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    M.P.E.C. 1994-U03                                Issued 1994 Oct. 24, 17:09 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   1994 TW1

Additional observations:
     J94T01W   1994 10 11.60944 21 41 10.93 -29 58 01.0                      413
     J94T01W  C1994 10 14.42708 21 36 26.91 -28 02 05.7          16.4 V      360
     J94T01W  C1994 10 14.42986 21 36 26.64 -28 01 58.7                      360
     J94T01W  C1994 10 14.43333 21 36 26.28 -28 01 49.9                      360
     J94T01W  C1994 10 23.51354 21 25 26.01 -21 33 03.9          16.7 V      360
     J94T01W  C1994 10 23.51806 21 25 25.72 -21 32 51.7                      360

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Uppsala Southern
    Schmidt.

Orbital elements:
1994 TW1
Epoch 1994 Oct. 15.0 TT = JDT 2449640.5                 Nakano
M 340.02370              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23783722     Peri.   62.28666     +0.41774930     -0.90777206
a   2.5799790      Node     3.70420     +0.47758898     +0.18392654
e   0.5757614      Incl.   35.90422     +0.77291286     +0.37698927
P   4.14           H    14.7          G   0.15
From 20 observations 1994 Oct. 9-23.

Ephemeris:
1994 TW1                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.58, 36                  q = 1.0945
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1994 10 25    21 24.22   -20 28.3    0.764    1.407   105.5    42.9    16.5
1994 10 30    21 21.18   -16 50.5    0.776    1.373   101.0    45.3    16.6
1994 11 04    21 19.66   -13 13.7    0.791    1.339    96.8    47.3    16.6
1994 11 09    21 19.46   -09 39.3    0.806    1.307    92.8    49.2    16.7
1994 11 14    21 20.41   -06 07.8    0.822    1.277    89.1    50.8    16.7
1994 11 19    21 22.36   -02 39.3    0.839    1.248    85.7    52.2    16.7
1994 11 24    21 25.18   +00 46.4    0.854    1.220    82.7    53.4    16.7
1994 11 29    21 28.77   +04 09.6    0.870    1.195    79.9    54.3    16.8
1994 12 04    21 33.07   +07 30.8    0.884    1.172    77.5    55.2    16.8
1994 12 09    21 38.02   +10 50.8    0.897    1.152    75.3    55.8    16.8
1994 12 14    21 43.60   +14 10.0    0.908    1.134    73.5    56.3    16.8
1994 12 19    21 49.78   +17 28.9    0.917    1.120    72.1    56.7    16.8
1994 12 24    21 56.58   +20 48.0    0.925    1.108    70.9    57.0    16.8
1994 12 29    22 04.08   +24 07.7    0.930    1.100    70.1    57.2    16.8
1995 01 03    22 12.35   +27 28.7    0.934    1.096    69.6    57.3    16.8
1995 01 08    22 21.52   +30 51.2    0.936    1.095    69.5    57.3    16.8
1995 01 13    22 31.74   +34 15.6    0.937    1.097    69.6    57.2    16.8

Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-U03

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