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    M.P.E.C. 1994-Q03                                Issued 1994 Aug. 17, 18:12 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)
    
                                       1994 PC1
    
    Discovered 1994 Aug. 9 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
    
    Available observations:
         J94P01C*VA1994 08 09.59466 21 32 52.05 -42 02 48.3          18.0 V      413
         J94P01C VA1994 08 09.68841 21 32 33.88 -42 06 54.9                      413
         J94P01C IA1994 08 10.59988 21 30 30.80 -42 36 07.0                      413
         J94P01C pA1994 08 10.67627 21 30 19.56 -42 38 32.8                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.45921 21 19 29.11 -44 55 16.4                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.46169 21 19 28.73 -44 55 20.4                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.46618 21 19 28.13 -44 55 27.5                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.46990 21 19 27.58 -44 55 33.0                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.47273 21 19 27.19 -44 55 37.4                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.58456 21 19 11.43 -44 58 32.4                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.58793 21 19 10.95 -44 58 37.4                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.79190 21 18 42.54 -45 03 45.8                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 15.79428 21 18 42.21 -45 03 49.4                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 16.40083 21 17 22.12 -45 19 07.6                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 16.40385 21 17 21.73 -45 19 12.0                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 16.59941 21 16 54.46 -45 24 05.9                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 16.60138 21 16 54.21 -45 24 08.7                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 16.77905 21 16 29.58 -45 28 24.7                      413
         J94P01C  C1994 08 16.78097 21 16 29.34 -45 28 27.6                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers M. J. Drinkwater, R. H. McNaught,
        G. J. Garradd.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.  U.K. Schmidt, 1.0-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 PC1
    Epoch 1994 July 27.0 TT = JDT 2449560.5                 Williams
    M 120.98623              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.62696195     Peri.   47.65424     -0.85813999     -0.14363118
    a   1.3519955      Node   118.15697     +0.11520668     -0.98945807
    e   0.3304664      Incl.   33.99206     +0.50032307     -0.01851500
    P   1.57           H    16.5          G   0.15
    From 17 observations 1994 Aug. 10-16.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 PC1                 a,e,i = 1.35, 0.33, 34                  q = 0.9052
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1994 08 16    21 18.26   -45 09.1    0.770    1.716   148.3    18.1    18.0
    1994 08 26    20 57.20   -48 27.7    0.846    1.737   138.5    22.7    18.4
    1994 09 05    20 41.17   -50 12.0    0.939    1.755   128.6    26.7    18.8
    1994 09 15    20 32.03   -50 48.2    1.043    1.769   119.5    29.7    19.1
    1994 09 25    20 29.76   -50 40.0    1.154    1.781   111.2    31.7    19.4
    1994 10 05    20 33.41   -50 02.9    1.267    1.790   103.7    32.9    19.7
    1994 10 15    20 41.84   -49 05.8    1.381    1.796    96.8    33.5    19.9
    1994 10 25    20 53.91   -47 53.7    1.492    1.799    90.4    33.6    20.0
    1994 11 04    21 08.71   -46 28.9    1.598    1.798    84.5    33.3    20.2
    1994 11 14    21 25.57   -44 52.3    1.699    1.795    78.9    32.7    20.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-Q03
    

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