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MPEC 1998-V25 : 1998 KF66

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M.P.E.C. 1998-V25                                Issued 1998 Nov. 13, 22:54 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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                                   1998 KF66

Observations:
     J98K66F  C1998 05 20.12671 13 03 16.80 -07 00 46.5          24.4 R      807
     J98K66F* C1998 05 29.12752 13 02 44.00 -06 57 44.9          24.6 R      807
     J98K66F  C1998 05 30.10235 13 02 40.89 -06 57 28.0          24.5 R      807

Observer details:
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers R. L. Allen, M. Jarvis, G. Bernstein.  Measurer
    R. L. Allen.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 KF66
The following assumed perihelic 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements
keep the object more than 12 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period
Epoch 1998 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2450940.5                   Marsden
M 359.94859              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00396892     Peri.  182.25838     -0.94828829     +0.31594882
a  39.5082533      Node    16.25980     -0.28948853     -0.82157619
e   0.2118625      Incl.    6.23824     -0.13017571     -0.47454074
P 248              H    9.8           G   0.15
From 3 observations 1998 May 20-30.

Ephemeris:
1998 KF66                a,e,i = 39.51, 0.21, 6                  q = 31.138
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 13    13 15.23   -08 20.5   31.993   31.139    29.9     0.9    24.9
1998 11 23    13 16.40   -08 28.0   31.893   31.139    39.7     1.2    25.0
1998 12 03    13 17.44   -08 34.8   31.770   31.139    49.5     1.4    25.0
1998 12 13    13 18.34   -08 40.7   31.628   31.139    59.4     1.6    25.0
1998 12 23    13 19.06   -08 45.6   31.472   31.139    69.4     1.7    25.0
1999 01 02    13 19.60   -08 49.4   31.305   31.140    79.5     1.8    25.0
1999 01 12    13 19.94   -08 52.0   31.132   31.140    89.6     1.8    25.0
1999 01 22    13 20.06   -08 53.3   30.959   31.140    99.7     1.8    24.9
1999 02 01    13 19.98   -08 53.4   30.791   31.140   109.9     1.7    24.9
1999 02 11    13 19.70   -08 52.3   30.634   31.140   120.1     1.6    24.9
1999 02 21    13 19.23   -08 50.1   30.492   31.140   130.3     1.4    24.9
1999 03 03    13 18.59   -08 46.8   30.369   31.141   140.5     1.2    24.8
1999 03 13    13 17.82   -08 42.7   30.270   31.141   150.7     0.9    24.8
1999 03 23    13 16.93   -08 37.9   30.198   31.141   160.9     0.6    24.8
1999 04 02    13 15.98   -08 32.7   30.154   31.141   171.1     0.3    24.7
1999 04 12    13 14.99   -08 27.2   30.139   31.141   178.7     0.0    24.7
1999 04 22    13 14.00   -08 21.7   30.155   31.142   168.8     0.4    24.7
1999 05 02    13 13.06   -08 16.4   30.200   31.142   158.8     0.7    24.8
1999 05 12    13 12.20   -08 11.5   30.273   31.142   148.9     1.0    24.8
1999 05 22    13 11.45   -08 07.3   30.371   31.142   139.1     1.2    24.9
1999 06 01    13 10.84   -08 03.9   30.491   31.143   129.3     1.4    24.9
1999 06 11    13 10.39   -08 01.5   30.629   31.143   119.6     1.6    24.9
1999 06 21    13 10.12   -08 00.1   30.781   31.143   110.0     1.8    24.9
1999 07 01    13 10.04   -07 59.9   30.943   31.143   100.4     1.8    24.9
1999 07 11    13 10.15   -08 00.8   31.111   31.144    90.9     1.9    25.0
1999 07 21    13 10.45   -08 02.9   31.278   31.144    81.5     1.8    25.0
1999 07 31    13 10.95   -08 06.2   31.442   31.144    72.1     1.8    25.0
1999 08 10    13 11.62   -08 10.6   31.597   31.144    62.7     1.7    25.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V25

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