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    M.P.E.C. 1994-R04                                Issued 1994 Sept. 6, 15:08 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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                                   1991 AQ = 1994 RD
    
    1994 RD was discovered 1994 Sept. 2 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
    
    Available observations:
         J94R00D* A1994 09 02.42667 20 40 25.62 -21 00 57.3          16   V      413
         J94R00D  A1994 09 02.48917 20 40 36.23 -20 59 05.0                      413
         J94R00D   1994 09 04.46969 20 46 06.72 -20 04 45.8                      413
         J94R00D   1994 09 04.59751 20 46 24.39 -20 01 35.3                      413
         J94R00D   1994 09 04.70637 20 46 39.84 -19 58 50.8                      413
         J94R00D  C1994 09 05.96652 20 49 36.92 -19 30 37.9          16.4 V      589
         J94R00D  C1994 09 05.97242 20 49 37.60 -19 30 30.6          16.3 V      589
         J94R00D  C1994 09 05.98131 20 49 38.74 -19 30 18.5          16.4 V      589
         J94R00D   1994 09 06.46909 20 50 43.24 -19 19 30.1                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers M. Hartley, R. H. McNaught.
        Measurer R. H. McNaught.  U.K. Schmidt telescope, Uppsala Southern Schmidt.
    589 Santa Lucia Stroncone.  Observer A. Vagnozzi.  0.50-m f/2.8
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1991 AQ = 1994 RD
    Id. G. V. Williams, D. I. Steel
    Epoch 1994 Sept. 5.0 TT = JDT 2449600.5  (M-N)          Williams
    M  19.07510              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29777884     Peri.  239.65938     -0.73744046     +0.67520732
    a   2.2209570      Node   342.79251     -0.59877566     -0.66496133
    e   0.7772145      Incl.    3.22311     -0.31248885     -0.31925149
    P   3.31           H   16.5           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    910114 675  1.8-  0.0     910123 568  0.1+  0.5-    910127 801  0.4+  0.6-
    910114 675  0.0   0.1+    910123 896 (4.0-  3.6+)   910127 801  0.4+  0.4-
    910115 675 (1.2-  2.4+)   910123 896 (5.9+  3.6-)   910127 801  0.4-  0.8-
    910119 657  1.0+  1.2-    910123 402 (2.6-  1.0+)   910127 801  0.1+  0.0
    910119 657 (0.7-  2.5-)   910123 402  1.5-  0.4+    910127 801  0.6+  0.5+
    910119 675  0.3+  0.9-    910125 568 (2.9-  0.4-)   910127 568  1.5-  0.6+
    910119 897  0.4-  0.5-    910126 801  0.3+  0.2+    910127 871 (4.0+  6.1-)
    910119 897  0.7-  0.3-    910126 801  0.3+  0.2+    910127 871 (1.9+  6.0+)
    910120 801  0.2+  1.8-    910126 801  0.1-  0.7+    940902 413  0.6+  0.1-
    910120 657  1.2-  0.7-    910126 801  0.1+  0.9+    940902 413  1.4-  0.8-
    910120 675 (2.1-  0.5-)   910126 801  0.3+  0.5+    940904 413  0.6+  0.4+
    910120 657  0.4-  0.4+    910126 801  0.7+  0.5+    940904 413  0.1+  0.3+
    910120 674  0.9+  0.6+    910126 801  0.2+  0.1+    940904 413  0.3+  0.6+
    910120 568  0.4-  1.1+    910126 801  0.2+  0.3+    940905 589  0.2+  0.5+
    910121 568  0.4-  1.5+    910126 801  0.2+  0.3+    940905 589  0.5-  0.0
    910121 568  0.8+  0.3+    910126 801  0.4+  0.3+    940905 589  0.1-  0.3+
    910122 592 (0.4-  3.0-)   910126 568  1.8-  0.1+    940906 413  0.1+  0.3-
    910122 592 (3.6-  1.7+)   910126 871  0.6+  1.8-
    910122 592 (2.2+  2.4-)   910126 871 (5.5-  0.9-)
    
    Ephemeris:
    1991 AQ                  a,e,i = 2.22, 0.78, 3                   q = 0.4948
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1994 09 05    20 47.41   -19 52.1    0.284    1.255   146.6    26.3    15.5
    1994 09 15    21 04.79   -17 07.9    0.447    1.384   141.6    26.8    16.7
    1994 09 25    21 16.68   -15 31.8    0.621    1.507   135.0    28.1    17.6
    1994 10 05    21 27.27   -14 18.4    0.805    1.625   128.0    29.0    18.4
    1994 10 15    21 37.78   -13 12.8    1.000    1.737   120.9    29.5    19.0
    1994 10 25    21 48.58   -12 08.9    1.204    1.845   113.8    29.5    19.5
    1994 11 04    21 59.72   -11 04.1    1.415    1.948   106.7    29.2    20.0
    1994 11 14    22 11.23   -09 57.2    1.633    2.047    99.7    28.4    20.4
    1994 11 24    22 23.05   -08 47.6    1.853    2.142    92.8    27.4    20.7
    1994 12 04    22 35.11   -07 35.2    2.076    2.233    85.9    26.1    21.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-R04
    

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