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    M.P.E.C. 1996-S05                                Issued 1996 Sept. 25, 21:19 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 YY3
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1996-A01
    
    Observations:
         J95Y03Y  C1996 09 12.5785  04 20 00.73 +21 11 41.5          24   R      568
         J95Y03Y  C1996 09 13.5135  04 20 00.15 +21 11 40.1                      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, J. Luu.  10-m Keck telescope + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
    960912 568 29.4- 13.2-    960913 568 32.0- 13.4-    MPC 27083
    
    Orbital elements:
    1995 YY3
    Eccentricity assumed
    Epoch 1996 Nov. 13.0 TT = JDT 2450400.5                 Marsden
    M   2.93218              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00401015     Peri.  320.80848     +0.48954692     -0.87194428
    a  39.2369648      Node    99.87952     +0.80193711     +0.44680837
    e   0.2176795      Incl.    0.43907     +0.34240428     +0.20018857
    P 246              H    8.5           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    951224 568  0.6-  0.3+    951227 568  1.6+  2.0-    960122 711  0.9-  0.2+
    951224 568  0.8-  0.3+    960120 711  0.2-  1.3+    960122 711  0.6-  0.3+
    951224 568  0.8-  0.4+    960121 711  0.1+  0.3+    960124 675  1.5-  0.5+
    951225 568  0.1-  0.5-    960121 711  1.3+  0.1+    960124 675  0.8-  0.5+
    951225 568  0.1+  0.3-    960121 675  0.8+  1.5+    960124 675  1.3-  0.7+
    951225 568  0.2-  0.4-    960121 711  1.2+  0.3-    960912 568  1.3+  0.2-
    951227 568  1.7+  1.8-    960122 711  0.8+  0.6-    960913 568  1.2-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1995 YY3                 a,e,i = 39.24, 0.22, 0                  q = 30.696
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1996 09 24    04 19.79   +21 11.1   30.282   30.712   114.5     1.7    24.6
    1996 10 04    04 19.37   +21 10.1   30.135   30.712   124.4     1.5    24.5
    1996 10 14    04 18.75   +21 08.5   30.006   30.713   134.5     1.3    24.5
    1996 10 24    04 17.95   +21 06.5   29.897   30.713   144.6     1.1    24.5
    1996 11 03    04 17.01   +21 04.2   29.813   30.714   154.8     0.8    24.4
    1996 11 13    04 15.96   +21 01.6   29.757   30.714   165.1     0.5    24.4
    1996 11 23    04 14.84   +20 58.8   29.730   30.715   175.4     0.1    24.3
    1996 12 03    04 13.70   +20 56.0   29.734   30.715   174.1     0.2    24.4
    1996 12 13    04 12.59   +20 53.2   29.769   30.716   163.7     0.5    24.4
    1996 12 23    04 11.56   +20 50.6   29.834   30.716   153.3     0.8    24.4
    1997 01 02    04 10.64   +20 48.3   29.927   30.717   142.9     1.1    24.5
    1997 01 12    04 09.87   +20 46.4   30.044   30.717   132.5     1.4    24.5
    1997 01 22    04 09.29   +20 45.0   30.182   30.718   122.2     1.6    24.5
    1997 02 01    04 08.92   +20 44.1   30.336   30.718   112.0     1.7    24.6
    1997 02 11    04 08.78   +20 43.8   30.502   30.719   101.8     1.8    24.6
    1997 02 21    04 08.87   +20 44.2   30.674   30.719    91.7     1.8    24.6
    1997 03 03    04 09.20   +20 45.1   30.847   30.720    81.7     1.8    24.6
    1997 03 13    04 09.75   +20 46.7   31.015   30.721    71.9     1.8    24.6
    1997 03 23    04 10.52   +20 48.8   31.175   30.721    62.1     1.6    24.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-S05
    

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