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M.P.E.C. 1997-R01 Issued 1997 Sept. 1, 13:25 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.
BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/mpc.html
1997 QK1
Observations:
J97Q01K*EC1997 08 27.29737 15 46 42.20 -15 47 40.4 568
J97Q01K EC1997 08 27.29911 15 46 42.86 -15 47 39.6 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 28.24536 15 53 50.09 -15 45 55.5 18 R 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 28.24709 15 53 50.83 -15 45 54.7 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 28.24777 15 53 51.16 -15 45 55.3 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 28.24950 15 53 51.87 -15 45 54.0 568
J97Q01K EC1997 08 29.22913 16 01 33.78 -15 43 01.5 568
J97Q01K EC1997 08 29.23087 16 01 34.60 -15 43 00.4 568
J97Q01K EC1997 08 29.24389 16 01 40.78 -15 42 58.0 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 29.29020 16 02 02.29 -15 42 45.2 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 29.29193 16 02 03.15 -15 42 44.3 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 29.29260 16 02 03.43 -15 42 44.4 17.5 R 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 29.29434 16 02 04.30 -15 42 44.0 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.22678 16 09 45.29 -15 38 49.1 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.22852 16 09 46.11 -15 38 48.3 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.22921 16 09 46.51 -15 38 47.9 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.23095 16 09 47.28 -15 38 47.0 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.23166 16 09 47.65 -15 38 47.3 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.23339 16 09 48.50 -15 38 46.4 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.30977 16 10 25.93 -15 38 20.7 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.31150 16 10 26.79 -15 38 19.9 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.31218 16 10 27.13 -15 38 20.0 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.31391 16 10 28.07 -15 38 19.1 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.31462 16 10 28.33 -15 38 18.9 568
J97Q01K tC1997 08 30.31635 16 10 29.18 -15 38 18.1 568
J97Q01K VC1997 08 30.45647 16 11 40.48 -15 36 55.3 422
J97Q01K VC1997 08 30.45755 16 11 41.19 -15 36 54.8 422
J97Q01K VC1997 08 30.45861 16 11 41.77 -15 36 54.8 422
J97Q01K VC1997 08 30.46108 16 11 42.94 -15 36 55.1 422
J97Q01K tC1997 08 31.12051 16 17 23.99 -15 33 59.7 711
J97Q01K tC1997 08 31.13013 16 17 28.85 -15 33 54.0 711
J97Q01K C1997 08 31.31605 16 19 06.21 -15 32 34.6 18.6 R 568
J97Q01K C1997 08 31.31779 16 19 07.06 -15 32 34.0 18.6 R 568
J97Q01K C1997 08 31.31846 16 19 07.50 -15 32 33.4 18.3 R 568
J97Q01K C1997 08 31.32020 16 19 08.39 -15 32 32.9 18.3 R 568
J97Q01K C1997 09 01.09277 16 26 05.06 -15 27 14.2 711
J97Q01K C1997 09 01.09601 16 26 06.76 -15 27 12.7 711
J97Q01K C1997 09 01.09967 16 26 08.74 -15 27 10.8 711
Observer details:
422 Loomberah. Observer G. J. Garradd. 0.25-m f/4.1 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea. Observer R. J. Whiteley. Measurers T. B. Spahr, R. J. Whiteley,
D. J. Tholen, G. V. Williams. 2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory. Observer P. J. Shelus. 0.76-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
1997 QK1
Epoch 1997 Aug. 20.0 TT = JDT 2450680.5 Williams
M 0.64618 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.20325536 Peri. 2.61024 +0.63751373 +0.76936785
a 2.8648906 Node 306.99993 -0.70778197 +0.56403020
e 0.6515218 Incl. 2.91486 -0.30433687 +0.29990506
P 4.85 H 19.5 G 0.15
From 38 observations 1997 Aug. 27-Sept. 1.
