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    M.P.E.C. 1997-X10                                Issued 1997 Dec. 7, 16:20 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 XR2
    
    Observations:
         J97X02R* C1997 12 04.23858 04 22 30.74 +19 51 32.8                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 04.25599 04 22 28.48 +19 49 48.8          16.7        704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 04.27259 04 22 26.55 +19 48 06.4          17.3        704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 04.28913 04 22 24.22 +19 46 32.2          16.9        704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 04.31239 04 22 21.27 +19 44 13.6                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.10446 04 21 27.54 +18 29 00.8                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.10766 04 21 27.20 +18 28 43.9                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.11044 04 21 26.96 +18 28 29.0                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.11323 04 21 26.70 +18 28 14.1                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.11680 04 21 26.35 +18 27 55.3                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.17227 04 21 20.49 +18 23 03.1                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.18979 04 21 18.57 +18 21 30.4                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.20648 04 21 16.71 +18 20 01.8                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.22521 04 21 14.93 +18 18 24.2          17.3        704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.26176 04 21 10.46 +18 15 07.2                      704
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.56828 04 20 49.33 +17 48 07.8          15.7 V      355
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.57031 04 20 49.11 +17 47 57.2                      355
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.57249 04 20 48.86 +17 47 46.2                      355
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.57465 04 20 48.65 +17 47 34.6                      355
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.69358 04 20 36.21 +17 37 17.7          15.9 V      402
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.69566 04 20 36.00 +17 37 06.7                      402
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.69774 04 20 35.80 +17 36 55.9                      402
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.85457 04 20 31.75 +17 23 18.2          15.8 V      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.85611 04 20 31.62 +17 23 10.7                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.85728 04 20 31.49 +17 23 04.3                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.85859 04 20 31.38 +17 22 58.1                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 05.86002 04 20 31.22 +17 22 51.2                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.72921 04 19 39.79 +16 13 00.6          15.8 V      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.73059 04 19 39.68 +16 12 54.0                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.73177 04 19 39.59 +16 12 48.9                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.73339 04 19 39.47 +16 12 41.2                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.89293 04 19 26.76 +16 00 47.8          16.2 V      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.89420 04 19 26.58 +16 00 42.3                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.89542 04 19 26.54 +16 00 36.6                      046
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.95889 04 19 21.39 +15 55 56.1                      587
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.96150 04 19 21.15 +15 55 44.3                      587
         J97X02R  C1997 12 06.96373 04 19 20.95 +15 55 34.2                      587
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.03659 04 19 23.00 +15 50 27.6          15.3 R      758
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.07718 04 19 19.61 +15 47 32.5          15.7 R      758
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.07915 04 19 19.41 +15 47 23.9          16.3 R      758
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.26241 04 19 06.53 +15 33 30.6                      658
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.26451 04 19 06.41 +15 33 22.2                      658
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.26916 04 19 05.99 +15 33 02.2                      658
         J97X02R  C1997 12 07.27395 04 19 05.56 +15 32 41.8                      658
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + 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.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer G. C. L. Aikman.  1.82-m
        reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    758 BCC Observatory, Cocoa.  Observer I. P. Griffin.  0.30-m f/5 Maksutov + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1997 XR2
    Epoch 1997 Nov. 28.0 TT = JDT 2450780.5                 Williams
    M  67.75703              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.88294954     Peri.   84.55488     +0.90251460     +0.41432919
    a   1.0760822      Node   250.92426     -0.42768087     +0.83026359
    e   0.2005731      Incl.    7.13994     -0.05056155     +0.37281858
    P   1.12           H   21.0           G   0.15
    From 42 observations 1997 Dec. 4-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 XR2                 a,e,i = 1.08, 0.20, 7                   q = 0.8602
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 11 28    04 36.83   +34 42.6    0.050    1.035   165.8    13.5    15.3
    1997 12 03    04 24.36   +22 03.9    0.066    1.052   177.0     2.8    15.5
    1997 12 08    04 18.46   +14 43.0    0.086    1.069   167.5    11.5    16.5
    1997 12 13    04 15.69   +10 17.7    0.107    1.085   159.8    18.3    17.3
    1997 12 18    04 14.80   +07 34.4    0.130    1.102   153.6    23.4    17.9
    1997 12 23    04 15.28   +05 54.8    0.154    1.118   148.3    27.6    18.4
    1997 12 28    04 16.91   +04 57.3    0.180    1.133   143.6    31.0    18.9
    1998 01 02    04 19.59   +04 28.9    0.207    1.148   139.4    33.9    19.3
    1998 01 07    04 23.24   +04 21.1    0.235    1.163   135.5    36.4    19.7
    1998 01 12    04 27.74   +04 27.7    0.264    1.176   131.9    38.5    20.0
    1998 01 17    04 32.99   +04 44.6    0.294    1.189   128.5    40.4    20.3
    1998 01 22    04 38.92   +05 08.7    0.326    1.202   125.3    42.0    20.6
    1998 01 27    04 45.49   +05 37.9    0.358    1.214   122.2    43.4    20.9
    1998 02 01    04 52.67   +06 10.4    0.391    1.225   119.3    44.6    21.1
    1998 02 06    05 00.43   +06 44.7    0.424    1.235   116.4    45.6    21.3
    1998 02 11    05 08.69   +07 19.6    0.458    1.244   113.7    46.6    21.5
    1998 02 16    05 17.40   +07 54.3    0.493    1.253   111.1    47.3    21.7
    1998 02 21    05 26.54   +08 27.9    0.528    1.261   108.6    48.0    21.9
    1998 02 26    05 36.07   +08 59.9    0.563    1.268   106.2    48.6    22.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-X10
    

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