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    M.P.E.C. 1999-P16                                Issued 1999 Aug. 6, 13:30 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
    
                                       1999 GJ4
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1999-G26
    
    Observations:
         J99G04J 1 1955 03 25.15625 08 34 13.64 +25 28 40.0                      675
         J99G04J 1 1955 03 25.18264 08 34 13.72 +25 28 52.5          18.5        675
         J99G04J 9 1983 02 11.37917 11 33 32.01 +12 18 39.5          17.2        675
         J99G04J 9 1983 02 11.40139 11 33 28.46 +12 19 27.1                      675
         J99G04J 9 1983 02 15.27222 11 22 40.64 +14 37 55.7          17.2        675
         J99G04J 9 1986 03 04.17743 09 11 18.13 +21 22 53.4          16.5        675
         J99G04J 9 1986 03 04.20486 09 11 14.75 +21 23 35.1                      675
         J99G04J 1C1999 08 04.37189 12 14 44.41 +22 16 55.2          19.1 R      413
         J99G04J 1C1999 08 04.37469 12 14 44.66 +22 16 52.7                      413
         J99G04J 1C1999 08 04.37817 12 14 45.03 +22 16 48.1          19.3 R      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker, B. Behymer,
        D. Rudy, S. Salyards.  1986 trail located by H. E. Holt.  Other trails
        located and measured by B. A. Skiff, E. Bowell, A. Boattini, A. Milani.
        1.2-m Oschin Schmidt, 0.46-m Schmidt.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    550325 675 1.97+ 0.32+    860304 675 0.86+ 0.12+    MPC 35090   -1.2 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 GJ4
    Epoch 1999 Aug. 10.0 TT = JDT 2451400.5                 Williams
    M 302.60572              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63628734     Peri.  211.79024     +0.95118766     -0.08159242
    a   1.3387532      Node   148.37264     +0.04883309     +0.99205989
    e   0.8080016      Incl.   34.58126     -0.30472507     -0.09570710
    P   1.55           H   15.0           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    550325 675  0.4+  2.2-    990413 587  0.7+  0.2+    990429 658  0.7+  0.6+
    550325 675  0.1-  1.0-    990413 587  0.9-  0.7-    990509 046  1.3+  0.2+
    830211 675  0.8-  1.0+    990413 587  0.8+  0.8+    990509 046  0.9+  0.6+
    830211 675  1.8+  0.1+    990413 557  0.0   0.2-    990509 046 (2.3+  0.7-)
    830215 675  0.6-  1.4-    990413 557  0.1-  0.3-    990509 046 (2.3+  0.3+)
    860304 675  0.2+  0.9+    990413 557  0.0   0.2-    990509 046  1.9+  0.5-
    860304 675  0.3-  1.5+    990414 046  0.0   0.5+    990511 360  0.0   0.2-
    990410 704  1.6-  1.0+    990414 046  0.2+  0.1+    990511 360  0.6+  0.4-
    990410 704  0.3+  0.3-    990414 046  0.8-  1.0+    990511 360  0.0   0.4-
    990410 704 (2.5-  0.8-)   990414 046  1.6-  0.8+    990516 118  0.5+  0.6+
    990410 704  1.4-  0.6+    990414 118  0.1+  0.2+    990516 118  0.4-  1.0+
    990412 732  0.1+  1.4-    990414 118  0.1+  0.1-    990519 118  1.0+  1.7+
    990412 732  1.0+  1.2-    990415 118  0.1+  0.4-    990519 118  0.5+  0.1-
    990412 732  0.3+  1.5-    990417 046  0.5-  0.6-    990613 104 (3.1+  2.8+)
    990413 557  0.0   0.5-    990417 046  0.6-  1.1+    990613 104 (2.3+  3.4+)
