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    M.P.E.C. 1996-A10                                Issued 1996 Jan. 6, 14:44 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.
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
    
                                        1994 TA
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1994-V04
    
    Observations:
         J94T00A  C1995 12 23.28896 01 28 52.55 +03 48 04.4                      568
         J94T00A  C1995 12 23.32233 01 28 52.46 +03 48 04.3                      568
         J94T00A  C1995 12 23.35326 01 28 52.39 +03 48 04.9                      568
         J94T00A  C1995 12 24.27589 01 28 50.74 +03 48 12.0                      568
         J94T00A  C1995 12 24.30691 01 28 50.67 +03 48 12.1                      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers J. Chen, D. Jewitt.  2.2-m University of Hawaii
        telescope.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees)
    951223 568 0.15+ 0.06+    951224 568 0.15+ 0.06+    MPC 24396
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 TA
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Marsden
    M  60.52735              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01429075     Peri.  154.17524     +0.37310551     +0.92562242
    a  16.8176782      Node   137.65169     -0.86669902     +0.37209834
    e   0.3055763      Incl.    5.39765     -0.33109680     +0.06903588
    P  68.97           H   11.5           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    941002 568  0.5-  0.6+    941004 568  0.6-  0.2+    951223 568  0.1+  0.2+
    941002 568  0.4-  0.4+    941005 568  0.6-  0.3+    951223 568  0.1-  0.2-
    941002 568  0.4-  0.3+    941005 568  0.7-  0.3+    951223 568  0.2-  0.2+
    941003 568  1.2+  1.2-    941101 568  0.3-  0.8+    951224 568  0.2+  0.0
    941003 568  1.5+  1.0-    941101 568  0.2-  0.6+    951224 568  0.0   0.2-
    941003 568  1.3+  1.2-    941202 568  0.3+  0.4-
    941004 568  0.5-  0.3+    941202 568  0.1-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 TA                  a,e,i = 16.82, 0.31, 5                  q = 11.679
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1995 12 29    01 28.76   +03 49.2   15.271   15.556   105.0     3.5    23.7
    1996 01 08    01 28.87   +03 53.1   15.453   15.569    94.9     3.6    23.7
    1996 01 18    01 29.39   +03 59.4   15.638   15.582    85.0     3.6    23.8
    1996 01 28    01 30.32   +04 08.0   15.820   15.596    75.1     3.5    23.8
    1996 02 07    01 31.62   +04 18.6   15.995   15.609    65.3     3.3    23.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-A10
    

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