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MPEC 2000-L38 : 2000 CG59

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M.P.E.C. 2000-L38                                Issued 2000 June 10, 19:11 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 CG59

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-C40

Observations:
     K00C59G 2 1987 10 18.39678 21 46 50.34 -17 51 47.5                      260
     K00C59G 2 1987 10 18.46275 21 46 51.46 -17 51 14.1                      260

Observer details:
260 Siding Spring Observatory-DSS.  Measurers G. Forti, A. Boattini,
    M. Tombelli, L. Tesi.  1.2-m Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
871018 260 0.03+ 0.01+    871018 260 0.03+ 0.01+    MPC 39594   -0.043 day

Orbital elements:
2000 CG59
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Williams
M  89.35663              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25275272     Peri.   29.50600     +0.52568979     -0.84994981
a   2.4774534      Node    28.82187     +0.76550000     +0.45462735
e   0.4882614      Incl.    4.18134     +0.37102561     +0.26626922
P   3.90           H   17.3           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
871018 260  0.3+  0.9-    000207 046  0.3+  0.1+    000224 104  0.1+  0.3-
871018 260  0.3-  0.7+    000207 557  0.5+  0.3+    000224 104  0.2+  0.5-
000203 704  1.1+  0.7+    000207 557  0.7-  0.4+    000225 413  0.0   0.1+
000203 704  0.5+  0.1-    000207 557  0.8-  0.4+    000225 413  0.3-  0.1+
000203 704  0.0   0.5+    000207 651  0.1+  0.2-    000226 413  0.5-  0.2-
000203 704  0.3+  0.4+    000207 651  0.0   0.2-    000226 413  0.5-  0.2+
000205 704  0.7-  1.5-    000207 651  0.0   0.1+    000227 046  0.1-  0.2+
000205 704  0.9+  0.2+    000208 711  0.3-  0.7-    000227 046  1.0+  0.2+
000205 704  0.5-  0.2-    000208 711  0.0   0.7-    000227 046  1.3-  0.3+
000206 557  0.2-  0.5-    000208 711  0.9-  0.6-    000227 046  1.1-  0.2+
000206 557  0.1-  0.0     000208 422  1.2-  1.2+    000227 046  0.5+  0.4+
000206 704  0.2+  0.2+    000208 422  1.8+  0.8+    000229 704 (2.6+  1.8+)
000206 704  0.3+  0.2-    000208 422  0.0   0.4-    000229 704  1.8+  0.6+
000206 704  0.2-  0.2-    000209 413  0.4-  0.1-    000229 704  1.6+  0.4+
000206 858  0.6-  0.2+    000209 413  0.4-  0.1+    000229 704 (2.1+  0.5+)
000206 858  0.1-  0.2-    000210 595  0.3+  0.0     000229 360  0.2+  0.6-
000207 046  0.0   0.5-    000210 595  1.3+  0.3+    000229 360  0.2-  0.6-
000207 046  0.1+  0.2-    000224 413  0.2+  0.4+    000229 360  0.8-  0.5-
000207 046  0.8-  0.3+    000224 413  0.2+  0.0     000315 413  0.5-  0.6-
000207 046  0.4-  0.5+    000224 413  0.4+  0.1+    000315 413  0.4-  0.2-

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-L38

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