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    M.P.E.C. 1998-V28                                Issued 1998 Nov. 14, 13:58 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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                                        1997 BQ
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1997-C06
    
    Observations:
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 11.17203 03 14 42.37 +17 55 04.5          19.5 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 11.17585 03 14 41.98 +17 55 04.3          19.3 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 11.17992 03 14 41.58 +17 55 04.0          19.2 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 11.18391 03 14 41.21 +17 55 03.4          19.4 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 11.19809 03 14 39.72 +17 55 02.6          19.1 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 14.25012 03 09 31.90 +17 49 22.7          19.8 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 14.25348 03 09 31.52 +17 49 22.6          19.6 R      709
         J97B00Q  C1998 11 14.25809 03 09 30.98 +17 49 21.4          19.5 R      709
    
    Observer details:
    709 Cloudcroft.  Observer W. Offutt.  0.6-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    981111 709  7.4+  3.1+    981114 709  6.1+  1.5+    MPC 30473   -0.0067 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1997 BQ                                                              PHA 0.038
    Epoch 1999 Jan. 22.0 TT = JDT 2451200.5                 Marsden
    M 284.51929              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42745307     Peri.  147.30609     -0.94548153     +0.29065916
    a   1.7453281      Node    50.30599     -0.32444700     -0.80149323
    e   0.4793529      Incl.   11.00658     -0.02826327     -0.52261444
    P   2.31           H   18.0           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    970116 381  0.3+  1.0-    970129 355  0.3-  0.3-    970219 360  0.7-  0.1+
    970116 381  1.1+  1.6+    970129 355  0.4-  0.2-    970219 360  0.6-  0.2+
    970116 381  0.3-  0.0     970129 355  0.8-  0.0     970221 118  0.6-  0.2+
    970116 381  0.1-  0.9+    970130 670  0.5-  0.7-    970221 118  0.1-  0.3-
    970116 381  0.0   0.6+    970130 670  0.4-  1.1+    970221 118  0.4-  0.2+
    970116 381  0.4-  0.1+    970130 670  0.2+  0.3-    970222 360  0.6-  0.7-
    970116 381  0.2+  1.8+    970130 670  1.7+  0.2+    970222 360  0.7-  0.5-
    970116 381  1.9+  1.6+    970130 897  0.4+  0.6-    970222 360  0.5-  0.5-
    970116 381  1.5-  1.4-    970130 897  0.2-  0.2+    970223 658  0.5-  0.1+
    970116 381  0.0   1.0+    970130 897  0.3+  0.2+    970223 658  0.3-  0.2+
    970120 327  0.6+  0.3+    970130 355  0.6-  0.9-    970223 658  0.5-  0.1+
    970120 327  1.5+  0.5+    970130 355  0.3-  0.8-    970223 658  0.2-  0.3+
    970120 327  0.7+  0.2+    970130 355  0.4-  0.6-    970223 658  0.5-  0.1-
    970120 327  0.8+  0.5+    970131 670  0.6+  0.3+    970224 658  0.2-  0.3+
    970121 046  0.1+  0.1+    970131 670  0.4-  0.1+    970224 658  0.0   0.1-
    970121 046  0.4-  0.4-    970201 540  1.4-  0.5+    970224 658  0.3-  0.3-
    970121 046  0.0   0.0     970201 540  1.2-  0.1-    970224 658  0.9-  0.5+
    970121 046  0.3-  0.4+    970201 540 (2.2-  0.3+)   970224 658  0.8-  0.3+
    970121 046  0.2-  0.4-    970201 540  0.1+  0.1+    970301 118  0.9+  0.2-
    970122 817  0.6-  0.0     970202 540  0.6+  0.4-    970301 118  0.8+  0.1-
    970124 817  0.4-  0.5-    970202 540  0.3+  0.2+    970301 118  0.4+  0.2-
    970124 817  0.6+  0.3-    970202 540  0.3+  0.2+    970301 557  0.4+  0.1-
    970124 817  0.3-  0.8-    970203 557  0.1+  0.5+    970301 557  0.3+  0.0
    970124 658  0.7-  1.3-    970203 557  0.2+  0.6+    970305 557  0.3+  1.2-
    970124 658  0.8-  1.1-    970203 557  0.0   0.7+    970305 557  0.2+  1.2-
    970124 658  1.1-  1.5-    970203 557  0.1+  0.6+    970305 557  0.3+  1.1-
    970125 355  0.8+  1.0+    970205 402  0.1-  0.3+    970309 557  0.2+  0.0
    970125 355  0.1-  0.6+    970205 402  0.5-  0.1+    970309 557  0.2+  0.4+
    970125 355  0.3+  0.9+    970205 402  0.3-  0.6+    970310 557  0.5+  0.3-
