MPEC 1996-A06 : UNUSUAL MINOR PLANETS (1996 JAN. 18.0 TT)
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UNUSUAL MINOR PLANETS (1996 JAN. 18.0 TT)
Designation (and name) a e i Orbit U Last obs. code Mag.
1977 OX 3.34 0.50 16 26418 2 1995 Dec. 8 413
1977 VA 1.86 0.39 3 22073 1978 Jan. 12 801
1988 GB 1.97 0.33 19 24760 3 1994 Oct. 7 658
1988 XB 1.47 0.48 3 26419 3 1995 Dec. 10 360 19.6 V
1989 JA 1.77 0.48 15 21973 1989 Nov. 29 688
1989 ML 1.27 0.14 4 21572 1992 Dec. 16 691 19.3 V
1989 NA 2.65 0.45 14 24388 1994 Dec. 5 360 20.1 V
1989 VA 0.73 0.59 29 25439 4 1995 Jan. 13 413
1989 WQ1 1.65 0.13 16 26419 3 1995 Dec. 8 413
1990 KA 2.20 0.43 8 25538 2 1994 Nov. 9 691 22.5 V
1991 BB 1.19 0.27 38 26420 2 1995 Dec. 17 360 17.9 V
1991 BY2 2.72 0.47 38 26420 2 1994 Aug. 11 111
1991 CS 1.12 0.16 37 26397 4 1995 Dec. 25 691 20.3 V
1991 DG 1.43 0.36 11 21975 1991 Oct. 16 691 20.7 V
1991 VH 1.14 0.14 14 19682 1992 Jan. 15 413
1991 WA 1.58 0.64 40 26420 3 1995 Dec. 13 360
1991 YA 2.74 0.44 44 25650 2 1995 Aug. 21 658
1992 CC1 1.39 0.37 37 26190 3 1995 May 6 587
1992 DC 2.48 0.46 10 20153 1992 Apr. 22 413
1992 FL1 2.53 0.42 5 26400 2 1996 Jan. 3 413
1992 JB 1.56 0.36 16 26421 2 1995 Dec. 8 413
1992 JE 2.19 0.46 6 25441 2 1995 June 5 413
1992 LC 2.52 0.70 18 26421 2 1995 Dec. 17 360 18.1 V
1992 QN 1.19 0.36 10 26421 4 1995 Dec. 28 540 15.8 R
1992 SK 1.25 0.32 15 26421 3 1995 Dec. 20 608
1992 TA 1.85 0.29 26 23520 1992 Nov. 18 691 18.9 V
1992 WR4 1.96 0.34 5 23520 1992 Dec. 24 801
1993 BW2 1.34 0.31 22 25975 3 1995 Oct. 19 413
1993 HO1 1.99 0.42 6 25651 3 1994 Sept. 8 608
1993 OV1 2.34 0.44 11 24408 1993 Nov. 7 658
1993 QA 1.48 0.32 13 26422 3 1995 Dec. 8 413
1993 WD 1.01 0.27 63 26422 3 1995 Dec. 10 108 16.8 V
1994 AE2 2.61 0.43 10 26191 2 1995 Oct. 30 413
1994 CC 1.64 0.42 5 26191 6 1994 Apr. 2 413
1994 CN2 1.57 0.40 1 23686 1994 May 2 413
1994 SE 2.34 0.41 8 25539 2 1995 Feb. 2 413
1994 VR6 2.74 0.43 30 26191 3 1995 Nov. 20 658
1995 BL2 1.23 0.50 24 26422 3 1995 Dec. 17 360 18.5 V
1995 LE 2.58 0.57 4 26422 3 1995 Dec. 10 587
1995 LH 2.69 0.41 11 26422 3 1995 Dec. 8 413
1995 MA1 2.61 0.59 26 26192 4 1995 Sept.29 413
1995 QY2 3.12 0.57 20 26422 1 1995 Dec. 22 801
1995 UX1 2.65 0.45 15 26423 4 1995 Dec. 17 360 19.4 V
