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    M.P.E.C. 1994-W02                                Issued 1994 Nov. 23, 16:18 UT

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                                   1994 VR6

Discovered 1994 Nov. 4 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.  Independently reported
on one night by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Available observations:
     J94V06R 2A1994 10 31.37813 03 01 54.94 +03 28 09.1          15.0        675
     J94V06R 2A1994 10 31.39983 03 01 52.40 +03 28 34.4                      675
     J94V06R*3 1994 11 04.31336 02 54 35.36 +04 39 46.5          16.2        675
     J94V06R 3 1994 11 04.34809 02 54 31.38 +04 40 24.8                      675
     J94V06R 3 1994 11 06.31354 02 50 54.46 +05 16 16.9                      675
     J94V06R 3 1994 11 06.34461 02 50 50.90 +05 16 50.5                      675
     J94V06R 3 1994 11 09.31007 02 45 30.13 +06 10 48.6          16.5        675

Observer details:
675 Palomar Mountain.  0.46-m Schmidt.
    (2) Observers E. F. Helin, K. Lawrence, B. Arthur.  Measurer K. Lawrence.
    (3) Observers E. M. Shoemaker, C. S. Shoemaker, H. E. Holt.  Measurer
        B. A. Skiff.

Orbital elements:
1994 VR6
Epoch 1994 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2449660.5                  Williams
M  28.75780              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21874874     Peri.  280.89034     +0.78383040     +0.47811449
a   2.7279663      Node    51.85943     -0.14751550     +0.76321285
e   0.4234894      Incl.   30.25302     -0.60319904     +0.43464086
P   4.51           H    13.5          G   0.15
From 7 observations 1994 Oct. 31-Nov. 9.

Ephemeris:
1994 VR6                 a,e,i = 2.73, 0.42, 30                  q = 1.5727
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1994 11 14    02 37.45   +07 35.2    1.001    1.975   165.9     7.0    15.5
1994 11 24    02 22.65   +10 27.0    1.084    2.022   155.0    11.9    15.9
1994 12 04    02 11.99   +13 03.9    1.192    2.070   143.5    16.4    16.3
1994 12 14    02 05.82   +15 25.8    1.322    2.118   132.7    20.0    16.7
1994 12 24    02 03.84   +17 34.8    1.470    2.166   122.8    22.4    17.1
1995 01 03    02 05.51   +19 33.7    1.630    2.215   113.6    24.0    17.4
1995 01 13    02 10.26   +21 25.1    1.798    2.263   105.1    24.8    17.7
1995 01 23    02 17.52   +23 10.5    1.973    2.312    97.2    25.0    17.9
1995 02 02    02 26.87   +24 51.2    2.150    2.360    89.7    24.7    18.2
1995 02 12    02 37.95   +26 27.6    2.328    2.409    82.6    24.0    18.4
1995 02 22    02 50.45   +27 59.8    2.503    2.456    75.8    23.0    18.5
1995 03 04    03 04.17   +29 27.8    2.675    2.504    69.3    21.7    18.7
1995 03 14    03 18.92   +30 51.3    2.842    2.551    63.1    20.3    18.8
1995 03 24    03 34.53   +32 09.9    3.001    2.597    57.0    18.8    18.9
1995 04 03    03 50.91   +33 23.4    3.153    2.643    51.1    17.1    19.0
1995 04 13    04 07.93   +34 31.2    3.294    2.688    45.5    15.4    19.1
1995 04 23    04 25.49   +35 33.2    3.425    2.732    40.0    13.7    19.1

Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-W02

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