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    M.P.E.C. 1994-J04                                Issued 1994 May 5, 13:37 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
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              MARSDEN@CFA or WILLIAMS@CFA (.HARVARD.EDU, .SPAN or .BITNET)
    
                                        1990 VB
    
    Recovered by G. J. Garradd at Siding Spring at a Delta-T of -0.16 days
    from the orbit on MPC 17966.
    
    Additional observations:
         J90V00B  C1994 05 02.77017 21 29 47.28 -06 36 42.6                      413
         J90V00B  C1994 05 02.77267 21 29 47.69 -06 36 38.6                      413
         J90V00B  C1994 05 02.77519 21 29 48.13 -06 36 34.5                      413
         J90V00B  C1994 05 04.79016 21 35 29.52 -05 44 58.6                      413
         J90V00B  C1994 05 04.79239 21 35 29.87 -05 44 55.0                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd,
        D. I. Steel.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1990 VB
    Id. G. J. Garradd (1994 observations)
    Epoch 1994 Sept. 5.0 TT = JDT 2449600.5                 Williams
    M   8.43496              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25803167     Peri.  102.23923     +0.96823047     +0.06109029
    a   2.4435471      Node   254.63538     -0.14014355     +0.93566689
    e   0.5277194      Incl.   14.56453     +0.20709791     +0.34755639
    P   3.82           H   16.0           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    901108 010  0.9+  0.3-    901119 801  0.2+  0.3-    910115 688  0.5+  0.3-
    901108 010  1.0-  0.3+    901119 801  0.1-  0.4-    910118 010  2.2-  0.4+
    901108 010  0.4+  0.0     901120 801  0.1-  0.2+    910118 010  1.6+  1.0+
    901109 010  1.4+  0.2-    901120 801  0.1-  0.2+    910118 010  2.4+  1.7+
    901112 010  1.0-  0.1+    901123 010  1.9+  1.1-    910118 010 (4.2+  0.3-)
    901112 010  1.2-  0.3+    901123 010 (3.1-  1.2+)   910211 801  1.0-  0.6-
    901114 010 (4.7-  0.5+)   901207 010  0.7-  0.8-    940502 413  0.4-  0.2-
    901116 801  0.4-  0.4+    901207 010 (6.8-  1.1+)   940502 413  0.5-  0.0
    901116 801  0.1-  0.3-    901207 010  0.8+  0.0     940502 413  0.2-  0.3+
    901118 675  0.5-  1.0+    901207 010  0.3-  0.1+    940504 413  0.7+  0.1+
    901118 675  0.7-  1.3+    901214 801  1.2-  0.5-    940504 413  0.3+  0.2+
    901119 801  1.0+  0.4-    901214 801  0.5-  0.3-
    901119 801  0.2+  0.3-    910115 688  0.2-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1990 VB                  a,e,i = 2.44, 0.53, 15                  q = 1.1540
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1994 04 28    21 16.50   -08 33.1    1.416    1.570    78.8    39.0    19.3
    1994 05 08    21 44.65   -04 19.9    1.295    1.504    80.5    41.4    19.1
    1994 05 18    22 14.17   +00 28.7    1.188    1.441    81.4    44.0    18.9
    1994 05 28    22 45.44   +05 49.6    1.096    1.381    81.7    46.6    18.7
    1994 06 07    23 18.90   +11 34.9    1.021    1.325    81.2    49.2    18.5
    1994 06 17    23 54.94   +17 30.5    0.964    1.275    80.1    51.7    18.4
    1994 06 27    00 33.92   +23 16.6    0.924    1.231    78.6    54.0    18.3
    1994 07 07    01 15.92   +28 30.5    0.901    1.196    77.0    55.9    18.2
    1994 07 17    02 00.48   +32 50.7    0.890    1.171    75.5    57.1    18.2
    1994 07 27    02 46.57   +36 01.9    0.889    1.157    74.5    57.7    18.1
    1994 08 06    03 32.59   +37 58.5    0.895    1.154    74.1    57.7    18.2
    1994 08 16    04 16.67   +38 43.6    0.902    1.163    74.6    57.0    18.2
    1994 08 26    04 57.21   +38 27.3    0.910    1.184    75.9    55.9    18.2
    1994 09 05    05 33.14   +37 23.1    0.914    1.214    78.2    54.4    18.2
    1994 09 15    06 03.83   +35 44.2    0.913    1.254    81.4    52.5    18.2
    1994 09 25    06 29.12   +33 41.9    0.907    1.301    85.7    50.2    18.2
    1994 10 05    06 48.93   +31 25.3    0.895    1.354    91.1    47.6    18.2
    1994 10 15    07 03.14   +29 00.9    0.877    1.413    97.6    44.4    18.2
    1994 10 25    07 11.64   +26 33.3    0.857    1.475   105.4    40.6    18.1
    1994 11 04    07 14.25   +24 05.6    0.836    1.539   114.5    35.9    18.0
    1994 11 14    07 10.87   +21 40.4    0.819    1.606   125.0    30.3    17.9
    1994 11 24    07 01.93   +19 20.0    0.811    1.673   136.8    23.8    17.8
    1994 12 04    06 48.47   +17 08.6    0.819    1.742   149.5    16.7    17.7
    1994 12 14    06 32.46   +15 12.1    0.848    1.810   162.1     9.6    17.6
    1994 12 24    06 16.40   +13 36.6    0.902    1.878   170.0     5.2    17.6
    1995 01 03    06 02.47   +12 26.7    0.981    1.946   164.1     8.0    18.0
    1995 01 13    05 52.16   +11 42.4    1.086    2.013   153.1    12.8    18.5
    1995 01 23    05 45.98   +11 20.3    1.211    2.079   142.2    16.9    18.9
    1995 02 02    05 43.76   +11 15.0    1.355    2.143   132.0    20.0    19.3
    1995 02 12    05 45.08   +11 21.0    1.513    2.207   122.6    22.1    19.7
    1995 02 22    05 49.32   +11 33.5    1.682    2.270   113.8    23.5    20.0
    1995 03 04    05 55.94   +11 48.4    1.859    2.331   105.6    24.2    20.3
    1995 03 14    06 04.47   +12 03.0    2.042    2.391    97.9    24.3    20.6
    1995 03 24    06 14.50   +12 14.9    2.227    2.450    90.6    24.0    20.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-J04
    

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