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    M.P.E.C. 1996-A13                                Issued 1996 Jan. 6, 17:37 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 DW2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1995-H03
    
    Observations:
         J95D02W  C1995 12 23.61240 12 39 13.35 -03 30 18.3                      568
         J95D02W  C1995 12 23.62508 12 39 13.40 -03 30 18.8                      568
         J95D02W  C1995 12 24.60243 12 39 18.08 -03 30 42.1                      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, J. Chen.  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 0.04+ 0.02-    951224 568 0.04+ 0.02-    MPC 25333
    
    Orbital elements:
    1995 DW2
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Marsden
    M   3.66393              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00786841     Peri.    4.66109     -0.99872032     +0.05052450
    a  25.0348367      Node   178.23035     -0.04842490     -0.94260577
    e   0.2466581      Incl.    4.14951     -0.01458587     -0.33006309
    P 125.26           H    9.0           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    950227 568  0.2+  0.6-    950328 413  0.3-  0.1-    950407 809  0.0   0.2-
    950227 568  0.3-  0.4-    950328 413  0.3-  0.4+    950407 809  0.0   0.3-
    950227 568  0.1-  0.6-    950406 809  0.1+  0.1-    950529 568  0.3+  0.8+
    950227 568  0.2-  0.4-    950406 809  0.2+  0.1-    950529 568  0.3+  0.9+
    950227 568  0.1+  0.2-    950407 809  0.0   0.2-    951223 568  0.0   0.2-
    950309 691  0.3+  0.7+    950407 809  0.1+  0.2-    951223 568  0.1-  0.4-
    950309 691  0.1+  0.7+    950407 809  0.0   0.2-    951224 568  0.0   0.2+
    950309 691  0.3-  0.4+    950407 809  0.1-  0.2-
    950310 691  0.1-  0.4+    950407 809  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1995 DW2                 a,e,i = 25.03, 0.25, 4                  q = 18.860
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1995 12 29    12 39.61   -03 32.2   18.909   18.872    86.4     3.0    22.1
    1996 01 08    12 40.08   -03 34.2   18.737   18.873    96.4     3.0    22.0
    1996 01 18    12 40.22   -03 34.0   18.569   18.873   106.6     2.9    22.0
    1996 01 28    12 40.02   -03 31.7   18.410   18.874   116.8     2.7    22.0
    1996 02 07    12 39.50   -03 27.4   18.264   18.875   127.1     2.4    22.0
    1996 02 17    12 38.69   -03 21.3   18.136   18.876   137.4     2.0    21.9
    1996 02 27    12 37.63   -03 13.5   18.031   18.877   147.8     1.6    21.9
    1996 03 08    12 36.37   -03 04.6   17.952   18.877   158.2     1.1    21.8
    1996 03 18    12 34.97   -02 54.8   17.902   18.878   168.5     0.6    21.8
    1996 03 28    12 33.49   -02 44.6   17.881   18.879   178.6     0.1    21.7
    1996 04 07    12 32.00   -02 34.4   17.891   18.880   170.8     0.5    21.7
    1996 04 17    12 30.57   -02 24.7   17.931   18.881   160.6     1.0    21.8
    1996 04 27    12 29.26   -02 15.8   17.999   18.882   150.5     1.5    21.9
    1996 05 07    12 28.13   -02 08.1   18.093   18.883   140.5     1.9    21.9
    1996 05 17    12 27.22   -02 02.0   18.210   18.884   130.6     2.3    21.9
    1996 05 27    12 26.57   -01 57.6   18.346   18.885   120.8     2.6    22.0
    1996 06 06    12 26.21   -01 55.1   18.496   18.886   111.1     2.9    22.0
    1996 06 16    12 26.16   -01 54.6   18.657   18.887   101.6     3.0    22.0
    1996 06 26    12 26.43   -01 56.2   18.823   18.888    92.1     3.1    22.1
    1996 07 06    12 27.01   -01 59.8   18.991   18.889    82.7     3.1    22.1
    1996 07 16    12 27.88   -02 05.3   19.155   18.890    73.4     3.0    22.1
    1996 07 26    12 29.05   -02 12.6   19.311   18.891    64.2     2.8    22.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-A13
    

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