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    M.P.E.C. 1998-Y02                                Issued 1998 Dec. 16, 15:49 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 XB9
    
    Observations:
         J98X09B* C1998 12 12.38124 07 30 07.24 +51 49 16.8          17.6        704
         J98X09B  C1998 12 12.39546 07 30 06.71 +51 49 07.7                      704
         J98X09B  C1998 12 12.40987 07 30 06.26 +51 48 57.6          17.9        704
         J98X09B  C1998 12 12.42387 07 30 05.85 +51 48 48.2          17.9        704
         J98X09B  C1998 12 12.43780 07 30 05.32 +51 48 39.5          17.9        704
         J98X09B  C1998 12 14.94962 07 28 49.76 +51 20 39.7          17.1 R      151
         J98X09B  C1998 12 14.95818 07 28 49.35 +51 20 34.2          17.2 R      151
         J98X09B  C1998 12 14.96512 07 28 49.11 +51 20 28.7          17.0 R      151
         J98X09B  C1998 12 14.96909 07 28 48.95 +51 20 26.7          17.2 R      151
         J98X09B IC1998 12 15.79790 07 28 18.85 +51 10 23.3          16.9 R      540
         J98X09B IC1998 12 15.80433 07 28 18.46 +51 10 16.7                      540
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.80752 07 28 18.15 +51 10 14.3          17.2 V      557
         J98X09B IC1998 12 15.81017 07 28 17.82 +51 10 11.0                      540
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.82284 07 28 17.53 +51 10 03.7                      557
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.84833 07 28 16.74 +51 09 46.6                      587
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.85711 07 28 16.40 +51 09 40.8                      587
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.94968 07 28 12.11 +51 08 35.8          16.7 V      046
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.95203 07 28 12.01 +51 08 34.1                      046
         J98X09B  C1998 12 15.95509 07 28 11.87 +51 08 32.0                      046
         J98X09B  C1998 12 16.36806 07 27 55.09 +51 03 28.5                      670
         J98X09B  C1998 12 16.38333 07 27 54.28 +51 03 16.8                      670
         J98X09B  C1998 12 16.41302 07 27 52.94 +51 02 53.5          17.1 V      670
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.25-m f/8.0
        reflector + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observer E. Meyer.  0.3-m f/5.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers P. Sicoli, A. Testa.  0.5-m 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 XB9
    Epoch 1998 Dec. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451160.5                 Williams
    M   7.07547              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22656820     Peri.  105.07674     +0.38988036     -0.90959603
    a   2.6648335      Node   320.97519     +0.73274537     +0.40090231
    e   0.4708654      Incl.   13.18534     +0.55774325     +0.10914398
    P   4.35           H   16.6           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 1998 Dec. 12-16.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 XB9                 a,e,i = 2.66, 0.47, 13                  q = 1.4101
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 12 13    07 29.85   +51 42.6    0.534    1.444   142.1    24.8    17.2
    1998 12 23    07 22.31   +49 27.6    0.531    1.468   149.8    19.7    17.1
    1999 01 02    07 11.73   +46 18.2    0.544    1.497   156.2    15.4    17.0
    1999 01 12    07 02.02   +42 28.6    0.574    1.532   158.3    13.7    17.1
    1999 01 22    06 55.81   +38 23.2    0.624    1.571   154.7    15.5    17.4
    1999 02 01    06 54.19   +34 26.9    0.693    1.614   147.8    19.0    17.8
    1999 02 11    06 56.89   +30 55.1    0.780    1.661   139.8    22.6    18.2
    1999 02 21    07 03.24   +27 52.1    0.883    1.710   131.9    25.5    18.7
    1999 03 03    07 12.48   +25 16.0    1.000    1.761   124.3    27.7    19.1
    1999 03 13    07 23.84   +23 01.7    1.129    1.814   117.2    29.2    19.4
    1999 03 23    07 36.77   +21 03.6    1.268    1.868   110.6    30.0    19.8
    1999 04 02    07 50.84   +19 16.5    1.416    1.923   104.2    30.2    20.1
    1999 04 12    08 05.67   +17 36.6    1.570    1.979    98.2    30.1    20.4
    1999 04 22    08 21.02   +16 00.7    1.729    2.035    92.3    29.6    20.6
    1999 05 02    08 36.69   +14 26.7    1.892    2.091    86.6    28.8    20.9
    1999 05 12    08 52.52   +12 53.1    2.057    2.147    81.1    27.7    21.1
    1999 05 22    09 08.41   +11 18.8    2.223    2.203    75.7    26.4    21.2
    1999 06 01    09 24.29   +09 43.2    2.388    2.259    70.3    25.0    21.4
    1999 06 11    09 40.08   +08 06.1    2.551    2.314    65.0    23.4    21.6
    1999 06 21    09 55.77   +06 27.3    2.711    2.368    59.8    21.8    21.7
    1999 07 01    10 11.31   +04 46.8    2.867    2.422    54.5    20.0    21.8
    1999 07 11    10 26.69   +03 04.8    3.016    2.475    49.3    18.1    21.9
    1999 07 21    10 41.92   +01 21.5    3.158    2.528    44.0    16.2    22.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-Y02
    

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