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    M.P.E.C. 1994-O04                                Issued 1994 July 26, 17:38 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.
    
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                                        1994 LX
    
    Additional observations:
         J94L00X  C1994 07 15.98069 20 05 37.13 -27 32 27.0                      587
         J94L00X  C1994 07 15.98279 20 05 36.73 -27 32 32.3                      587
         J94L00X  C1994 07 15.98564 20 05 36.35 -27 32 41.4                      587
         J94L00X  C1994 07 25.58894 19 38 47.25 -34 16 00.6                      413
         J94L00X  C1994 07 25.59166 19 38 46.76 -34 16 07.0                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.
        Measurer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers A. Testa, V. Giuliani, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 LX
    Epoch 1994 June 17.0 TT = JDT 2449520.5                 Williams
    M 189.54622              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.69573823     Peri.  349.04384     -0.21576454     -0.80055684
    a   1.2613593      Node   111.34506     +0.93511442     -0.33422656
    e   0.3463448      Incl.   36.88701     +0.28108127     +0.49739457
    P   1.42           H    15.0          G   0.15
    From 19 observations 1994 June 15-July 25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 LX                  a,e,i = 1.26, 0.35, 37                  q = 0.8245
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1994 07 17    20 02.97   -28 16.4    0.652    1.664   171.9     5.0    15.6
    1994 07 27    19 34.61   -35 11.0    0.654    1.647   160.7    11.8    15.9
    1994 08 06    19 05.25   -40 50.4    0.688    1.626   145.0    21.0    16.3
    1994 08 16    18 40.01   -44 52.3    0.745    1.602   130.7    28.6    16.6
    1994 08 26    18 22.42   -47 33.5    0.817    1.574   118.5    34.4    17.0
    1994 09 05    18 13.50   -49 21.5    0.896    1.542   108.0    38.4    17.2
    1994 09 15    18 12.82   -50 37.8    0.974    1.507    99.1    41.2    17.4
    1994 09 25    18 19.28   -51 35.4    1.048    1.469    91.4    43.0    17.6
    1994 10 05    18 31.84   -52 19.3    1.114    1.427    84.7    44.3    17.7
    1994 10 15    18 49.72   -52 50.8    1.169    1.382    78.9    45.1    17.8
    1994 10 25    19 12.20   -53 08.0    1.210    1.334    73.7    45.7    17.8
    1994 11 04    19 38.77   -53 06.8    1.237    1.283    69.3    46.3    17.8
    1994 11 14    20 08.90   -52 41.8    1.247    1.230    65.5    47.1    17.7
    1994 11 24    20 41.96   -51 46.6    1.241    1.175    62.4    48.1    17.6
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-O04
    

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