1995 UB4 2.61 0.41 9 26423 4 1995 Dec. 23 801
1995 UO5 1.56 0.64 36 26406 5 1995 Dec. 19 104 21.0 V
1995 WQ5 2.35 0.41 21 26410 5 1995 Dec. 28 046 18.6 R
1995 WL8 2.38 0.48 18 26377 1995 Dec. 21 010
1995 YS1 1.95 0.32 2 26379 1995 Dec. 28 691 20.4 V
1995 YT1 2.32 0.42 5 26379 1995 Dec. 22 691 20.4
1995 YA3 2.21 0.51 5 26379 1996 Jan. 1 385 16 V
1995 YU3 1.70 0.14 11 26379 1995 Dec. 31 691 20.7 V
1995 YV3 2.74 0.43 30 26379 1995 Dec. 31 691 18.8 V
(253) Mathilde 2.64 0.27 7 24716 0 1995 June 25 711
(433) Eros 1.46 0.22 11 24086 1995 Dec. 17 476 11.6 R
(699) Hela 2.62 0.41 15 19477 1995 Dec. 28 046 14.7 R
(1036) Ganymed 2.66 0.54 27 19481 1995 Dec. 10 046 16.5 R
(1134) Kepler 2.69 0.46 15 26147 1 1995 Oct. 31 108 15.5 V
(1221) Amor 1.92 0.44 12 9021 1995 Dec. 8 413
(1362) Griqua 3.23 0.37 24 24717 1995 Dec. 29 046 16.4 R
(1474) Beira 2.73 0.49 27 23959 1995 Mar. 19 970
(1627) Ivar 1.86 0.40 8 22667 1995 Sept.28 801
(1862) Apollo 1.47 0.56 6 8381 1989 Dec. 29 801
(1864) Daedalus 1.46 0.61 22 21541 1995 Jan. 18 046 16.9 R
(1916) Boreas 2.27 0.45 13 23770 1994 Sept.18 413
(1922) Zulu 3.24 0.48 35 24087 1995 Mar. 21 413
(1951) Lick 1.39 0.06 39 25037 0 1995 Oct. 30 413
(1980) Tezcatlipoca 1.71 0.36 27 22667 1995 Oct. 27 557
(1981) Midas 1.78 0.65 40 22575 1994 Nov. 29 220
(2062) Aten 0.97 0.18 19 24719 2 1995 Dec. 30 046 16.5 R
(2201) Oljato 2.18 0.71 3 22797 1995 Dec. 25 801
(2212) Hephaistos 2.17 0.83 12 23959 1995 Nov. 24 691 19.0 V
(2329) Orthos 2.40 0.66 24 18602 1995 Nov. 27 220
(2629) 1980 RB1 1.74 0.23 23 24087 1994 Oct. 5 046 18.0 R
(2938) Hopi 3.14 0.34 41 23326 1995 May 26 118
(3040) Kozai 1.84 0.20 47 16855 1995 Sept. 1 587
(3103) Eger 1.41 0.35 21 14164 1994 Sept.18 413
(3200) Phaethon 1.27 0.89 22 25410 1 1995 Dec. 17 381 18.2 R
(3288) Seleucus 2.03 0.46 6 14004 1995 Oct. 30 413
(3362) Khufu 0.99 0.47 10 25937 4 1995 Dec. 8 413
(3496) Arieso 2.71 0.46 30 25410 2 1995 Oct. 29 413
(3551) Verenia 2.09 0.49 10 20314 1995 Oct. 25 711
(3581) Alvarez 2.78 0.41 29 23656 1995 Dec. 20 587
(3691) 1982 FT 1.77 0.28 20 23960 1994 Oct. 11 608
(3752) Camillo 1.41 0.30 56 25518 2 1995 Oct. 20 413
(3800) Karayusuf 1.58 0.08 15 26380 3 1995 Dec. 29 046 16.6 R
