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    M.P.E.C. 1998-Q30                                Issued 1998 Aug. 28, 15:16 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 QK28
    
    Observations:
         J98Q28K* C1998 08 25.27554 22 54 55.83 +24 28 19.7          18.6        704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 25.29664 22 55 06.10 +24 29 31.4          18.6        704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 25.31782 22 55 16.64 +24 30 35.3                      704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 25.33889 22 55 27.13 +24 31 42.0          17.4        704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 25.36004 22 55 37.67 +24 32 49.7                      704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 25.99361 23 01 25.97 +25 06 39.2                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 25.99704 23 01 27.83 +25 06 50.3                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.00419 23 01 31.72 +25 07 13.6                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.01524 23 01 37.69 +25 07 49.5                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.01814 23 01 39.29 +25 07 58.9                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.02294 23 01 41.89 +25 08 14.6                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.39131 23 05 14.48 +25 28 44.3                      711
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.39581 23 05 17.00 +25 28 58.7                      711
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.40031 23 05 19.49 +25 29 13.1                      711
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.83488 23 09 50.24 +25 52 53.8          16.5 V      596
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.83994 23 09 53.35 +25 53 12.4                      596
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.84635 23 09 57.22 +25 53 33.9                      596
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.87213 23 10 12.85 +25 54 58.3          15.6 R      587
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.87363 23 10 13.76 +25 55 03.8                      587
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.87588 23 10 15.10 +25 55 12.1                      587
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.98518 23 11 22.03 +26 01 34.8          16.0 V      620
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.98842 23 11 23.92 +26 01 45.5          16.0 V      620
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.99085 23 11 25.40 +26 01 54.4                      620
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 26.99293 23 11 26.66 +26 02 01.4                      620
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.01999 23 11 42.10 +26 03 23.9                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.02336 23 11 44.17 +26 03 35.0                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.02534 23 11 45.35 +26 03 41.5                      106
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.10265 23 12 40.46 +26 08 13.6          15.2 R      758
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.10571 23 12 41.98 +26 08 23.1          15.2 R      758
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.10911 23 12 44.27 +26 08 35.8          15.0 R      758
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.20247 23 13 43.48 +26 13 40.1          15.7 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.21694 23 13 52.53 +26 14 30.1          15.6 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.23377 23 14 03.16 +26 15 29.8          15.6 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.24527 23 14 10.31 +26 16 09.2          15.5 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.25741 23 14 17.92 +26 16 51.8          15.7 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.28024 23 14 32.19 +26 18 10.4          15.5 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.28872 23 14 37.64 +26 18 48.0          17.5        704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.30631 23 14 48.66 +26 19 48.8          17.8        704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.32395 23 14 59.73 +26 20 49.3                      704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.34156 23 15 10.69 +26 21 49.6                      704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.35923 23 15 21.66 +26 22 49.2          17.8        704
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.41260 23 15 57.09 +26 25 28.6                      658
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.41426 23 15 58.19 +26 25 34.0                      658
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.41894 23 16 01.14 +26 25 49.8                      658
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.42082 23 16 02.38 +26 25 56.2                      658
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.80090 23 20 25.91 +26 47 14.0          16.1 V      557
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.80160 23 20 26.36 +26 47 16.6                      557
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.94734 23 22 06.19 +26 56 03.5          15.8 R      468
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 27.95916 23 22 14.11 +26 56 44.2          15.6 R      468
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.00494 23 22 45.04 +26 59 11.0                      557
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.00565 23 22 45.52 +26 59 13.5                      557
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.00635 23 22 45.99 +26 59 15.8                      557
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.00706 23 22 46.48 +26 59 18.3          16.0 V      557
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.19444 23 25 05.21 +27 10 06.2          16.1 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.20895 23 25 15.49 +27 10 58.4          16.0 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.22917 23 25 29.70 +27 12 10.6          16.1 V      713
         J98Q28K  C1998 08 28.24270 23 25 39.23 +27 12 58.7          16.0 V      713
    
