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    M.P.E.C. 1998-B09                                Issued 1998 Jan. 22, 15:32 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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                                        1994 GY
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1994-J08
    
    Observations:
         J94G00Y  C1997 12 27.22811 07 13 07.12 +40 27 08.8          20.5 R      688
         J94G00Y  C1997 12 27.24589 07 13 05.71 +40 27 15.0                      688
         J94G00Y  C1998 01 03.15280 07 03 14.08 +41 04 50.3                      693
         J94G00Y  C1998 01 03.15689 07 03 13.72 +41 04 52.0                      693
         J94G00Y  C1998 01 03.16101 07 03 13.35 +41 04 52.7                      693
    
    Observer details:
    688 Lowell Observatory, Mesa Station.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  Measurer
        M. W. Buie.  1.07-m reflector + CCD.
    693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observers C. W. Hergenrother, S. M. Larson.
        Measurer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    971227 688  9.2+  0.5+    980103 693  9.5+  0.3+    MPC 25228   -0.0092 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 GY
    Epoch 1997 Dec. 18.0 TT = JDT 2450800.5                 Williams
    M 297.93270              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22569424     Peri.  189.99341     -0.72045866     +0.68287157
    a   2.6717084      Node    34.10313     -0.62045535     -0.55679817
    e   0.5311679      Incl.   12.45632     -0.30979748     -0.47292940
    P   4.37           H   17.0           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    940414 675  1.3+  1.3+    940417 871 (1.1-  2.2-)   940504 675  0.8+  1.8+
    940414 675  0.1-  0.9+    940417 871  0.8+  1.9-    940504 675 (0.5+  3.3+)
    940414 402  0.3+  0.6+    940417 900  1.1-  0.6+    940504 413  0.7-  0.6+
    940414 402 (0.8-  2.3-)   940417 900  0.7-  0.4-    940504 413  0.6-  0.6+
    940415 675  1.0+  1.2+    940419 817 (2.7+  1.5-)   940505 474  1.0+  1.0-
    940415 675  1.1+  0.8+    940419 817 (2.2+  0.2-)   940505 474  0.8+  0.9-
    940415 897  0.2+  0.2-    940419 817  0.1-  0.2-    940506 411  0.4-  0.1-
    940415 897  0.4-  0.4-    940419 817  0.0   0.9+    940506 411  0.2-  0.0
    940415 897  0.2+  0.2-    940419 557  0.5-  0.7-    940506 411  0.2+  0.0
    940415 896 (0.3+  3.1+)   940419 557  0.2-  1.3-    940506 360  0.3-  0.2+
    940415 893  0.2+  0.3-    940419 557  0.3+  0.3-    940506 360  0.3-  0.1+
    940415 402  0.3+  1.7-    940419 557  0.3+  0.2-    940507 801  0.2-  0.1-
    940415 893  0.2+  0.1-    940419 557  0.2-  0.2-    940507 801  0.3-  0.5-
    940415 402  0.2-  1.1+    940419 557  0.1+  0.3-    940511 801  0.6+  0.8-
    940415 893  0.0   0.2-    940420 557  0.2+  0.3-    940511 801  0.2+  0.0
    940415 893  0.1+  0.2-    940420 557  0.1+  0.2-    940512 360  0.5+  0.4-
    940415 402  0.9+  1.5+    940420 557  0.3+  0.4+    940512 360  0.6+  0.4-
    940415 896 (0.4+  2.1+)   940420 557  0.1-  0.3+    940516 323 (1.3+  2.2-)
    940415 402  0.4+  1.5+    940420 557  0.2-  0.2+    940607 474  0.5+  0.1-
    940415 900  0.8+  0.4+    940420 557  0.1-  0.4+    940607 474  1.0+  0.1-
