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MPEC 1996-G02 : 1996 FO3

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M.P.E.C. 1996-G02                                Issued 1996 Apr. 6, 18:24 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

                                   1996 FO3

                           Revision to MPEC 1996-F08

Observations:
     J96F03O  C1996 03 27.54894 14 05 37.00 -38 06 45.1                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 27.55217 14 05 36.63 -38 06 47.3                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 27.80806 14 05 06.28 -38 09 01.0                      413
     J96F03O VC1996 03 27.81090 14 05 06.01 -38 09 02.0                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 28.48894 14 04 04.71 -38 14 44.5                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 28.49186 14 04 04.39 -38 14 46.2                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 28.49658 14 04 03.84 -38 14 48.8                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 28.78383 14 03 29.51 -38 17 07.8                      413
     J96F03O  C1996 03 28.78612 14 03 29.25 -38 17 08.5                      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers R. H. McNaught, D. I. Steel,
    G. J. Garradd, D. J. Shobbrook.  Measurers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.
    1.0-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1996 FO3
Epoch 1996 Mar. 18.0 TT = JDT 2450160.5                 Williams
M  26.06842              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56750305     Peri.  162.40965     -0.72340491     -0.68897668
a   1.4448538      Node   333.86971     +0.62063073     -0.62056035
e   0.2916595      Incl.    5.82291     +0.30249434     -0.37445425
P   1.74           H    20.5          G   0.15
From 18 observations 1996 Mar. 24-28.

Ephemeris:
1996 FO3                 a,e,i = 1.44, 0.29, 6                   q = 1.0234
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1996 03 28    14 04.84   -38 10.8    0.178    1.138   138.5    35.6    18.5
1996 04 02    13 56.34   -38 38.6    0.189    1.156   142.8    31.5    18.5
1996 04 07    13 47.71   -38 37.8    0.202    1.176   146.8    27.8    18.6
1996 04 12    13 39.49   -38 12.2    0.217    1.196   150.3    24.6    18.7
1996 04 17    13 32.16   -37 26.1    0.233    1.216   153.0    22.0    18.8
1996 04 22    13 26.12   -36 25.0    0.251    1.237   154.6    20.4    19.0
1996 04 27    13 21.64   -35 14.5    0.272    1.259   155.0    19.7    19.2
1996 05 02    13 18.76   -34 00.0    0.295    1.280   154.2    20.0    19.4
1996 05 07    13 17.42   -32 45.3    0.321    1.302   152.4    21.0    19.6
1996 05 12    13 17.50   -31 33.3    0.349    1.324   150.0    22.5    19.9
1996 05 17    13 18.88   -30 26.3    0.379    1.345   147.0    24.1    20.2
1996 05 22    13 21.45   -29 25.6    0.412    1.367   143.9    25.9    20.4
1996 05 27    13 25.07   -28 32.3    0.448    1.389   140.6    27.6    20.7
1996 06 01    13 29.59   -27 46.4    0.486    1.410   137.4    29.1    21.0
1996 06 06    13 34.88   -27 07.9    0.526    1.431   134.1    30.6    21.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-G02

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