    970125 355  1.5+  0.9+    970205 402  0.4-  0.2+    970310 557  0.7+  0.3+
    970125 355  0.5+  0.0     970206 657  0.6+  0.1-    970310 557  0.7+  0.2-
    970125 557  0.2-  0.4-    970206 657  1.3+  0.8+    970312 557  0.5+  0.2+
    970125 557  0.1-  0.4-    970206 657  0.2+  0.5-    970312 557  0.2+  0.4+
    970125 557  0.4-  0.7-    970206 657  0.2+  0.3+    970312 557  0.3+  0.1+
    970126 355  1.1+  1.4+    970206 657  0.1-  0.4-    970312 557  0.8+  0.6+
    970126 355 (2.7+  2.4+)   970206 557  0.3-  0.2+    970619 422  1.8-  0.1+
    970126 046  0.0   0.2-    970206 557  0.3-  0.3+    970627 422  0.8-  0.2-
    970126 046  0.4+  0.1+    970206 557  0.2-  0.3+    970627 422  0.2+  0.4-
    970126 046  0.4+  0.1-    970206 540  0.3+  0.3+    970627 422  0.8+  0.0
    970126 046  0.4+  0.2+    970206 540  0.2-  0.3+    970629 360  0.1-  0.2+
    970127 557  0.2+  0.1+    970206 540  0.2+  0.6+    970629 360  0.3+  0.3+
    970127 557  0.1+  0.1-    970208 566  0.4+  0.2+    970629 360  0.1+  0.5+
    970127 557  0.2+  0.1-    970208 566  0.3+  0.2+    981111 709  0.3+  0.1-
    970127 557  0.2+  0.0     970208 566  0.3+  0.1+    981111 709  0.3+  0.0
    970128 402  0.1-  0.2-    970209 360  0.5-  0.3+    981111 709  0.5+  0.1+
    970128 587  0.2+  0.1+    970209 360  0.6-  0.3+    981111 709  1.0+  0.1-
    970128 587  0.3-  0.2+    970209 360  0.6-  0.2+    981111 709  0.4+  0.5+
    970128 587  0.4+  0.6-    970210 046  0.8-  0.0     981114 709  0.4+  1.4-
    970129 900  0.5-  0.0     970210 046  0.7-  0.1-    981114 709  0.1-  1.1-
    970129 900  0.2-  1.1-    970219 360  0.6-  0.1+    981114 709  0.9-  1.8-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 BQ                  a,e,i = 1.75, 0.48, 11                  q = 0.9087
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 11 13    03 11.64   +17 51.8    1.262    2.252   179.9     0.0    19.7
    1998 11 18    03 03.15   +17 41.7    1.248    2.232   172.9     3.1    19.9
    1998 11 23    02 54.70   +17 30.6    1.241    2.212   165.9     6.3    20.1
    1998 11 28    02 46.54   +17 19.3    1.242    2.191   158.9     9.3    20.2
    1998 12 03    02 38.93   +17 08.6    1.250    2.170   152.0    12.3    20.3
    1998 12 08    02 32.05   +16 59.4    1.264    2.148   145.3    15.1    20.4
    1998 12 13    02 26.06   +16 52.4    1.283    2.126   138.8    17.7    20.5
    1998 12 18    02 21.07   +16 48.4    1.308    2.103   132.6    20.2    20.6
    1998 12 23    02 17.14   +16 47.9    1.336    2.079   126.6    22.3    20.7
    1998 12 28    02 14.32   +16 51.3    1.368    2.055   120.9    24.2    20.8
    1999 01 02    02 12.58   +16 58.7    1.402    2.030   115.5    25.9    20.9
    1999 01 07    02 11.88   +17 10.2    1.438    2.004   110.3    27.4    20.9
    1999 01 12    02 12.19   +17 25.7    1.475    1.978   105.3    28.7    21.0
    1999 01 17    02 13.46   +17 45.1    1.513    1.951   100.7    29.7    21.0
    1999 01 22    02 15.65   +18 08.1    1.550    1.924    96.2    30.6    21.1
    1999 01 27    02 18.70   +18 34.6    1.587    1.896    92.0    31.3    21.1
    1999 02 01    02 22.54   +19 04.2    1.623    1.867    87.9    31.8    21.2
    1999 02 06    02 27.15   +19 36.5    1.657    1.838    84.1    32.2    21.2
    1999 02 11    02 32.48   +20 11.3    1.689    1.808    80.4    32.6    21.2
    1999 02 16    02 38.50   +20 48.3    1.719    1.778    76.9    32.8    21.2
    1999 02 21    02 45.18   +21 27.2    1.747    1.747    73.5    32.9    21.2
    1999 02 26    02 52.51   +22 07.5    1.773    1.716    70.4    32.9    21.2
    1999 03 03    03 00.46   +22 49.1    1.796    1.684    67.3    32.9    21.2
    1999 03 08    03 09.02   +23 31.3    1.816    1.651    64.4    32.8    21.2
    1999 03 13    03 18.19   +24 14.0    1.833    1.618    61.7    32.7    21.1
    1999 03 18    03 27.96   +24 56.8    1.846    1.585    59.1    32.6    21.1
    1999 03 23    03 38.36   +25 39.2    1.857    1.551    56.6    32.4    21.1
    1999 03 28    03 49.36   +26 20.8    1.865    1.516    54.2    32.3    21.0
    1999 04 02    04 00.99   +27 01.1    1.870    1.482    52.0    32.1    21.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-V28
    

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