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    M.P.E.C. 1998-V18                                Issued 1998 Nov. 12, 20:19 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 VO
    
    Observations:
         J98V00O* C1998 11 10.24942 02 26 20.89 +17 30 15.4          17.6        704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 10.26845 02 26 20.57 +17 27 46.0                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 10.28759 02 26 20.17 +17 25 16.7                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 10.30661 02 26 20.05 +17 22 46.9          18.3        704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 10.32581 02 26 19.60 +17 20 15.1          17.8        704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.17068 02 26 41.83 +15 35 20.0          18.2        704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.17662 02 26 41.72 +15 34 36.8          18.0        704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.19243 02 26 41.60 +15 32 46.1                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.19850 02 26 41.52 +15 32 03.3                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.20942 02 26 41.04 +15 30 35.7          15.8 V      713
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.21458 02 26 41.20 +15 30 09.1                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.21779 02 26 40.94 +15 29 36.1          15.9 V      713
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.22052 02 26 41.09 +15 29 26.9                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.22184 02 26 40.91 +15 29 07.3          15.9 V      713
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.23384 02 26 40.73 +15 27 41.1          15.9 V      713
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.23635 02 26 40.86 +15 27 35.1                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.24229 02 26 40.72 +15 26 52.7                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.25034 02 26 40.46 +15 25 44.5          15.6 V      713
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.25809 02 26 40.55 +15 25 01.7                      704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.26407 02 26 40.36 +15 24 19.1          18.6        704
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.57677 02 26 46.85 +14 47 57.3          15.6 V      900
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.60117 02 26 46.53 +14 45 10.5                      900
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.76678 02 26 53.98 +14 25 59.2          15.6 V      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.76753 02 26 53.98 +14 25 54.3                      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.76831 02 26 53.97 +14 25 49.1                      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.76894 02 26 53.97 +14 25 44.9                      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.81297 02 26 53.84 +14 20 53.8                      118
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.81513 02 26 53.82 +14 20 39.3                      118
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.81998 02 26 53.80 +14 20 07.4          15.8 R      118
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.85516 02 26 54.97 +14 16 22.6                      619
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.86058 02 26 54.95 +14 15 46.6                      619
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.89443 02 26 53.50 +14 11 56.2                      106
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90070 02 26 53.36 +14 11 10.0                      557
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90170 02 26 53.34 +14 11 03.4                      557
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90214 02 26 53.82 +14 11 06.2          15.6        143
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90269 02 26 53.34 +14 10 56.5                      557
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90370 02 26 53.79 +14 10 56.2          15.6        143
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90528 02 26 53.85 +14 10 46.0          15.6        143
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90684 02 26 53.79 +14 10 35.5          15.6        143
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.90869 02 26 53.37 +14 10 21.9                      106
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.91262 02 26 53.76 +14 09 51.8          16.1 R      611
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.91528 02 26 53.73 +14 09 33.5          16.4 R      611
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.92333 02 26 53.21 +14 08 45.1                      106
         J98V00O  C1998 11 11.93891 02 26 53.02 +14 07 01.7                      106
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.03510 02 26 58.82 +13 56 29.4          15.3 R      835
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.04240 02 26 58.80 +13 55 41.5                      835
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.04939 02 26 58.75 +13 54 56.7                      835
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.10480 02 26 59.51 +13 49 19.3          15.0 R      758
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.10654 02 26 59.53 +13 49 08.1          14.9 R      758
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.10872 02 26 59.48 +13 48 54.6          15.1 R      758
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.11056 02 26 59.45 +13 48 42.1          15.3 R      758
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.11249 02 26 59.37 +13 48 29.2          14.8 R      758
         J98V00O IC1998 11 12.28299 02 27 00.39 +13 30 03.6                      670
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.28889 02 27 00.24 +13 29 25.8                      670
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.29861 02 27 00.09 +13 28 24.1                      670
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.30990 02 26 59.87 +13 27 12.3          16.0 V      670
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.43682 02 27 07.12 +13 13 40.0          16.0 V      402
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.43821 02 27 07.12 +13 13 31.4                      402
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.43960 02 27 07.11 +13 13 22.8                      402
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.44098 02 27 07.11 +13 13 14.0                      402
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.50052 02 27 06.67 +13 07 05.3                      900
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.52078 02 27 06.42 +13 05 00.0          15.8 V      900
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.73080 02 27 12.32 +12 42 56.2          15.8 V      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.73185 02 27 12.32 +12 42 49.7                      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.73269 02 27 12.33 +12 42 44.7                      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.73343 02 27 12.31 +12 42 40.3                      046
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.77514 02 27 12.55 +12 38 29.8          15.7 R      540
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.77639 02 27 12.58 +12 38 22.1                      540
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.77759 02 27 12.58 +12 38 14.5                      540
         J98V00O  C1998 11 12.78063 02 27 12.57 +12 37 56.6                      540
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5
        reflector + CCD.
