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MPEC 1998-V23 : 1998 KD66

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M.P.E.C. 1998-V23                                Issued 1998 Nov. 13, 22:37 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 KD66

Observations:
     J98K66D  C1998 05 20.12671 13 01 27.96 -06 50 20.4          24.9 R      807
     J98K66D* C1998 05 29.12752 13 01 02.37 -06 47 27.1          24.7 R      807
     J98K66D  C1998 05 30.10235 13 00 59.93 -06 47 10.3          24.5 R      807

Observer details:
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers R. L. Allen, M. Jarvis, G. Bernstein.  Measurer
    R. L. Allen.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 KD66
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 1998 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2450940.5                   Marsden
M 359.95505              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00348550     Peri.  357.08715     -0.95246194     +0.30304675
a  43.0816529      Node   200.63711     -0.27769281     -0.90581232
e   0.0507328      Incl.    5.09302     -0.12531146     -0.29608565
P 283              H    8.9           G   0.15
From 3 observations 1998 May 20-30.

Ephemeris:
1998 KD66                a,e,i = 43.08, 0.05, 5                  q = 40.896
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 13    13 10.34   -07 40.3   41.739   40.896    31.3     0.7    25.2
1998 11 23    13 11.20   -07 45.4   41.635   40.896    41.1     0.9    25.2
1998 12 03    13 11.96   -07 49.8   41.509   40.896    51.1     1.1    25.2
1998 12 13    13 12.60   -07 53.5   41.364   40.896    61.0     1.2    25.2
1998 12 23    13 13.11   -07 56.5   41.205   40.896    71.1     1.3    25.2
1999 01 02    13 13.48   -07 58.5   41.036   40.896    81.2     1.4    25.2
1999 01 12    13 13.69   -07 59.6   40.862   40.896    91.3     1.4    25.2
1999 01 22    13 13.74   -07 59.7   40.689   40.896   101.5     1.4    25.2
1999 02 01    13 13.63   -07 58.9   40.522   40.896   111.7     1.3    25.2
1999 02 11    13 13.37   -07 57.1   40.367   40.896   121.9     1.2    25.2
1999 02 21    13 12.97   -07 54.5   40.227   40.896   132.1     1.0    25.1
1999 03 03    13 12.45   -07 51.2   40.108   40.896   142.3     0.8    25.1
1999 03 13    13 11.83   -07 47.2   40.013   40.896   152.5     0.6    25.1
1999 03 23    13 11.14   -07 42.8   39.944   40.896   162.6     0.4    25.1
1999 04 02    13 10.39   -07 38.0   39.905   40.896   172.7     0.2    25.0
1999 04 12    13 09.62   -07 33.1   39.895   40.896   177.3     0.1    25.0
1999 04 22    13 08.87   -07 28.3   39.916   40.897   167.3     0.3    25.0
1999 05 02    13 08.14   -07 23.6   39.965   40.897   157.3     0.5    25.1
1999 05 12    13 07.48   -07 19.3   40.041   40.897   147.5     0.8    25.1
1999 05 22    13 06.91   -07 15.5   40.142   40.897   137.7     1.0    25.1
1999 06 01    13 06.44   -07 12.4   40.265   40.897   128.0     1.1    25.1
1999 06 11    13 06.10   -07 10.1   40.406   40.897   118.3     1.3    25.2
1999 06 21    13 05.89   -07 08.5   40.560   40.897   108.7     1.3    25.2
1999 07 01    13 05.82   -07 07.9   40.723   40.897    99.1     1.4    25.2
1999 07 11    13 05.91   -07 08.1   40.891   40.897    89.6     1.4    25.2
1999 07 21    13 06.14   -07 09.3   41.059   40.897    80.1     1.4    25.2
1999 07 31    13 06.51   -07 11.3   41.221   40.897    70.7     1.3    25.2
1999 08 10    13 07.02   -07 14.2   41.375   40.897    61.2     1.2    25.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V23

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