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MPEC 2002-X34 : 2000 OL8

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X34                                Issued 2002 Dec. 6, 16:17 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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                                   2000 OL8

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-P08

Additional Observations:
     K00O08L 2C2002 12 03.38841101 03 16.454+26 11 06.97         22.0 R      568
     K00O08L 2C2002 12 03.39141101 03 16.280+26 11 03.98         22.0 R      568
     K00O08L 2C2002 12 04.38261201 02 23.667+25 54 54.80         22.0 R      568
     K00O08L 2C2002 12 04.38551201 02 23.505+25 54 51.95         22.1 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer D. J. Tholen.  2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
021203 568 45.0- 26.4-    021204 568 44.1- 25.9-    MPO  3950   +0.042 day

Orbital elements:
2000 OL8                                                             PHA 0.013
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 241.32406              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64945319     Peri.  266.60154     -0.91331054     +0.37116210
a   1.3205985      Node   295.12851     -0.25943396     -0.84751890
e   0.5429476      Incl.   10.67060     -0.31393929     -0.37940797
P   1.52           H   19.6           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
000730 704  0.0   1.0+    000731 046  0.7-  0.8-    000803 360  0.8+  0.5-
000730 704  0.6-  0.1+    000731 163  0.3-  0.4+    000803 360  0.2+  0.2-
000730 704  0.4-  0.2+    000731 163  0.0   0.3-    000803 360  0.2+  0.2-
000730 704  0.3+  0.9+    000801 118  0.4+  0.0     000811 413  0.2-  0.2+
000730 557  1.1-  0.4-    000801 118  0.6+  0.3+    000811 413  0.5-  0.2-
000730 557  0.2-  0.1-    000801 118  0.5-  0.6+    000811 413  0.3+  0.1-
000730 557  1.2-  0.9+    000801 704  0.2+  0.3+    000825 540  0.1+  0.4+
000731 658  0.2-  0.3-    000801 704  0.0   1.3+    000825 540  0.3+  1.4+
000731 658  0.0   0.0     000801 704  0.7-  0.4-    000825 540  0.5-  0.0
000731 658  0.1-  0.0     000801 704  0.1+  0.3+    000825 540  0.7-  0.4+
000731 568  0.2-  0.2-    000801 658  1.0+  0.1+    000826 413  0.6-  0.4-
000731 568  0.3-  0.1-    000801 704  0.5-  0.5-    000826 413  0.0   0.2-
000731 557  1.5-  0.1-    000801 658  0.9+  0.1-    000831 413  0.7+  0.2-
000731 557  0.0   0.4+    000801 658  1.3+  0.3-    000902 413  0.2+  0.3-
000731 557  0.1+  0.6-    000801 711  0.2-  0.5-    000902 413  0.0   0.4-
000731 587 (0.8+  3.9-)   000801 711  0.1-  0.8-    021203 568  0.1-  0.1-
000731 587  0.1-  1.1-    000801 711  0.5+  0.9-    021203 568  0.1-  0.0
000731 611  1.5+  0.9+    000802 118  0.1-  0.3-    021204 568  0.1+  0.0
000731 611  1.9+  0.7+    000802 118  0.2-  0.7-    021204 568  0.1+  0.0
000731 611  0.1+  0.8+    000802 658  0.4-  0.2-
000731 046  0.3+  0.1-    000802 658  0.1-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2000 OL8                 a,e,i = 1.32, 0.54, 11                  q = 0.6036
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    01 04.61   +26 34.1    1.002    1.822   132.9    23.4    22.0
2002 12 12    00 57.62   +23 59.2    1.053    1.778   121.5    28.2    22.2
2002 12 22    00 56.21   +21 54.9    1.114    1.729   110.9    32.1    22.4
2003 01 01    00 59.56   +20 24.1    1.179    1.676   101.3    35.1    22.5
2003 01 11    01 06.90   +19 25.4    1.242    1.618    92.5    37.4    22.6
2003 01 21    01 17.56   +18 54.2    1.300    1.555    84.6    39.0    22.7
2003 01 31    01 31.06   +18 45.3    1.348    1.488    77.5    40.3    22.7
2003 02 10    01 47.12   +18 53.8    1.385    1.415    71.0    41.2    22.7
2003 02 20    02 05.52   +19 14.4    1.408    1.337    65.1    42.1    22.6
2003 03 02    02 26.20   +19 42.1    1.415    1.254    59.8    43.0    22.5

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X34

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