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MPEC 1999-R21 : 1999 RM28

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M.P.E.C. 1999-R21                                Issued 1999 Sept. 10, 16:05 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 RM28

Observations:
     J99R28M*1 1999 09 03.50971 23 21 55.55 -37 06 20.7          18   V      413
     J99R28M 1 1999 09 03.58610 23 21 51.19 -37 09 21.5                      413
     J99R28M 1 1999 09 05.56589 23 20 05.83 -38 26 49.2                      413
     J99R28M 1 1999 09 05.64228 23 20 01.12 -38 29 45.7                      413
     J99R28M  C1999 09 09.46610 23 16 19.46 -40 53 21.0          17.1 R      426
     J99R28M  C1999 09 09.47049 23 16 19.20 -40 53 30.7          17.2 R      426
     J99R28M  C1999 09 09.47411 23 16 18.96 -40 53 38.8          17.0 R      426
     J99R28M  C1999 09 10.52568 23 15 13.96 -41 31 32.6          17.6 R      426
     J99R28M  C1999 09 10.52913 23 15 13.74 -41 31 40.0          17.4 R      426
     J99R28M  C1999 09 10.53272 23 15 13.57 -41 31 47.9          17.3 R      426

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observers M. Hartley, C. P. Cass.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.
    1.2-m Schmidt.
426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 RM28
Epoch 1999 Aug. 30.0 TT = JDT 2451420.5                 Williams
M 299.15228              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40497904     Peri.  302.10638     +0.12683674     -0.92846540
a   1.8093157      Node   135.97657     +0.99134178     +0.13070502
e   0.3253047      Incl.   30.15383     -0.03396936     +0.34766104
P   2.43           H   16.3           G   0.15
From 10 observations 1999 Sept. 3-10.

Ephemeris:
1999 RM28                a,e,i = 1.81, 0.33, 30                  q = 1.2207
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 09 09    23 16.78   -40 36.3    0.726    1.655   144.9    20.5    17.7
1999 09 19    23 06.02   -46 05.3    0.736    1.611   134.9    26.2    17.9
1999 09 29    22 55.64   -50 05.9    0.763    1.567   124.7    31.7    18.0
1999 10 09    22 48.35   -52 36.0    0.799    1.523   115.4    36.3    18.2
1999 10 19    22 46.33   -53 47.5    0.838    1.481   107.3    40.0    18.3
1999 10 29    22 50.48   -53 56.3    0.877    1.439   100.5    42.7    18.5
1999 11 08    23 00.51   -53 14.3    0.910    1.400    94.7    44.9    18.5
1999 11 18    23 15.68   -51 48.2    0.937    1.362    90.0    46.5    18.6
1999 11 28    23 34.91   -49 41.6    0.956    1.328    86.2    47.9    18.6
1999 12 08    23 57.18   -46 54.1    0.967    1.297    83.3    49.0    18.6
1999 12 18    00 21.71   -43 24.4    0.970    1.271    81.1    49.9    18.6
1999 12 28    00 47.80   -39 10.8    0.968    1.250    79.6    50.7    18.6
2000 01 07    01 15.02   -34 11.6    0.963    1.234    78.7    51.4    18.6
2000 01 17    01 43.12   -28 27.4    0.957    1.224    78.2    51.9    18.6
2000 01 27    02 11.93   -22 02.7    0.955    1.221    78.0    52.1    18.6
2000 02 06    02 41.43   -15 06.6    0.961    1.224    77.9    52.0    18.6
2000 02 16    03 11.66   -07 54.3    0.979    1.233    77.7    51.5    18.6
2000 02 26    03 42.64   -00 45.3    1.010    1.249    77.3    50.7    18.7
2000 03 07    04 14.40   +06 00.5    1.057    1.270    76.5    49.5    18.8
2000 03 17    04 46.94   +12 05.8    1.118    1.296    75.4    48.0    18.9
2000 03 27    05 20.11   +17 19.1    1.193    1.326    73.9    46.3    19.1
2000 04 06    05 53.74   +21 35.0    1.280    1.360    72.1    44.4    19.2
2000 04 16    06 27.57   +24 53.3    1.376    1.398    69.9    42.4    19.4
2000 04 26    07 01.23   +27 16.9    1.478    1.437    67.6    40.3    19.5
2000 05 06    07 34.40   +28 50.9    1.586    1.479    65.1    38.2    19.7
2000 05 16    08 06.79   +29 41.3    1.696    1.521    62.5    36.1    19.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-R21

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