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    M.P.E.C. 1998-M21                                Issued 1998 June 26, 17:10 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 MW5
    
    Observations:
         J98M05W* C1998 06 24.16808 16 32 47.67 -24 37 36.8          18.2        704
         J98M05W  C1998 06 24.18654 16 32 44.45 -24 37 45.5          17.9        704
         J98M05W  C1998 06 24.20481 16 32 41.39 -24 37 50.6          18.2        704
         J98M05W  C1998 06 24.22310 16 32 37.96 -24 37 57.0          18.5        704
         J98M05W  C1998 06 25.87542 16 28 25.08 -24 46 35.8          18.3 R      046
         J98M05W  C1998 06 25.87652 16 28 24.95 -24 46 35.9                      046
         J98M05W  C1998 06 25.87753 16 28 24.72 -24 46 36.5                      046
         J98M05W  C1998 06 25.88094 16 28 24.16 -24 46 37.7                      046
         J98M05W  C1998 06 25.88197 16 28 24.04 -24 46 38.6                      046
         J98M05W  C1998 06 25.88303 16 28 23.87 -24 46 39.0                      046
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.24224 16 27 31.20 -24 48 22.3                      711
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.24689 16 27 30.43 -24 48 22.8                      711
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.25155 16 27 29.69 -24 48 23.4                      711
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.41207 16 27 08.04 -24 48 46.2          18.3 R      426
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.41693 16 27 07.25 -24 48 47.8          18.6 R      426
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.42325 16 27 06.33 -24 48 50.3          18.5 R      426
         J98M05W  C1998 06 26.42778 16 27 05.66 -24 48 51.7          18.4 R      426
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15
        reflector + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 MW5
    Epoch 1998 June 16.0 TT = JDT 2450980.5                 Williams
    M 133.17083              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.94957224     Peri.   26.13115     -0.28364713     -0.95244565
    a   1.0251420      Node    80.51275     +0.85884473     -0.30396005
    e   0.3679543      Incl.    6.48028     +0.42653256     -0.02134418
    P   1.04           H   19.0           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 1998 June 24-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 MW5                 a,e,i = 1.03, 0.37, 6                   q = 0.6479
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 06 26    16 28.11   -24 46.8    0.369    1.359   154.8    18.6    18.5
    1998 07 01    16 17.38   -25 08.8    0.398    1.370   147.7    23.4    18.8
    1998 07 06    16 09.47   -25 26.9    0.430    1.379   141.2    27.5    19.1
    1998 07 11    16 04.14   -25 43.2    0.465    1.386   135.3    31.1    19.4
    1998 07 16    16 01.06   -25 59.1    0.501    1.392   129.9    34.1    19.6
    1998 07 21    15 59.95   -26 15.1    0.539    1.397   124.9    36.6    19.9
    1998 07 26    16 00.59   -26 31.9    0.578    1.400   120.4    38.8    20.1
    1998 07 31    16 02.72   -26 49.4    0.618    1.402   116.1    40.5    20.3
    1998 08 05    16 06.17   -27 07.7    0.658    1.402   112.2    42.1    20.5
    1998 08 10    16 10.74   -27 26.5    0.698    1.401   108.5    43.3    20.6
    1998 08 15    16 16.29   -27 45.5    0.738    1.399   105.0    44.4    20.8
    1998 08 20    16 22.73   -28 04.3    0.778    1.396   101.7    45.2    20.9
    1998 08 25    16 29.97   -28 22.7    0.817    1.391    98.5    46.0    21.0
    
    1998 09 04    16 46.56   -28 56.9    0.892    1.376    92.6    47.1    21.2
    1998 09 14    17 05.53   -29 25.3    0.962    1.356    87.1    47.8    21.4
    1998 09 24    17 26.59   -29 45.2    1.026    1.331    82.0    48.3    21.5
    1998 10 04    17 49.49   -29 53.9    1.081    1.300    77.2    48.6    21.6
    1998 10 14    18 13.98   -29 48.6    1.127    1.264    72.7    48.9    21.6
    1998 10 24    18 39.92   -29 26.7    1.163    1.222    68.5    49.2    21.6
    1998 11 03    19 07.15   -28 45.7    1.186    1.174    64.5    49.7    21.6
    1998 11 13    19 35.46   -27 42.8    1.196    1.121    60.9    50.4    21.5
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-M21
    

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