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    M.P.E.C. 1994-Q09                                Issued 1994 Aug. 27, 17:17 UT

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                                    1994 ND

Additional observations:
     J94N00D  C1994 08 16.79814 05 33 50.36 -52 06 21.1                      413
     J94N00D  C1994 08 16.80186 05 33 50.83 -52 06 16.8                      413
     J94N00D  C1994 08 17.79379 05 36 00.84 -51 46 25.4                      413
     J94N00D  C1994 08 17.79602 05 36 01.11 -51 46 23.1                      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.
    1.0-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1994 ND
Epoch 1994 Sept. 5.0 TT = JDT 2449600.5                 Williams
M   6.38368              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30907286     Peri.  227.89870     +0.79238751     +0.41658722
a   2.1665172      Node   102.83592     -0.33034669     +0.90715822
e   0.5160841      Incl.   27.19635     -0.51282853     +0.05932156
P   3.19           H   18.0           G   0.15
From 39 observations 1994 July 3-Aug. 17, mean residual 0".72.

Ephemeris:
1994 ND                  a,e,i = 2.17, 0.52, 27                  q = 1.0484
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1994 08 26    05 49.77   -49 25.2    0.437    1.056    83.7    72.0    18.8
1994 09 05    05 59.61   -47 16.5    0.493    1.077    84.3    68.6    19.0
1994 09 15    06 03.93   -45 39.7    0.537    1.111    86.5    64.7    19.2
1994 09 25    06 03.31   -44 21.3    0.570    1.154    90.1    60.3    19.2
1994 10 05    05 57.45   -43 08.5    0.592    1.206    95.0    55.7    19.3
1994 10 15    05 45.85   -41 42.9    0.606    1.264   101.3    50.7    19.3
1994 10 25    05 28.71   -39 42.1    0.616    1.328   108.8    45.2    19.3
1994 11 04    05 07.17   -36 42.7    0.628    1.394   117.0    39.3    19.3
1994 11 14    04 43.73   -32 28.1    0.649    1.463   125.2    33.5    19.3
1994 11 24    04 21.63   -27 02.4    0.684    1.533   132.1    28.5    19.4
1994 12 04    04 03.43   -20 51.4    0.740    1.603   136.0    25.3    19.5
1994 12 14    03 50.49   -14 30.5    0.820    1.673   135.9    24.2    19.8
1994 12 24    03 42.93   -08 30.1    0.923    1.743   132.2    24.7    20.2
1995 01 03    03 40.16   -03 06.5    1.047    1.812   126.3    25.9    20.6
1995 01 13    03 41.45   +01 35.9    1.190    1.880   119.4    27.1    21.0
1995 01 23    03 46.00   +05 38.9    1.347    1.946   112.3    27.9    21.3

Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-Q09

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