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    M.P.E.C. 1996-A15                                Issued 1996 Jan. 10, 16:45 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
    
                                        1991 DG
    
    Observations:
         J91D00G  C1996 01 09.60402 06 53 40.47 -02 10 46.0                      413
         J91D00G pC1996 01 09.60717 06 53 40.01 -02 10 45.3                      413
         J91D00G  C1996 01 10.64625 06 51 39.68 -02 07 37.5                      413
         J91D00G  C1996 01 10.65016 06 51 39.13 -02 07 35.8                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.
        Measurer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    960109 413 41.0+  6.0-    960110 413 40.6+  5.7-    MPC 21975
    
    Orbital elements:
    1991 DG
    Id. G. J. Garradd (1996 observations)
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Williams
    M 321.14695              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57805784     Peri.   63.07952     -0.44772955     +0.89416834
    a   1.4272121      Node   180.32856     -0.87357694     -0.43768296
    e   0.3629537      Incl.   11.15117     -0.19079198     -0.09432182
    P   1.71           H   19.0           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    910220 413  1.4-  0.1-    910318 801  0.2-  0.1+    910908 801  0.1-  0.7-
    910220 413  0.5-  0.0     910320 413 (3.8+  3.7-)   910908 801  0.1-  0.0
    910222 413  1.8+  0.5-    910321 413  0.8+  1.1-    910912 801  1.1-  0.3+
    910222 413  1.1+  0.1-    910321 413  1.0+  1.0-    910912 801  0.2+  0.3+
    910224 413  1.7-  1.0+    910404 413  0.5+  0.2-    910914 675  1.2+  0.5-
    910224 413 (2.2+  2.3-)   910404 413  0.0   0.9+    911016 691  0.7-  0.1-
    910311 474  0.8+  0.5-    910806 801  1.6+  0.2+    911016 691  1.6-  0.1-
    910311 474  1.2-  0.5+    910806 801  1.0+  0.0     911016 691  1.5-  0.2+
    910313 801  0.3-  0.6+    910812 801  0.7+  0.2-    960109 413  0.2+  0.2-
    910313 801  0.2-  0.6+    910812 801  1.7-  0.0     960109 413  1.0-  0.0
    910314 413  0.0   0.1+    910906 801  0.6+  0.3+    960110 413  1.0+  0.7-
    910318 801  0.3-  0.6-    910906 801  0.6+  0.4-    960110 413  0.2-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    1991 DG                  a,e,i = 1.43, 0.36, 11                  q = 0.9092
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1996 01 08    06 56.75   -02 14.6    0.746    1.689   155.0    14.2    20.3
    1996 01 18    06 37.50   -01 30.2    0.721    1.650   150.4    17.1    20.3
    1996 01 28    06 19.92   +00 00.2    0.717    1.608   141.2    22.6    20.4
    1996 02 07    06 06.59   +02 04.1    0.731    1.563   130.5    28.7    20.5
    1996 02 17    05 58.84   +04 26.8    0.756    1.515   120.1    34.3    20.7
    1996 02 27    05 57.04   +06 55.7    0.788    1.466   110.6    39.2    20.9
    1996 03 08    06 00.83   +09 22.2    0.821    1.414   102.1    43.3    21.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-A15
    

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