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MPEC 1999-O34 : 1999 OQ3

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M.P.E.C. 1999-O34                                Issued 1999 July 30, 20:16 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  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   1999 OQ3

Observations:
     J99O03Q* C1999 07 22.35233 23 44 07.32 +21 24 55.8          18.6        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 22.36487 23 44 11.93 +21 24 38.3          19.6        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 22.37738 23 44 16.57 +21 24 21.0          19.3        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 22.38994 23 44 21.16 +21 24 03.3          18.8        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 22.40250 23 44 25.74 +21 23 45.8          19.0        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 24.63035 23 58 30.52 +20 26 44.2          18.4 V      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 24.63161 23 58 31.06 +20 26 42.5                      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 24.63563 23 58 32.49 +20 26 36.1                      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 24.63815 23 58 33.41 +20 26 31.8                      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 27.36973 00 15 07.93 +19 07 29.9          18.7        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 27.38225 00 15 12.22 +19 07 07.7          19.4        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 27.39485 00 15 16.51 +19 06 44.3          19.4        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 27.40739 00 15 20.72 +19 06 22.2          19.1        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 27.41992 00 15 24.87 +19 05 58.8          19.1        704
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 30.65134 00 33 56.32 +17 21 18.1                      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 30.65261 00 33 56.73 +17 21 14.0          18.3 V      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 30.65513 00 33 57.59 +17 21 10.5                      402
     J99O03Q  C1999 07 30.65639 00 33 57.96 +17 21 07.8                      402

Observer details:
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 OQ3
Epoch 1999 July 21.0 TT = JDT 2451380.5                 Williams
M 357.46224              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37420988     Peri.  164.24335     +0.67592861     +0.73212679
a   1.9071838      Node   148.13999     -0.69223791     +0.66999028
e   0.4267632      Incl.    9.19268     -0.25283828     +0.12289584
P   2.63           H   19.8           G   0.15
From 18 observations 1999 July 22-30.

Ephemeris:
1999 OQ3                 a,e,i = 1.91, 0.43, 9                   q = 1.0933
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 07 21    23 35.36   +21 55.9    0.177    1.096   112.3    59.1    18.4
1999 07 26    00 06.88   +19 48.6    0.176    1.093   111.8    59.6    18.4
1999 07 31    00 35.82   +17 09.8    0.178    1.094   111.8    59.5    18.4
1999 08 05    01 01.47   +14 10.7    0.182    1.097   112.4    58.8    18.4
1999 08 10    01 23.52   +11 01.5    0.188    1.102   113.5    57.5    18.5
1999 08 15    01 41.96   +07 50.3    0.196    1.111   115.3    55.6    18.5
1999 08 20    01 56.97   +04 43.1    0.204    1.121   117.5    53.2    18.6
1999 08 25    02 08.82   +01 43.6    0.214    1.134   120.2    50.4    18.6
1999 08 30    02 17.76   -01 05.8    0.225    1.149   123.3    47.3    18.7
1999 09 04    02 24.01   -03 43.8    0.237    1.166   126.7    43.9    18.7
1999 09 09    02 27.77   -06 09.5    0.250    1.185   130.4    40.4    18.8
1999 09 14    02 29.27   -08 21.4    0.264    1.205   134.2    36.7    18.8
1999 09 19    02 28.81   -10 17.7    0.280    1.227   138.2    33.1    18.9
1999 09 24    02 26.70   -11 57.1    0.297    1.251   142.1    29.5    18.9
1999 09 29    02 23.28   -13 18.4    0.316    1.275   145.7    26.3    19.0
1999 10 04    02 18.86   -14 20.9    0.337    1.301   148.9    23.4    19.1
1999 10 09    02 13.81   -15 04.1    0.361    1.327   151.5    21.1    19.2
1999 10 14    02 08.53   -15 28.3    0.387    1.354   153.1    19.5    19.4
1999 10 19    02 03.37   -15 34.3    0.417    1.382   153.6    18.7    19.6
1999 10 24    01 58.63   -15 23.8    0.450    1.410   153.0    18.7    19.8
1999 10 29    01 54.52   -14 59.1    0.486    1.439   151.5    19.2    20.0
1999 11 03    01 51.16   -14 22.3    0.525    1.468   149.2    20.3    20.2
1999 11 08    01 48.65   -13 35.5    0.568    1.497   146.3    21.5    20.5
1999 11 13    01 47.05   -12 40.6    0.614    1.526   143.2    22.9    20.7
1999 11 18    01 46.36   -11 39.6    0.664    1.556   139.8    24.2    21.0
1999 11 23    01 46.55   -10 34.0    0.716    1.585   136.4    25.5    21.2
1999 11 28    01 47.55   -09 25.2    0.772    1.614   132.9    26.6    21.5
1999 12 03    01 49.31   -08 14.3    0.831    1.644   129.4    27.6    21.7
1999 12 08    01 51.76   -07 02.2    0.893    1.673   125.9    28.5    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-O34

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