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    M.P.E.C. 1997-V06                                Issued 1997 Nov. 3, 16:04 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 VG
    
    Observations:
         J97V00G* C1997 11 01.23853 02 46 04.82 +17 56 30.7          19          704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.23998 02 46 05.40 +17 55 56.3                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.24131 02 46 05.76 +17 55 23.3                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.24275 02 46 06.27 +17 54 50.0                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.24553 02 46 07.16 +17 53 44.0                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.24686 02 46 07.53 +17 53 11.4                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.24831 02 46 08.06 +17 52 36.6                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.24964 02 46 08.41 +17 52 04.0                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.25108 02 46 08.93 +17 51 29.9                      704
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.96752 02 50 08.34 +13 09 27.0                      557
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.96929 02 50 08.82 +13 08 45.9          17.5 V      557
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.97106 02 50 09.35 +13 08 05.1                      557
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.97284 02 50 09.83 +13 07 24.5                      557
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.97461 02 50 10.41 +13 06 44.2          17.7 V      557
         J97V00G  C1997 11 01.97579 02 50 10.73 +13 06 16.3                      557
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.01366 02 50 21.86 +12 51 45.5          18.5 V      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.01454 02 50 22.09 +12 51 25.7                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.01532 02 50 22.34 +12 51 07.0                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.01873 02 50 23.30 +12 49 49.2                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.01954 02 50 23.55 +12 49 30.1                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.78494 02 54 22.38 +08 05 02.1          17.9 V      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.78581 02 54 22.66 +08 04 43.5                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.79215 02 54 24.43 +08 02 27.2                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.88333 02 54 49.01 +07 29 50.4          17.3 R      540
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.88623 02 54 49.73 +07 28 53.8                      540
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.89185 02 54 51.22 +07 26 52.6                      540
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.89462 02 54 51.97 +07 25 50.6                      540
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.97622 02 55 13.45 +06 56 57.7                      587
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.97830 02 55 13.99 +06 56 13.6                      587
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.98611 02 55 15.98 +06 53 28.7                      587
         J97V00G  C1997 11 02.98785 02 55 16.44 +06 52 51.8                      587
         J97V00G  C1997 11 03.03693 02 55 28.68 +06 35 29.9          17.9 V      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 03.03796 02 55 28.98 +06 35 08.1                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 03.03872 02 55 29.17 +06 34 51.8                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 03.04317 02 55 30.31 +06 33 18.4                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 03.04412 02 55 30.54 +06 32 58.2                      046
         J97V00G  C1997 11 03.29403 02 56 43.20 +05 06 35.5          17.8 R      673
         J97V00G FC1997 11 03.50209 02 57 40.67 +03 57 39.4          18.1        422
         J97V00G FC1997 11 03.50500 02 57 41.43 +03 56 44.4          18.5        422
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.25-m f/4.1 reflector + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observers E. Meyer, E. Obermair, H. Raab.  0.3-m f/5.2
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Chiavenna.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. L. Rabinowitz.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, J. Sharma.  1.0-m f/2.15
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1997 VG
    Epoch 1997 Oct. 19.0 TT = JDT 2450740.5                 Williams
    M   4.34609              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42132284     Peri.  154.51774     +0.93063271     -0.16074832
    a   1.7622170      Node   219.56159     +0.17852922     +0.98363155
    e   0.4056651      Incl.   31.07642     +0.31945279     -0.08141838
    P   2.34           H   22.5           G   0.15
    From 39 observations 1997 Nov. 1-3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 VG                  a,e,i = 1.76, 0.41, 31                  q = 1.0473
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 10 29    02 22.07   +40 08.6    0.085    1.069   153.2    24.8    18.4
    1997 10 31    02 38.12   +26 25.9    0.083    1.074   167.0    12.0    18.0
    1997 11 02    02 50.31   +12 58.3    0.087    1.079   174.5     5.0    17.8
    1997 11 04    02 59.78   +01 14.3    0.095    1.084   164.8    13.9    18.4
    1997 11 06    03 07.28   -08 12.2    0.107    1.090   155.2    22.4    18.9
    1997 11 08    03 13.32   -15 30.5    0.122    1.096   147.6    29.0    19.4
    1997 11 10    03 18.26   -21 06.0    0.138    1.102   141.6    34.0    19.8
    1997 11 12    03 22.35   -25 23.6    0.156    1.108   136.8    37.7    20.2
    1997 11 14    03 25.79   -28 43.1    0.174    1.115   133.0    40.4    20.5
    1997 11 16    03 28.71   -31 19.2    0.193    1.123   130.0    42.5    20.8
    1997 11 18    03 31.21   -33 22.2    0.212    1.130   127.4    44.0    21.1
    1997 11 20    03 33.38   -34 59.8    0.232    1.138   125.3    45.1    21.3
    1997 11 22    03 35.29   -36 17.3    0.252    1.146   123.5    45.9    21.5
    1997 11 24    03 36.98   -37 18.8    0.272    1.154   121.9    46.5    21.7
    1997 11 26    03 38.52   -38 07.2    0.292    1.163   120.6    46.9    21.9
    1997 11 28    03 39.93   -38 44.8    0.312    1.172   119.4    47.2    22.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-V06
    

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