    990413 557  0.3+  0.1-    990417 046  0.1+  0.3+    990804 413  0.2-  0.6+
    990413 557  0.3-  0.2-    990417 046  0.8-  0.6+    990804 413  0.2+  0.3+
    990413 422  0.6+  1.1-    990417 046  0.6-  0.7+    990804 413  1.5+  1.6-
    990413 422  0.4-  0.3-    990429 658  1.0-  0.0
    990413 422  0.8-  0.2-    990429 658  0.4-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 GJ4                 a,e,i = 1.34, 0.81, 35                  q = 0.2570
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 07 31    12 09.02   +23 12.8    2.150    1.670    49.0    27.3    19.0
    1999 08 10    12 22.56   +21 02.9    2.137    1.574    44.0    26.6    18.8
    1999 08 20    12 37.68   +18 45.0    2.103    1.470    39.5    26.0    18.6
    1999 08 30    12 54.46   +16 16.9    2.047    1.357    35.4    25.5    18.4
    1999 09 09    13 13.08   +13 35.1    1.969    1.233    31.8    25.5    18.1
    1999 09 19    13 33.87   +10 34.1    1.867    1.097    28.7    26.1    17.7
    1999 09 29    13 57.31   +07 04.8    1.739    0.946    26.0    27.7    17.3
    1999 10 09    14 24.11   +02 50.5    1.583    0.779    23.7    31.0    16.8
    1999 10 19    14 55.06   -02 42.3    1.393    0.592    21.5    38.0    16.1
    1999 10 29    15 28.99   -10 55.3    1.155    0.391    19.1    56.3    15.3
    1999 11 08    15 38.84   -24 25.5    0.863    0.257    13.8   112.7    16.1
    1999 11 18    14 27.68   -32 00.9    0.734    0.383    19.3   121.3    17.2
    1999 11 28    13 36.75   -29 06.5    0.752    0.584    36.2    94.4    16.6
    1999 12 08    13 15.55   -25 02.8    0.774    0.772    50.3    79.2    16.6
    1999 12 18    13 04.77   -21 15.6    0.776    0.940    63.3    69.3    16.7
    1999 12 28    12 55.77   -17 25.7    0.756    1.091    76.4    61.2    16.8
    2000 01 07    12 44.25   -13 03.8    0.723    1.227    90.7    53.2    16.7
    2000 01 17    12 27.45   -07 42.4    0.686    1.352   106.8    44.2    16.5
    2000 01 27    12 03.87   -01 06.9    0.659    1.466   125.0    33.4    16.3
    2000 02 06    11 33.73   +06 23.8    0.657    1.570   144.9    21.2    16.1
    2000 02 16    10 59.98   +13 45.7    0.694    1.666   164.2     9.3    15.9
    2000 02 26    10 27.63   +19 45.2    0.772    1.754   169.2     6.1    16.1
    2000 03 07    10 00.98   +23 52.2    0.888    1.836   154.9    13.3    16.8
    2000 03 17    09 41.97   +26 20.5    1.033    1.910   140.7    19.3    17.5
    2000 03 27    09 30.32   +27 38.9    1.198    1.979   128.3    23.3    18.0
    2000 04 06    09 24.77   +28 11.6    1.377    2.041   117.5    25.8    18.4
    2000 04 16    09 23.99   +28 14.9    1.562    2.099   107.7    27.1    18.8
    2000 04 26    09 26.77   +27 58.7    1.751    2.150    98.9    27.5    19.1
    2000 05 06    09 32.22   +27 29.1    1.940    2.197    90.7    27.3    19.4
    2000 05 16    09 39.66   +26 49.7    2.124    2.239    83.0    26.6    19.6
    2000 05 26    09 48.59   +26 02.9    2.303    2.277    75.8    25.6    19.8
    2000 06 05    09 58.64   +25 10.3    2.473    2.310    68.9    24.2    19.9
    2000 06 15    10 09.56   +24 12.8    2.633    2.338    62.2    22.6    20.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-P16
    

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