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    M.P.E.C. 1996-A17                                Issued 1996 Jan. 11, 02:47 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 GO
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1995-K03
    
    Observations:
         J95G00O  C1995 12 23.61911 13 00 15.57 -08 45 43.2          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 23.63201 13 00 15.76 -08 45 44.8          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 23.64379 13 00 15.80 -08 45 45.3          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 24.63947 13 00 23.85 -08 47 08.4          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 24.64409 13 00 23.90 -08 47 08.6          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 25.63954 13 00 31.63 -08 48 29.4          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 25.64538 13 00 31.74 -08 48 29.6          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 27.62421 13 00 46.36 -08 51 07.7          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 27.62944 13 00 46.39 -08 51 08.1          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 27.63561 13 00 46.43 -08 51 08.8          20.0 R      568
         J95G00O  C1995 12 27.64097 13 00 46.47 -08 51 09.1          20.0 R      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 0.06- 0.03+    951227 568 0.06- 0.03+    MPC 25442
    
    Orbital elements:
    1995 GO
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Marsden
    M 330.91134              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01276122     Peri.  289.96912     +0.43487540     +0.89991463
    a  18.1359862      Node     6.10709     -0.67069957     +0.34755764
    e   0.6221365      Incl.   17.61974     -0.60087059     +0.26335782
    P  77.23           H    9.0           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    950328 691  0.4-  1.2-    950423 691  0.8+  0.3+    950605 691  0.3+  0.2+
    950328 691  1.0-  2.0-    950503 104  0.1+  0.0     951223 568  0.6-  0.1-
    950328 691  0.1-  1.5-    950503 104  0.2-  0.7+    951223 568  0.7+  0.6-
    950405 691  0.5-  0.2+    950503 104  0.8-  0.4+    951223 568  0.1-  0.1-
    950405 691  0.2-  0.3+    950504 691  0.8-  0.5+    951224 568  0.0   0.3-
    950405 691  0.4-  1.0+    950504 691  1.0-  0.7+    951224 568  0.2+  0.1-
    950409 691  0.4-  0.1+    950504 691  0.8-  0.6+    951225 568  0.5-  0.5+
    950409 691  0.9+  0.2+    950525 691  0.0   0.3+    951225 568  0.5+  0.8+
    950409 691  1.2+  0.1+    950525 691  0.2-  0.2+    951227 568  0.0   0.1-
    950409 691  0.5+  0.4-    950529 568  1.1+  0.1-    951227 568  0.1-  0.1-
    950409 691  0.5+  0.0     950529 568  1.2+  0.2-    951227 568  0.1-  0.3-
    950423 691  0.7+  0.2+    950605 691  0.1+  0.1+    951227 568  0.1-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1995 GO                  a,e,i = 18.14, 0.62, 18                 q = 6.8529
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1995 12 29    13 00.93   -08 52.9   13.007   12.862    79.4     4.3    20.5
    1996 01 08    13 01.82   -09 04.2   12.805   12.831    89.3     4.4    20.5
    1996 01 18    13 02.23   -09 12.6   12.603   12.799    99.3     4.3    20.4
    1996 01 28    13 02.12   -09 18.1   12.406   12.768   109.5     4.2    20.4
    1996 02 07    13 01.51   -09 20.5   12.218   12.737   119.8     3.9    20.3
    1996 02 17    13 00.43   -09 20.0   12.046   12.705   130.1     3.4    20.3
    1996 02 27    12 58.90   -09 16.6   11.894   12.674   140.5     2.8    20.2
    1996 03 08    12 56.99   -09 10.6   11.765   12.642   151.0     2.2    20.1
    1996 03 18    12 54.80   -09 02.4   11.663   12.611   161.4     1.4    20.0
    1996 03 28    12 52.41   -08 52.7   11.591   12.579   171.6     0.7    19.9
    1996 04 07    12 49.94   -08 41.8   11.549   12.548   175.9     0.3    19.9
    1996 04 17    12 47.49   -08 30.6   11.537   12.516   166.5     1.1    20.0
    1996 04 27    12 45.18   -08 19.7   11.556   12.484   156.4     1.9    20.0
    1996 05 07    12 43.12   -08 09.7   11.602   12.453   146.2     2.6    20.1
    1996 05 17    12 41.37   -08 01.3   11.672   12.421   136.1     3.2    20.1
    1996 05 27    12 40.03   -07 54.9   11.764   12.390   126.2     3.8    20.2
    1996 06 06    12 39.13   -07 51.0   11.873   12.358   116.4     4.2    20.2
    1996 06 16    12 38.70   -07 49.9   11.995   12.326   106.8     4.5    20.2
    1996 06 26    12 38.78   -07 51.7   12.125   12.295    97.3     4.7    20.3
    1996 07 06    12 39.34   -07 56.5   12.258   12.263    87.9     4.8    20.3
    1996 07 16    12 40.38   -08 04.3   12.390   12.231    78.7     4.7    20.3
    1996 07 26    12 41.87   -08 15.1   12.517   12.199    69.6     4.5    20.3
    1996 08 05    12 43.79   -08 28.6   12.634   12.168    60.5     4.2    20.3
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-A17
    

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