Ephemeris:
1997 QK1 a,e,i = 2.86, 0.65, 3 q = 0.9984
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
1997 08 30 16 07.87 -15 39.5 0.187 1.015 86.3 83.1 18.8
1997 08 31 16 16.37 -15 34.2 0.183 1.018 87.3 82.3 18.7
1997 09 01 16 25.25 -15 27.4 0.179 1.020 88.5 81.4 18.7
1997 09 02 16 34.52 -15 18.9 0.176 1.023 89.7 80.4 18.6
1997 09 03 16 44.18 -15 08.6 0.172 1.026 91.0 79.3 18.5
1997 09 04 16 54.22 -14 56.3 0.169 1.030 92.4 78.1 18.4
1997 09 05 17 04.64 -14 41.9 0.166 1.033 93.9 76.8 18.4
1997 09 06 17 15.42 -14 25.1 0.163 1.037 95.5 75.4 18.3
1997 09 07 17 26.54 -14 06.0 0.161 1.040 97.2 73.9 18.2
1997 09 08 17 37.97 -13 44.4 0.159 1.044 99.0 72.3 18.1
1997 09 09 17 49.67 -13 20.3 0.157 1.048 100.9 70.6 18.1
1997 09 10 18 01.60 -12 53.8 0.156 1.053 102.8 68.9 18.0
1997 09 11 18 13.70 -12 24.8 0.155 1.057 104.8 67.1 17.9
1997 09 12 18 25.93 -11 53.5 0.155 1.062 106.8 65.2 17.9
1997 09 13 18 38.22 -11 20.2 0.155 1.066 108.9 63.3 17.8
1997 09 14 18 50.50 -10 44.9 0.155 1.071 110.9 61.3 17.8
1997 09 15 19 02.71 -10 08.2 0.156 1.076 113.0 59.4 17.7
1997 09 16 19 14.80 -09 30.2 0.157 1.081 115.0 57.4 17.7
1997 09 17 19 26.71 -08 51.3 0.158 1.086 117.0 55.5 17.7
1997 09 18 19 38.38 -08 11.9 0.161 1.092 119.0 53.6 17.7
1997 09 19 19 49.76 -07 32.4 0.163 1.097 120.9 51.8 17.7
1997 09 20 20 00.83 -06 52.9 0.166 1.103 122.8 50.0 17.7
1997 09 21 20 11.56 -06 14.0 0.169 1.109 124.5 48.3 17.7
1997 09 22 20 21.91 -05 35.7 0.173 1.114 126.2 46.6 17.7
1997 09 23 20 31.87 -04 58.4 0.177 1.120 127.8 45.1 17.7
1997 09 24 20 41.44 -04 22.2 0.181 1.126 129.2 43.6 17.7
1997 09 25 20 50.61 -03 47.3 0.186 1.133 130.6 42.2 17.8
1997 09 26 20 59.38 -03 13.7 0.191 1.139 131.9 40.9 17.8
1997 09 27 21 07.76 -02 41.6 0.196 1.145 133.1 39.7 17.8
1997 09 28 21 15.77 -02 10.8 0.202 1.152 134.2 38.6 17.9
1997 09 29 21 23.40 -01 41.6 0.208 1.158 135.2 37.5 17.9
1997 09 30 21 30.68 -01 13.8 0.214 1.165 136.2 36.5 18.0
1997 10 01 21 37.61 -00 47.4 0.220 1.172 137.0 35.6 18.0
1997 10 02 21 44.22 -00 22.3 0.227 1.179 137.7 34.8 18.1
1997 10 03 21 50.53 +00 01.4 0.234 1.186 138.4 34.1 18.1
1997 10 04 21 56.54 +00 23.8 0.241 1.193 139.0 33.4 18.2
1997 10 05 22 02.27 +00 45.0 0.248 1.200 139.6 32.7 18.2
1997 10 06 22 07.75 +01 05.1 0.256 1.207 140.0 32.2 18.3
1997 10 07 22 12.98 +01 24.1 0.263 1.214 140.4 31.6 18.4
1997 10 08 22 17.98 +01 42.1 0.271 1.222 140.8 31.2 18.4
1997 10 09 22 22.76 +01 59.2 0.280 1.229 141.0 30.7 18.5
1997 10 10 22 27.34 +02 15.4 0.288 1.236 141.3 30.4 18.6
1997 10 11 22 31.73 +02 30.7 0.296 1.244 141.5 30.0 18.6
1997 10 12 22 35.94 +02 45.3 0.305 1.252 141.6 29.7 18.7
1997 10 13 22 39.98 +02 59.2 0.314 1.259 141.7 29.4 18.8
1997 10 14 22 43.87 +03 12.4 0.323 1.267 141.7 29.2 18.8
1997 10 19 23 01.26 +04 09.9 0.371 1.306 141.4 28.4 19.2
1997 10 24 23 15.97 +04 56.7 0.422 1.347 140.3 28.1 19.5
1997 10 29 23 28.76 +05 36.5 0.477 1.388 138.7 28.2 19.9
1997 11 03 23 40.15 +06 11.8 0.536 1.430 136.7 28.4 20.2
1997 11 08 23 50.55 +06 44.5 0.598 1.473 134.4 28.7 20.5
1997 11 13 00 00.22 +07 15.8 0.664 1.516 131.9 29.1 20.8
1997 11 18 00 09.34 +07 46.5 0.733 1.559 129.3 29.4 21.1
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