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    M.P.E.C. 1998-P12                                Issued 1998 Aug. 6, 19:46 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 PF
    
    Observations:
         J98P00F* C1998 08 02.31912 22 04 37.01 +04 58 45.6          18.0 R      699
         J98P00F  C1998 08 02.34074 22 04 35.57 +04 58 11.2                      699
         J98P00F  C1998 08 02.36307 22 04 34.14 +04 57 35.8                      699
         J98P00F  C1998 08 03.95035 22 02 51.66 +04 14 56.5          16.8 R      611
         J98P00F  C1998 08 03.95521 22 02 51.34 +04 14 49.8          17.0 R      611
         J98P00F  C1998 08 03.95868 22 02 51.10 +04 14 43.5          16.8 R      611
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.04110 22 02 45.67 +04 12 30.8          17.0        954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.04943 22 02 45.10 +04 12 17.2          16.9        954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.05177 22 02 44.94 +04 12 13.4          16.9        954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.05412 22 02 44.78 +04 12 09.5          16.8        954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.06211 22 02 44.23 +04 11 56.5          17.0        954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.06462 22 02 44.03 +04 11 51.6          16.8        954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.33032 22 02 26.64 +04 04 36.1                      658
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.33495 22 02 26.33 +04 04 28.6                      658
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.33833 22 02 26.10 +04 04 23.2                      658
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.72517 22 02 00.30 +03 53 48.9                      360
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.73125 22 01 59.90 +03 53 38.8          17.9 V      360
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.73455 22 01 59.66 +03 53 33.6                      360
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.98453 22 01 43.46 +03 46 40.0                      954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 04.99654 22 01 42.65 +03 46 20.1                      954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.06286 22 01 38.08 +03 44 31.2                      954
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.73299 22 00 53.05 +03 25 56.9          17.9 V      360
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.73646 22 00 52.81 +03 25 50.9                      360
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.73993 22 00 52.55 +03 25 44.9                      360
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.85823 22 00 45.05 +03 22 24.8                      046
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.85933 22 00 44.93 +03 22 23.7                      046
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.86086 22 00 44.86 +03 22 22.1          16.4 V      046
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.86228 22 00 44.77 +03 22 18.6                      046
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.86414 22 00 44.64 +03 22 15.3                      046
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.86542 22 00 44.50 +03 22 13.9                      046
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.88925 22 00 42.92 +03 21 34.0                      557
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.89123 22 00 42.78 +03 21 29.8                      557
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.93542 22 00 39.81 +03 20 16.5          17.1 R      611
         J98P00F  C1998 08 05.95937 22 00 38.21 +03 19 37.2                      611
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers M. Wolf, L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers R. Stoss, S. Delp, M. Busch.  0.45-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer C. A. Onken.  Measurers B. W. Koehn,
        E. Bowell.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
    954 Teide Observatory.  Observers F. Casarramona, E. Vigil, A. Oscoz,
        M. R. Osorio.  Measurers E. Vigil, F. Casarramona.  0.80-m f/11 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 PF
    Epoch 1998 July 26.0 TT = JDT 2451020.5                 Williams
    M  75.77359              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31906427     Peri.   57.38307     -0.74979360     +0.56755096
    a   2.1210485      Node   151.90863     -0.48060090     -0.82047012
    e   0.2820363      Incl.   46.24900     +0.45478822     +0.06866360
    P   3.09           H   14.0           G   0.15
    From 34 observations 1998 Aug. 2-5.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 PF                  a,e,i = 2.12, 0.28, 46                  q = 1.5228
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 08 05    22 01.70   +03 46.3    1.216    2.174   154.1    11.8    16.8
    1998 08 10    21 56.00   +01 24.4    1.208    2.190   160.6     8.9    16.7
    1998 08 15    21 50.07   -01 03.9    1.208    2.206   166.5     6.1    16.6
    1998 08 20    21 44.11   -03 35.2    1.217    2.222   170.5     4.3    16.5
    1998 08 25    21 38.31   -06 06.0    1.235    2.237   169.8     4.6    16.6
    1998 08 30    21 32.85   -08 32.7    1.262    2.253   165.2     6.6    16.8
    1998 09 04    21 27.90   -10 52.4    1.297    2.268   159.2     9.1    17.0
    1998 09 09    21 23.57   -13 03.0    1.339    2.283   152.9    11.6    17.1
    1998 09 14    21 19.96   -15 02.8    1.389    2.298   146.7    13.9    17.3
    1998 09 19    21 17.13   -16 51.0    1.446    2.312   140.6    16.0    17.5
    1998 09 24    21 15.13   -18 27.5    1.508    2.327   134.7    17.8    17.7
    1998 09 29    21 13.96   -19 52.4    1.576    2.341   129.1    19.4    17.8
    1998 10 04    21 13.62   -21 06.3    1.647    2.355   123.7    20.7    18.0
    1998 10 09    21 14.06   -22 09.9    1.723    2.368   118.5    21.8    18.1
    1998 10 14    21 15.24   -23 04.1    1.800    2.382   113.6    22.6    18.2
    1998 10 19    21 17.12   -23 49.6    1.881    2.395   108.8    23.2    18.4
    1998 10 24    21 19.66   -24 27.3    1.962    2.408   104.2    23.6    18.5
    1998 10 29    21 22.79   -24 57.8    2.045    2.421    99.8    23.9    18.6
    1998 11 03    21 26.48   -25 21.9    2.129    2.433    95.5    23.9    18.7
    1998 11 08    21 30.66   -25 40.2    2.213    2.446    91.3    23.9    18.8
    1998 11 13    21 35.28   -25 53.3    2.296    2.458    87.3    23.7    18.9
    1998 11 18    21 40.31   -26 01.6    2.379    2.469    83.4    23.4    19.0
    1998 11 23    21 45.71   -26 05.7    2.461    2.481    79.6    23.1    19.0
    1998 11 28    21 51.44   -26 05.8    2.542    2.492    75.9    22.6    19.1
    1998 12 03    21 57.46   -26 02.4    2.620    2.503    72.3    22.0    19.1
    1998 12 08    22 03.74   -25 55.9    2.698    2.514    68.7    21.4    19.2
    1998 12 13    22 10.24   -25 46.4    2.773    2.524    65.3    20.7    19.2
    1998 12 18    22 16.96   -25 34.3    2.845    2.534    61.9    20.0    19.3
    1998 12 23    22 23.86   -25 19.8    2.915    2.544    58.6    19.3    19.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-P12
    

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