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    M.P.E.C. 1998-Y03                                Issued 1998 Dec. 16, 16:03 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 XD9
    
    Observations:
         J98X09D* C1998 12 14.33543 05 45 54.54 +23 24 58.9          18.4        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 14.35723 05 45 53.92 +23 25 53.5                      704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 14.37899 05 45 53.31 +23 26 48.2          17.5        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 14.40081 05 45 52.84 +23 27 43.2          18.0        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 14.42262 05 45 52.25 +23 28 37.6                      704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.76753 05 45 30.80 +24 25 47.3                      557
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.76941 05 45 30.76 +24 25 52.1          16.8 V      557
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.77714 05 45 30.59 +24 26 14.8          16.7 R      540
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.77919 05 45 30.60 +24 26 18.6                      540
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.78061 05 45 30.63 +24 26 22.2                      540
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.78206 05 45 30.52 +24 26 26.3                      540
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.81740 05 45 29.80 +24 27 59.5                      587
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.82156 05 45 29.71 +24 28 09.0                      587
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.82523 05 45 29.56 +24 28 18.1                      557
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.82708 05 45 29.59 +24 28 22.7          16.5 R      611
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.83056 05 45 29.48 +24 28 30.3                      611
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.83706 05 45 29.37 +24 28 50.3                      106
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.84887 05 45 29.05 +24 29 21.8                      106
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.87203 05 45 28.52 +24 30 22.2                      106
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.88360 05 45 28.24 +24 30 51.5                      106
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.98248 05 45 25.74 +24 35 07.3          16.4 V      046
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.98720 05 45 25.62 +24 35 19.7                      046
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.98831 05 45 25.59 +24 35 22.4                      046
         J98X09D  C1998 12 15.98955 05 45 25.56 +24 35 25.8                      046
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.08566 05 45 25.34 +24 39 34.3          16.6        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.09371 05 45 25.24 +24 39 54.7          17.2        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.10212 05 45 25.00 +24 40 17.6          17.0        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.11037 05 45 24.82 +24 40 39.6          16.8        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.11876 05 45 24.57 +24 41 01.3          16.9        704
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.19896 05 45 22.20 +24 44 35.8          16.3 R      761
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.21007 05 45 21.81 +24 45 06.7                      761
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.31424 05 45 19.92 +24 49 33.7                      670
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.32674 05 45 19.54 +24 50 07.2                      670
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.33941 05 45 19.24 +24 50 39.2                      670
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.35573 05 45 18.79 +24 51 22.7          16.3 V      670
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.58102 05 45 15.13 +25 01 31.7          16.0 R      426
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.58843 05 45 14.94 +25 01 50.9          15.9 R      426
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.59216 05 45 14.84 +25 02 01.0          16.0 R      426
         J98X09D  C1998 12 16.59544 05 45 14.75 +25 02 09.3          16.1 R      426
    
    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.
    426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers S. Kluegl, E. Schwab, J. Rothermel.  Measurer
        R. Stoss.  0.45-m f/4.4 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.
    761 Zephyrhills.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  0.178-m f/9.45 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 XD9
    Epoch 1998 Dec. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451160.5                 Williams
    M 351.39912              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23526200     Peri.   27.33271     -0.33764464     -0.90273614
    a   2.5987721      Node    83.42238     +0.80716012     -0.42338019
    e   0.4926040      Incl.   15.56574     +0.48424028     +0.07626707
    P   4.19           H   17.8           G   0.15
    From 39 observations 1998 Dec. 14-16.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 XD9                 a,e,i = 2.60, 0.49, 16                  q = 1.3186
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1998 12 13    05 46.27   +22 29.4    0.390    1.373   173.9     4.4    16.8
    1998 12 23    05 43.07   +29 48.8    0.367    1.348   172.1     5.8    16.7
    1999 01 02    05 40.40   +37 20.3    0.364    1.330   159.5    15.0    17.1
    1999 01 12    05 41.37   +43 59.9    0.379    1.320   148.1    23.2    17.4
    1999 01 22    05 48.99   +49 07.9    0.409    1.319   138.7    29.5    17.7
    1999 02 01    06 05.05   +52 34.8    0.450    1.326   131.4    33.9    18.1
    1999 02 11    06 29.04   +54 25.9    0.499    1.341   125.8    36.6    18.4
    1999 02 21    06 58.80   +54 49.8    0.556    1.364   121.5    38.2    18.7
    1999 03 03    07 31.37   +53 58.3    0.619    1.394   118.1    38.9    19.0
    1999 03 13    08 03.91   +52 04.8    0.690    1.430   115.1    39.0    19.3
    1999 03 23    08 34.76   +49 23.7    0.768    1.472   112.4    38.8    19.6
    1999 04 02    09 03.24   +46 09.8    0.855    1.518   109.7    38.3    19.9
    1999 04 12    09 29.23   +42 35.5    0.950    1.568   106.8    37.7    20.2
    1999 04 22    09 53.04   +38 50.5    1.054    1.621   103.8    37.0    20.5
    1999 05 02    10 15.04   +35 02.2    1.167    1.676   100.6    36.2    20.7
    1999 05 12    10 35.56   +31 15.9    1.289    1.734    97.1    35.3    21.0
    1999 05 22    10 54.93   +27 34.6    1.419    1.792    93.5    34.3    21.3
    1999 06 01    11 13.39   +24 00.6    1.557    1.852    89.6    33.2    21.5
    1999 06 11    11 31.13   +20 35.1    1.701    1.912    85.6    32.0    21.7
    1999 06 21    11 48.32   +17 18.4    1.850    1.973    81.4    30.6    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-Y03
    

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