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    M.P.E.C. 1999-P06                                Issued 1999 Aug. 3, 15:40 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
    
                                       1998 AK8
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1998-A17
    
    Observations:
         J98A08K 1C1999 08 01.73579 02 00 16.77 -37 53 34.3                      413
         J98A08K 1C1999 08 02.79011 02 01 58.36 -38 21 57.4                      413
         J98A08K 1C1999 08 02.79361 02 01 58.69 -38 22 03.0                      413
         J98A08K 1C1999 08 02.79632 02 01 58.94 -38 22 07.6                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    990801 413 60.1- 14.2-    990802 413 60.7- 14.7-    MPC 32059   +0.048 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 AK8
    Epoch 1999 Aug. 10.0 TT = JDT 2451400.5                 Williams
    M 228.32973              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40882771     Peri.   11.57303     -0.69452910     -0.40190199
    a   1.7979426      Node   126.85421     +0.58615163     -0.79704857
    e   0.1817571      Incl.   48.22593     +0.41719970     +0.45076421
    P   2.41           H   16.5           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    980109 910  0.0   0.1-    980111 611  0.3+  0.5+    980118 113  0.5-  0.5-
    980109 910  0.3+  0.1+    980111 611  0.3-  0.5-    980118 113  0.4-  0.7-
    980109 910  0.0   0.1-    980111 611  0.1-  0.4-    980118 113  0.9-  0.4-
    980109 910  0.2-  0.0     980111 611  0.6+  0.5+    980118 113  0.0   0.5-
    980109 910  0.1-  0.3+    980111 611  0.3+  0.3+    980120 104  0.1-  0.5+
    980109 910  0.4-  0.1+    980111 611  0.2-  0.1-    980120 104  0.0   0.3+
    980109 910  0.1-  0.1+    980111 611  0.1+  0.5+    980120 104  0.1+  0.2+
    980109 910  0.2+  0.2+    980111 611  0.1-  0.4-    980120 104  0.3+  0.3+
    980109 910  0.1+  0.3+    980111 611  0.1-  0.3-    980123 670  0.4-  0.3+
    980110 910  0.1+  0.4+    980111 611  0.2-  0.1-    980123 670  0.8-  0.0
    980110 910  0.2+  0.1-    980111 611  0.2-  0.4-    980123 670  0.4-  0.5-
    980110 910  0.0   0.3+    980111 611  0.1+  0.0     980125 670  0.4-  0.5-
    980110 910  0.0   0.1+    980111 046  0.2-  0.2-    980125 670  0.3-  0.2+
    980110 910  0.2-  0.3+    980111 046  0.1+  0.1-    980125 670  0.4-  0.5-
    980110 910  0.1+  0.1-    980111 046  0.0   0.1+    980128 422  0.2+  0.1-
    980110 910  0.0   0.2+    980111 784  0.7+  0.2-    980128 422  0.2-  0.5-
    980110 910  0.1+  0.1+    980111 784  0.4+  0.8+    980128 422  0.5+  0.1-
    980110 910  0.2+  0.0     980111 784  0.1-  0.0     980201 046  0.3-  0.3+
    980110 910  0.0   0.2+    980111 784  0.4-  0.3+    980201 046  0.5-  0.1+
    980110 910  0.1-  0.1+    980111 784  0.5+  0.8-    980201 046  0.3-  0.0
    980110 910  0.1-  0.2-    980111 784  0.0   0.2-    980201 540  0.2+  0.4+
    980110 910  0.0   0.2+    980111 557  0.1-  0.2-    980201 540  0.0   0.2+
    980110 910  0.1+  0.0     980111 784  0.2+  0.3+    980201 540  0.6+  0.5+
    980110 910  0.0   0.0     980111 784  0.2+  0.5-    980205 046  0.0   0.1-
    980110 910  0.1-  0.0     980111 784  0.4+  0.0     980205 046  0.3-  0.4+
    980110 910  0.0   0.0     980111 557  0.0   0.2-    980205 046  0.4-  0.1+
    980110 611  0.3+  0.8+    980111 557  0.1+  0.2-    980219 046  0.4-  0.3+
    980110 611  0.0   0.1+    980111 557  0.2+  0.4-    980219 046  0.4-  0.1-
    980110 611  0.2-  0.1-    980111 817  0.1+  0.4-    980219 046  0.4-  0.2+
    980110 658  1.2-  0.1-    980111 817  0.4+  0.1-    980221 046  0.2-  0.4-
    980110 658  0.9-  0.1+    980111 817  0.1+  0.3+    980221 046  0.4-  0.3-