    Observer details:
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observers H. Mikuz, J. Skvarc.  0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    468 Campo Catino.  Observers F. Mallia, G. Masi.  0.80-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    596 Colleverde di Guidonia.  Observer V. S. Casulli.  0.40-m f/2.95 reflector
        + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer G. C. L. Aikman.  1.82-m
        reflector + 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.
    713 Thornton.  Observer R. A. Koff.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    758 BCC Observatory, Cocoa.  Observer I. P. Griffin.  0.30-m f/5 Maksutov
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 QK28                                                            PHA 0.016
    Epoch 1998 Aug. 15.0 TT = JDT 2451040.5                 Williams
    M 346.22097              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28073284     Peri.  204.53796     +0.94340850     -0.33140002
    a   2.3099748      Node   174.76882     +0.32231833     +0.90744822
    e   0.5748302      Incl.    7.83373     +0.07804676     +0.25828620
    P   3.51           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 57 observations 1998 Aug. 25-28.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 QK28                a,e,i = 2.31, 0.57, 8                   q = 0.9821
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 08 25    22 52.52   +24 14.0    0.113    1.104   143.7    32.8    16.4
    1998 08 30    23 49.24   +28 54.0    0.089    1.077   137.7    39.1    16.0
    1998 09 04    01 25.53   +32 22.2    0.072    1.053   125.9    50.9    15.8
    1998 09 09    03 29.94   +29 37.0    0.069    1.031   108.4    68.0    16.2
    1998 09 14    05 08.33   +21 32.3    0.080    1.013    93.0    82.4    16.9
    1998 09 19    06 07.58   +14 08.0    0.101    0.999    84.1    90.2    17.7
    1998 09 24    06 43.39   +08 55.4    0.125    0.989    80.0    92.8    18.3
    1998 09 29    07 06.95   +05 20.5    0.151    0.984    78.7    92.6    18.6
    1998 10 04    07 23.82   +02 47.1    0.178    0.982    79.0    90.7    18.9
    1998 10 09    07 36.74   +00 52.6    0.204    0.985    80.3    87.9    19.1
    1998 10 14    07 47.06   -00 36.9    0.230    0.993    82.1    84.6    19.3
    1998 10 19    07 55.44   -01 49.0    0.254    1.004    84.5    80.9    19.4
    1998 10 24    08 02.24   -02 48.4    0.277    1.020    87.2    77.0    19.4
    1998 10 29    08 07.61   -03 37.6    0.298    1.039    90.3    73.0    19.5
    1998 11 03    08 11.66   -04 17.8    0.317    1.061    93.8    68.9    19.6
    1998 11 08    08 14.38   -04 49.9    0.335    1.087    97.5    64.7    19.6
    1998 11 13    08 15.72   -05 13.8    0.351    1.115   101.7    60.4    19.6
    1998 11 18    08 15.63   -05 28.7    0.365    1.145   106.2    56.0    19.6
    1998 11 23    08 14.06   -05 33.7    0.379    1.178   111.0    51.5    19.7
    1998 11 28    08 11.03   -05 27.8    0.392    1.212   116.2    46.9    19.7
    1998 12 03    08 06.64   -05 10.1    0.405    1.248   121.8    42.2    19.7
    1998 12 08    08 00.99   -04 40.0    0.419    1.284   127.6    37.4    19.7
    1998 12 13    07 54.26   -03 57.4    0.434    1.322   133.6    32.6    19.7
    1998 12 18    07 46.71   -03 02.6    0.451    1.360   139.7    27.9    19.7
    1998 12 23    07 38.67   -01 56.7    0.472    1.399   145.8    23.3    19.7
    1998 12 28    07 30.51   -00 41.8    0.496    1.438   151.4    19.1    19.7
    1999 01 02    07 22.62   +00 39.5    0.524    1.478   156.2    15.6    19.8
    
    1999 01 12    07 08.76   +03 30.4    0.594    1.557   160.9    11.9    20.1
    1999 01 22    06 58.80   +06 16.6    0.685    1.636   157.1    13.6    20.5
    1999 02 01    06 53.45   +08 45.3    0.794    1.715   148.9    17.3    21.1
    1999 02 11    06 52.47   +10 51.0    0.922    1.793   139.8    20.8    21.6
    1999 02 21    06 55.26   +12 33.1    1.066    1.870   131.0    23.5    22.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-Q30
    

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