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    M.P.E.C. 1993-V01                                Issued 1993 Nov. 4, 13:58 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.
    
              MARSDEN@CFA or WILLIAMS@CFA (.HARVARD.EDU, .SPAN or .BITNET)
    
                                       1980 RG1
    
    Tentatively identified on a single night in astrometry from Spacewatch by
    G. V. Williams, the recovery of this object was confirmed in collaboration
    with S. Nakano, Sumoto.
    
    Additional observations:
         J80R01G  C1993 10 09.45591 02 47 50.19 +22 49 35.7          16.9 V      691
         J80R01G  C1993 10 09.47599 02 47 49.87 +22 49 26.6                      691
         J80R01G  C1993 10 09.49573 02 47 49.55 +22 49 17.5                      691
         J80R01G  C1993 11 03.46684 02 35 06.54 +18 46 49.5          16.4 V      385
         J80R01G  C1993 11 03.47050 02 35 06.42 +18 46 47.0                      385
         J80R01G  C1993 11 03.47500 02 35 06.25 +18 46 44.3                      385
         J80R01G  C1993 11 03.49965 02 35 05.31 +18 46 29.2          16.6 V      360
         J80R01G  C1993 11 03.50347 02 35 05.16 +18 46 26.8                      360
         J80R01G  C1993 11 03.50764 02 35 05.00 +18 46 24.3                      360
    
    Observer details:
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    385 Nihondaira Observatory.  Observer T. Urata.  0.31-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. V. Scotti, R. Jedicke,
        T. Gehrels.  0.91-m Spacewatch telescope + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1980 RG1
    Epoch 1994 Feb. 17.0 TT = JDT 2449400.5                 Williams
    M  42.52028              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22903377     Peri.  110.31208     +0.97875505     +0.19404679
    a   2.6456742      Node   238.55105     -0.20481460     +0.91042065
    e   0.4709185      Incl.    4.45155     -0.00946174     +0.36534927
    P   4.30           H   16.0           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    800913 675  0.1-  0.1-    801102 675  1.5-  0.6+    931103 385  0.1-  0.2-
    800914 675  0.1+  0.0     801129 675  0.2-  0.0     931103 385  0.2+  0.4-
    801014 675  0.5+  1.3-    801129 675  0.2-  1.2+    931103 385  0.3+  0.3-
    801014 675  0.3-  0.8+    801201 675 (4.5-  1.1-)   931103 360  0.0   0.3-
    801031 675  1.7+  0.5-    931009 691  0.2-  0.2+    931103 360  0.0   0.3-
    801031 675  1.5-  1.1+    931009 691  0.0   0.1+    931103 360  0.1+  0.2-
    801102 675  0.9+  0.2-    931009 691  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    1980 RG1                 a,e,i = 2.65, 0.47, 4
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1993 10 30    02 37.86   +19 34.7    0.592    1.582   172.4     4.8    16.3
    1993 11 09    02 31.97   +17 49.8    0.639    1.627   174.0     3.7    16.4
    1993 11 19    02 27.90   +16 19.4    0.705    1.675   163.1     9.9    17.0
    1993 11 29    02 26.73   +15 13.3    0.790    1.725   152.4    15.3    17.5
    1993 12 09    02 28.70   +14 34.0    0.892    1.778   142.5    19.7    18.0
    1993 12 19    02 33.63   +14 19.8    1.010    1.832   133.4    23.0    18.4
    1993 12 29    02 41.18   +14 26.4    1.142    1.887   125.0    25.3    18.8
    1994 01 08    02 50.86   +14 48.5    1.285    1.942   117.2    26.8    19.2
    1994 01 18    03 02.30   +15 21.8    1.438    1.998   109.8    27.6    19.5
    1994 01 28    03 15.17   +16 01.9    1.599    2.055   102.8    27.9    19.8
    1994 02 07    03 29.17   +16 45.6    1.766    2.111    96.1    27.7    20.1
    1994 02 17    03 44.08   +17 30.1    1.936    2.168    89.6    27.1    20.3
    1994 02 27    03 59.72   +18 13.2    2.109    2.224    83.3    26.3    20.5
    
                           (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 1993-U11)
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1993-V01
    

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