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MPEC 2000-B20 : 2000 AB229

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M.P.E.C. 2000-B20                                Issued 2000 Jan. 24, 16:44 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2000 AB229

Observations:
     K00AM9B* C2000 01 05.37566 10 17 49.00 +08 41 47.5          17.9        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 05.39045 10 17 47.47 +08 41 23.9          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 05.40525 10 17 45.93 +08 41 00.7          18.3        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 05.42057 10 17 44.31 +08 40 35.8          18.0        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 05.43590 10 17 42.70 +08 40 12.1          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.18919 10 16 23.97 +08 20 17.7          17.5 R      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.19046 10 16 23.85 +08 20 16.1                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.19152 10 16 23.75 +08 20 14.8                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.19253 10 16 23.60 +08 20 12.9                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.23275 10 16 19.33 +08 19 08.9                      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.23414 10 16 19.20 +08 19 06.8                      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.23554 10 16 19.04 +08 19 04.4                      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.23696 10 16 18.90 +08 19 02.5                      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.23836 10 16 18.77 +08 18 59.9          17.8 V      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.36967 10 16 05.16 +08 15 32.7          17.6        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.38469 10 16 03.54 +08 15 08.7          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.39932 10 16 01.96 +08 14 44.9          18.1        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 06.41414 10 16 00.35 +08 14 21.9          18.7        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.07304 10 14 49.88 +07 56 51.3          17.7 R      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.07418 10 14 49.79 +07 56 49.4                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.07517 10 14 49.66 +07 56 47.7                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.07618 10 14 49.56 +07 56 46.2                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.11706 10 14 45.06 +07 55 41.3          18.0        106
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.13582 10 14 42.99 +07 55 10.8          18.2        106
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.15630 10 14 40.74 +07 54 38.4          18.3        106
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.36851 10 14 17.92 +07 48 59.1          17.9        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.38026 10 14 16.61 +07 48 40.0          17.9        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.38365 10 14 16.28 +07 48 34.8          18.3        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.39500 10 14 15.02 +07 48 16.7          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.40020 10 14 14.42 +07 48 08.4          18.8        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.40594 10 14 13.85 +07 47 59.4                      651
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.40784 10 14 13.61 +07 47 56.0          18.7 V      651
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.41158 10 14 13.18 +07 47 50.4          18.4        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.41187 10 14 13.18 +07 47 49.9                      651
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.41499 10 14 12.81 +07 47 44.4          18.9        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.42637 10 14 11.54 +07 47 26.4          18.6        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.42977 10 14 11.14 +07 47 21.7          18.9        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 07.44115 10 14 09.87 +07 47 02.9          18.6        704
     K00AM9B SC2000 01 07.49408 10 14 03.95 +07 45 37.0                      711
     K00AM9B SC2000 01 07.49975 10 14 03.34 +07 45 28.4                      711
     K00AM9B SC2000 01 07.50523 10 14 02.80 +07 45 20.4                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.04053 10 13 04.20 +07 31 01.5          17.3 R      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.04260 10 13 03.99 +07 30 58.1                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.04378 10 13 03.85 +07 30 56.0                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.04514 10 13 03.69 +07 30 54.0                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.04617 10 13 03.60 +07 30 52.3                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.28757 10 12 37.00 +07 24 25.0          17.4        678
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.30486 10 12 35.06 +07 23 56.6          17.7        678
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.31358 10 12 34.06 +07 23 42.8          17.9        678
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.37498 10 12 27.06 +07 22 04.2          18.0        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.39010 10 12 25.33 +07 21 40.2          17.7        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.40517 10 12 23.63 +07 21 15.4          18.1        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.42082 10 12 21.81 +07 20 50.2          18.1        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.43601 10 12 20.11 +07 20 26.7          18.3        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.46922 10 12 16.29 +07 19 32.9                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.47497 10 12 15.63 +07 19 23.4                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.48095 10 12 14.94 +07 19 13.9                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.48639 10 12 14.46 +07 19 04.3                      670
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.56281 10 12 05.72 +07 17 01.1                      670
