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    M.P.E.C. 1997-P10                                Issued 1997 Aug. 11, 19:32 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.
    
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                     URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/mpc.html
    
                                        1997 PO
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1997-P02
    
    Observations:
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.01084 20 13 56.53 -10 55 33.8                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.01325 20 13 56.46 -10 55 38.6                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.01427 20 13 56.46 -10 55 40.5                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.01528 20 13 56.40 -10 55 42.1                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.02032 20 13 56.30 -10 55 52.1                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.88010 20 13 41.92 -11 23 11.0          17.4 V      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.88346 20 13 41.86 -11 23 17.5                      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.88551 20 13 41.82 -11 23 21.5                      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.89931 20 13 41.54 -11 23 48.3                      108
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.90139 20 13 41.59 -11 23 52.5          17.2 V      108
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.90683 20 13 41.44 -11 24 01.6                      108
         J97P00O  C1997 08 04.91157 20 13 41.42 -11 24 10.5          16.9 V      108
         J97P00O  C1997 08 06.02365 20 13 22.90 -11 59 24.4                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 06.02454 20 13 22.89 -11 59 26.2                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 06.02630 20 13 22.84 -11 59 29.9                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 06.03353 20 13 22.71 -11 59 43.4                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 06.03441 20 13 22.69 -11 59 44.8                      953
         J97P00O  C1997 08 06.03618 20 13 22.67 -11 59 48.3                      953
         J97P00O bC1997 08 07.72546 20 12 57.17 -12 52 55.3          18.0 R      422
         J97P00O bC1997 08 07.72859 20 12 57.15 -12 53 01.1          18.0 R      422
         J97P00O  C1997 08 07.90833 20 12 55.35 -12 58 56.7          17.7 R      540
         J97P00O  C1997 08 07.91278 20 12 55.26 -12 59 05.3                      540
         J97P00O  C1997 08 08.87639 20 12 42.72 -13 29 18.4                      587
         J97P00O  C1997 08 08.87986 20 12 42.63 -13 29 24.9                      587
         J97P00O  C1997 08 08.88403 20 12 42.56 -13 29 32.7                      587
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.33152 20 12 36.75 -13 43 32.2                      658
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.33414 20 12 36.63 -13 43 37.0                      658
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.33701 20 12 36.55 -13 43 42.4                      658
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.54648 20 12 34.46 -13 50 13.0          17.5 R      897
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.56354 20 12 34.16 -13 50 45.4                      897
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.93819 20 12 29.67 -14 02 25.9          17.7 V      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.93949 20 12 29.68 -14 02 28.2                      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.94081 20 12 29.65 -14 02 31.1                      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.94255 20 12 29.62 -14 02 34.1                      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 09.94402 20 12 29.59 -14 02 36.7                      046
         J97P00O  C1997 08 10.30632 20 12 25.62 -14 13 51.2                      658
         J97P00O  C1997 08 10.30972 20 12 25.59 -14 13 57.5                      658
         J97P00O  C1997 08 10.31336 20 12 25.53 -14 14 04.2                      658
         J97P00O  C1997 08 10.86204 20 12 20.01 -14 31 03.1                      587
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, 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.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.25-m f/4.1 reflector + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observers E. Meyer, H. Raab.  0.3-m f/5.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, V. Giuliani.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        reflector + CCD.
    897 Chiyoda.  Observer T. Kojima.  0.25-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
    953 Montjoia.  Observers A. Vidal, F. Casarramona, E. Vigil.  0.41-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1997 PO
    Epoch 1997 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2450660.5                 Williams
    M   2.35378              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18020388     Peri.  162.05442     +0.49712242     +0.82194407
    a   3.1042733      Node   136.56788     -0.83738952     +0.53839251
    e   0.4389952      Incl.   23.85034     -0.22726217     -0.18585331
    P   5.47           H   16.5           G   0.15
    From 77 observations 1997 Aug. 1-10.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 PO                  a,e,i = 3.10, 0.44, 24                  q = 1.7415
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 08 10    20 12.48   -14 04.2    0.757    1.753   163.7     9.3    17.7
    1997 08 20    20 11.84   -18 59.6    0.799    1.765   153.9    14.6    18.1
    1997 08 30    20 14.15   -23 11.1    0.863    1.780   143.7    19.6    18.4
    1997 09 09    20 19.83   -26 27.9    0.946    1.800   134.3    23.6    18.8
    1997 09 19    20 28.84   -28 50.1    1.044    1.823   125.8    26.6    19.1
    1997 09 29    20 40.72   -30 22.7    1.154    1.850   118.1    28.5    19.4
    1997 10 09    20 54.99   -31 12.3    1.273    1.879   111.0    29.7    19.7
    1997 10 19    21 11.08   -31 25.8    1.400    1.912   104.6    30.3    19.9
    1997 10 29    21 28.43   -31 09.2    1.533    1.947    98.5    30.3    20.2
    1997 11 08    21 46.64   -30 27.5    1.671    1.984    92.8    29.9    20.4
    1997 11 18    22 05.34   -29 25.4    1.813    2.023    87.3    29.2    20.6
    1997 11 28    22 24.26   -28 06.7    1.956    2.064    81.9    28.3    20.8
    1997 12 08    22 43.24   -26 34.7    2.101    2.106    76.7    27.1    20.9
    1997 12 18    23 02.14   -24 52.7    2.246    2.150    71.6    25.7    21.1
    1997 12 28    23 20.87   -23 03.1    2.391    2.194    66.6    24.3    21.2
    1998 01 07    23 39.41   -21 08.4    2.533    2.240    61.6    22.7    21.4
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-P10
    

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