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    M.P.E.C. 1999-U05                                Issued 1999 Oct. 16, 21:50 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 TW16
    
    Observations:
         J99T16W* C1999 10 13.40972 03 39 06.37 +22 56 11.5          19.8        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 13.42565 03 39 04.91 +22 57 08.0          19.7        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 13.44123 03 39 03.46 +22 58 03.8          19.4        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 13.45683 03 39 01.97 +22 58 59.1          19.7        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 13.47241 03 39 00.53 +22 59 54.4          19.4        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.08807 03 38 05.54 +23 37 41.9                      118
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.08935 03 38 05.44 +23 37 46.9                      118
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.09611 03 38 04.68 +23 38 12.5          18.3 R      118
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.31325 03 37 44.98 +23 52 06.2          18.8        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.32868 03 37 43.39 +23 53 06.7          18.6        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.34415 03 37 41.73 +23 54 06.4          19.0        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.35973 03 37 40.04 +23 55 07.3          19.1        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 14.37520 03 37 38.41 +23 56 06.6          18.8        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 15.32242 03 35 59.34 +24 59 43.2          18.9        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 15.36894 03 35 53.64 +25 03 00.7          19.2        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 15.38439 03 35 51.80 +25 04 06.2          19.2        704
         J99T16W  C1999 10 15.41571 03 35 48.07 +25 06 17.6          18.4 R      684
         J99T16W  C1999 10 15.42287 03 35 47.14 +25 06 49.0                      684
         J99T16W  C1999 10 16.04089 03 34 33.65 +25 51 29.8          18.2 R      046
         J99T16W  C1999 10 16.04193 03 34 33.52 +25 51 34.9                      046
         J99T16W  C1999 10 16.04281 03 34 33.38 +25 51 37.3                      046
         J99T16W  C1999 10 16.04368 03 34 33.25 +25 51 43.1                      046
         J99T16W  C1999 10 16.04453 03 34 33.18 +25 51 44.3                      046
         J99T16W  C1999 10 16.04541 03 34 33.04 +25 51 49.7                      046
         J99T16W 1C1999 10 16.40404 03 33 47.27 +26 18 56.3                      658
         J99T16W 1C1999 10 16.40606 03 33 46.98 +26 19 05.8                      658
         J99T16W 1C1999 10 16.40867 03 33 46.61 +26 19 17.8                      658
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        reflector + CCD.
    684 Prescott.  Observer P. G. Comba.  0.46-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
        R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 TW16
    Epoch 1999 Oct. 9.0 TT = JDT 2451460.5                  Williams
    M 318.50540              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.54483055     Peri.  133.88463     -0.88866754     -0.36357361
    a   1.4846648      Node    28.58924     -0.00040458     -0.60876485
    e   0.7466558      Incl.   35.72881     +0.45855189     -0.70513799
    P   1.81           H   19.2           G   0.15
    From 27 observations 1999 Oct. 13-16.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 TW16                a,e,i = 1.48, 0.75, 36                  q = 0.3761
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 10 09    03 43.67   +19 13.5    0.456    1.370   137.2    29.7    19.5
    1999 10 14    03 38.24   +23 32.3    0.372    1.312   142.2    27.8    18.9
    1999 10 19    03 26.85   +30 03.7    0.294    1.252   146.6    26.0    18.2
    1999 10 24    03 01.75   +40 28.2    0.224    1.190   147.2    26.9    17.5
    1999 10 29    01 51.60   +56 32.7    0.173    1.125   136.5    37.4    17.2
    1999 11 03    21 50.86   +67 26.6    0.154    1.058   111.3    60.9    17.4
    1999 11 08    18 35.19   +52 20.1    0.177    0.988    84.1    85.7    18.4
    1999 11 13    17 38.46   +36 52.3    0.227    0.916    64.8   102.2    19.5
    1999 11 18    17 14.12   +26 43.1    0.291    0.842    52.1   112.0    20.4
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-U05
    

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