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    M.P.E.C. 1996-C04                                Issued 1996 Feb.  9, 14:16 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
    
                                       1993 DQ1
    
    Observations:
         J93D01Q  C1996 01 28.71939 10 34 17.69 +05 04 24.0          19.5 V      413
         J93D01Q  C1996 01 28.72411 10 34 17.44 +05 04 24.4                      413
         J93D01Q PC1996 02 09.21781 10 22 27.11 +05 29 54.4          20.1 V      709
         J93D01Q WC1996 02 09.22405 10 22 26.70 +05 29 55.9          19.6 V      709
         J93D01Q WC1996 02 09.24323 10 22 25.30 +05 29 58.8          19.9 V      709
         J93D01Q  C1996 02 09.24972 10 22 24.77 +05 30 00.1          19.9 V      709
         J93D01Q  C1996 02 09.25862 10 22 24.20 +05 30 01.7          20.2 V      709
         J93D01Q  C1996 02 09.26986 10 22 23.39 +05 30 03.6          19.6 V      709
         J93D01Q  C1996 02 09.28030 10 22 22.69 +05 30 05.5          19.3 V      709
         J93D01Q WC1996 02 09.28781 10 22 22.04 +05 30 06.5          19.7 V      709
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.  1.0-m reflector.
    709 Cloudcroft.  Observer W. Offutt.  0.6-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees)
    960128 413 0.35+ 0.22-    960209 709 0.36+ 0.23-    MPC 22034
    
    Orbital elements:
    1993 DQ1
    Id. G. J. Garradd (1996 observations)
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Marsden
    M 280.02426              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33896863     Peri.  344.61074     +0.47849608     +0.86906933
    a   2.0371814      Node   313.78620     -0.78616191     +0.36031672
    e   0.4918358      Incl.   10.01431     -0.39114058     +0.33895482
    P   2.91           H   16.5           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    930226 691  0.1-  0.3+    930304 691  0.7+  0.0     960128 413  0.3+  0.4-
    930226 691  0.0   0.2+    930304 691  0.2-  0.5-    960128 413  0.4+  0.4-
    930226 691  0.0   0.1+    930319 691  0.8-  1.3+    960209 709  0.2+  0.2+
    930303 691  0.4+  0.2+    930319 691  0.3+  0.9+    960209 709  0.7+  0.5+
    930303 691  0.8+  0.1-    930319 691  1.1+  0.1+    960209 709  0.1+  0.0
    930303 691  0.3-  0.4-    930320 691  0.2+  0.2+    960209 709  0.9-  0.2+
    930303 691  0.4-  0.2-    930320 691  1.4-  0.5-    960209 709  0.0   0.2+
    930303 691  0.8-  0.1+    930320 691  0.2-  0.2-    960209 709  0.1-  0.1+
    930303 691  0.0   0.0     930326 691  0.2-  0.0     960209 709  0.6+  0.1+
    930304 691  0.3-  0.0     930326 691  0.2+  0.7-    960209 709  1.2-  0.3-
    930304 691  0.2+  0.1-    930326 691  0.6+  0.7-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1993 DQ1                 a,e,i = 2.04, 0.49, 10                  q = 1.0352
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1996 02 07    10 24.97   +05 23.7    1.716    2.668   161.1     6.9    19.8
    1996 02 17    10 12.92   +05 56.1    1.648    2.632   172.8     2.7    19.5
    1996 02 27    09 59.82   +06 36.3    1.612    2.594   170.4     3.6    19.5
    1996 03 08    09 47.03   +07 18.5    1.607    2.554   158.0     8.4    19.6
    1996 03 18    09 35.80   +07 57.1    1.629    2.513   145.4    13.0    19.8
    1996 03 28    09 27.17   +08 27.6    1.674    2.470   133.5    17.1    20.0
    1996 04 07    09 21.68   +08 47.2    1.737    2.425   122.3    20.4    20.1
    1996 04 17    09 19.47   +08 54.6    1.812    2.378   112.0    23.0    20.3
    1996 04 27    09 20.41   +08 49.3    1.893    2.329   102.6    25.0    20.4
    1996 05 07    09 24.22   +08 31.6    1.975    2.279    93.9    26.2    20.5
    1996 05 17    09 30.54   +08 01.6    2.056    2.226    86.0    26.9    20.5
    1996 05 27    09 39.07   +07 19.5    2.131    2.172    78.6    27.2    20.5
    1996 06 06    09 49.49   +06 25.7    2.200    2.116    71.8    27.1    20.6
    1996 06 16    10 01.58   +05 20.4    2.259    2.058    65.6    26.7    20.5
    1996 06 26    10 15.16   +04 03.7    2.309    1.999    59.7    26.0    20.5
    1996 07 06    10 30.08   +02 35.9    2.347    1.938    54.2    25.2    20.4
    1996 07 16    10 46.28   +00 57.1    2.375    1.875    49.1    24.2    20.4
    1996 07 26    11 03.71   -00 52.5    2.391    1.810    44.4    23.1    20.3
    1996 08 05    11 22.38   -02 52.4    2.395    1.745    40.0    22.0    20.2
    1996 08 15    11 42.37   -05 02.1    2.389    1.678    36.0    20.8    20.0
    1996 08 25    12 03.78   -07 20.8    2.373    1.611    32.2    19.6    19.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-C04
    

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