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    M.P.E.C. 1996-A12                                Issued 1996 Jan. 6, 16:03 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.
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
    
                                       1995 DB2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1995-G05
    
    Observations:
         J95D02B  C1995 12 24.49001 08 53 37.91 +17 35 23.5                      568
         J95D02B  C1995 12 24.52330 08 53 37.77 +17 35 24.1                      568
         J95D02B  C1995 12 24.55598 08 53 37.65 +17 35 24.5                      568
         J95D02B  C1995 12 27.49536 08 53 26.10 +17 36 14.8                      568
         J95D02B  C1995 12 27.52025 08 53 26.00 +17 36 15.2                      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)
    951224 568 0.04- 0.01+    951227 568 0.04- 0.01+    MPC 26374
    
    Orbital elements:
    1995 DB2
    Eccentricity assumed
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Marsden
    M   5.46547              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00313089     Peri.  354.73574     -0.55026699     -0.83312004
    a  46.2761804      Node   128.63701     +0.76867222     -0.53154504
    e   0.1323480      Incl.    4.09886     +0.32611235     -0.15287538
    P 314.80           H    7.5           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    950224 568  0.1-  0.2-    950324 568  1.6-  0.0     950406 568  1.0+  0.1+
    950224 568  0.3-  0.3-    950330 413  0.7-  0.4-    950406 568  1.0+  0.3+
    950224 568  0.1+  0.3-    950330 413  1.3-  0.2-    951224 568  0.7+  0.2-
    950224 568  0.2-  0.3-    950404 568  0.7+  0.8+    951224 568  0.6+  0.1-
    950225 568  0.3-  0.4-    950404 568  1.0+  0.8+    951224 568  0.7+  0.3-
    950226 568  0.3+  0.7-    950405 568  0.6+  0.6+    951227 568  1.1-  0.0
    950226 568  0.3+  1.0-    950405 568  0.6+  0.9+    951227 568  1.1-  0.0
    950324 568  1.5-  0.1-    950405 568  0.6+  0.9+
    
    Ephemeris:
    1995 DB2                 a,e,i = 46.28, 0.13, 4                  q = 40.152
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1995 12 29    08 53.34   +17 36.7   39.365   40.184   146.0     0.8    23.6
    1996 01 08    08 52.61   +17 39.8   39.281   40.184   156.4     0.6    23.6
    1996 01 18    08 51.80   +17 43.3   39.226   40.184   166.8     0.3    23.6
    1996 01 28    08 50.96   +17 46.9   39.201   40.185   177.1     0.1    23.5
    1996 02 07    08 50.10   +17 50.5   39.207   40.185   172.5     0.2    23.5
    1996 02 17    08 49.27   +17 54.0   39.244   40.186   162.2     0.4    23.6
    1996 02 27    08 48.49   +17 57.2   39.310   40.186   151.9     0.7    23.6
    1996 03 08    08 47.80   +18 00.1   39.403   40.186   141.7     0.9    23.6
    1996 03 18    08 47.22   +18 02.5   39.519   40.187   131.6     1.1    23.7
    1996 03 28    08 46.78   +18 04.4   39.656   40.187   121.6     1.2    23.7
    1996 04 07    08 46.48   +18 05.7   39.808   40.188   111.6     1.3    23.7
    1996 04 17    08 46.35   +18 06.4   39.971   40.188   101.8     1.4    23.7
    1996 04 27    08 46.39   +18 06.4   40.140   40.189    92.1     1.4    23.7
    1996 05 07    08 46.59   +18 05.8   40.310   40.189    82.4     1.4    23.7
    1996 05 17    08 46.95   +18 04.5   40.476   40.189    72.8     1.4    23.7
    1996 05 27    08 47.47   +18 02.6   40.634   40.190    63.3     1.3    23.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-A12
    

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