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    M.P.E.C. 1997-N02                                Issued 1997 July 2, 12:29 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.
    
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                                       1997 MW1
    
    Observations:
         J97M01W* C1997 06 29.35705 18 26 18.76 -03 41 41.0                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 06 29.46028 18 25 50.53 -03 38 47.5          17.1 R      683
         J97M01W  C1997 06 30.23238 18 22 29.61 -03 17 22.6          17.1 R      683
         J97M01W  C1997 06 30.41779 18 21 38.89 -03 12 15.5                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 06 30.71418 18 20 21.93 -03 04 14.8          18.8 V      402
         J97M01W  C1997 06 30.71557 18 20 21.58 -03 04 13.7                      402
         J97M01W  C1997 06 30.71696 18 20 21.20 -03 04 11.9                      402
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.19093 18 18 20.55 -02 51 26.6                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.20080 18 18 18.10 -02 51 12.2                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.22728 18 18 10.81 -02 50 29.3                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.23898 18 18 07.76 -02 50 11.1                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.29855 18 17 51.60 -02 48 35.9          16.6 R      691
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.30313 18 17 50.33 -02 48 28.0                      691
         J97M01W FC1997 07 01.54208 18 16 49.48 -02 41 36.7                      422
         J97M01W FC1997 07 01.54316 18 16 49.28 -02 41 31.9                      422
         J97M01W FC1997 07 01.54395 18 16 48.96 -02 41 33.9                      422
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.54700 18 16 48.08 -02 41 28.2          19.1 R      422
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.54810 18 16 47.80 -02 41 26.5          19.2 R      422
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.57264 18 16 41.69 -02 41 25.2          17.5 V      355
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.57701 18 16 40.30 -02 41 17.0                      355
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.85672 18 15 29.36 -02 34 04.4          18.0 V      046
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.85828 18 15 29.03 -02 34 02.8                      046
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.86117 18 15 28.28 -02 33 58.5                      046
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.90625 18 15 16.34 -02 32 49.1                      557
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.90830 18 15 15.80 -02 32 46.0          18.2 V      557
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.90871 18 15 15.86 -02 32 41.0                      108
         J97M01W  C1997 07 01.91393 18 15 14.39 -02 32 34.8                      108
         J97M01W  C1997 07 02.26878 18 13 44.16 -02 23 22.1                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 07 02.28574 18 13 39.56 -02 22 55.1                      683
         J97M01W  C1997 07 02.31304 18 13 32.46 -02 22 14.6                      683
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    108 Montelupo.  Observers M. Tombelli, G. Forti.  0.30-m f/5.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.2-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.25-m f/4.1 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    683 Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, Tucson.  Observer R. A. Tucker.  0.36-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer S. M. Larson.  Measurer
        C. W. Hergenrother.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1997 MW1
    Epoch 1997 June 21.0 TT = JDT 2450620.5                 Williams
    M 160.18324              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.08673154     Peri.  203.27849     -0.22315132     -0.94926154
    a   0.9369603      Node   260.20269     +0.92597322     -0.13539253
    e   0.3515799      Incl.   12.99573     +0.30459331     -0.28385099
    P   0.91           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 30 observations 1997 June 29-July 2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 MW1                 a,e,i = 0.94, 0.35, 13                  q = 0.6075
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 07 01    18 19.15   -02 56.2    0.261    1.264   159.2    16.6    18.0
    1997 07 06    17 58.61   -00 54.8    0.272    1.266   153.5    21.0    18.2
    1997 07 11    17 40.68   +00 40.5    0.287    1.266   146.5    26.3    18.5
    1997 07 16    17 25.78   +01 50.0    0.306    1.265   139.5    31.5    18.8
    1997 07 21    17 13.97   +02 36.7    0.328    1.262   132.9    36.2    19.1
    1997 07 26    17 05.03   +03 04.4    0.351    1.257   126.7    40.3    19.3
    1997 07 31    16 58.67   +03 17.1    0.375    1.251   121.1    44.0    19.5
    1997 08 05    16 54.60   +03 18.1    0.400    1.243   116.0    47.2    19.8
    1997 08 10    16 52.52   +03 10.4    0.425    1.234   111.4    49.9    20.0
    1997 08 15    16 52.12   +02 56.5    0.449    1.223   107.1    52.4    20.1
    1997 08 20    16 53.15   +02 38.3    0.473    1.210   103.1    54.6    20.3
    1997 08 25    16 55.37   +02 17.1    0.495    1.195    99.3    56.5    20.4
    1997 08 30    16 58.64   +01 53.8    0.515    1.179    95.8    58.4    20.5
    1997 09 04    17 02.81   +01 29.3    0.534    1.162    92.5    60.1    20.6
    1997 09 09    17 07.76   +01 04.4    0.551    1.143    89.4    61.8    20.7
    1997 09 14    17 13.37   +00 39.5    0.565    1.122    86.3    63.5    20.8
    1997 09 19    17 19.52   +00 15.1    0.576    1.099    83.4    65.2    20.8
    1997 09 24    17 26.12   -00 08.9    0.585    1.075    80.6    67.0    20.9
    1997 09 29    17 33.10   -00 32.2    0.590    1.050    77.8    68.8    20.9
    1997 10 04    17 40.37   -00 55.1    0.592    1.023    75.1    70.9    20.9
    1997 10 09    17 47.82   -01 17.7    0.591    0.995    72.4    73.2    20.9
    1997 10 14    17 55.33   -01 40.5    0.585    0.965    69.7    75.7    20.9
    1997 10 19    18 02.72   -02 04.4    0.576    0.934    66.9    78.6    20.9
    1997 10 24    18 09.82   -02 30.7    0.563    0.903    64.0    82.0    20.9
    1997 10 29    18 16.39   -03 01.3    0.546    0.870    60.9    85.9    20.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-N02
    

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