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    M.P.E.C. 1995-W01                                Issued 1995 Nov. 18, 14:03 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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                                       1995 QY9
    
    Observations:
         J95Q09Y* C1995 08 31.42555 22 47 09.85 -07 53 55.2          22   V      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 08 31.45384 22 47 09.66 -07 53 56.1                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 08 31.48242 22 47 09.47 -07 53 57.0                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 23.27761 22 42 36.31 -08 19 20.6                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 23.32310 22 42 36.16 -08 19 21.4                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 23.37009 22 42 35.98 -08 19 22.0                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 24.21014 22 42 33.33 -08 19 36.3                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 24.29888 22 42 33.02 -08 19 37.8                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 24.32719 22 42 32.94 -08 19 38.3                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 26.20189 22 42 27.20 -08 20 08.5                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 26.21249 22 42 27.19 -08 20 08.6                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 26.22230 22 42 27.16 -08 20 08.8                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 26.29966 22 42 26.92 -08 20 09.9                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 26.30960 22 42 26.89 -08 20 10.1                      568
         J95Q09Y  C1995 10 26.31942 22 42 26.87 -08 20 10.4                      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, J. Chen.  2.2-m University of Hawaii
        reflector.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1995 QY9
    The following assumed 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements keep the
    object more than 11 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.
    Epoch 1995 Sept. 20.0 TT = JDT 2449980.5                Marsden
    M 359.88100              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00398654     Peri.  358.36292     +0.94235001     +0.33364836
    a  39.3917614      Node   342.08189     -0.30606272     +0.82845387
    e   0.2415027      Incl.    4.77257     -0.13528513     +0.44982547
    P 247.23           H     7.0          G   0.15
    From 15 observations 1995 Aug. 31-Oct. 26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1995 QY9                 a,e,i = 39.39, 0.24, 5                  q = 29.879
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1995 11 09    22 41.95   -08 22.6   29.483   29.879   112.7     1.8    21.9
    1995 11 19    22 41.83   -08 22.9   29.648   29.879   102.6     1.9    22.0
    1995 11 29    22 41.92   -08 21.9   29.820   29.879    92.5     1.9    22.0
    1995 12 09    22 42.23   -08 19.7   29.992   29.879    82.4     1.9    22.0
    1995 12 19    22 42.75   -08 16.2   30.161   29.879    72.4     1.8    22.0
    1995 12 29    22 43.47   -08 11.5   30.322   29.879    62.4     1.7    22.0
    
                           (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 1995-V04)
    
    Brian G. Marsden                                              M.P.E.C. 1995-W01
    

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