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    M.P.E.C. 1998-W14                                Issued 1998 Nov. 19, 16:34 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 WS
    
    Observations:
         J98W00S* C1998 11 17.08526 07 47 39.02 +69 22 08.8          16.4        704
         J98W00S  C1998 11 17.10822 07 47 44.02 +69 22 38.5                      704
         J98W00S  C1998 11 17.13108 07 47 48.84 +69 23 10.0                      704
         J98W00S  C1998 11 17.15403 07 47 53.87 +69 23 41.8          16.8        704
         J98W00S  C1998 11 17.17724 07 47 59.11 +69 24 11.8                      704
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.45918 07 52 20.35 +69 52 31.6                      711
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.46226 07 52 20.95 +69 52 35.6                      711
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.46533 07 52 21.55 +69 52 39.7                      711
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.73195 07 53 17.19 +69 58 14.3          14.4 R      540
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.73380 07 53 17.63 +69 58 16.7                      540
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.73553 07 53 17.99 +69 58 19.0                      540
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.73727 07 53 18.36 +69 58 21.4                      540
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.76602 07 53 24.32 +69 58 58.9                      151
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.77615 07 53 26.46 +69 59 12.4          13.8 V      151
         J98W00S  C1998 11 18.78282 07 53 27.85 +69 59 21.2          14.6 V      151
         J98W00S  C1998 11 19.63539 07 56 23.68 +70 17 51.3          14.4 V      355
         J98W00S  C1998 11 19.63887 07 56 24.45 +70 17 55.8                      355
         J98W00S  C1998 11 19.64192 07 56 24.98 +70 17 59.9                      355
         J98W00S  C1998 11 19.64804 07 56 26.24 +70 18 08.1                      355
    
    Observer details:
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.25-m f/8.0
        reflector + CCD.
    355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observer E. Meyer.  0.3-m f/5.2 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries.  0.76-m
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 WS
    Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
    M 347.79511              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20395784     Peri.   91.43855     -0.18863087     -0.97810329
    a   2.8583085      Node    10.72535     +0.60204723     -0.18591752
    e   0.4276349      Incl.   28.19704     +0.77585922     -0.09353417
    P   4.83           H   12.2           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 1998 Nov. 17-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 WS                  a,e,i = 2.86, 0.43, 28                  q = 1.6360
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 11 13    07 33.78   +67 49.4    1.010    1.693   115.7    31.8    14.7
    1998 11 18    07 50.77   +69 42.4    0.989    1.682   116.6    31.7    14.7
    1998 11 23    08 07.9    +71 28.0    0.970    1.673   117.4    31.6    14.6
    1998 11 28    08 25.0    +73 05.4    0.954    1.664   118.1    31.5    14.5
    1998 12 03    08 41.4    +74 33.8    0.940    1.657   118.7    31.5    14.5
    1998 12 08    08 56.6    +75 53.0    0.928    1.650   119.2    31.4    14.5
    1998 12 13    09 09.8    +77 02.8    0.919    1.645   119.6    31.4    14.4
    1998 12 18    09 19.9    +78 03.1    0.911    1.641   119.9    31.3    14.4
    1998 12 23    09 25.9    +78 53.3    0.906    1.638   120.2    31.3    14.4
    1998 12 28    09 26.9    +79 32.3    0.902    1.637   120.4    31.2    14.4
    1999 01 02    09 22.4    +79 58.4    0.899    1.636   120.7    31.1    14.4
    1999 01 07    09 12.5    +80 09.4    0.898    1.637   120.8    31.1    14.4
    1999 01 12    08 58.3    +80 02.4    0.899    1.638   121.0    31.0    14.4
    1999 01 17    08 42.1    +79 34.8    0.901    1.641   121.0    30.9    14.4
    1999 01 22    08 26.2    +78 45.2    0.905    1.646   121.1    30.8    14.4
    1999 01 27    08 12.8    +77 34.1    0.912    1.651   121.0    30.8    14.4
    1999 02 01    08 02.7    +76 03.2    0.920    1.657   120.8    30.7    14.4
    1999 02 06    07 56.1    +74 14.8    0.931    1.665   120.5    30.7    14.5
    1999 02 11    07 52.6    +72 11.4    0.945    1.673   120.0    30.7    14.5
    1999 02 16    07 51.67   +69 55.4    0.961    1.683   119.4    30.8    14.6
    1999 02 21    07 52.84   +67 29.3    0.981    1.694   118.6    30.8    14.6
    1999 02 26    07 55.63   +64 55.4    1.004    1.705   117.6    31.0    14.7
    1999 03 03    07 59.65   +62 16.1    1.030    1.718   116.4    31.1    14.8
    
    1999 03 08    08 04.60   +59 33.3    1.060    1.731   115.0    31.3    14.9
    1999 03 18    08 16.42   +54 03.9    1.131    1.761   111.7    31.7    15.0
    1999 03 28    08 29.93   +48 39.1    1.216    1.793   107.8    32.0    15.2
    1999 04 07    08 44.36   +43 26.9    1.315    1.829   103.5    32.2    15.5
    1999 04 17    08 59.26   +38 31.7    1.426    1.867    98.9    32.1    15.7
    1999 04 27    09 14.44   +33 55.0    1.548    1.906    94.1    31.8    15.9
    1999 05 07    09 29.69   +29 36.8    1.680    1.948    89.2    31.2    16.1
    1999 05 17    09 44.93   +25 35.8    1.819    1.992    84.3    30.3    16.3
    1999 05 27    10 00.14   +21 50.2    1.964    2.036    79.3    29.3    16.5
    1999 06 06    10 15.26   +18 18.1    2.112    2.082    74.4    28.0    16.7
    1999 06 16    10 30.29   +14 57.8    2.262    2.128    69.4    26.5    16.8
    1999 06 26    10 45.23   +11 47.5    2.413    2.176    64.4    24.9    17.0
    1999 07 06    11 00.08   +08 46.0    2.563    2.223    59.3    23.2    17.1
    1999 07 16    11 14.86   +05 52.0    2.710    2.271    54.3    21.3    17.2
    1999 07 26    11 29.58   +03 04.7    2.852    2.319    49.2    19.4    17.3
    1999 08 05    11 44.25   +00 23.2    2.989    2.367    44.1    17.3    17.4
    1999 08 15    11 58.89   -02 13.1    3.118    2.415    38.9    15.3    17.4
    1999 08 25    12 13.51   -04 44.5    3.239    2.463    33.7    13.2    17.5
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-W14
    

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