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    M.P.E.C. 1998-S30                                Issued 1998 Sept. 25, 14:04 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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                                       1998 SC15
    
    Observations:
         J98S15C* C1998 09 23.13307 22 26 49.10 +15 55 27.8          19.1        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.15644 22 26 45.60 +15 54 32.9          20.0        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.17980 22 26 41.91 +15 53 36.6          20.1        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.20409 22 26 38.29 +15 52 40.6          19.7        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.22750 22 26 34.67 +15 51 44.1          19.9        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.81611 22 25 10.63 +15 28 09.8          18.4 V      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.81738 22 25 10.37 +15 28 06.5                      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.81863 22 25 10.13 +15 28 04.2                      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.82005 22 25 09.97 +15 28 01.4                      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.82396 22 25 09.52 +15 27 51.4          18.4 R      611
         J98S15C CC1998 09 23.82743 22 25 08.99 +15 27 42.7          18.1 R      611
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.83264 22 25 08.23 +15 27 30.8                      611
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.91338 22 24 56.18 +15 24 16.3          18.6 R      587
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.91796 22 24 55.35 +15 24 05.1                      587
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.98779 22 24 44.80 +15 21 13.2                      557
         J98S15C  C1998 09 23.98988 22 24 44.49 +15 21 08.5          18.8 V      557
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.15832 22 24 21.52 +15 14 23.4          19.2        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.18071 22 24 18.14 +15 13 30.5          20.2        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.20323 22 24 14.61 +15 12 36.0          19.5        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.24803 22 24 07.94 +15 10 44.0          19.4        704
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.31853 22 23 57.60 +15 07 46.3                      658
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.32132 22 23 57.13 +15 07 39.2                      658
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.33153 22 23 55.57 +15 07 13.3                      658
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.52939 22 23 27.79 +14 59 35.4          19.1 R      426
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.53594 22 23 26.83 +14 59 18.7          18.7 R      426
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.54251 22 23 25.82 +14 59 02.1          18.6 R      426
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.91197 22 22 32.64 +14 43 10.1          18.4 V      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.91324 22 22 32.39 +14 43 07.1                      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 24.91458 22 22 32.19 +14 43 03.6                      046
         J98S15C  C1998 09 25.04119 22 22 13.40 +14 37 43.1                      557
         J98S15C  C1998 09 25.04271 22 22 13.15 +14 37 39.9                      557
         J98S15C  C1998 09 25.04422 22 22 12.88 +14 37 34.7          19.2 V      557
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        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 F. Manca, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, R. Stoss.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 SC15                                                            PHA 0.004
    Epoch 1998 Sept. 24.0 TT = JDT 2451080.5                Williams
    M 287.29509              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.68170685     Peri.  277.84594     -0.43338977     -0.89666873
    a   1.2786086      Node   198.65949     +0.89726569     -0.41995909
    e   0.4208479      Incl.   16.39835     +0.08418780     -0.14006979
    P   1.45           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 32 observations 1998 Sept. 23-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 SC15                a,e,i = 1.28, 0.42, 16                  q = 0.7405
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 09 24    22 24.73   +15 21.0    0.371    1.341   151.5    20.9    19.0
    1998 09 29    22 12.90   +11 41.1    0.351    1.310   146.9    24.7    19.0
    1998 10 04    22 01.71   +07 31.2    0.336    1.279   140.8    29.7    19.0
    1998 10 09    21 51.58   +02 59.6    0.326    1.246   133.7    35.4    19.0
    1998 10 14    21 42.81   -01 44.4    0.319    1.213   126.1    41.7    19.1
    1998 10 19    21 35.63   -06 31.8    0.316    1.179   118.4    48.0    19.2
    1998 10 24    21 30.08   -11 15.4    0.315    1.145   110.8    54.3    19.3
    1998 10 29    21 26.10   -15 51.3    0.315    1.110   103.5    60.5    19.4
    1998 11 03    21 23.48   -20 18.1    0.317    1.075    96.5    66.5    19.5
    1998 11 08    21 21.89   -24 37.0    0.318    1.040    89.8    72.4    19.6
    1998 11 13    21 20.97   -28 50.0    0.319    1.004    83.4    78.2    19.8
    1998 11 18    21 20.24   -33 00.4    0.320    0.970    77.2    84.0    19.9
    1998 11 23    21 19.08   -37 11.4    0.320    0.935    71.3    89.8    20.1
    1998 11 28    21 16.61   -41 25.8    0.319    0.902    65.5    95.7    20.2
    1998 12 03    21 11.57   -45 44.5    0.318    0.871    59.9   101.7    20.4
    
    1998 12 13    20 46.46   -54 14.5    0.317    0.814    49.3   113.6    20.9
    1998 12 23    19 46.86   -60 37.4    0.323    0.771    41.2   122.8    21.5
    1999 01 02    18 21.72   -61 05.3    0.343    0.746    38.4   125.0    21.8
    1999 01 12    17 24.43   -55 34.8    0.380    0.742    41.3   118.9    21.5
    1999 01 22    17 07.20   -48 08.9    0.428    0.760    47.1   108.6    21.1
    1999 02 01    17 12.12   -41 06.9    0.479    0.798    53.4    97.8    20.9
    1999 02 11    17 26.56   -34 56.1    0.526    0.851    59.5    88.3    20.9
    1999 02 21    17 43.99   -29 26.8    0.563    0.913    65.6    80.3    20.9
    1999 03 03    18 01.14   -24 23.5    0.589    0.981    71.7    73.5    20.9
    1999 03 13    18 16.34   -19 34.4    0.604    1.052    78.1    67.6    20.9
    1999 03 23    18 28.44   -14 51.0    0.609    1.122    85.0    62.2    20.9
    1999 04 02    18 36.62   -10 08.3    0.605    1.191    92.5    57.0    20.8
    1999 04 12    18 40.15   -05 24.4    0.596    1.257   100.6    51.6    20.8
    1999 04 22    18 38.21   -00 41.7    0.585    1.321   109.5    45.9    20.7
    1999 05 02    18 30.24   +03 50.8    0.576    1.381   118.8    39.8    20.6
    1999 05 12    18 16.16   +07 56.6    0.574    1.437   128.0    33.6    20.5
    1999 05 22    17 56.84   +11 12.7    0.584    1.490   136.3    28.0    20.4
    1999 06 01    17 34.61   +13 16.9    0.608    1.538   141.7    24.1    20.5
    1999 06 11    17 12.60   +14 00.2    0.649    1.583   143.0    22.7    20.6
    1999 06 21    16 53.74   +13 29.7    0.708    1.623   140.0    23.7    20.9
    1999 07 01    16 39.84   +12 04.5    0.782    1.660   134.4    25.9    21.2
    1999 07 11    16 31.30   +10 05.6    0.868    1.693   127.7    28.4    21.6
    1999 07 21    16 27.80   +07 49.4    0.965    1.722   120.7    30.5    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-S30
    

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