    940415 900  1.3+  1.1+    940421 557  0.4-  0.3+    940612 474  0.7-  0.7+
    940415 900  0.1+  0.3-    940421 557  0.4-  0.4+    940612 474  0.9-  0.3-
    940416 411  0.4-  1.2-    940421 900  0.5+  1.0+    940617 413  0.6+  0.8-
    940416 411  0.5-  0.4-    940421 900  0.8+  0.7+    940618 413  0.4+  0.7-
    940416 411  1.2-  1.4-    940421 391 (2.4+  7.7+)   940618 413  0.5+  0.9-
    940416 391  1.9-  0.7-    940423 816  0.1-  0.1-    940620 413  0.2-  1.1-
    940416 402 (1.2-  2.8-)   940423 816  0.4-  0.3+    940620 413  0.1-  0.6-
    940416 897  0.0   0.5-    940423 816  0.2+  0.8+    940725 413  0.8-  0.2+
    940416 897  0.0   0.3-    940423 817  0.8-  0.4+    940725 413  0.9-  0.2+
    940416 402  1.2-  0.7+    940429 111  0.5-  0.7+    940726 413  0.1+  0.1+
    940416 897  0.2-  0.3-    940429 111  1.3-  1.0+    940726 413  0.0   0.2+
    940416 896 (2.0+  6.7+)   940429 111 (2.3-  1.5+)   940815 413  0.3-  0.3+
    940416 893  0.4-  0.5-    940429 111  1.5+  0.1+    940815 413  0.5+  0.2+
    940416 893  0.4-  0.4-    940429 111  1.2-  1.1-    940816 413  0.7-  0.3+
    940416 893  0.5-  0.2-    940429 111  0.5-  1.2-    940827 413  0.6+  0.1-
    940416 893  0.1-  0.5-    940429 111  0.6-  0.9-    940827 413  0.3+  0.1-
    940416 896 (1.4-  5.9+)   940429 111  0.0   1.0+    940828 413  0.4+  0.1+
    940416 893  1.5+  0.6+    940430 111  0.7+  0.8+    940828 413  0.3+  0.2+
    940417 411  0.4-  0.9-    940430 111  1.0+  1.7+    940917 413  1.3-  0.2+
    940417 411  0.4-  0.9-    940501 413  0.3-  0.7+    940917 413  0.4-  0.6-
    940417 411  0.3-  0.6-    940501 413  0.4-  0.7+    940918 413  0.5-  0.3+
    940417 893  0.2-  0.8-    940502 413  0.2-  0.7+    940918 413  0.3-  1.0+
    940417 893  0.5-  0.6-    940502 413  0.2-  0.6+    971227 688  0.2-  0.5+
    940417 893  0.0   1.0-    940503 413  0.3-  0.5+    971227 688  0.5+  0.0
    940417 372  1.2+  0.8+    940503 413  0.3-  0.6+    980103 693  0.2-  0.1-
    940417 893  0.1-  0.9-    940503 474  0.1+  0.2+    980103 693  0.1-  0.4+
    940417 871  0.8+  1.6-    940503 474  0.1+  0.1+    980103 693  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 GY                  a,e,i = 2.67, 0.53, 12                  q = 1.2526
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 01 17    06 41.97   +41 46.3    1.643    2.564   154.0     9.7    20.8
    1998 01 27    06 27.71   +41 44.9    1.641    2.505   144.0    13.3    20.8
    1998 02 06    06 16.37   +41 20.6    1.661    2.446   133.4    17.0    20.9
    1998 02 16    06 09.06   +40 40.3    1.699    2.385   122.9    20.4    21.0
    1998 02 26    06 06.19   +39 51.1    1.750    2.323   113.0    23.1    21.1
    1998 03 08    06 07.70   +38 58.0    1.808    2.260   103.8    25.2    21.2
    1998 03 18    06 13.21   +38 03.8    1.868    2.196    95.3    26.8    21.3
    1998 03 28    06 22.25   +37 08.9    1.928    2.132    87.5    27.9    21.3
    1998 04 07    06 34.38   +36 12.2    1.984    2.067    80.4    28.5    21.3
    1998 04 17    06 49.14   +35 12.1    2.034    2.001    73.8    28.8    21.3
    1998 04 27    07 06.16   +34 05.9    2.076    1.935    67.8    28.8    21.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-B09
    

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