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    M.P.E.C. 1994-T04                                Issued 1994 Oct. 8, 13:31 UT

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                                    1994 TH

Discovered 1994 Oct. 3 at Mauna Kea.

Available observations:
     J94T00H* A1994 10 03.4292  00 34 05.92 +02 38 35.8          23   R      568
     J94T00H  A1994 10 03.4613  00 34 05.78 +02 38 35.3                      568
     J94T00H  A1994 10 03.4837  00 34 05.65 +02 38 34.9                      568
     J94T00H  A1994 10 03.5862  00 34 05.16 +02 38 31.9                      568
     J94T00H  A1994 10 06.4489  00 33 51.66 +02 37 17.6                      568
     J94T00H  A1994 10 06.4551  00 33 51.61 +02 37 17.2                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, J. Chen, G. Knopp.  2.2-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1994 TH
Epoch 1994 Sept. 25.0 TT = JDT 2449620.5                Marsden
                         (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00376251  Arg.lat.  356.61816     +0.98790600     -0.14374354
a  40.9403794      Node    12.12104     +0.14796433     +0.76189189
e   0.0000000      Incl.   16.07271     +0.04634973     +0.63155249
P 261.96           H     7.0          G   0.15
From 6 observations 1994 Oct. 3-6.

Ephemeris:
1994 TH                  a,e,i = 40.94, 0.00, 16
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1994 10 05    00 33.97   +02 37.9   39.942   40.940   177.1     0.1    23.1
1994 10 15    00 33.20   +02 33.7   39.968   40.940   167.1     0.3    23.1
1994 10 25    00 32.45   +02 29.7   40.023   40.940   157.0     0.5    23.2
1994 11 04    00 31.77   +02 26.1   40.107   40.940   146.8     0.8    23.2
1994 11 14    00 31.18   +02 23.2   40.215   40.940   136.6     1.0    23.2
1994 11 24    00 30.70   +02 20.9   40.346   40.940   126.4     1.1    23.3
1994 12 04    00 30.35   +02 19.6   40.496   40.940   116.2     1.2    23.3
1994 12 14    00 30.14   +02 19.2   40.658   40.940   106.0     1.3    23.3
1994 12 24    00 30.08   +02 19.7   40.829   40.940    95.8     1.4    23.3
1995 01 03    00 30.18   +02 21.3   41.003   40.940    85.7     1.4    23.3
1995 01 13    00 30.44   +02 23.8   41.175   40.940    75.5     1.3    23.3

Brian G. Marsden                                              M.P.E.C. 1994-T04

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