(3833) 1971 SC 2.20 0.39 12 24888 1 1995 Jan. 12 413
(4450) Pan 1.44 0.59 6 23960 1994 Oct. 4 046 17.9 R
(4486) Mithra 2.20 0.66 3 24553 1994 Nov. 28 691 20.4 V
(4596) 1981 QB 2.24 0.52 37 17003 1991 Sept. 7 801
(4775) Hansen 2.40 0.45 9 25041 0 1995 Jan. 17 046 17.5 R
(4953) 1990 MU 1.62 0.66 24 23770 1995 Oct. 30 413
(5189) 1990 UQ 1.55 0.48 4 20315 1992 Nov. 25 711
(5324) Lyapunov 2.96 0.62 19 20794 1992 Dec. 26 801
(5407) 1992 AX 1.84 0.28 11 25938 1 1995 Sept.17 118
(5496) 1973 NA 2.43 0.64 68 25193 1 1995 Nov. 28 046 18.2 V
(5587) 1990 SB 2.39 0.55 18 22211 1995 Jan. 12 413
(5590) 1990 VA 0.99 0.28 14 25626 4 1995 Jan. 12 413
(5646) 1990 TR 2.14 0.44 8 25041 2 1995 June 1 711
(5693) 1993 EA 1.27 0.59 5 23116 1994 Feb. 8 658
(5731) Zeus 2.26 0.65 12 22675 1995 Oct. 25 711
(5732) 1988 WC 2.22 0.40 22 22675 1994 Oct. 4 477
(5828) 1991 AM 1.70 0.70 30 26380 2 1995 Dec. 8 413
(5836) 1993 MF 2.44 0.53 8 22945 1995 Mar. 22 413
(5863) Tara 2.22 0.51 19 23229 1993 Oct. 27 413
(5879) 1992 CH1 1.62 0.29 22 25938 2 1995 Dec. 8 413
(6042) 1990 WW2 3.05 0.45 16 25412 1 1995 Sept.19 413
(6050) 1992 AE 2.20 0.44 6 24223 1994 June 18 413
(6053) 1993 BW3 2.15 0.53 22 25412 2 1995 Dec. 29 046 15.6 R
(6172) Prokofeana 2.58 0.43 16 24375 1994 Aug. 26 413
(6411) 1993 TA 2.76 0.42 29 25206 1 1995 June 18 104
(6569) 1993 MO 1.63 0.22 23 25634 2 1995 Dec. 8 413
(6611) 1993 VW 1.70 0.48 9 25726 1 1995 Oct. 30 413
Ephemeris Positions Of Unusual Minor Planets For 1996 Jan. 18.0 TT
Designation (and name) Ref. R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph. V
1993 WD (4 opp) 26422 21 41.10 +34 24.4 0.83 0.92 60.4 68.0 18.8
1991 YA (2 opp) 25650 21 43.76 +23 38.4 2.60 2.13 51.4 21.2 19.3
1992 JE (3 opp) 25441 22 18.54 -09 22.6 2.03 1.36 35.9 25.1 19.4
(3752) Camillo 25518 23 39.62 -46 18.4 1.38 1.09 51.6 45.2 18.1
1989 VA (2 opp) 25439 23 40.01 -00 13.5 1.31 1.15 58.1 46.6 20.2
1989 WQ1 (4 opp) 26419 23 40.16 -12 56.3 2.01 1.63 53.7 29.0 18.9
(6569) 1993 MO 25634* 23 58.41 -20 35.6 1.97 1.64 56.1 30.0 20.3
(4953) 1990 MU 23770 00 09.07 -16 33.0 1.80 1.55 59.5 33.1 17.9
(1627) Ivar 22667 00 11.66 -06 51.3 1.79 1.60 63.0 33.2 16.3
1994 AE2 (3 opp) 26191 00 13.01 -08 04.2 3.74 3.40 62.9 14.9 19.9
