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MPEC 2004-M30 : 1998 VN

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M30                                Issued 2004 June 20, 02:09 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    1998 VN

                           Revision to MPEC 1998-V17

Additional Observations:
     J98V00N !C2004 06 19.10541 16 35 46.67 -06 50 25.3          21.9 V EM030950
     J98V00N !C2004 06 19.10865 16 35 46.36 -06 50 23.9          21.9 V EM030950
     J98V00N !C2004 06 19.11900 16 35 45.46 -06 50 20.1          21.7 V EM030950
     J98V00N !C2004 06 19.12218 16 35 45.15 -06 50 18.9          22.1 V EM030950
     J98V00N !C2004 06 19.99628 16 34 31.71 -06 45 10.6          21.6 R EM030950
     J98V00N !C2004 06 19.99939 16 34 31.45 -06 45 09.6          21.6 R EM030950
     J98V00N !C2004 06 20.00252 16 34 31.16 -06 45 08.5          21.5 R EM030950

Observer details:
950 La Palma.  Observers T. Grav, K. Aksnes, J. Naranen.  2.5-m Nordic
    Optical Telescope + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
040619 950 75.9-  2.5-    040620 950 75.1-  2.7-    MPO 50397   +0.023 day

Orbital elements:
1998 VN
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M 134.33038              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.60302506     Peri.  245.73312     -0.38878190     -0.90816763
a   1.3875410      Node   228.07646     +0.90273868     -0.34183014
e   0.3449058      Incl.   12.03810     +0.18415080     -0.24162721
P   1.63           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
981016 699  0.0   0.8+    981112 758  0.4+  0.4-    981114 699 (0.6+  7.9+)
981016 699  0.2-  0.6+    981112 758  0.5+  0.3+    981114 355  0.3+  0.6-
981016 699  0.4+  0.0     981112 758  0.3-  0.6-    981114 355  1.1-  0.2-
981110 704  1.0+  0.1+    981112 758  0.5+  0.1-    981114 355  0.3+  0.6-
981110 704  0.7+  0.5+    981112 670 (1.6-  2.4+)   981115 360  0.4-  0.2+
981110 704  1.1+  0.1+    981112 670  0.3-  0.9+    981115 360  0.6-  0.1-
981110 704  1.0+  0.6+    981112 670  0.3+  0.5-    981115 360  0.5-  0.0
981110 704  1.3+  0.4+    981112 402  0.3-  0.6-    981115 587  0.1+  0.6+
981111 704  0.2+  0.5+    981112 402  0.1-  0.5-    981115 587  0.5+  0.6+
981111 704 (0.6-  2.8+)   981112 402  0.3-  0.5-    981116 118  0.1+  0.1-
981111 704  0.3+  0.8+    981112 402  0.1-  0.5-    981116 118  0.3+  0.2-
981111 704  0.4+  0.9+    981112 900  0.3-  0.0     981116 118  0.4+  1.0-
981111 704  0.5+  0.9+    981112 900  0.6-  1.0-    981119 860 (0.4-  3.2-)
981111 704 (2.2-  1.8+)   981112 360  0.4-  0.2-    981119 860 (0.7+  5.1-)
981111 713  0.0   0.1-    981112 360  0.5-  0.3-    981120 360  1.1-  0.6+
981111 713  0.3+  0.8-    981112 360  0.3-  0.3-    981120 360  1.1-  0.6+
981111 704  0.6+  0.7+    981112 557  0.5-  0.1+    981120 360  1.0-  0.8+
981111 704  0.3-  1.4+    981112 557  0.4-  0.1+    981124 426  1.8-  0.2-
981111 713 (0.2+  2.0-)   981112 557  0.2-  0.4-    981124 426  1.6-  0.5-
981111 704  0.4-  0.7+    981112 557  0.2+  0.0     981124 426  1.4-  0.5-
981111 704  1.0-  1.9+    981112 046  0.2+  0.3+    981201 426  0.7+  0.1+
981111 557  0.5+  0.4-    981112 046  0.1+  0.0     981201 426  0.2+  0.3+
981111 557  0.3+  0.4-    981112 046  0.1-  0.0     981201 426  0.7+  0.0
981111 557  0.3+  0.3-    981112 046  0.1-  0.3+    981201 426  0.3+  0.2-
981111 557  0.2+  0.4-    981112 540  0.4+  0.6+    990426 426  0.3+  0.0
981111 046  0.4+  0.2-    981112 540  0.5-  0.9+    990426 426  0.1-  0.7+
981111 046  0.5+  0.5-    981112 540  0.2+  0.0     990426 426  0.7-  0.2+
981111 046  0.1+  0.4-    981112 540  0.4-  0.3-    990426 426  0.1+  0.4+
981111 046  0.4+  0.8-    981112 106  0.7-  0.4-    990517 426  0.2-  0.7+
981111 118  0.2+  0.5-    981112 106  0.6+  0.9-    990517 426  0.0   0.1+
981111 118  0.3+  0.0     981112 106 (0.5-  2.8-)   040619 950  0.0   0.1-
981111 118  0.4+  0.3-    981112 106  1.0+  0.3-    040619 950  0.3-  0.1+
981111 611  0.5-  0.7-    981113 046  0.2+  0.3+    040619 950  0.0   0.1+
981111 611  0.4-  0.3+    981113 046  0.1-  0.2+    040619 950  0.4-  0.1+
981111 611  0.4-  1.0-    981113 046  0.2+  0.2-    040619 950  0.2+  0.1-
981111 143  2.0+  1.2+    981113 046  0.3+  0.4+    040619 950  0.4+  0.2-
981111 143 (3.8+  1.0-)   981114 699 (0.4+  7.6+)   040620 950  0.2+  0.2-
981111 143 (2.8+  0.8+)   981114 699 (0.5+  8.0+)

Ephemeris:
1998 VN                  a,e,i = 1.39, 0.34, 12                  q = 0.9090
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 14    16 43.68   -07 26.6    0.710    1.702   160.6    11.4    21.7
2004 06 24    16 29.36   -06 25.3    0.775    1.732   150.0    17.0    22.1
2004 07 04    16 19.99   -06 01.3    0.857    1.758   139.4    22.1    22.6
2004 07 14    16 15.55   -06 07.2    0.953    1.782   129.6    26.1    22.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M30

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