MPEC 1998-S03 : 1998 RN1
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M.P.E.C. 1998-S03 Issued 1998 Sept. 17, 14:55 UT
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1998 RN1
Observations:
J98R01N* C1998 09 14.15079 22 33 34.65 -03 07 10.0 18.2 704
J98R01N C1998 09 14.17277 22 33 31.53 -03 05 40.6 18.6 704
J98R01N C1998 09 14.19469 22 33 28.34 -03 04 11.5 17.8 704
J98R01N C1998 09 14.21678 22 33 25.11 -03 02 42.2 704
J98R01N C1998 09 14.23882 22 33 21.94 -03 01 13.1 17.8 704
J98R01N C1998 09 15.16662 22 31 21.12 -02 00 19.9 16.5 R 758
J98R01N C1998 09 15.17715 22 31 19.58 -01 59 37.9 16.7 R 758
J98R01N C1998 09 15.49206 22 30 41.13 -01 39 16.7 17.2 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 15.49589 22 30 40.59 -01 39 02.0 17.3 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 15.50049 22 30 40.02 -01 38 44.9 17.1 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 15.80395 22 30 03.13 -01 20 21.1 17.7 V 596
J98R01N C1998 09 15.81419 22 30 01.84 -01 19 43.9 596
J98R01N C1998 09 15.81890 22 30 01.40 -01 19 23.4 108
J98R01N C1998 09 15.82537 22 30 00.44 -01 19 04.6 596
J98R01N C1998 09 15.82609 22 30 00.16 -01 18 56.0 18.0 V 108
J98R01N C1998 09 15.86120 22 29 55.88 -01 16 51.5 587
J98R01N C1998 09 15.86361 22 29 55.58 -01 16 41.5 17.8 R 587
J98R01N C1998 09 16.50264 22 28 40.20 -00 37 29.8 18.4 R 422
J98R01N C1998 09 16.50388 22 28 40.06 -00 37 25.5 18.4 R 422
J98R01N C1998 09 16.50512 22 28 39.90 -00 37 21.4 18.2 R 422
J98R01N C1998 09 16.50758 22 28 39.60 -00 37 12.5 18.3 R 422
J98R01N C1998 09 16.54995 22 28 34.70 -00 34 41.0 17.3 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 16.55917 22 28 33.56 -00 34 08.4 17.2 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 16.56427 22 28 32.89 -00 33 50.5 17.6 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 16.90395 22 27 54.43 -00 14 26.0 557
J98R01N C1998 09 16.90546 22 27 54.27 -00 14 21.2 557
J98R01N C1998 09 16.90698 22 27 54.11 -00 14 16.1 557
J98R01N C1998 09 16.90850 22 27 53.94 -00 14 11.2 557
J98R01N C1998 09 17.48801 22 26 51.19 +00 19 32.0 18.0 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 17.49215 22 26 50.74 +00 19 45.7 17.8 R 426
J98R01N C1998 09 17.49615 22 26 50.29 +00 19 59.1 17.8 R 426
Observer details:
108 Montelupo. Observers M. Tombelli, D. Guidetti, G. Forti, E. Masotti.
0.30-m f/5.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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. Observers P. Pravec, L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
+ CCD.
587 Sormano. Observers P. Sicoli, A. Testa. 0.5-m reflector + CCD.
596 Colleverde di Guidonia. Observer V. S. Casulli. 0.40-m f/2.95 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.
758 BCC Observatory, Cocoa. Observer I. P. Griffin. 0.30-m f/5 Maksutov
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
1998 RN1
Epoch 1998 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2451060.5 Williams
M 11.62007 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22400577 Peri. 303.11331 +0.34245724 +0.93263575
a 2.6851172 Node 345.52374 -0.63658573 +0.14137376
e 0.5990519 Incl. 27.03859 -0.69100047 +0.33196990
P 4.40 H 19.0 G 0.15
From 31 observations 1998 Sept. 14-17.
Ephemeris:
1998 RN1 a,e,i = 2.69, 0.60, 27 q = 1.0766
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
1998 09 14 22 33.90 -03 17.2 0.323 1.322 166.8 10.0 17.8
1998 09 19 22 24.29 +01 41.0 0.369 1.357 159.6 15.0 18.3
1998 09 24 22 17.72 +05 27.2 0.421 1.393 153.3 18.9 18.8
1998 09 29 22 13.59 +08 19.2 0.478 1.429 147.8 22.0 19.2
1998 10 04 22 11.44 +10 31.2 0.538 1.466 142.9 24.3 19.6
1998 10 09 22 10.88 +12 13.9 0.602 1.504 138.5 26.1 20.0
1998 10 14 22 11.62 +13 35.1 0.669 1.543 134.5 27.4 20.3
1998 10 19 22 13.47 +14 40.4 0.739 1.581 130.8 28.5 20.6
1998 10 24 22 16.26 +15 34.4 0.811 1.620 127.3 29.2 20.9
1998 10 29 22 19.84 +16 20.2 0.886 1.659 123.9 29.8 21.1
1998 11 03 22 24.09 +17 00.2 0.963 1.699 120.7 30.2 21.4
1998 11 08 22 28.91 +17 36.1 1.042 1.738 117.5 30.4 21.6
1998 11 13 22 34.22 +18 09.3 1.122 1.777 114.4 30.5 21.8
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 1998 MPC M.P.E.C. 1998-S03
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