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MPEC 1998-V19 : 1998 VP

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M.P.E.C. 1998-V19                                Issued 1998 Nov. 12, 20:30 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 VP

Observations:
     J98V00P* C1998 11 10.25762 02 53 35.55 +14 25 19.9          18.1        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 10.27676 02 53 33.35 +14 23 16.0                      704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 10.29583 02 53 31.24 +14 21 11.1                      704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 10.31488 02 53 29.02 +14 19 10.1                      704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 10.33399 02 53 26.85 +14 17 02.3                      704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.17052 02 52 00.86 +12 48 26.0          18.1        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.19022 02 51 58.77 +12 46 22.7          18.0        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.19228 02 51 58.51 +12 46 10.4          18.8        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.21211 02 51 56.39 +12 44 07.0          19.3        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.21442 02 51 56.15 +12 43 51.7          19.4        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.23414 02 51 53.95 +12 41 49.8          19.2        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.23620 02 51 53.71 +12 41 36.3          19.0        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.25590 02 51 51.60 +12 39 34.0          18.8        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.25793 02 51 51.42 +12 39 20.8          19.5        704
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.39942 02 51 36.42 +12 24 36.5                      658
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.40352 02 51 36.02 +12 24 11.2                      658
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.40523 02 51 35.85 +12 24 00.5                      658
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.83012 02 50 54.86 +11 40 35.6                      118
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.83406 02 50 54.42 +11 40 12.0          17.9 R      118
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.83523 02 50 54.36 +11 40 04.8                      118
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.89687 02 50 47.90 +11 33 50.9                      106
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.90386 02 50 47.24 +11 33 07.9                      557
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.90484 02 50 47.19 +11 33 02.8                      557
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.90584 02 50 47.06 +11 32 56.0                      557
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.91025 02 50 46.64 +11 32 31.9                      106
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.92741 02 50 44.79 +11 30 45.8                      106
     J98V00P  C1998 11 11.94306 02 50 43.28 +11 29 13.0                      106
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.50699 02 49 49.94 +10 33 07.6          19.1 V      402
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.50838 02 49 49.83 +10 32 59.3                      402
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.50977 02 49 49.69 +10 32 51.7                      402
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.51116 02 49 49.54 +10 32 44.1                      402
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.79397 02 49 23.31 +10 05 01.5          16.9 R      046
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.79578 02 49 23.15 +10 04 50.8                      046
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.79774 02 49 22.94 +10 04 38.8                      046
     J98V00P  C1998 11 12.79919 02 49 22.77 +10 04 30.3                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  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, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer G. C. L. Aikman.  1.82-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 VP
Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
M  30.27791              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39036142     Peri.  100.88177     +0.64512237     +0.57812385
a   1.8542066      Node   226.40814     -0.59378951     +0.79082185
e   0.4553213      Incl.   43.61302     +0.48086499     +0.20093184
P   2.52           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 35 observations 1998 Nov. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
1998 VP                  a,e,i = 1.85, 0.46, 44                  q = 1.0099
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 03    03 09.50   +29 06.4    0.334    1.316   163.4    12.5    17.9
1998 11 08    02 57.89   +18 40.0    0.357    1.347   177.3     2.0    17.5
1998 11 13    02 49.06   +09 45.4    0.393    1.379   170.2     7.0    18.1
1998 11 18    02 42.52   +02 39.3    0.442    1.411   159.5    14.2    18.7
1998 11 23    02 37.91   -02 46.3    0.499    1.443   150.5    19.7    19.2
1998 11 28    02 34.93   -06 49.0    0.564    1.476   142.8    23.9    19.6
1998 12 03    02 33.32   -09 47.1    0.633    1.508   136.2    26.9    20.0
1998 12 08    02 32.87   -11 55.7    0.706    1.540   130.4    29.1    20.4
1998 12 13    02 33.42   -13 26.7    0.783    1.572   125.3    30.7    20.7
1998 12 18    02 34.84   -14 28.9    0.861    1.604   120.6    31.9    21.0
1998 12 23    02 37.02   -15 08.9    0.941    1.636   116.4    32.6    21.2
1998 12 28    02 39.88   -15 31.8    1.022    1.667   112.4    33.1    21.4
1999 01 02    02 43.32   -15 41.4    1.105    1.698   108.7    33.3    21.7
1999 01 07    02 47.29   -15 40.6    1.188    1.729   105.2    33.3    21.9
1999 01 12    02 51.71   -15 31.7    1.271    1.759   101.8    33.2    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V19

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