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    M.P.E.C. 1998-K23                                Issued 1998 May 26, 21:34 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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                                       1998 KG3
    
    Observations:
         J98K03G* C1998 05 22.36028 15 26 11.97 -02 34 18.3          20.3 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 22.38201 15 26 09.78 -02 33 56.7          20.3 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 22.40297 15 26 07.63 -02 33 36.4          20.0 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 23.28400 15 24 51.03 -02 19 30.8          20.5 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 23.30624 15 24 48.78 -02 19 10.3          20.8 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 23.32845 15 24 46.49 -02 18 51.2          20.8 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 24.22116 15 23 31.30 -02 05 20.9          20.9 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 24.22540 15 23 30.86 -02 05 16.9          20.4 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 24.22984 15 23 30.47 -02 05 13.5          20.6 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 26.35429 15 20 36.98 -01 36 13.2          20.4 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 26.35799 15 20 36.61 -01 36 10.7          20.4 V      691
         J98K03G  C1998 05 26.36200 15 20 36.27 -01 36 07.7          20.9 V      691
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m Spacewatch
        telescope.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 KG3
    Epoch 1998 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2450940.5                   Williams
    M  99.73584              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.78863203     Peri.  267.47499     -0.42982405     -0.90180774
    a   1.1602541      Node   208.11590     +0.86149628     -0.39479932
    e   0.1179838      Incl.    5.43736     +0.27032469     -0.17571649
    P   1.25           H   22.5           G   0.15
    From 12 observations 1998 May 22-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 KG3                 a,e,i = 1.16, 0.12, 5                   q = 1.0234
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 05 17    15 34.89   -04 15.6    0.210    1.216   165.0    12.4    20.3
    1998 05 22    15 26.76   -02 39.9    0.221    1.224   161.1    15.5    20.5
    1998 05 27    15 19.82   -01 27.9    0.235    1.231   156.2    19.4    20.8
    1998 06 01    15 14.34   -00 39.2    0.250    1.239   151.0    23.4    21.1
    1998 06 06    15 10.47   -00 11.8    0.268    1.246   146.0    27.1    21.3
    1998 06 11    15 08.18   -00 03.0    0.287    1.252   141.3    30.4    21.6
    1998 06 16    15 07.39   -00 09.8    0.308    1.259   137.0    33.4    21.8
    1998 06 21    15 07.99   -00 29.6    0.330    1.265   132.9    36.1    22.1
    1998 06 26    15 09.90   -01 00.0    0.354    1.270   129.1    38.4    22.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-K23
    

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