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.20-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observer E. Meyer.  0.3-m f/5.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers R. Stoss, J. Volpp.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    619 Sabadell.  Observers F. Casarramona, J. Plano, J. C. Molina.  0.51-m f/3.9
        reflector + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    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.
    835 Drum Hill Station, Chelmsford.  Observer R. Sinnott.  0.20-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 VO                                                              PHA 0.029
    Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
    M  70.32246              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.88592200     Peri.   75.85725     +0.55045536     +0.82459858
    a   1.0736739      Node   228.30943     -0.81744162     +0.50056723
    e   0.2269544      Incl.   10.06631     -0.16967053     +0.26357094
    P   1.11           H   20.3           G   0.15
    From 70 observations 1998 Nov. 10-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 VO                  a,e,i = 1.07, 0.23, 10                  q = 0.8300
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 11 03    02 22.58   +40 30.3    0.058    1.045   154.3    24.3    15.4
    1998 11 08    02 25.51   +23 00.4    0.074    1.064   171.0     8.4    15.4
    1998 11 13    02 27.22   +12 17.0    0.095    1.083   167.9    11.1    16.1
    1998 11 18    02 28.80   +05 44.6    0.120    1.101   159.5    18.3    16.8
    1998 11 23    02 30.66   +01 41.1    0.146    1.119   152.6    24.0    17.5
    1998 11 28    02 33.00   -00 50.2    0.175    1.137   146.8    28.4    18.0
    1998 12 03    02 35.88   -02 21.6    0.205    1.154   141.8    31.9    18.5
    1998 12 08    02 39.30   -03 12.4    0.236    1.170   137.4    34.7    18.9
    1998 12 13    02 43.25   -03 34.4    0.269    1.185   133.4    37.1    19.3
    1998 12 18    02 47.76   -03 35.3    0.303    1.200   129.7    39.1    19.7
    1998 12 23    02 52.84   -03 20.6    0.338    1.214   126.3    40.8    20.0
    1998 12 28    02 58.47   -02 54.2    0.373    1.227   123.0    42.2    20.2
    1999 01 02    03 04.62   -02 19.2    0.410    1.240   119.9    43.4    20.5
    1999 01 07    03 11.22   -01 37.9    0.447    1.251   117.0    44.5    20.7
    1999 01 12    03 18.28   -00 52.0    0.485    1.262   114.1    45.3    21.0
    1999 01 17    03 25.77   -00 02.7    0.523    1.272   111.4    46.1    21.2
    1999 01 22    03 33.68   +00 48.9    0.562    1.280   108.7    46.7    21.4
    1999 01 27    03 42.00   +01 41.8    0.601    1.288   106.2    47.2    21.5
    1999 02 01    03 50.69   +02 35.1    0.640    1.295   103.7    47.6    21.7
    1999 02 06    03 59.72   +03 28.3    0.678    1.301   101.3    48.0    21.8
    1999 02 11    04 09.09   +04 20.8    0.717    1.306    98.9    48.3    22.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V18
    

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