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MPEC 1998-X12 : 1998 WV24

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M.P.E.C. 1998-X12                                Issued 1998 Dec. 4, 21:28 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/iau/mpc.html

                                   1998 WV24

Observations:
     J98W24V* C1998 11 18.12480 02 45 33.31 +14 56 32.1          22.6 R      695
     J98W24V  C1998 11 18.19378 02 45 32.96 +14 56 30.3                      695
     J98W24V  C1998 11 26.36618 02 44 51.70 +14 53 25.0          23.0 R      695
     J98W24V  C1998 11 27.35610 02 44 46.88 +14 53 03.1                      695

Observer details:
695 Kitt Peak. Observers R. L. Millis, M. W. Buie, R. M. Wagner, J. L. Elliot.
    Measurers M. W. Buie, R. L. Millis, J. L. Elliot.  3.8-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 WV24
The following assumed 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements
keep the object more than 14 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period
Epoch 1998 Nov. 23.0 TT = JDT 2451140.5                 Marsden
M 290.77302              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00396668     Peri.  307.53396     -0.63880825     -0.76936537
a  39.5230925      Node   182.16979     +0.71373915     -0.59214835
e   0.1469767      Incl.    1.47280     +0.28722892     -0.23966072
P 248              H    7.3           G   0.15
From 4 observations 1998 Nov. 18-27.

Ephemeris:
1998 WV24                a,e,i = 39.52, 0.15, 1                  q = 33.714
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 12 03    02 44.34   +14 51.1   37.379   38.257   152.6     0.7    23.2
1998 12 13    02 43.62   +14 47.9   37.469   38.253   142.3     0.9    23.3
1998 12 23    02 43.02   +14 45.3   37.584   38.248   131.9     1.1    23.3
1999 01 02    02 42.56   +14 43.4   37.720   38.244   121.6     1.3    23.3
1999 01 12    02 42.25   +14 42.2   37.871   38.240   111.4     1.4    23.3
1999 01 22    02 42.12   +14 41.8   38.034   38.236   101.1     1.4    23.3
1999 02 01    02 42.16   +14 42.2   38.202   38.232    91.0     1.5    23.4
1999 02 11    02 42.39   +14 43.5   38.372   38.228    80.9     1.5    23.4
1999 02 21    02 42.78   +14 45.5   38.536   38.224    70.9     1.4    23.4
1999 03 03    02 43.34   +14 48.3   38.691   38.220    61.0     1.3    23.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-X12

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