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.60977 10 12 00.91 +07 15 52.8          17.4 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.61207 10 12 00.62 +07 15 49.0          17.5 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 08.61332 10 12 00.50 +07 15 46.9          17.3 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.14953 10 10 59.64 +07 01 14.4                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.15240 10 10 59.30 +07 01 09.7                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.15356 10 10 59.19 +07 01 07.6                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.15490 10 10 59.02 +07 01 05.5                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.38421 10 10 33.01 +06 54 54.5          18.1        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.41392 10 10 29.59 +06 54 07.2          17.9        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.42876 10 10 27.80 +06 53 43.1          18.3        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.48711 10 10 21.03 +06 52 08.4                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.49272 10 10 20.38 +06 51 59.3                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 09.49821 10 10 19.71 +06 51 50.7                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 10.37032 10 08 38.94 +06 28 14.4          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 10.38527 10 08 37.20 +06 27 50.3          18.0        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 10.39995 10 08 35.42 +06 27 26.5          18.0        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 10.41473 10 08 33.68 +06 27 02.5          18.3        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 10.42948 10 08 31.91 +06 26 38.4          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.37222 10 06 40.36 +06 01 00.2          18.1        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.38803 10 06 38.49 +06 00 34.4          18.2        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.40323 10 06 36.66 +06 00 09.7          17.7        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.41711 10 06 34.90 +05 59 46.8                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.41852 10 06 34.79 +05 59 44.5          18.5        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.42252 10 06 34.26 +05 59 37.6                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.42791 10 06 33.58 +05 59 28.8                      711
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.43365 10 06 32.92 +05 59 20.6          18.7        704
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.58151 10 06 15.48 +05 55 24.7          18.1 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 11.58363 10 06 15.21 +05 55 21.2          17.7 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.06623 10 05 16.65 +05 42 03.4          17.6 R      118
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.06973 10 05 16.22 +05 41 57.4                      118
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.07376 10 05 15.77 +05 41 51.1                      118
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.07833 10 05 15.13 +05 41 43.2                      118
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.09668 10 05 12.89 +05 41 13.2                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.09848 10 05 12.72 +05 41 11.0          17.3 R      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.09925 10 05 12.65 +05 41 08.9                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.10014 10 05 12.46 +05 41 07.9                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.20166 10 04 59.99 +05 38 20.5          17.9 V      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.20424 10 04 59.68 +05 38 16.5                      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 12.20677 10 04 59.37 +05 38 12.3                      557
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.02917 10 03 18.57 +05 15 41.1          17.5 R      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.03051 10 03 18.40 +05 15 39.2                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.03147 10 03 18.29 +05 15 37.4                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.03301 10 03 18.09 +05 15 35.1                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.09374 10 03 10.48 +05 13 54.7                      595
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.09913 10 03 09.75 +05 13 45.9                      595
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.10245 10 03 09.35 +05 13 40.4          18.2 V      595
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.11250 10 03 08.06 +05 13 23.7                      595
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.30459 10 02 44.42 +05 08 08.0          18.3 V      719
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 13.31815 10 02 42.70 +05 07 45.2          18.6 V      719
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.16144 09 58 48.58 +04 17 00.3          17.6 R      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.16267 09 58 48.42 +04 16 58.4                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.16369 09 58 48.30 +04 16 56.8                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.16471 09 58 48.16 +04 16 54.9                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.16584 09 58 48.01 +04 16 53.3                      046
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.57580 09 57 55.29 +04 05 41.7          17.2 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.57664 09 57 55.16 +04 05 39.9          17.3 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.57743 09 57 55.04 +04 05 38.6          17.4 R      422
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.95553 09 57 05.70 +03 55 04.2                      587
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 15.95831 09 57 05.36 +03 54 59.6                      587
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 17.49434 09 53 41.74 +03 12 36.8                      467
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 17.49582 09 53 41.49 +03 12 36.2                      467
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 17.49880 09 53 41.17 +03 12 31.4          17.1 R      467
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 17.49954 09 53 40.97 +03 12 29.2          17.1 R      467
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.58154 09 51 14.57 +02 42 22.7          17.4 V      348
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.58719 09 51 13.82 +02 42 15.1                      348
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.62229 09 51 08.84 +02 41 16.6                      348
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.67542 09 51 01.51 +02 39 49.2          17.5 V      900
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.68470 09 51 00.04 +02 39 33.9                      900
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.70331 09 50 57.74 +02 39 02.7          17.6 V      402
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.70483 09 50 57.49 +02 39 00.0                      402
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.70609 09 50 57.36 +02 38 57.5                      402
     K00AM9B  C2000 01 18.70735 09 50 57.16 +02 38 55.2                      402