    980110 658  0.2-  0.4-    980111 817  0.5-  0.7-    980221 046  0.4-  0.2-
    980110 046  0.1-  0.0     980111 658  0.0   0.5-    980221 046  0.3-  0.4-
    980110 046  0.2+  0.2+    980111 658  0.8-  0.0     980302 910  1.1+  0.6+
    980110 046  0.2-  0.1-    980111 658  0.0   0.1-    980302 910  1.5+  0.6+
    980110 046  0.1+  0.2-    980111 046  0.3+  0.2+    980302 910  1.1+  0.7+
    980110 046  0.1+  0.5+    980111 046  0.5+  0.5+    980304 711  0.7+  0.0
    980110 587  0.3+  0.1+    980111 046  0.6+  0.5+    980304 711  0.8+  0.0
    980110 587  0.5+  0.6-    980111 046  0.4+  0.5+    980305 711  0.5+  0.1-
    980110 627  0.8-  0.3+    980111 046  0.3+  0.2+    980305 711  0.6+  0.3-
    980110 557  0.0   0.6-    980113 046  0.5+  0.2-    980317 658  0.9-  0.3+
    980110 557  0.1+  0.2-    980113 046  0.5+  0.1+    980317 658  0.9-  0.2+
    980110 627  0.5+  1.6+    980113 046  0.6+  0.0     980317 658  1.4-  0.1+
    980110 557  0.1+  0.1-    980114 046  0.0   0.4-    980516 611  1.0+  0.8-
    980110 627  0.8+  0.5-    980114 046  0.1+  0.3-    980516 611  0.1+  0.8-
    980111 611  0.1+  0.0     980114 046  0.3+  0.1-    980516 611 (2.1+  1.2-)
    980111 611  0.8+  1.5+    980117 540  1.1-  0.2-    990801 413  0.2+  0.2-
    980111 611  0.3+  0.0     980117 540  0.1-  0.1+    990802 413  0.0   0.2-
    980111 611  0.2+  0.8+    980118 113  0.7-  0.7-    990802 413  0.0   0.1-
    980111 611  0.3+  0.0     980118 113  0.5-  0.8-    990802 413  0.0   0.3-
    980111 611  0.2-  0.4-    980118 113  0.5-  0.6-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 AK8                 a,e,i = 1.80, 0.18, 48                  q = 1.4712
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 07 31    01 57.45   -37 07.4    1.486    2.056   109.1    27.8    20.2
    1999 08 10    02 13.12   -41 41.7    1.430    2.043   112.4    27.3    20.0
    1999 08 20    02 26.89   -46 29.0    1.391    2.029   114.3    27.0    20.0
    1999 08 30    02 37.96   -51 16.2    1.369    2.014   114.8    27.1    19.9
    1999 09 09    02 45.23   -55 49.3    1.363    1.998   114.0    27.4    19.9
    1999 09 19    02 47.44   -59 53.9    1.371    1.980   112.0    28.0    19.9
    1999 09 29    02 43.48   -63 16.6    1.389    1.962   109.3    28.8    19.9
    1999 10 09    02 32.88   -65 45.9    1.413    1.944   106.1    29.6    20.0
    1999 10 19    02 16.74   -67 12.0    1.442    1.924   102.7    30.3    20.0
    1999 10 29    01 58.21   -67 30.3    1.472    1.903    99.2    31.0    20.1
    1999 11 08    01 41.30   -66 42.9    1.501    1.882    95.9    31.6    20.1
    1999 11 18    01 29.19   -64 57.0    1.529    1.860    92.8    32.1    20.1
    1999 11 28    01 23.16   -62 22.9    1.553    1.838    89.9    32.5    20.1
    1999 12 08    01 22.88   -59 09.2    1.573    1.815    87.2    32.8    20.2
    1999 12 18    01 27.48   -55 22.8    1.591    1.792    84.7    33.1    20.2
    1999 12 28    01 35.91   -51 09.0    1.607    1.768    82.3    33.4    20.2
    2000 01 07    01 47.26   -46 31.5    1.621    1.745    80.0    33.7    20.2
    2000 01 17    02 00.91   -41 34.0    1.636    1.721    77.8    34.0    20.2
    2000 01 27    02 16.33   -36 20.4    1.652    1.697    75.4    34.2    20.2
    2000 02 06    02 33.16   -30 54.7    1.673    1.674    72.9    34.3    20.2
    2000 02 16    02 51.20   -25 22.0    1.698    1.651    70.3    34.3    20.2
    2000 02 26    03 10.25   -19 47.7    1.729    1.629    67.4    34.1    20.2
    2000 03 07    03 30.21   -14 17.2    1.766    1.607    64.3    33.8    20.2
    2000 03 17    03 51.03   -08 55.9    1.810    1.586    60.9    33.2    20.2
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-P06
    

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