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    M.P.E.C. 1999-T19                                Issued 1999 Oct. 4, 15:08 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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                                   1999 TX2

Observations:
     J99T02X  C1999 09 30.11278 22 04 01.02 +02 42 29.6          17.7 R      703
     J99T02X fC1999 09 30.12521 22 04 00.85 +02 40 49.4                      703
     J99T02X  C1999 09 30.13765 22 04 00.66 +02 39 08.3          17.6 R      703
     J99T02X  C1999 09 30.15007 22 04 00.40 +02 37 28.6          17.6 R      703
     J99T02X* C1999 10 02.10721 22 03 46.77 -01 29 50.3          17.7 R      703
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.11950 22 03 46.66 -01 31 18.1          18.4 R      703
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.13183 22 03 46.58 -01 32 45.4          18.0 R      703
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.14411 22 03 46.41 -01 34 13.2          17.8 R      703
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.22764 22 03 45.47 -01 44 06.8          18.1        704
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.24064 22 03 45.40 -01 45 38.3          18.8        704
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.25363 22 03 45.23 -01 47 10.5          18.5        704
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.27955 22 03 45.07 -01 50 14.5          19.5        704
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.74120 22 03 45.32 -02 44 00.2          17.3 R      046
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.74236 22 03 45.34 -02 44 07.7                      046
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.74310 22 03 45.38 -02 44 12.4                      046
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.74515 22 03 45.35 -02 44 26.6                      046
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.74576 22 03 45.31 -02 44 30.6                      046
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.74656 22 03 45.34 -02 44 35.7          17.1 R      046
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.81648 22 03 44.94 -02 52 37.2                      118
     J99T02X  C1999 10 02.81881 22 03 44.91 -02 52 52.4          17.7 R      118
     J99T02X FC1999 10 02.82163 22 03 44.84 -02 53 12.4                      118
     J99T02X  C1999 10 03.50022 22 03 45.05 -04 08 34.5          17.5 R      426
     J99T02X  C1999 10 03.50311 22 03 45.03 -04 08 53.5          17.4 R      426
     J99T02X  C1999 10 03.50608 22 03 45.01 -04 09 12.9          17.3 R      426
     J99T02X  C1999 10 04.47219 22 03 48.40 -05 51 44.4          18.3 R      426
     J99T02X  C1999 10 04.47598 22 03 48.39 -05 52 07.5          18.3 R      426
     J99T02X  C1999 10 04.47885 22 03 48.40 -05 52 25.0          18.3 R      426

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer T. B. Spahr.  0.41-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 TX2
Epoch 1999 Sept. 19.0 TT = JDT 2451440.5                Williams
M  59.90060              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.66846260     Peri.   54.54414     -0.58055499     +0.81422030
a   1.2954420      Node   179.92851     -0.63777091     -0.45558216
e   0.4641694      Incl.   61.83160     +0.50616616     +0.35984746
P   1.47           H   18.2           G   0.15
From 27 observations 1999 Sept. 30-Oct. 4.

Ephemeris:
1999 TX2                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.46, 62                  q = 0.6941
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 09 29    22 04.25   +05 16.6    0.374    1.328   146.0    24.9    17.8
1999 10 04    22 03.77   -05 02.5    0.433    1.362   140.4    27.9    18.3
1999 10 09    22 04.69   -12 36.3    0.504    1.395   133.5    31.3    18.8
1999 10 14    22 06.72   -18 04.8    0.584    1.426   126.8    34.0    19.2
1999 10 19    22 09.65   -22 03.5    0.669    1.457   120.8    36.0    19.6
1999 10 24    22 13.32   -24 58.2    0.757    1.486   115.4    37.2    20.0
1999 10 29    22 17.59   -27 06.7    0.848    1.515   110.4    37.9    20.3
1999 11 03    22 22.38   -28 41.2    0.940    1.542   105.9    38.2    20.5
1999 11 08    22 27.62   -29 50.0    1.033    1.569   101.6    38.2    20.8
1999 11 13    22 33.26   -30 39.1    1.125    1.594    97.6    38.0    21.0
1999 11 18    22 39.24   -31 12.8    1.217    1.618    93.8    37.6    21.2
1999 11 23    22 45.53   -31 34.4    1.308    1.641    90.2    37.0    21.4
1999 11 28    22 52.07   -31 46.1    1.397    1.663    86.7    36.3    21.5
1999 12 03    22 58.85   -31 49.8    1.485    1.684    83.4    35.5    21.6
1999 12 08    23 05.85   -31 46.8    1.570    1.704    80.1    34.7    21.8
1999 12 13    23 13.05   -31 38.3    1.654    1.724    77.0    33.8    21.9
1999 12 18    23 20.43   -31 25.1    1.735    1.742    73.9    32.9    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-T19

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