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    M.P.E.C. 1999-E09                                Issued 1999 Mar. 4, 19:31 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.
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    THREE NEW TNOs
    
    Observations:
         J99CD1W*1C1999 02 10.46757 11 40 51.74 +01 59 24.4          24.2 R      568
         J99CD1W 1C1999 02 10.55479 11 40 51.43 +01 59 26.6          24.2 R      568
         J99CD1W 1C1999 02 18.62279 11 40 22.04 +02 02 51.4          24.2 R      568
         J99CD1W 1C1999 02 18.63440 11 40 21.97 +02 02 52.0          24.2 R      568
         J99CD1X*1C1999 02 11.30602 08 47 28.29 +18 11 42.5          22.7 R      568
         J99CD1X 1C1999 02 11.38707 08 47 27.89 +18 11 44.1          22.7 R      568
         J99CD1X 1C1999 02 17.43889 08 46 59.44 +18 13 48.1          22.7 R      568
         J99CD1X 1C1999 02 18.39633 08 46 55.05 +18 14 07.2          22.7 R      568
         J99CD1Y*1C1999 02 11.39994 10 02 42.64 +12 02 17.3          23.5 R      568
         J99CD1Y 1C1999 02 11.47742 10 02 42.25 +12 02 20.2          23.5 R      568
         J99CD1Y 1C1999 02 19.47074 10 02 01.72 +12 06 59.8          23.5 R      568
         J99CD1Y 1C1999 02 19.49497 10 02 01.57 +12 07 00.7          23.5 R      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers C. Trujillo, J. X. Luu, D. Jewitt.  3.6-m
        Canada-France-Hawaii telescope + CCD.
    
         The eccentricities of the orbits of 1999 CW131, 1999 CX131 and 1999 CY131
    have been assumed.
    
    Orbital elements:
    Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
    J99CD1W  8.1  0.15 J992B   0.000 359.476 174.627   7.946 0.0      43.70867   8EW
    J99CD1X  6.8  0.15 J992B   0.000   1.750 127.915   9.355 0.0      42.79277   7EW
    J99CD1Y  8.1  0.15 J992B 359.999   0.110 148.245  25.167 0.13496  43.92279   8EW
    
    Ephemerides:
    1999 CW131               a,e,i = 43.71, 0.00, 8
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 03 03    11 39.54   +02 08.6   42.740   43.709   167.5     0.3    24.5
    1999 03 13    11 38.83   +02 13.5   42.716   43.709   177.7     0.1    24.5
    1999 03 23    11 38.11   +02 18.5   42.721   43.709   172.1     0.2    24.5
    1999 04 02    11 37.42   +02 23.3   42.757   43.709   162.0     0.4    24.5
    1999 04 12    11 36.77   +02 27.8   42.821   43.709   152.0     0.6    24.6
    1999 04 22    11 36.19   +02 31.8   42.911   43.709   142.1     0.8    24.6
    1999 05 02    11 35.70   +02 35.3   43.025   43.709   132.2     1.0    24.6
    1999 05 12    11 35.32   +02 38.1   43.159   43.709   122.4     1.1    24.6
    1999 05 22    11 35.06   +02 40.1   43.308   43.709   112.7     1.2    24.7
    1999 06 01    11 34.93   +02 41.2   43.468   43.709   103.1     1.3    24.7
    1999 06 11    11 34.94   +02 41.5   43.635   43.709    93.5     1.3    24.7
    1999 06 21    11 35.08   +02 40.9   43.803   43.709    84.0     1.3    24.7
    1999 07 01    11 35.37   +02 39.4   43.969   43.709    74.5     1.3    24.7
    1999 07 11    11 35.77   +02 37.0   44.127   43.709    65.1     1.2    24.7
    
    1999 CX131               a,e,i = 42.79, 0.00, 9
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 03 03    08 46.01   +18 18.1   41.958   42.793   147.0     0.7    23.2
    1999 03 13    08 45.40   +18 20.8   42.062   42.793   136.9     0.9    23.2
    1999 03 23    08 44.90   +18 23.0   42.189   42.793   126.8     1.1    23.2
    1999 04 02    08 44.53   +18 24.7   42.333   42.793   116.8     1.2    23.3
    1999 04 12    08 44.32   +18 25.8   42.491   42.793   106.9     1.3    23.3
    1999 04 22    08 44.25   +18 26.4   42.657   42.793    97.1     1.3    23.3
    1999 05 02    08 44.35   +18 26.3   42.827   42.793    87.4     1.3    23.3
    1999 05 12    08 44.60   +18 25.6   42.995   42.793    77.8     1.3    23.3
    1999 05 22    08 45.00   +18 24.3   43.158   42.793    68.2     1.3    23.3
    
    1999 CY131               a,e,i = 43.92, 0.13, 25                 q = 37.995
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 03 03    10 01.07   +12 13.6   37.032   37.995   166.1     0.4    23.9
    1999 03 13    10 00.28   +12 19.1   37.086   37.995   155.9     0.6    24.0
    1999 03 23    09 59.56   +12 24.2   37.167   37.995   145.7     0.8    24.0
    1999 04 02    09 58.95   +12 28.7   37.274   37.995   135.7     1.1    24.0
    1999 04 12    09 58.46   +12 32.5   37.401   37.995   125.7     1.2    24.0
    1999 04 22    09 58.11   +12 35.6   37.546   37.995   115.8     1.4    24.1
    1999 05 02    09 57.93   +12 37.8   37.704   37.995   106.0     1.5    24.1
    1999 05 12    09 57.90   +12 39.1   37.870   37.995    96.3     1.5    24.1
    1999 05 22    09 58.05   +12 39.4   38.039   37.995    86.7     1.5    24.1
    1999 06 01    09 58.35   +12 38.9   38.207   37.995    77.2     1.5    24.1
    1999 06 11    09 58.82   +12 37.6   38.368   37.995    67.7     1.4    24.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-E09
    

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