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MPEC 2002-C101: 1998 HE3

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M.P.E.C. 2002-C101                               Issued 2002 Feb. 15, 02:30 UT

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                                   1998 HE3

                           Revision to MPEC 1998-H17

Observations:
     J98H03E  C2002 02 13.41240 13 14 15.19 +11 03 19.0                      696
     J98H03E  C2002 02 13.41435 13 14 14.69 +11 03 23.0                      696
     J98H03E  C2002 02 13.43517 13 14 08.39 +11 04 04.9          19.3 R      649
     J98H03E  C2002 02 13.43929 13 14 07.28 +11 04 14.0          19.4 R      649
     J98H03E  C2002 02 13.44340 13 14 06.15 +11 04 23.1          19.5 R      649
     J98H03E  C2002 02 14.30956 13 10 20.13 +11 36 40.8          19.5 R      649
     J98H03E  C2002 02 14.31465 13 10 18.74 +11 36 53.0          19.2 R      649
     J98H03E  C2002 02 14.31975 13 10 17.29 +11 37 04.9          19.0 R      649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
020213 696 0.07- 0.08+    020214 649 0.08- 0.08+    MPC 32075   +0.027 day

Orbital elements:
1998 HE3                                                             PHA 0.003
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
M 332.71861              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.19659135     Peri.  308.94791     +0.99763259     -0.04930822
a   0.8786963      Node    53.92970     +0.06514615     +0.90089818
e   0.4405454      Incl.    3.39997     -0.02202715     +0.43122056
P   0.82           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
980421 683  0.4+  0.3-    980424 118  0.4+  0.5-    980505 700 (2.7+  0.1+)
980421 683  1.0-  0.4+    980424 046  0.0   0.2+    980505 700 (2.5+  0.2+)
980421 683  0.4-  0.8+    980424 046  0.2+  0.1-    980505 700  0.9-  0.1+
980421 683  1.0-  0.2+    980424 118  0.4+  0.3-    980505 683  0.1+  0.2-
980421 683  0.4-  0.2+    980424 046  0.7+  0.3-    980505 683  0.1-  0.3+
980421 683  0.2-  0.4+    980424 118  0.1+  0.3-    980505 683  0.6+  0.2+
980421 104  1.4-  0.9+    980426 118  0.7-  0.3+    980509 046  0.6+  0.8+
980421 104  0.7-  0.8+    980426 118  1.0-  0.4+    980509 046  1.5+  0.4+
980421 104  0.5+  0.3+    980427 683  0.5-  0.0     980509 046  0.6-  1.7+
980421 046  0.1-  0.2+    980427 683  0.2+  0.1+    980509 046  0.3-  1.0+
980421 046  0.6-  0.3-    980427 683  0.4+  0.1+    980509 046  0.5+  0.3+
980421 046  1.3-  0.2+    980427 557  0.9-  0.0     980509 046  0.2+  0.9+
980421 046  0.3-  0.4+    980427 557  0.3-  0.6-    980511 683  1.4+  0.3+
980421 046  0.3+  0.5+    980427 557  0.5+  0.2-    980511 683 (2.1-  0.8+)
980422 557  0.7-  0.6+    980428 360  0.4+  0.0     980511 683  0.1-  0.9+
980422 557  0.0   0.3-    980428 360  0.2+  0.2+    980511 118  0.7-  1.1-
980422 557  1.5+  0.4-    980428 360  0.3+  0.1-    980511 118  1.1-  0.9-
980422 557  1.0-  0.2+    980430 683  0.7-  0.0     980511 118  0.7+  0.2-
980422 683  0.7+  0.3+    980430 683  1.9+  0.7-    980511 118  0.8-  0.3+
980422 683  0.2-  0.0     980430 683  0.1+  0.3+    980511 046  0.3+  0.3-
980422 683  0.1+  0.2+    980430 046  0.0   0.8-    980511 046  0.2+  1.2-
980422 683  1.3+  0.1-    980430 046  0.0   0.1-    980511 046  0.0   0.5-
980422 683  0.1-  0.1+    980430 046  0.9-  0.8-    980511 046  0.8+  0.2+
980422 557  0.1+  0.2-    980430 046  0.5-  0.7-    980511 046  0.4-  0.9-
980422 557  1.0+  0.3+    980430 046  0.7-  0.2-    980512 046  0.0   0.2+
980423 118  0.1-  0.0     980501 557  0.7-  0.4-    980512 046  0.3+  0.5+
980423 118  0.4+  0.3-    980501 557  0.2-  0.7-    980512 046  0.5-  1.3+
980423 118  0.5+  0.3-    980501 557  0.5-  0.3-    980512 046  0.2+  0.7+
980423 046  0.5+  0.3-    980502 700 (2.5+  1.2+)   980512 046  0.2-  0.8+
980423 046  0.1-  0.5-    980502 700 (4.4+  0.1-)   980512 046  0.0   1.0-
980423 046  0.8-  0.1+    980502 700  0.7-  1.5-    980515 683  0.8-  0.6-
980423 683  0.3+  0.3+    980502 700  0.2+  0.1-    980515 683 (3.8+  0.5+)
980423 683  0.5-  0.3-    980503 683  1.6-  0.6+    980515 683 (5.5-  1.0-)
980423 683  0.2+  0.6+    980503 683  0.7-  0.5+    020213 696  0.4-  0.8+
980423 704  1.8+  1.0-    980503 683  1.9-  1.2+    020213 696  0.1+  0.4+
980423 704 (2.1+  1.5-)   980503 557  0.1+  0.8-    020213 649  0.0   0.0
980423 704 (2.2+  2.1-)   980503 557  0.1+  0.7-    020213 649  0.2+  0.0
980423 704  0.6+  0.0     980503 557  0.6+  0.3-    020213 649  0.0   0.1-
980424 557  0.5+  0.1+    980504 402  1.0+  0.3-    020214 649  0.2+  0.7-
980424 557  0.0   0.2-    980504 402  1.1+  0.7-    020214 649  0.5+  0.0
980424 046  0.4+  0.2+    980504 402  0.4+  0.5-    020214 649  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
1998 HE3                 a,e,i = 0.88, 0.44, 3                   q = 0.4916
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 15    13 07.21   +12 02.9    0.221    1.149   132.7    39.1    20.4
2002 02 20    12 42.60   +15 11.8    0.217    1.170   143.3    30.3    20.1
2002 02 25    12 15.00   +18 10.5    0.218    1.189   153.4    21.9    19.9
2002 03 02    11 46.01   +20 41.7    0.225    1.206   161.1    15.4    19.8
2002 03 07    11 17.66   +22 33.5    0.237    1.221   162.8    13.9    19.9
2002 03 12    10 51.92   +23 42.7    0.254    1.233   158.0    17.6    20.2
2002 03 17    10 30.10   +24 14.2    0.277    1.244   150.8    23.0    20.6
2002 03 22    10 12.69   +24 16.9    0.303    1.252   143.3    28.4    20.9
2002 03 27    09 59.52   +23 59.6    0.332    1.259   136.4    33.2    21.3
2002 04 01    09 50.10   +23 29.4    0.363    1.263   130.0    37.3    21.6
2002 04 06    09 43.82   +22 51.1    0.395    1.265   124.1    40.9    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-C101

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