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    M.P.E.C. 1999-V22                                Issued 1999 Nov. 8, 22:18 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 VN6
    
    Observations:
         J99V06N* C1999 11 04.31074 03 45 04.98 -03 30 13.7          17.9 R      699
         J99V06N  C1999 11 04.33623 03 45 02.82 -03 29 12.4                      699
         J99V06N  C1999 11 04.36172 03 45 00.54 -03 28 10.6                      699
         J99V06N 1C1999 11 04.76355 03 44 28.21 -03 11 21.7          18.0 R      413
         J99V06N  C1999 11 04.87072 03 44 22.11 -03 07 36.4          17.6 R      540
         J99V06N  C1999 11 04.87315 03 44 21.90 -03 07 30.3                      540
         J99V06N  C1999 11 04.87569 03 44 21.68 -03 07 23.9                      540
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.03262 03 44 07.88 -03 00 55.2                      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.03390 03 44 07.78 -03 00 51.7                      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.03558 03 44 07.62 -03 00 47.7                      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.03675 03 44 07.51 -03 00 44.9          17.7 R      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.05228 03 44 06.14 -03 00 06.3                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.05403 03 44 06.02 -03 00 01.9                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.05578 03 44 05.84 -02 59 57.7                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.20574 03 43 55.60 -02 53 33.5          18.3 R      853
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.20687 03 43 55.49 -02 53 30.2          17.9 R      853
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.20841 03 43 55.38 -02 53 27.0          18.3 R      853
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.35477 03 43 41.91 -02 47 16.6          17.9 R      703
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.37119 03 43 40.38 -02 46 34.4          17.8 R      703
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.38767 03 43 38.87 -02 45 51.6          17.6 R      703
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.40406 03 43 37.31 -02 45 10.5          18.0 R      703
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.62572 03 43 19.97 -02 35 43.1          18.6 V      402
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.62698 03 43 19.87 -02 35 39.0                      402
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.62824 03 43 19.78 -02 35 36.7                      402
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.63076 03 43 19.53 -02 35 30.2                      402
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.89678 03 42 57.59 -02 24 02.0                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.89830 03 42 57.45 -02 23 57.6                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.89981 03 42 57.32 -02 23 53.9                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.90133 03 42 57.19 -02 23 49.4                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.90285 03 42 57.06 -02 23 46.3                      557
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.95006 03 42 52.68 -02 21 41.0          17.0 R      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.95118 03 42 52.54 -02 21 38.3                      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.95234 03 42 52.44 -02 21 35.3                      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 05.95358 03 42 52.33 -02 21 32.2                      046
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.02692 03 42 45.35 -02 18 13.3                      470
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.03133 03 42 45.00 -02 18 00.3          17.1 R      470
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.35412 03 42 16.90 -02 03 36.0                      711
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.35867 03 42 16.45 -02 03 23.8                      711
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.36309 03 42 16.01 -02 03 12.1                      711
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.40233 03 42 12.03 -02 01 29.4          18.8 V      649
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.40514 03 42 11.77 -02 01 21.5          18.7 V      649
         J99V06N  C1999 11 06.40792 03 42 11.53 -02 01 13.7          18.8 V      649
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.31176 03 40 50.85 -01 19 16.8          18.4        704
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.32862 03 40 48.98 -01 18 29.7          18.3        704
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.34528 03 40 47.23 -01 17 41.9          18.2        704
