  1.2+    990212 557  0.4-  1.4-    990312 046  0.3+  0.6+
990209 704  0.6+  0.7-    990213 704  0.6+  1.2+    990312 046  0.8+  0.1-
990209 704  1.7-  0.9+    990213 704  1.3+  0.1-    990312 046  0.5+  0.0
990210 704  0.1-  0.8-    990213 704  0.4-  0.1+    990320 658  0.0   0.1-
990210 704  1.5+  0.9+    990213 704 (4.4-  1.6+)   990320 658  0.2-  0.6-
990210 704  1.3-  0.3+    990214 658  0.3+  0.4-    990320 658  0.2+  0.5+
990210 704  0.1+  0.4-    990214 658  0.4+  0.3-    011217 291  0.7-  0.2+
990210 704  0.3-  0.7-    990214 658  0.2+  0.1-    011217 291  1.6-  1.5+
990210 704  0.2-  0.3-    990214 587  0.3+  0.3-    011217 291  1.4-  0.1-
990210 704  1.0+  0.6+    990214 587  0.1-  0.0     020108 291  0.3+  1.2+
990210 704 (2.4-  1.6+)   990306 658  0.5-  0.5-    020108 291  0.1-  0.9-
990210 704  1.2-  1.3+    990306 658  0.1-  0.8-    020108 291  1.0+  1.2-
990211 557 (0.1+  2.1-)   990306 658  0.5-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
1999 CT8                 a,e,i = 1.25, 0.39, 45                  q = 0.7579
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    13 05.33   -05 44.5    1.164    1.500    88.2    40.9    21.8
2002 01 16    13 04.44   -10 16.8    1.075    1.541    96.9    39.3    21.7
2002 01 26    12 58.39   -15 07.0    0.988    1.579   106.4    36.8    21.5
2002 02 05    12 45.53   -20 12.9    0.909    1.612   116.6    33.1    21.2
2002 02 15    12 24.07   -25 19.9    0.845    1.642   127.1    28.7    21.0
2002 02 25    11 53.20   -29 53.5    0.806    1.668   136.2    24.2    20.8
2002 03 07    11 15.00   -33 07.5    0.797    1.690   141.4    21.5    20.7
2002 03 17    10 35.21   -34 30.1    0.819    1.708   140.3    21.8    20.8
2002 03 27    10 00.74   -34 12.1    0.871    1.722   134.2    24.5    21.0
2002 04 06    09 35.43   -32 54.5    0.944    1.732   125.9    27.9    21.3
2002 04 16    09 19.55   -31 17.2    1.033    1.739   117.3    30.9    21.6
2002 04 26    09 11.63   -29 46.6    1.129    1.741   109.2    33.1    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A36

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