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    M.P.E.C. 1994-O06                                Issued 1994 July 27, 12:58 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.
    
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                                        1994 NK
    
    Additional observations:
         J94N00K  C1994 07 25.70374 21 27 59.39 -17 43 41.7                      413
         J94N00K  C1994 07 25.70707 21 27 59.28 -17 43 45.9                      413
         J94N00K  C1994 07 25.70962 21 27 59.24 -17 43 48.8                      413
         J94N00K  C1994 07 26.74705 21 27 37.39 -18 04 56.2                      413
         J94N00K  C1994 07 26.74977 21 27 37.31 -18 04 59.3                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.
        Measurer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 NK
    Epoch 1994 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2449540.5                  Williams
    M  11.24194              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27219956     Peri.  128.51347     -0.35971625     +0.92913537
    a   2.3580034      Node   120.19988     -0.88390941     -0.30998121
    e   0.5400698      Incl.    5.67793     -0.29884506     -0.20154184
    P   3.62           H    19.5          G   0.15
    From 17 observations 1994 July 8-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 NK                  a,e,i = 2.36, 0.54, 6                   q = 1.0845
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1994 07 27    21 27.55   -18 10.1    0.294    1.302   165.1    11.6    18.1
    1994 08 01    21 25.54   -19 41.3    0.322    1.333   170.1     7.5    18.2
    1994 08 06    21 23.34   -20 56.6    0.353    1.365   173.7     4.7    18.3
    1994 08 11    21 21.24   -21 56.4    0.387    1.399   173.4     4.8    18.6
    1994 08 16    21 19.51   -22 41.7    0.425    1.432   169.8     7.2    18.9
    1994 08 21    21 18.31   -23 14.0    0.466    1.467   165.2    10.1    19.3
    1994 08 26    21 17.73   -23 34.9    0.511    1.502   160.5    13.0    19.7
    1994 08 31    21 17.81   -23 45.8    0.559    1.537   155.9    15.5    20.0
    1994 09 05    21 18.57   -23 48.1    0.611    1.573   151.4    17.8    20.3
    1994 09 10    21 20.03   -23 42.8    0.667    1.609   147.1    19.9    20.6
    1994 09 15    21 22.15   -23 31.2    0.726    1.645   142.9    21.7    20.9
    1994 09 20    21 24.89   -23 14.2    0.789    1.680   138.8    23.2    21.2
    1994 09 25    21 28.19   -22 52.6    0.855    1.716   134.9    24.5    21.5
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-O06
    

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