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    M.P.E.C. 1997-X16                                Issued 1997 Dec. 12, 19:34 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 XE10
    
    Observations:
         J97X10E* C1997 12 04.32977 05 08 33.05 +20 53 15.0          18.0        704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 04.36571 05 09 35.29 +21 06 02.6          19.5        704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 04.38303 05 10 05.98 +21 12 15.4          18.3        704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 04.39992 05 10 35.90 +21 18 16.3          19.0        704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 04.42356 05 11 18.27 +21 26 44.5          19.3        704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.09962 05 35 52.06 +25 42 47.4                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10075 05 35 54.52 +25 43 13.4                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10582 05 36 06.43 +25 45 16.6                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10605 05 36 06.91 +25 45 23.9                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10624 05 36 07.25 +25 45 27.7                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10865 05 36 13.00 +25 46 28.0                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10884 05 36 13.40 +25 46 31.7                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.10903 05 36 13.70 +25 46 35.4                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.11143 05 36 19.42 +25 47 37.0                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.11162 05 36 19.86 +25 47 41.3                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.11181 05 36 20.16 +25 47 44.4                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.11440 05 36 26.42 +25 48 48.9                      704
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.16432 05 38 23.47 +26 09 22.2          17.0 V      691
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.46809 05 50 19.71 +28 11 50.4          17.0 V      691
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.47293 05 50 31.56 +28 13 49.1          17.0 V      691
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.93367 06 12 22.31 +31 18 35.1          17.4 V      046
         J97X10E  C1997 12 05.93660 06 12 30.69 +31 19 47.2                      046
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.60878 09 58 54.81 +43 42 38.4                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.61036 09 58 59.81 +43 42 32.8                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.61228 09 59 05.90 +43 42 27.6                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.61372 09 59 10.50 +43 42 22.3                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.61586 09 59 17.20 +43 42 16.2                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.61740 09 59 22.01 +43 42 10.2                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.61888 09 59 26.75 +43 42 06.5                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.73500 10 06 10.86 +43 37 37.3          17.2 V      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.73554 10 06 12.14 +43 37 36.7                      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.74206 10 06 32.35 +43 37 17.1          18.2 V      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.74260 10 06 34.33 +43 37 15.7                      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.74316 10 06 35.66 +43 37 15.0                      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.74370 10 06 37.43 +43 37 13.3                      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.74425 10 06 39.34 +43 37 10.4                      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 09.74480 10 06 40.94 +43 37 12.0                      402
         J97X10E  C1997 12 12.60821 11 51 53.92 +38 28 09.3                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 12.60976 11 51 56.18 +38 27 57.3                      658
         J97X10E  C1997 12 12.61078 11 51 57.51 +38 27 49.7                      658
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observers G. C. L. Aikman and D. D.
        Balam.  1.82-m reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.
        0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.
    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 XE10
    Epoch 1997 Dec. 18.0 TT = JDT 2450800.5                 Marsden
    M 357.29511              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38608450     Peri.   24.66428     -0.12697948     -0.98631707
    a   1.8678750      Node    72.77075     +0.89080614     -0.16001788
    e   0.4762473      Incl.    6.32003     +0.43628045     +0.03965999
    P   2.55           H   25.0           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 1997 Dec. 4-12, mean residual 0".93.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 XE10                a,e,i = 1.87, 0.48, 6                   q = 0.9783
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 12 08    08 17.62   +42 13.4    0.020    0.999   134.6    44.6    18.2
    1997 12 09    09 23.29   +43 50.7    0.021    0.997   123.3    55.6    18.7
    1997 12 10    10 19.60   +43 20.1    0.024    0.995   114.0    64.7    19.1
    1997 12 11    11 03.37   +41 42.0    0.026    0.993   106.6    71.9    19.6
    1997 12 12    11 36.14   +39 42.1    0.030    0.991   101.0    77.4    20.0
    1997 12 13    12 00.68   +37 43.5    0.033    0.989    96.6    81.5    20.4
    1997 12 14    12 19.36   +35 55.4    0.037    0.987    93.3    84.6    20.8
    1997 12 15    12 33.88   +34 19.9    0.041    0.986    90.8    86.8    21.1
    1997 12 16    12 45.43   +32 56.5    0.045    0.984    88.8    88.5    21.3
    1997 12 17    12 54.80   +31 43.9    0.049    0.983    87.4    89.8    21.6
    1997 12 18    13 02.54   +30 40.6    0.053    0.982    86.2    90.7    21.8
    1997 12 19    13 09.04   +29 45.0    0.057    0.981    85.4    91.3    22.0
    1997 12 20    13 14.57   +28 56.0    0.062    0.980    84.8    91.6    22.1
    1997 12 21    13 19.34   +28 12.5    0.066    0.979    84.4    91.8    22.3
    1997 12 22    13 23.50   +27 33.7    0.070    0.979    84.1    91.8    22.4
    1997 12 23    13 27.15   +26 58.8    0.074    0.979    83.9    91.7    22.6
    1997 12 24    13 30.40   +26 27.3    0.078    0.978    83.9    91.5    22.7
    1997 12 25    13 33.30   +25 58.7    0.083    0.978    84.0    91.2    22.8
    1997 12 26    13 35.91   +25 32.6    0.087    0.978    84.1    90.8    22.9
    1997 12 27    13 38.28   +25 08.7    0.091    0.979    84.3    90.4    22.9
    1997 12 28    13 40.43   +24 46.8    0.095    0.979    84.5    89.9    23.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-X16
    

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