MPEC 1993-W01 : 1993 VB
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M.P.E.C. 1993-W01 Issued 1993 Nov. 16, 13:59 UT
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1993 VB
Discovered 1993 Nov. 6 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Available observations:
J93V00B* A1993 11 06.50253 01 14 40.93 -17 51 23.5 18 V 413
J93V00B A1993 11 06.53726 01 14 37.21 -17 52 35.9 413
J93V00B A1993 11 09.46547 01 09 59.28 -19 35 54.4 413
J93V00B A1993 11 09.47589 01 09 58.09 -19 36 16.6 413
J93V00B A1993 11 10.47870 01 08 21.00 -20 11 54.5 413
J93V00B A1993 11 10.48148 01 08 20.69 -20 12 00.2 413
J93V00B A1993 11 13.44324 01 03 30.81 -21 57 48.9 474
J93V00B A1993 11 13.47264 01 03 27.61 -21 58 51.6 474
J93V00B A1993 11 14.45354 01 01 51.04 -22 34 11.0 18.8 474
J93V00B A1993 11 14.47686 01 01 48.50 -22 34 59.5 474
J93V00B V 1993 11 14.48021 01 01 48.93 -22 35 14.2 413
J93V00B V 1993 11 14.48634 01 01 48.22 -22 35 28.4 413
Observer details:
413 Siding Spring Observatory. Observers M. Gregg, M. Hartley, R. H. McNaught,
A. Savage. Measurer R. H. McNaught. U.K. Schmidt, Uppsala Southern
Schmidt, 1.0-m reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore.
Measurer P. M. Kilmartin. 0.6-m f/14 reflector.
Orbital elements:
1993 VB
Epoch 1993 Nov. 9.0 TT = JDT 2449300.5 Williams
M 340.61172 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.32594250 Peri. 320.84914 -0.33068908 -0.94236988
a 2.0911028 Node 148.36685 +0.88838220 -0.32901527
e 0.5641626 Incl. 5.56163 +0.31846790 -0.06072864
P 3.02 H 19.0 G 0.15
From 12 observations 1993 Nov. 6-14.
Ephemeris:
1993 VB a,e,i = 2.09, 0.56, 6
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
1993 11 19 00 54.36 -25 19.7 0.224 1.118 120.1 49.9 17.8
1993 11 24 00 46.03 -28 27.4 0.206 1.083 112.4 57.4 17.8
1993 11 29 00 37.39 -31 47.3 0.189 1.050 104.7 65.3 17.8
1993 12 04 00 27.79 -35 29.3 0.172 1.020 96.7 73.6 17.8
1993 12 09 00 15.97 -39 47.1 0.155 0.993 88.4 82.6 17.8
1993 12 14 23 59.39 -44 58.2 0.138 0.969 79.5 92.5 17.9
1993 12 19 23 32.62 -51 19.5 0.122 0.948 69.6 103.4 18.1
1993 12 24 22 42.70 -58 41.7 0.109 0.932 58.9 115.4 18.5
(Last issue was M.P.E.C. 1993-V07)
Gareth V. Williams M.P.E.C. 1993-W01
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