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    M.P.E.C. 1998-K26                                Issued 1998 May 27, 15:33 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 KN3
    
    Observations:
         J98K03N* C1998 05 24.15706 14 19 41.75 -21 37 35.9          19.0        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 24.17672 14 19 34.07 -21 37 04.4          19.2        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 24.19644 14 19 26.39 -21 36 31.9          19.1        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 24.21603 14 19 18.74 -21 35 58.6          18.8        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 24.23578 14 19 10.95 -21 35 26.7          18.9        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.15551 14 06 37.09 -20 38 43.4          18.6        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.15852 14 06 35.83 -20 38 36.8          18.5        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.16168 14 06 34.69 -20 38 34.1          19.7        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.17161 14 06 30.40 -20 38 13.1          18.7        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.17476 14 06 29.18 -20 38 06.3          19.2        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.17832 14 06 27.75 -20 37 58.9          18.8        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.18138 14 06 26.52 -20 37 52.4          19.1        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.18494 14 06 24.95 -20 37 46.2          18.7        704
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.85523 14 01 54.78 -20 16 19.9          18.1 R      106
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86291 14 01 51.86 -20 16 07.2          18.8 V      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86348 14 01 51.57 -20 16 05.6                      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86406 14 01 51.34 -20 16 04.2                      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86464 14 01 51.07 -20 16 02.8                      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86522 14 01 50.93 -20 16 02.3                      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86564 14 01 50.54 -20 16 00.0          18.4 R      106
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86580 14 01 50.57 -20 16 00.2                      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.86638 14 01 50.38 -20 15 59.5                      046
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.87784 14 01 45.38 -20 15 35.0          18.4 R      106
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.88211 14 01 43.74 -20 15 26.5          18.3 R      106
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.91117 14 01 32.04 -20 14 31.6                      557
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.91295 14 01 31.26 -20 14 28.1                      557
         J98K03N  C1998 05 26.91475 14 01 30.44 -20 14 24.9          18.5 V      557
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.27030 13 59 05.71 -20 02 34.4                      711
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.27504 13 59 03.76 -20 02 24.8                      711
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.49832 13 57 33.42 -19 54 57.3          19.0 V      402
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.50042 13 57 32.61 -19 54 51.5                      402
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.50227 13 57 31.74 -19 54 26.4          17.7 R      426
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.50250 13 57 31.73 -19 54 48.2                      402
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.50671 13 57 29.91 -19 54 18.5          17.8 R      426
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.51027 13 57 28.39 -19 54 10.2          17.7 R      426
         J98K03N  C1998 05 27.51369 13 57 27.00 -19 54 03.8          18.0 R      426
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  Measurers J. G. Ries,
        P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 KN3                                                             PHA 0.017
    Epoch 1998 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2450940.5                   Williams
    M 314.47430              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.52493653     Peri.   69.23544     +0.91050626     -0.41251442
    a   1.5219423      Node   315.11464     +0.36279087     +0.82999008
    e   0.8698093      Incl.    2.31166     +0.19839642     +0.37543085
    P   1.88           H   18.5           G   0.15
    From 36 observations 1998 May 24-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 KN3                 a,e,i = 1.52, 0.87, 2                   q = 0.1981
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 05 27    14 00.94   -20 11.3    0.430    1.398   148.8    22.0    18.5
    1998 06 01    13 26.12   -17 04.2    0.403    1.331   135.4    32.3    18.5
    1998 06 06    12 50.61   -13 19.4    0.388    1.261   121.4    43.4    18.6
    1998 06 11    12 16.20   -09 13.4    0.384    1.188   107.3    54.7    18.8
    1998 06 16    11 44.08   -05 04.8    0.389    1.111    93.7    65.9    19.0
    1998 06 21    11 14.59   -01 06.9    0.401    1.030    80.6    76.8    19.3
    1998 06 26    10 47.39   +02 34.5    0.418    0.944    68.1    87.6    19.6
    1998 07 01    10 21.65   +05 59.9    0.439    0.853    56.1    98.6    19.9
    1998 07 06    09 56.33   +09 12.8    0.465    0.757    44.3   110.3    20.4
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-K26
    

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