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.36189 03 40 45.46 -01 16 54.9          18.3        704
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.37744 03 40 43.70 -01 16 08.6                      711
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.37854 03 40 43.71 -01 16 07.2          17.7        704
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.38173 03 40 43.27 -01 15 56.1                      711
         J99V06N  C1999 11 07.38596 03 40 42.81 -01 15 44.0                      711
         J99V06N bC1999 11 08.04094 03 39 40.41 -00 43 55.4                      595
         J99V06N bC1999 11 08.07317 03 39 36.98 -00 42 21.6          18.8 V      595
         J99V06N  C1999 11 08.26704 03 39 19.49 -00 32 32.2          18.1 R      853
         J99V06N  C1999 11 08.26872 03 39 19.31 -00 32 27.5          18.0 R      853
         J99V06N  C1999 11 08.27432 03 39 18.70 -00 32 10.5          18.0 R      853
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
        + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    470 Ceccano.  Observer G. Masi.  0.28-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD.
    540 Linz.  Observer E. Meyer.  0.6-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
        + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers S. Granger, S. Kranz.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer W. D. Ferris.  Measurer B. W. Koehn.
        0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  0.41-m f/3 Schmidt
        + 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    853 Biosphere 2 Observatory.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m f/8.1 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 VN6
    Epoch 1999 Oct. 29.0 TT = JDT 2451480.5                 Williams
    M 329.71905              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43200822     Peri.   43.41292     -0.16760211     -0.94418900
    a   1.7330378      Node    58.18720     +0.78846131     -0.30105351
    e   0.3700862      Incl.   19.49411     +0.59180934     +0.13369335
    P   2.28           H   19.7           G   0.15
    From 55 observations 1999 Nov. 4-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 VN6                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.37, 19                  q = 1.0917
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 10 29    03 51.33   -06 57.7    0.327    1.282   148.0    24.2    18.9
    1999 11 03    03 46.66   -04 20.1    0.292    1.260   153.2    20.8    18.6
    1999 11 08    03 39.75   -00 45.6    0.260    1.238   159.0    16.7    18.1
    1999 11 13    03 30.35   +03 59.4    0.233    1.217   165.4    11.8    17.7
    1999 11 18    03 18.25   +10 05.2    0.211    1.197   170.5     7.9    17.3
    1999 11 23    03 03.32   +17 31.6    0.194    1.178   168.1     9.9    17.1
    1999 11 28    02 45.50   +25 59.2    0.185    1.161   159.3    17.5    17.3
    1999 12 03    02 24.95   +34 47.5    0.182    1.146   148.9    26.4    17.5
    1999 12 08    02 02.17   +43 08.7    0.186    1.132   138.6    35.1    17.8
    1999 12 13    01 37.99   +50 27.8    0.196    1.120   129.6    42.7    18.1
    1999 12 18    01 13.34   +56 32.6    0.210    1.110   122.0    48.8    18.4
    1999 12 23    00 49.07   +61 28.4    0.227    1.102   115.9    53.4    18.7
    1999 12 28    00 25.86   +65 28.1    0.246    1.096   111.2    56.8    18.9
    2000 01 02    00 04.26   +68 46.1    0.265    1.093   107.6    59.1    19.1
    2000 01 07    23 44.6    +71 35.7    0.284    1.092   104.9    60.5    19.3
    2000 01 12    23 26.8    +74 07.6    0.303    1.093   103.1    61.2    19.5
    2000 01 17    23 10.7    +76 30.0    0.322    1.096   101.9    61.4    19.6
    2000 01 22    22 55.4    +78 48.2    0.340    1.102   101.2    61.2    19.8
    2000 01 27    22 40.2    +81 06.1    0.357    1.110   101.0    60.6    19.9
    2000 02 01    22 22.7    +83 27.2    0.373    1.119   101.3    59.7    19.9
    2000 02 06    21 55      +85 53.4    0.388    1.131   101.8    58.5    20.0
    
    2000 02 16    12 58      +88 15.1    0.417    1.161   103.9    55.7    20.1
    2000 02 26    11 06.2    +82 18.8    0.445    1.196   106.7    52.5    20.3
    2000 03 07    10 51.2    +75 23.9    0.475    1.237   109.8    49.0    20.4
    2000 03 17    10 48.16   +67 48.7    0.510    1.282   112.7    45.7    20.5
    2000 03 27    10 50.27   +59 51.2    0.554    1.329   114.9    42.9    20.7
    2000 04 06    10 55.46   +51 51.4    0.609    1.379   115.8    40.8    20.9
    2000 04 16    11 02.92   +44 08.4    0.676    1.431   115.4    39.3    21.2
    2000 04 26    11 12.03   +36 56.7    0.757    1.482   113.7    38.4    21.5
    2000 05 06    11 22.39   +30 22.6    0.851    1.534   110.9    37.9    21.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-V22
    

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