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    M.P.E.C. 1997-N10                                Issued 1997 July 7, 18:33 UT
    
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                                       1996 TR66
    
    Observations:
         J96T66R* C1996 10 08.33633 00 00 49.41 +04 47 05.9          23.0 R      568
         J96T66R  C1996 10 08.38892 00 00 49.20 +04 47 04.5                      568
         J96T66R  C1996 10 08.54487 00 00 48.38 +04 47 00.1                      568
         J96T66R  C1996 10 12.39995 00 00 29.25 +04 45 02.0                      568
         J96T66R  C1996 10 12.44652 00 00 29.01 +04 45 00.4                      568
         J96T66R  C1996 10 12.51030 00 00 28.71 +04 44 58.7                      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, C. Trujillo, J. Luu, J. Chen.
        2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1996 TR66
    Assumed 2:3 Neptune resonance orbit
    Epoch 1996 Oct. 4.0 TT = JDT 2450360.5                  Marsden
    M 359.98349              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00399422     Peri.   19.16462     +0.99640500     -0.05739286
    a  39.3412229      Node   343.74483     +0.01024250     +0.81177525
    e   0.0860627      Incl.   12.86298     +0.08409623     +0.58114284
    P 246.76           H    8.0           G   0.15
    From 6 observations 1996 Oct. 8-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1996 TR66                a,e,i = 39.34, 0.09, 13                 q = 35.955
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 07 01    00 12.43   +06 12.9   35.872   35.956    93.9     1.6    23.8
    1997 07 11    00 12.40   +06 14.8   35.707   35.956   103.4     1.6    23.7
    1997 07 21    00 12.21   +06 15.5   35.548   35.956   113.0     1.5    23.7
    1997 07 31    00 11.86   +06 15.1   35.400   35.956   122.5     1.4    23.7
    1997 08 10    00 11.37   +06 13.7   35.268   35.956   132.2     1.2    23.7
    1997 08 20    00 10.75   +06 11.3   35.155   35.956   141.9     1.0    23.7
    1997 08 30    00 10.03   +06 08.1   35.065   35.956   151.6     0.8    23.6
    1997 09 09    00 09.22   +06 04.1   35.001   35.957   161.3     0.5    23.6
    1997 09 19    00 08.37   +05 59.5   34.965   35.957   170.6     0.3    23.6
    1997 09 29    00 07.49   +05 54.6   34.959   35.957   175.0     0.1    23.5
    1997 10 09    00 06.63   +05 49.4   34.982   35.957   167.2     0.4    23.6
    1997 10 19    00 05.81   +05 44.3   35.035   35.957   157.5     0.6    23.6
    1997 10 29    00 05.07   +05 39.5   35.115   35.957   147.5     0.9    23.6
    1997 11 08    00 04.43   +05 35.1   35.222   35.957   137.4     1.1    23.7
    1997 11 18    00 03.93   +05 31.3   35.350   35.957   127.2     1.3    23.7
    1997 11 28    00 03.57   +05 28.4   35.497   35.957   117.1     1.4    23.7
    1997 12 08    00 03.38   +05 26.5   35.658   35.957   106.9     1.5    23.7
    1997 12 18    00 03.37   +05 25.6   35.828   35.957    96.8     1.6    23.8
    1997 12 28    00 03.53   +05 25.8   36.001   35.957    86.7     1.6    23.8
    1998 01 07    00 03.87   +05 27.3   36.173   35.957    76.6     1.5    23.8
    1998 01 17    00 04.38   +05 29.8   36.337   35.958    66.6     1.4    23.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-N10
    

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