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    M.P.E.C. 1996-B07                                Issued 1996 Jan. 22, 23:32 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 CN2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1994-F01
    
    Observations:
         J94C02N  C1996 01 21.41620 11 11 25.85 +07 04 31.7          19.5 R      691
         J94C02N  C1996 01 21.41863 11 11 25.77 +07 04 32.4          19.5 R      691
         J94C02N  C1996 01 21.42154 11 11 25.64 +07 04 33.3          19.6 R      691
         J94C02N  C1996 01 22.38600 11 10 47.78 +07 09 41.8                      711
         J94C02N  C1996 01 22.39944 11 10 47.20 +07 09 46.4                      711
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers S. M. Larson, C. W.
        Hergenrother, D. Means.  Measurer C. W. Hergenrother.
        2.3-m f/2 reflector.
    711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis.  Observer A. L. Whipple.
        0.76-m reflector.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    960121 691 39.2+ 16.4-    960122 711 39.7+ 16.3-    MPC 23686
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 CN2
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Marsden
    M 185.28388              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49954714     Peri.  248.12343     +0.97602166     +0.21626015
    a   1.5730833      Node    99.38031     -0.18929961     +0.89944964
    e   0.3949320      Incl.    1.43827     -0.10745871     +0.37976558
    P   1.97           H   16.5           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    940215 691  0.6-  0.2+    940220 413  0.9+  0.4+    940320 413  0.7+  0.3-
    940215 691  0.3-  0.1+    940221 413  0.3-  0.0     940320 413  0.5+  0.1-
    940215 691  0.5-  0.2+    940221 413  0.1-  0.1-    940320 413  0.6+  0.4-
    940216 691  0.1-  0.0     940304 691  0.4-  0.0     940502 413  0.2+  0.5+
    940216 691  0.0   0.1-    940304 691  0.6-  0.4+    940502 413  0.1-  0.6+
    940216 691  0.3+  0.6-    940304 691  0.6-  0.4+    940502 413  0.0   0.0
    940219 691  0.4-  0.1-    940306 658  0.4+  0.2+    960121 691  0.0   0.0
    940219 691  0.6-  0.2-    940306 658  1.4-  0.0     960121 691  0.3+  0.1-
    940219 691 (3.2-  0.8+)   940306 658  0.7+  0.0     960121 691  0.1+  0.1-
    940219 691  0.2+  0.2+    940314 587  0.5+  1.9-    960122 711  0.1-  0.2+
    940219 691  0.1-  0.3+    940314 587  0.2+  0.3-    960122 711  0.1-  0.4+
    940219 691  0.2-  0.0     940314 587 (0.7-  2.2-)
    940220 413  1.2+  0.6+    940314 587 (1.4-  2.2-)
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 CN2                 a,e,i = 1.57, 0.39, 1                   q = 0.9518
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1996 01 18    11 13.36   +06 48.2    1.319    2.097   130.6    20.9    19.7
    1996 01 23    11 10.37   +07 13.1    1.282    2.108   136.5    18.7    19.6
    1996 01 28    11 06.39   +07 44.0    1.249    2.118   142.7    16.4    19.5
    1996 02 02    11 01.46   +08 20.3    1.220    2.127   149.1    13.8    19.4
    1996 02 07    10 55.67   +09 01.1    1.198    2.136   155.7    10.9    19.2
    1996 02 12    10 49.13   +09 45.5    1.182    2.144   162.5     7.9    19.1
    1996 02 17    10 42.03   +10 32.0    1.173    2.151   169.4     4.8    18.9
    1996 02 22    10 34.57   +11 19.0    1.171    2.158   176.0     1.8    18.7
    1996 02 27    10 27.00   +12 04.8    1.176    2.165   175.7     2.0    18.8
    1996 03 03    10 19.57   +12 48.0    1.189    2.170   169.1     5.0    19.0
    1996 03 08    10 12.52   +13 27.3    1.209    2.175   162.4     8.0    19.2
    1996 03 13    10 06.04   +14 01.8    1.235    2.180   155.7    10.8    19.3
    1996 03 18    10 00.30   +14 31.0    1.268    2.184   149.3    13.5    19.5
    1996 03 23    09 55.42   +14 54.4    1.306    2.187   143.1    15.9    19.6
    1996 03 28    09 51.49   +15 12.1    1.350    2.190   137.2    18.1    19.8
    1996 04 02    09 48.53   +15 24.3    1.398    2.192   131.5    20.0    19.9
    1996 04 07    09 46.53   +15 31.2    1.449    2.193   126.1    21.6    20.1
    1996 04 12    09 45.47   +15 33.2    1.503    2.194   120.9    23.1    20.2
    1996 04 17    09 45.29   +15 30.6    1.560    2.194   116.0    24.3    20.3
    1996 04 22    09 45.95   +15 23.8    1.619    2.194   111.3    25.3    20.4
    1996 04 27    09 47.39   +15 13.1    1.678    2.193   106.8    26.1    20.5
    1996 05 02    09 49.53   +14 58.9    1.739    2.191   102.6    26.7    20.6
    1996 05 07    09 52.31   +14 41.3    1.800    2.189    98.4    27.1    20.7
    1996 05 12    09 55.67   +14 20.7    1.861    2.186    94.5    27.4    20.8
    1996 05 17    09 59.56   +13 57.2    1.922    2.183    90.7    27.6    20.8
    1996 05 22    10 03.93   +13 31.0    1.983    2.179    87.0    27.6    20.9
    1996 05 27    10 08.73   +13 02.2    2.042    2.174    83.5    27.6    21.0
    1996 06 01    10 13.92   +12 31.0    2.100    2.169    80.1    27.4    21.0
    1996 06 06    10 19.45   +11 57.5    2.157    2.163    76.7    27.2    21.1
    1996 06 11    10 25.29   +11 21.9    2.213    2.157    73.5    26.8    21.1
    1996 06 16    10 31.43   +10 44.2    2.266    2.150    70.4    26.4    21.1
    1996 06 21    10 37.82   +10 04.5    2.318    2.142    67.3    26.0    21.2
    1996 06 26    10 44.46   +09 22.9    2.368    2.134    64.3    25.4    21.2
    1996 07 01    10 51.32   +08 39.5    2.415    2.125    61.4    24.8    21.2
    1996 07 06    10 58.38   +07 54.5    2.460    2.115    58.5    24.2    21.2
    1996 07 11    11 05.63   +07 07.8    2.503    2.105    55.7    23.5    21.2
    1996 07 16    11 13.06   +06 19.5    2.543    2.094    53.0    22.8    21.2
    1996 07 21    11 20.67   +05 29.7    2.581    2.083    50.3    22.0    21.2
    1996 07 26    11 28.45   +04 38.6    2.616    2.071    47.6    21.2    21.2
    1996 07 31    11 36.38   +03 46.1    2.647    2.059    45.0    20.4    21.2
    1996 08 05    11 44.47   +02 52.4    2.677    2.045    42.4    19.5    21.2
    1996 08 10    11 52.71   +01 57.6    2.703    2.031    39.9    18.7    21.2
    1996 08 15    12 01.12   +01 01.6    2.726    2.017    37.4    17.7    21.1
    1996 08 20    12 09.68   +00 04.7    2.746    2.002    34.9    16.8    21.1
    1996 08 25    12 18.40   -00 53.2    2.763    1.986    32.5    15.9    21.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-B07
    

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