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
348 Ayabe.  Observer N. Otuki.  0.28-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
467 Auckland Observatory.  Observers I. P. Griffin, M. Arthur.  0.5-m
    reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers  P. Sicoli, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
678 Fountain Hills.  Observer C. W. Juels.  0.313-m f/5.44 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m  reflector + CCD.
719 Etscorn Observatory.  Observer D. A. Klinglesmith III.  0.355-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 AB229
Epoch 1999 Dec. 28.0 TT = JDT 2451540.5                 Marsden
M   0.03820              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00245847     Peri.  171.79412     -0.65000722     -0.35721649
a  54.3700053      Node   313.97448     +0.63353818     +0.23270022
e   0.9578739      Incl.   68.75384     +0.41966652     -0.90457006
P 401              H   14.2           G   0.15
From 130 observations 2000 Jan. 5-18.

Ephemeris:
2000 AB229               a,e,i = 54.37, 0.96, 69                 q = 2.2904
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 01 17    09 54.80   +03 26.3    1.445    2.324   145.6    13.9    17.6
2000 01 27    09 31.11   -01 08.2    1.412    2.346   155.8     9.9    17.4
2000 02 06    09 05.98   -05 22.4    1.426    2.372   158.6     8.7    17.4
2000 02 16    08 42.01   -08 56.6    1.487    2.403   151.8    11.2    17.7
2000 02 26    08 21.40   -11 42.4    1.587    2.438   141.1    14.8    18.0
2000 03 07    08 05.35   -13 43.6    1.719    2.478   130.2    17.8    18.3
2000 03 17    07 54.13   -15 10.7    1.872    2.521   119.9    20.0    18.6
2000 03 27    07 47.35   -16 15.4    2.040    2.568   110.6    21.3    18.8
2000 04 06    07 44.39   -17 07.2    2.216    2.618   102.3    21.9    19.1
2000 04 16    07 44.58   -17 53.4    2.395    2.672    94.7    22.0    19.3
2000 04 26    07 47.30   -18 39.0    2.573    2.728    87.9    21.6    19.5
2000 05 06    07 52.07   -19 27.4    2.747    2.787    81.8    21.0    19.7
2000 05 16    07 58.46   -20 21.1    2.916    2.848    76.2    20.2    19.8
2000 05 26    08 06.15   -21 21.4    3.077    2.912    71.1    19.2    19.9
2000 06 05    08 14.87   -22 29.5    3.231    2.977    66.6    18.2    20.1
2000 06 15    08 24.42   -23 46.0    3.375    3.044    62.5    17.2    20.2
2000 06 25    08 34.62   -25 11.3    3.511    3.112    59.0    16.3    20.3
2000 07 05    08 45.34   -26 45.5    3.637    3.182    56.0    15.4    20.4
2000 07 15    08 56.45   -28 28.7    3.755    3.253    53.4    14.5    20.5
2000 07 25    09 07.87   -30 20.7    3.863    3.325    51.4    13.8    20.5
2000 08 04    09 19.53   -32 21.4    3.962    3.398    49.9    13.2    20.6
2000 08 14    09 31.33   -34 30.5    4.053    3.471    48.9    12.7    20.7
2000 08 24    09 43.21   -36 47.5    4.136    3.546    48.4    12.3    20.8
2000 09 03    09 55.13   -39 11.9    4.212    3.621    48.4    12.0    20.8
2000 09 13    10 07.01   -41 43.3    4.280    3.696    48.8    11.8    20.9
2000 09 23    10 18.80   -44 20.8    4.343    3.772    49.7    11.7    21.0
2000 10 03    10 30.42   -47 03.9    4.399    3.849    51.0    11.7    21.1
2000 10 13    10 41.77   -49 51.6    4.451    3.926    52.6    11.6    21.1
2000 10 23    10 52.77   -52 43.0    4.497    4.003    54.5    11.7    21.2
2000 11 02    11 03.27   -55 37.2    4.540    4.080    56.7    11.7    21.3
2000 11 12    11 13.08   -58 32.9    4.579    4.158    59.1    11.8    21.3
2000 11 22    11 21.98   -61 28.8    4.615    4.235    61.6    11.8    21.4
2000 12 02    11 29.61   -64 23.7    4.648    4.313    64.3    11.9    21.4
2000 12 12    11 35.48   -67 15.8    4.679    4.391    67.1    11.9    21.5
2000 12 22    11 38.9    -70 03.3    4.709    4.468    70.0    11.9    21.5
2001 01 01    11 38.8    -72 43.7    4.737    4.546    72.9    11.9    21.6
2001 01 11    11 33.6    -75 13.9    4.765    4.624    75.9    11.9    21.6
2001 01 21    11 21.2    -77 29.5    4.793    4.702    78.8    11.8    21.7
2001 01 31    10 58.7    -79 24.3    4.821    4.779    81.7    11.8    21.7
2001 02 10    10 24.1    -80 49.8    4.850    4.857    84.6    11.7    21.8
2001 02 20    09 38.9    -81 37.0    4.881    4.935    87.3    11.5    21.8
2001 03 02    08 51.0    -81 41.8    4.914    5.012    89.9    11.4    21.9
2001 03 12    08 10.8    -81 10.0    4.950    5.089    92.4    11.2    21.9
2001 03 22    07 43.3    -80 13.8    4.990    5.166    94.6    11.1    21.9
2001 04 01    07 27.9    -79 05.1    5.034    5.243    96.6    10.9    22.0
2001 04 11    07 21.8    -77 52.6    5.083    5.320    98.3    10.7    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-B20

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