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    M.P.E.C. 1995-L04                                Issued 1995 June 4, 13:58 UT

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                                   1995 KK1

Observations:
     J95K01K* C1995 05 30.3155  15 01 36.24 -17 05 24.3          23.0 R      568
     J95K01K  C1995 05 30.3440  15 01 36.03 -17 05 23.4                      568
     J95K01K  C1995 05 30.3722  15 01 35.92 -17 05 22.5                      568
     J95K01K  C1995 05 31.3013  15 01 30.75 -17 04 58.2                      568
     J95K01K  C1995 05 31.3691  15 01 30.39 -17 04 56.4                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, J. Chen, J. Luu.  2.2-m University
    of Hawaii reflector.

Orbital elements:
1995 KK1
The following assumed 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements keep the
object more than 13 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.
Epoch 1995 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2449860.5                  Marsden
M  21.74105              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00397397     Peri.  328.35261     -0.95400421     +0.27488245
a  39.4747639      Node   228.09410     -0.23038969     -0.92759535
e   0.1898488      Incl.    9.25128     -0.19182431     -0.25299508
P 248.02           H     8.5          G   0.15
From 5 observations 1995 May 30-31.

Ephemeris:
1995 KK1                 a,e,i = 39.47, 0.19, 9                  q = 31.981
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1995 06 02    15 01.36   -17 04.2   31.843   32.777   156.7     0.7    23.7
1995 06 12    15 00.52   -17 00.1   31.925   32.780   146.9     1.0    23.7
1995 06 22    14 59.80   -16 56.5   32.030   32.783   137.2     1.2    23.8
1995 07 02    14 59.22   -16 53.6   32.157   32.786   127.5     1.4    23.8
1995 07 12    14 58.81   -16 51.3   32.301   32.789   117.9     1.6    23.8
1995 07 22    14 58.58   -16 49.8   32.459   32.791   108.3     1.7    23.8
1995 08 01    14 58.55   -16 49.1   32.625   32.794    98.7     1.8    23.9
1995 08 11    14 58.71   -16 49.2   32.796   32.797    89.2     1.8    23.9
1995 08 21    14 59.07   -16 50.2   32.967   32.800    79.6     1.7    23.9
1995 08 31    14 59.63   -16 52.1   33.132   32.803    70.1     1.7    23.9
1995 09 10    15 00.36   -16 54.6   33.288   32.806    60.6     1.5    23.9

Brian G. Marsden                                              M.P.E.C. 1995-L04

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