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MPEC 2000-R57 : 1998 NU

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M.P.E.C. 2000-R57                                Issued 2000 Sept. 14, 23:12 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
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                                    1998 NU

                           Revision to MPEC 1998-O07

Observations:
     J98N00U 2 1989 12 17.17569 03 47 56.83 +24 35 03.0          17.5 V      261
     J98N00U 2 1989 12 17.22431 03 47 52.85 +24 34 43.7                      261
     J99TW3B* C1999 10 11.18225 23 22 12.22 -00 20 56.8 J99T52S  20.3 V      691
     J99TW3B  C1999 10 11.20380 23 22 11.21 -00 21 03.1 J99T52S  20.7 V      691
     J99TW3B  C1999 10 11.22526 23 22 10.18 -00 21 09.6 J99T52S  20.9 V      691
     J99U60S* C1999 10 16.17748 23 18 36.61 -00 45 52.4 J99TV2L  21.7 V      691
     J99U60S  C1999 10 16.19080 23 18 36.04 -00 45 56.4 J99TV2L  21.9 V      691
     J99U60S  C1999 10 16.20200 23 18 35.60 -00 45 59.1 J99TV2L  21.3 V      691

Observer details:
261 Palomar Mountain-DSS.  Observers C. Brewer, J. D. Mendenhall.  Trail
    located and measured by ANEOPP (A. Boattini, M. Tombelli, G. D'Abramo).
    1.2-m Schmidt.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. A. Larsen, J. L. Montani,
    A. E. Gleason.  0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
1998 NU = 1999 TT52 = 1999 TB323 = 1999 US60
Id. ANEOPP (1989 observations), G. V. Williams
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Williams
M 319.18326              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27266347     Peri.  220.77518     -0.93654304     -0.34781811
a   2.3553281      Node   298.82043     +0.33319171     -0.84447329
e   0.4876008      Incl.    2.85900     +0.10895143     -0.40729279
P   3.61           H   16.1           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
891217 261  1.0-  0.8+    980718 691  0.5+  0.1+    980727 691  0.9-  0.0
891217 261  0.7+  0.3+    980718 104  1.2+  0.9+    980727 691  0.9-  0.2+
980702 691  0.0   0.7+    980718 104  0.8+  1.0+    980727 691  0.4-  0.2+
980702 691  0.0   0.3+    980718 104  1.0+  0.6+    991005 691  0.2+  0.1-
980702 691  0.1+  0.0     980718 104  1.3+  0.2+    991005 691  0.4+  0.1-
980703 691  0.1-  0.3+    980724 598  0.2-  0.1+    991005 691  0.2+  0.2+
980703 691  0.5-  0.1+    980725 598  0.4-  0.4-    991011 691  0.0   0.8-
980703 691  0.1-  0.2+    980725 598  0.1+  0.2-    991011 691  0.0   0.4-
980715 691  0.5-  0.1+    980726 598  1.1+  0.3-    991011 691  0.4-  0.2-
980715 691  0.3-  0.0     980726 598  0.2-  0.1-    991016 691  0.2+  0.2-
980715 691  0.5-  0.3+    980726 598  0.5-  0.4-    991016 691  0.0   0.3-
980718 691  0.3-  0.4-    980726 598  0.3-  0.8-    991016 691  0.4+  0.2+
980718 691  0.2+  0.3-    980726 598  1.1-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
1998 NU                  a,e,i = 2.36, 0.49, 3                   q = 1.2069
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 09 13    06 19.58   +25 45.4    1.867    1.896    76.1    31.0    20.2
2000 09 23    06 43.70   +25 28.2    1.711    1.834    80.4    32.7    20.0
2000 10 03    07 08.48   +24 55.3    1.559    1.771    84.6    34.2    19.7
2000 10 13    07 33.92   +24 05.2    1.411    1.709    88.6    35.7    19.5
2000 10 23    08 00.07   +22 55.9    1.271    1.647    92.4    37.1    19.2
2000 11 02    08 26.94   +21 25.4    1.137    1.586    96.0    38.5    18.9
2000 11 12    08 54.60   +19 31.3    1.013    1.526    99.3    39.8    18.6
2000 11 22    09 23.17   +17 10.6    0.899    1.469   102.2    41.1    18.3
2000 12 02    09 52.69   +14 20.9    0.796    1.415   104.7    42.4    18.0
2000 12 12    10 23.26   +10 59.8    0.704    1.365   106.7    43.7    17.7
2000 12 22    10 54.96   +07 06.3    0.626    1.320   108.1    45.1    17.4
2001 01 01    11 27.66   +02 43.2    0.560    1.281   109.1    46.5    17.1
2001 01 11    12 01.16   -02 02.6    0.507    1.249   109.7    47.8    16.9
2001 01 21    12 34.99   -06 58.8    0.466    1.226   110.2    48.9    16.7
2001 01 31    13 08.27   -11 48.1    0.437    1.212   110.9    49.5    16.6
2001 02 10    13 39.91   -16 13.3    0.416    1.207   112.2    49.2    16.4
2001 02 20    14 08.59   -20 01.2    0.403    1.212   114.4    48.0    16.3
2001 03 02    14 32.75   -23 03.3    0.394    1.227   118.1    45.5    16.3
2001 03 12    14 51.10   -25 17.5    0.391    1.251   123.2    41.7    16.2
2001 03 22    15 02.66   -26 44.7    0.391    1.283   130.0    36.5    16.1
2001 04 01    15 07.01   -27 25.5    0.396    1.322   138.5    30.1    16.0
2001 04 11    15 05.00   -27 21.9    0.410    1.368   148.3    22.6    15.9
2001 04 21    14 58.49   -26 38.8    0.433    1.418   159.0    14.7    15.9
2001 05 01    14 50.19   -25 26.7    0.471    1.472   168.8     7.6    15.9
2001 05 11    14 42.85   -24 02.7    0.524    1.530   170.8     6.0    16.1
2001 05 21    14 38.15   -22 42.7    0.594    1.589   162.8    10.9    16.7
2001 05 31    14 36.89   -21 37.9    0.680    1.650   153.4    16.0    17.2
2001 06 10    14 39.05   -20 53.3    0.782    1.712   144.4    20.2    17.7
2001 06 20    14 44.19   -20 28.5    0.897    1.774   136.0    23.5    18.2
2001 06 30    14 51.85   -20 20.9    1.026    1.837   128.2    25.8    18.7
2001 07 10    15 01.56   -20 26.9    1.165    1.899   120.9    27.3    19.0
2001 07 20    15 12.89   -20 42.8    1.314    1.961   114.0    28.2    19.4
2001 07 30    15 25.56   -21 05.5    1.471    2.023   107.4    28.6    19.7
2001 08 09    15 39.29   -21 32.2    1.635    2.083   101.1    28.5    20.0
2001 08 19    15 53.88   -22 00.3    1.804    2.143    94.9    28.1    20.3
2001 08 29    16 09.21   -22 28.2    1.976    2.201    88.8    27.3    20.5
2001 09 08    16 25.12   -22 54.1    2.151    2.258    82.8    26.3    20.7
2001 09 18    16 41.50   -23 16.7    2.325    2.315    76.9    25.0    20.9
2001 09 28    16 58.27   -23 35.1    2.499    2.369    71.0    23.6    21.1
2001 10 08    17 15.34   -23 48.4    2.669    2.423    65.0    22.0    21.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-R57

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