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    M.P.E.C. 1998-W30                                Issued 1998 Nov. 24, 16:23 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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                       URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html
    
                                       1998 WQ5
    
    Observations:
         J98W05Q* C1998 11 19.28764 04 11 47.21 +57 18 24.4          19.3        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 19.33229 04 11 40.64 +57 18 05.4          19.1        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 19.35449 04 11 37.26 +57 17 56.2          19.3        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 19.37672 04 11 33.98 +57 17 48.7          19.8        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 20.96124 04 07 44.02 +57 06 05.8                      557
         J98W05Q SC1998 11 20.96316 04 07 43.73 +57 06 05.1                      557
         J98W05Q IC1998 11 20.96514 04 07 43.31 +57 06 03.9                      557
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 22.33747 04 04 21.14 +56 54 29.8                      684
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 22.35207 04 04 18.89 +56 54 22.1          17.9 R      684
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.13602 04 02 23.45 +56 47 01.4          17.8        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.14129 04 02 22.97 +56 46 57.5                      704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.15164 04 02 21.04 +56 46 53.1                      704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.15691 04 02 20.13 +56 46 48.8          17.8        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.16209 04 02 19.65 +56 46 47.4                      704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.16728 04 02 19.00 +56 46 43.7          17.8        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.17773 04 02 17.34 +56 46 39.4          18.0        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.21091 04 02 12.04 +56 46 19.9          17.9        704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.22128 04 02 10.48 +56 46 14.8                      704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.23175 04 02 08.72 +56 46 06.6                      704
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.25254 04 02 05.39 +56 45 56.9                      704
         J98W05Q IC1998 11 23.31763 04 01 55.84 +56 45 18.7                      684
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.32510 04 01 54.69 +56 45 14.3          17.6 R      684
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.84036 04 00 38.57 +56 40 02.3                      557
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.84311 04 00 38.15 +56 40 00.8                      557
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.84567 04 00 37.74 +56 39 59.1                      557
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.93220 04 00 24.46 +56 39 06.7                      118
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.93767 04 00 23.75 +56 39 03.9                      118
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 23.94028 04 00 23.31 +56 39 02.4          18.6 R      118
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 24.00627 04 00 13.19 +56 38 21.8                      046
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 24.01480 04 00 11.94 +56 38 16.7                      046
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 24.01588 04 00 11.77 +56 38 15.8                      046
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 24.01703 04 00 11.61 +56 38 15.0                      046
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 24.21010 03 59 43.40 +56 36 14.7          17.2 R      713
         J98W05Q  C1998 11 24.27005 03 59 34.31 +56 35 37.5          17.4 R      713
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    684 Prescott.  Observer P. G. Comba.  0.46-m f/4.5 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.
    713 Thornton.  Observer R. A. Koff.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 WQ5
    Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
    M 256.15857              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42807270     Peri.  269.75620     -0.85099886     +0.25699016
    a   1.7436435      Node   285.10620     -0.01801865     -0.88586265
    e   0.3708669      Incl.   28.31931     -0.52485833     -0.38626858
    P   2.30           H   15.4           G   0.15
    From 34 observations 1998 Nov. 19-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 WQ5                 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.37, 28                  q = 1.0970
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 11 23    04 02.72   +56 48.3    1.132    2.013   143.4    17.0    18.1
    1998 12 03    03 38.32   +54 34.3    1.080    1.974   145.7    16.3    17.9
    1998 12 13    03 17.54   +51 09.0    1.052    1.933   143.4    17.7    17.9
    1998 12 23    03 03.33   +46 55.0    1.048    1.891   137.1    20.8    17.9
    1999 01 02    02 56.41   +42 23.6    1.066    1.846   128.6    24.6    18.0
    1999 01 12    02 56.03   +38 01.5    1.102    1.801   119.3    28.4    18.1
    1999 01 22    03 01.04   +34 04.9    1.150    1.753   110.2    31.8    18.3
    1999 02 01    03 10.34   +30 40.0    1.207    1.704   101.6    34.5    18.4
    1999 02 11    03 23.00   +27 45.5    1.267    1.655    93.6    36.5    18.5
    1999 02 21    03 38.38   +25 16.9    1.327    1.604    86.3    38.0    18.6
    1999 03 03    03 55.96   +23 07.8    1.384    1.552    79.7    38.9    18.6
    1999 03 13    04 15.37   +21 11.8    1.436    1.500    73.8    39.5    18.6
    1999 03 23    04 36.37   +19 22.8    1.480    1.448    68.4    39.8    18.6
    1999 04 02    04 58.77   +17 35.4    1.516    1.397    63.7    39.9    18.6
    1999 04 12    05 22.41   +15 44.9    1.542    1.347    59.5    39.9    18.6
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-W30
    

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