(5407) 1992 AX 25938 00 18.74 -09 05.8 2.54 2.28 63.9 22.8 18.7
(3040) Kozai 16855 00 20.17 -38 15.4 1.78 1.52 58.6 33.5 18.1
(6611) 1993 VW 25726 00 22.90 +03 43.4 1.57 1.54 69.5 36.9 19.9
1995 LH (186 d) 26422 00 24.23 -00 59.7 2.20 2.04 68.0 26.5 19.0
1995 UO5 (54 d) 26406 00 44.80 +13 23.3 1.66 1.75 78.4 33.3 20.7
(6042) 1990 WW2 25412 00 47.14 -07 29.1 1.77 1.72 71.0 32.7 16.2
1992 LC (2 opp) 26421 00 47.50 +03 04.1 1.22 1.35 74.9 44.6 18.3
(2201) Oljato 22797 00 48.08 +06 35.5 0.45 0.98 76.4 77.2 16.2
1977 OX (3 opp) 26418 00 49.81 -10 06.7 2.20 2.09 70.8 26.3 19.5
1995 QY2 (3 opp) 26422 00 53.94 -16 56.1 1.30 1.33 69.7 43.8 16.4
1995 MA1 (92 d) 26192 00 54.63 -11 11.2 1.23 1.31 71.6 45.3 20.8
1993 BW2 (2 opp) 25975 00 56.81 -18 17.5 0.60 0.96 70.0 73.9 18.9
(433) Eros 24086 00 57.97 +19 24.8 0.81 1.20 83.8 54.3 12.6
1988 XB (4 opp) 26419 01 06.85 +07 46.7 0.67 1.10 81.2 62.1 19.0
(3362) Khufu 25937* 01 20.87 -08 04.9 0.66 1.07 78.7 64.0 19.6
(3200) Phaethon 25410* 01 31.22 +23 26.3 2.02 2.28 92.5 25.5 19.1
(1134) Kepler 26147 01 43.12 +27 22.3 1.68 2.04 96.4 28.6 18.2
1995 UX1 (56 d) 26423 02 02.50 +34 06.4 1.12 1.64 102.5 35.8 20.3
(3551) Verenia 20314 02 10.19 -02 01.8 0.91 1.37 92.3 46.1 19.0
(5828) 1991 AM 26380* 02 20.99 -20 12.1 1.63 1.88 88.2 31.6 20.1
(1951) Lick 25037 02 24.70 -33 09.6 1.19 1.47 84.3 41.8 17.5
(2212) Hephaistos 23959 02 28.51 +20 56.5 3.62 3.97 104.2 13.9 20.5
(5879) 1992 CH1 25938* 02 38.08 -18 40.2 0.80 1.30 92.5 49.2 19.5
1992 SK (4 opp) 26421 02 43.82 +43 56.5 0.91 1.58 112.4 35.2 19.7
1991 WA (4 opp) 26420 02 47.94 +36 30.8 1.15 1.77 112.1 31.0 19.9
1995 UB4 (63 d) 26423 03 04.66 +30 29.6 0.96 1.63 114.4 33.3 18.9
(3288) Seleucus 14004 03 10.67 +13 29.6 1.86 2.41 111.7 22.3 19.3
1991 BB (3 opp) 26420 03 23.10 +50 11.7 0.74 1.49 119.4 35.0 17.7
1995 LE (190 d) 26422 03 31.39 +18 50.1 1.44 2.09 117.9 24.6 21.0
1995 BL2 (2 opp) 26422 03 32.02 +49 22.1 0.90 1.64 120.9 31.0 19.2
(699) Hela 19477 03 38.43 +14 11.9 1.78 2.40 118.3 21.1 15.9
(3581) Alvarez 23656 03 51.29 -03 21.8 2.18 2.75 115.2 18.9 16.8
(1981) Midas 22575 03 57.30 +75 23.0 2.30 2.88 117.4 17.6 20.0
1995 WQ5 (34 d) 26410 04 01.29 +20 45.2 1.02 1.78 125.2 26.8 19.5
(3496) Arieso 25410 04 30.26 -13 40.3 0.84 1.57 118.7 33.3 16.9
