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    M.P.E.C. 1999-X14                                Issued 1999 Dec.  9, 16:47 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  1999 RS214

Observations:
     J99RL4S*1C1999 09 06.26152 21 20 26.93 -15 27 52.6          23.6 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 06.30728 21 20 26.75 -15 27 54.0          23.8 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 06.35340 21 20 26.54 -15 27 54.6          23.2 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 09.26154 21 20 14.88 -15 28 51.4          24.6 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 09.27811 21 20 14.80 -15 28 52.1          23.8 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 09.29032 21 20 14.74 -15 28 52.2          24.0 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 11.33784 21 20 06.74 -15 29 30.6          23.9 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 09 11.34944 21 20 06.68 -15 29 30.8          23.9 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 10 09.21725 21 18 43.57 -15 36 17.1          24.0 R      568
     J99RL4S 1C1999 10 09.28509 21 18 43.44 -15 36 17.3          24.0 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. C. Jewitt, J. X. Luu, C. A. Trujillo, S. Sheppard,
    D. J. Tholen.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1999 RS214
Assumed circular orbit
Epoch 1999 Sept. 19.0 TT = JDT 2451440.5                Marsden
                         (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00349979  Arg.lat.  178.81820     +0.74682068     +0.66405215
a  42.9643630      Node   139.49575     -0.61060235     +0.70612807
e   0.0000000      Incl.    3.17443     -0.26348368     +0.24580050
P 282              H    7.9           G   0.15
From 10 observations 1999 Sept. 6-Oct. 9.

Ephemeris:
1999 RS214               a,e,i = 42.96, 0.00, 3
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1999 12 08    21 19.46   -15 33.7   43.418   42.964    62.0     1.2    24.4
1999 12 18    21 20.10   -15 30.9   43.563   42.964    52.0     1.0    24.4
1999 12 28    21 20.86   -15 27.5   43.690   42.964    42.0     0.9    24.4
2000 01 07    21 21.72   -15 23.6   43.795   42.964    32.0     0.7    24.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-X14

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