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    M.P.E.C. 1993-U07                                Issued 1993 Oct. 26, 15:07 UT

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                                    1993 UC

Discovered 1993 Oct. 20 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Available observations:
     J93U00C*bA1993 10 20.59444 00 51 57.37 -25 08 12.9          17.5 V      413
     J93U00C IA1993 10 20.63264 00 51 54.11 -25 09 05.8                      413
     J93U00C  A1993 10 23.63787 00 47 19.87 -26 26 48.4                      413
     J93U00C  A1993 10 24.52043 00 45 59.47 -26 48 45.7                      474
     J93U00C  A1993 10 24.56759 00 45 54.98 -26 49 54.7                      474
     J93U00C  A1993 10 24.61453 00 45 50.59 -26 51 03.0          17.6        474
     J93U00C FA1993 10 25.52944 00 44 27.97 -27 13 24.6                      413
     J93U00C FA1993 10 25.54122 00 44 26.87 -27 13 40.5                      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers A. Savage, R. H. McNaught.
    Measurer R. H. McNaught.  U.K. Schmidt and Uppsala Southern Schmidt.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.
    Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/13 reflector.

Orbital elements:
1993 UC
Epoch 1993 Oct. 20.0 TT = JDT 2449280.5                 Williams
M 327.98432              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24658112     Peri.  322.72823     -0.69267061     -0.71562049
a   2.5186211      Node   169.92678     +0.72074663     -0.68209835
e   0.6787881      Incl.   30.95692     -0.02705041     +0.15042994
P   4.00           H    14.5          G   0.15
From 7 observations 1993 Oct. 20-25.

Ephemeris:
1993 UC                  a,e,i = 2.52, 0.68, 31
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1993 10 20    00 52.86   -24 52.4    0.987    1.881   143.1    18.5    16.8
1993 10 30    00 37.80   -28 55.7    0.972    1.788   131.0    24.8    16.8
1993 11 09    00 24.28   -32 01.0    0.975    1.694   119.0    30.8    16.9
1993 11 19    00 14.19   -34 05.1    0.988    1.597   107.8    36.1    17.0
1993 11 29    00 08.74   -35 15.7    1.002    1.498    97.8    40.7    17.0
1993 12 09    00 08.28   -35 44.3    1.011    1.399    89.0    44.8    17.0
1993 12 19    00 12.70   -35 40.9    1.008    1.299    81.3    48.5    16.9
1993 12 29    00 21.63   -35 13.1    0.990    1.199    74.8    52.3    16.8

Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1993-U07

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