(4486) Mithra 24553* 04 48.69 +22 35.4 2.69 3.46 136.4 11.3 20.9
1995 WL8 (23 d) 26377 04 52.68 +04 43.6 0.84 1.67 132.5 25.8 19.9
(5590) 1990 VA 25626* 05 46.39 -38 22.8 0.31 1.14 113.4 52.2 19.4
(2329) Orthos 18602 06 04.46 -09 28.2 2.08 2.89 139.0 12.9 19.6
(5587) 1990 SB 22211 06 15.68 -00 33.2 2.83 3.69 147.3 8.3 19.3
1991 DG (238 d) 21975 06 37.45 -01 30.1 0.72 1.65 150.4 17.1 20.3
1990 KA (4 opp) 25538 07 16.13 +23 22.8 1.72 2.70 170.1 3.6 20.2
1995 YA3 (5 d) 26379 07 29.29 +17 47.9 1.17 2.15 172.8 3.3 15.6
1993 QA (2 opp) 26422 07 33.98 -57 15.6 0.11 1.01 101.9 71.9 16.3
1995 YS1 (10 d) 26379 07 51.89 +17 34.3 1.01 1.99 176.6 1.7 19.2
(1980) Tezcatlipoca 22667 08 13.58 -25 40.2 1.06 1.88 133.4 22.4 16.5
1989 NA (3 opp) 24388 08 19.13 +27 16.4 2.86 3.84 171.7 2.1 20.8
(1916) Boreas 23770 08 25.24 +31 55.2 2.21 3.18 167.2 3.9 19.5
1988 GB (2 opp) 24760 08 25.48 +53 42.0 1.33 2.22 146.6 14.2 19.6
1989 ML (2 opp) 21572 08 42.55 +22 06.2 0.46 1.44 169.3 7.3 19.2
1995 YT1 (4 d) 26379 08 45.25 +10 22.3 0.44 1.41 164.5 10.7 19.1
1994 CC (58 d) 26191 08 45.51 +13 08.4 1.32 2.29 166.2 5.9 20.9
(3691) 1982 FT 23960 09 04.70 +52 10.0 0.87 1.77 145.9 18.1 16.4
1995 YU3 (5 d) 26379 09 37.45 +19 52.9 0.52 1.47 156.5 15.5 19.2
(3800) Karayusuf 26380* 09 38.07 +33 45.6 0.62 1.56 154.2 15.9 16.2
(6053) 1993 BW3 25412 09 39.43 +28 54.2 0.60 1.55 155.4 15.3 15.3
1993 OV1 (2 opp) 24408 09 40.01 +12 56.0 1.93 2.84 154.2 8.7 20.8
1994 VR6 (2 opp) 26191 09 45.55 +55 10.2 2.82 3.63 140.0 10.0 19.7
1994 SE (2 opp) 25539 09 52.31 +24 29.6 2.24 3.15 153.2 8.1 20.8
(1362) Griqua 24717 10 12.60 +22 04.7 2.46 3.34 148.5 8.9 16.3
1991 BY2 (4 opp) 26420 10 36.80 -16 01.2 2.47 3.15 126.3 14.6 19.3
1995 YV3 (3 d) 26379 10 37.68 +26 06.2 1.70 2.55 142.9 13.4 18.0
(1036) Ganymed 19481 10 40.98 -21 24.8 3.37 3.98 121.9 12.1 15.7
1977 VA (93 d) 22073 10 48.91 +01 15.7 0.88 1.71 133.8 24.5 21.0
(5836) 1993 MF 22945 11 01.22 -04 34.3 2.82 3.51 128.3 12.7 19.6
(5324) Lyapunov 20794* 11 08.51 +14 27.5 3.66 4.40 134.1 9.2 20.7
(5863) Tara 23229* 11 10.82 -03 52.3 1.82 2.53 126.5 18.2 20.0
1994 CN2 (76 d) 23686 11 13.33 +06 48.5 1.32 2.10 130.6 20.9 19.7
(4775) Hansen 25041 11 17.34 +04 52.7 2.74 3.44 128.9 12.8 19.3
