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    M.P.E.C. 1998-O16                                Issued 1998 July 25, 14:21 UT
    
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                                        1998 OH
    
    Observations:
         J98O00H* C1998 07 19.52893 17 51 35.62 +33 09 03.3          18.2 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 19.54982 17 51 35.12 +33 08 36.1          18.0 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 19.57094 17 51 34.60 +33 08 08.3          18.1 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 20.39318 17 51 18.38 +32 50 42.0          18.4 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 20.41388 17 51 17.90 +32 50 14.8          17.8 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 20.43477 17 51 17.42 +32 49 47.6          18.5 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 24.32691 17 50 24.10 +31 24 56.4          18.1 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 24.34832 17 50 23.79 +31 24 27.9          18.3 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 24.36978 17 50 23.52 +31 23 59.6          18.4 V      566
         J98O00H  C1998 07 24.95770 17 50 18.86 +31 10 48.8                      557
         J98O00H  C1998 07 24.96039 17 50 18.86 +31 10 45.5          17.8 V      557
         J98O00H  C1998 07 25.23112 17 50 17.42 +31 04 49.1          17.3 R      673
         J98O00H  C1998 07 25.23453 17 50 17.39 +31 04 44.4                      673
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    566 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. J. Lawrence,
        D. L. Rabinowitz for the NEAT team.  1.0-m f/2.2 GEODSS telescope + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers D. L. Rabinowitz,
        G. Genevier.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 OH                                                              PHA 0.023A
    Epoch 1998 July 6.0 TT = JDT 2451000.5                  Williams
    M  53.18594              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50971730     Peri.  321.98457     -0.96276834     -0.00370671
    a   1.5520884      Node   220.46566     +0.02374868     -0.99719970
    e   0.4096249      Incl.   24.61354     -0.26928260     -0.07469283
    P   1.93           H   16.5           G   0.15
    From 13 observations 1998 July 19-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 OH                  a,e,i = 1.55, 0.41, 25                  q = 0.9163
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 07 16    17 53.19   +34 22.3    0.666    1.458   118.6    37.7    18.0
    1998 07 26    17 50.23   +30 47.7    0.746    1.517   118.1    36.2    18.2
    1998 08 05    17 51.62   +27 00.0    0.831    1.574   116.6    35.2    18.5
    1998 08 15    17 56.62   +23 12.7    0.924    1.628   114.3    34.5    18.8
    1998 08 25    18 04.58   +19 34.5    1.024    1.681   111.3    34.1    19.1
    1998 09 04    18 14.99   +16 11.9    1.131    1.730   107.8    33.7    19.4
    1998 09 14    18 27.33   +13 09.1    1.245    1.778   103.8    33.3    19.6
    1998 09 24    18 41.24   +10 28.1    1.365    1.823    99.5    32.9    19.9
    1998 10 04    18 56.44   +08 09.9    1.491    1.865    94.9    32.3    20.1
    1998 10 14    19 12.62   +06 14.7    1.620    1.905    90.1    31.6    20.3
    1998 10 24    19 29.59   +04 41.8    1.753    1.942    85.2    30.7    20.5
    1998 11 03    19 47.18   +03 30.5    1.887    1.976    80.1    29.6    20.6
    1998 11 13    20 05.20   +02 39.4    2.022    2.008    75.0    28.4    20.8
    1998 11 23    20 23.54   +02 07.2    2.155    2.037    69.8    27.1    20.9
    1998 12 03    20 42.10   +01 52.5    2.286    2.064    64.5    25.6    21.0
    1998 12 13    21 00.76   +01 53.6    2.412    2.088    59.3    23.9    21.1
    1998 12 23    21 19.49   +02 09.0    2.532    2.109    53.9    22.2    21.2
    1999 01 02    21 38.21   +02 37.3    2.646    2.128    48.6    20.3    21.3
    1999 01 12    21 56.88   +03 16.7    2.751    2.144    43.3    18.3    21.3
    1999 01 22    22 15.49   +04 05.9    2.846    2.158    38.0    16.3    21.3
    1999 02 01    22 34.03   +05 03.3    2.930    2.169    32.8    14.3    21.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-O16
    

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