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    M.P.E.C. 1998-R04                                Issued 1998 Sept. 1, 12:59 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
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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                       1998 QK56
    
    Observations:
         J98Q56K* C1998 08 28.35522 02 29 44.78 +10 46 34.3          18.8        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 28.36420 02 29 46.09 +10 46 32.7          19.5        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 28.37367 02 29 47.52 +10 46 29.4          19.3        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 28.38324 02 29 48.90 +10 46 25.0          19.1        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.33707 02 32 17.08 +10 40 34.8          19.0        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.34793 02 32 18.76 +10 40 30.7          19.8        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.35876 02 32 20.45 +10 40 25.1          19.0        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.36962 02 32 22.13 +10 40 22.5          19.7        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.38049 02 32 23.51 +10 40 17.7          19.6        704
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.50637 02 32 43.07 +10 39 26.8                      658
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.50894 02 32 43.45 +10 39 25.8                      658
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.51466 02 32 44.35 +10 39 23.5                      658
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.62869 02 33 02.68 +10 38 55.5          18.2 R      422
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.63093 02 33 02.86 +10 38 53.6          18.1 R      422
         J98Q56K FC1998 08 29.63178 02 33 02.97 +10 38 51.5                      422
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.75617 02 33 22.34 +10 38 04.5          18.4 R      426
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.76269 02 33 23.39 +10 38 02.1          18.5 R      426
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 29.77079 02 33 24.54 +10 37 58.7          18.3 R      426
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 30.47609 02 35 15.87 +10 32 54.6                      658
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 30.47799 02 35 16.18 +10 32 53.1                      658
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 30.47987 02 35 16.49 +10 32 53.0                      658
         J98Q56K FC1998 08 30.77084 02 36 02.44 +10 31 05.4          18.3 R      422
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 30.77476 02 36 03.05 +10 31 03.0          18.0 R      422
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 31.96795 02 39 15.18 +10 21 47.6                      557
         J98Q56K  C1998 08 31.97008 02 39 15.52 +10 21 47.1                      557
         J98Q56K  C1998 09 01.04363 02 39 27.32 +10 21 13.3          18.0 V      046
         J98Q56K  C1998 09 01.04497 02 39 27.51 +10 21 12.3                      046
         J98Q56K  C1998 09 01.04646 02 39 27.70 +10 21 11.3                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observers G. C. L. Aikman,
        D. D. Balam.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 QK56
    Epoch 1998 Aug. 15.0 TT = JDT 2451040.5                 Williams
    M 313.82180              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.39527686     Peri.  286.39715     -0.16860290     -0.98529573
    a   1.8388026      Node   173.12867     +0.96938814     -0.17083275
    e   0.5011728      Incl.   13.37018     +0.17849285     -0.00291593
    P   2.49           H   17.0           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 1998 Aug. 28-Sept. 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 QK56                a,e,i = 1.84, 0.50, 13                  q = 0.9172
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 08 25    02 21.30   +11 03.5    0.773    1.509   114.9    37.4    18.8
    1998 08 30    02 34.01   +10 36.3    0.709    1.473   116.9    37.7    18.6
    1998 09 04    02 47.61   +09 55.3    0.648    1.436   118.6    38.1    18.4
    1998 09 09    03 02.29   +08 57.6    0.590    1.400   120.1    38.5    18.1
    1998 09 14    03 18.29   +07 40.2    0.536    1.363   121.2    39.1    17.9
    1998 09 19    03 35.85   +05 59.2    0.485    1.326   121.8    40.1    17.6
    1998 09 24    03 55.30   +03 50.5    0.439    1.290   121.8    41.4    17.4
    1998 09 29    04 17.01   +01 10.3    0.397    1.254   121.0    43.3    17.2
    1998 10 04    04 41.40   -02 04.0    0.361    1.218   119.1    45.9    17.0
    1998 10 09    05 08.84   -05 52.2    0.331    1.183   116.1    49.4    16.8
    1998 10 14    05 39.55   -10 08.8    0.308    1.148   111.9    53.7    16.7
    1998 10 19    06 13.50   -14 41.4    0.292    1.115   106.6    58.9    16.7
    1998 10 24    06 50.24   -19 10.3    0.283    1.084   100.6    64.5    16.7
    1998 10 29    07 28.88   -23 13.6    0.282    1.054    94.5    70.1    16.8
    1998 11 03    08 08.14   -26 33.7    0.287    1.026    88.5    75.2    17.0
    
    1998 11 13    09 23.33   -30 41.5    0.312    0.977    78.6    83.1    17.3
    1998 11 23    10 28.69   -31 59.3    0.351    0.942    72.2    87.0    17.7
    1998 12 03    11 23.39   -31 35.4    0.396    0.921    69.0    87.4    17.9
    1998 12 13    12 09.67   -30 22.0    0.442    0.918    68.3    85.1    18.0
    1998 12 23    12 49.60   -28 46.6    0.486    0.932    69.5    81.3    18.1
    1999 01 02    13 24.44   -26 59.1    0.524    0.963    72.2    76.6    18.2
    1999 01 12    13 54.79   -25 01.9    0.554    1.007    76.1    71.5    18.2
    1999 01 22    14 20.65   -22 52.6    0.576    1.061    81.2    66.4    18.3
    1999 02 01    14 41.76   -20 26.9    0.588    1.124    87.4    61.1    18.3
    1999 02 11    14 57.81   -17 41.0    0.593    1.192    94.7    55.6    18.3
    1999 02 21    15 08.26   -14 30.8    0.592    1.263   103.2    49.6    18.2
    1999 03 03    15 12.63   -10 54.8    0.588    1.336   113.1    43.0    18.1
    1999 03 13    15 10.72   -06 56.1    0.587    1.410   124.1    35.7    18.1
    1999 03 23    15 02.69   -02 45.4    0.594    1.483   136.1    27.8    18.0
    1999 04 02    14 49.76   +01 16.6    0.615    1.555   147.9    20.0    17.9
    1999 04 12    14 34.03   +04 44.6    0.654    1.626   157.3    13.7    17.9
    1999 04 22    14 18.09   +07 18.1    0.715    1.695   160.0    11.7    18.1
    1999 05 02    14 04.33   +08 49.3    0.797    1.762   154.8    14.1    18.5
    1999 05 12    13 54.10   +09 24.1    0.898    1.827   146.3    17.9    19.0
    1999 05 22    13 47.84   +09 14.1    1.017    1.890   137.3    21.3    19.5
    1999 06 01    13 45.38   +08 31.7    1.149    1.950   128.7    23.9    19.9
    1999 06 11    13 46.18   +07 27.5    1.292    2.009   120.5    25.8    20.2
    1999 06 21    13 49.72   +06 08.9    1.445    2.065   112.9    27.0    20.6
    1999 07 01    13 55.48   +04 41.5    1.603    2.118   105.7    27.5    20.9
    1999 07 11    14 03.02   +03 09.3    1.766    2.170    98.9    27.6    21.1
    1999 07 21    14 12.04   +01 34.8    1.932    2.219    92.3    27.2    21.4
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-R04
    

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