(1862) Apollo 8381 11 49.55 +10 10.0 1.55 2.25 123.3 21.5 20.1
1992 FL1 (2 opp) 26400 11 50.47 -00 32.2 0.92 1.64 119.2 31.6 18.7
(3833) 1971 SC 24888 11 55.58 -01 37.3 2.47 3.05 117.6 16.6 20.8
(6050) 1992 AE 24223 11 59.60 +08 32.6 2.16 2.79 120.4 17.7 20.2
(6172) Prokofeana 24375 12 09.45 -17 49.9 2.07 2.54 107.1 21.7 20.0
1992 WR4 (35 d) 23520 12 26.38 -11 09.9 1.14 1.70 106.6 33.6 19.8
(1922) Zulu 24087 12 38.50 -38 35.0 2.18 2.42 91.4 24.0 16.3
1989 JA (237 d) 21973 13 00.93 +15 57.8 1.51 2.05 108.4 27.2 20.7
(1474) Beira 23959 13 02.29 -28 41.7 3.27 3.43 91.4 16.6 18.8
(1221) Amor 9021* 13 07.11 -17 06.3 0.63 1.22 95.1 53.6 19.1
1992 DC (56 d) 20153 13 12.04 -00 17.7 0.75 1.34 100.4 46.3 19.3
(4596) 1981 QB 17003* 13 31.30 +09 05.4 2.30 2.64 99.2 21.6 21.0
(2062) Aten 24719 13 42.19 +22 45.5 0.23 1.05 101.1 66.6 16.1
(5693) 1993 EA 23116 13 45.44 -04 43.9 1.74 2.02 91.0 29.2 21.0
1992 TA (47 d) 23520 13 48.24 -11 19.7 1.52 1.78 88.1 33.5 20.6
(5189) 1990 UQ 20315* 14 35.12 -12 17.4 1.37 1.49 76.9 39.9 20.6
1992 JB (3 opp) 26421 14 35.98 -36 34.4 0.71 1.00 70.3 67.8 19.6
(2629) 1980 RB1 24087 14 37.72 -25 58.4 1.54 1.56 72.4 37.1 17.9
(5732) 1988 WC 22675 14 45.99 -34 11.7 1.55 1.50 68.7 37.6 17.1
(253) Mathilde 24716* 14 46.84 -13 14.1 3.10 2.98 73.9 18.5 16.0
(5646) 1990 TR 25041 14 54.65 -18 17.2 2.83 2.67 70.6 20.4 19.8
(1864) Daedalus 21541 15 04.80 -20 52.9 1.72 1.63 67.6 34.0 18.5
1991 VH (66 d) 19682 15 20.05 -08 07.8 1.28 1.29 67.8 45.0 19.8
1991 CS (2 opp) 26397 15 23.57 -01 20.0 1.18 1.24 69.3 47.7 20.1
(4450) Pan 23960 15 32.09 -22 31.2 0.69 0.89 61.1 76.1 18.7
1993 HO1 (3 opp) 25651 15 49.95 -20 25.1 1.80 1.52 57.5 33.1 19.6
(5731) Zeus 22675 16 17.58 -30 34.9 1.22 0.96 50.0 52.0 17.8
1992 QN (2 opp) 26421 16 19.66 +34 09.3 0.16 0.96 75.4 95.4 16.3
1992 CC1 (2 opp) 26190 16 22.70 -46 01.5 2.15 1.70 50.2 26.4 19.0
(3103) Eger 14164 16 24.29 -04 14.5 2.27 1.87 54.2 25.3 19.7
(6411) 1993 TA 25206 16 47.24 +02 20.8 4.40 3.87 51.9 11.5 19.9
(2938) Hopi 23326 16 50.47 +08 26.3 4.31 3.82 54.3 12.1 18.3
(5496) 1973 NA 25193 18 06.16 +35 03.7 1.03 1.03 61.7 56.9 17.1
Note: (253) Mathilde = target of NEAR space mission.
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