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    • MPEC 2000-C41 : 2000 CH59

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    M.P.E.C. 2000-C41                                Issued 2000 Feb.  9, 23:34 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2000 CH59

Observations:
     K00C59H* C2000 02 06.24673 07 49 34.55 +04 31 05.8          18.1        704
     K00C59H  C2000 02 06.26165 07 49 30.62 +04 31 30.3          17.6        704
     K00C59H  C2000 02 06.27655 07 49 26.74 +04 31 54.9          17.6        704
     K00C59H  C2000 02 06.29148 07 49 22.84 +04 32 19.0          17.9        704
     K00C59H  C2000 02 06.30680 07 49 18.86 +04 32 43.9          18.2        704
     K00C59H  C2000 02 07.31339 07 45 13.57 +04 59 51.2          17.8 V      651
     K00C59H  C2000 02 07.31694 07 45 12.68 +04 59 57.2          18.0 V      651
     K00C59H  C2000 02 07.55855 07 44 15.71 +05 06 59.5          18.0 V      422
     K00C59H bC2000 02 07.55955 07 44 15.44 +05 07 01.1          17.9 V      422
     K00C59H  C2000 02 07.56028 07 44 15.23 +05 07 02.2          17.9 V      422
     K00C59H  C2000 02 07.74035 07 43 34.65 +05 11 02.2                      557
     K00C59H  C2000 02 07.74175 07 43 34.32 +05 11 04.4                      557
     K00C59H SC2000 02 07.74315 07 43 34.05 +05 11 06.4                      557
     K00C59H  C2000 02 08.18899 07 41 49.82 +05 23 00.4                      711
     K00C59H  C2000 02 08.19501 07 41 48.29 +05 23 12.1                      711
     K00C59H  C2000 02 08.20065 07 41 46.97 +05 23 21.9                      711
     K00C59H  C2000 02 08.59516 07 40 15.78 +05 34 12.7          17.9 V      422
     K00C59H  C2000 02 08.59706 07 40 15.32 +05 34 14.4          17.9 V      422
     K00C59H 1C2000 02 09.16696 07 38 10.36 +05 48 14.3                      658
     K00C59H 1C2000 02 09.17056 07 38 09.52 +05 48 19.0                      658
     K00C59H 1C2000 02 09.17189 07 38 09.25 +05 48 21.2                      658
     K00C59H  C2000 02 09.82253 07 35 47.98 +06 04 55.4          17.4 R      118
     K00C59H  C2000 02 09.82716 07 35 46.96 +06 05 02.7                      118
     K00C59H  C2000 02 09.82818 07 35 46.68 +06 05 03.9          17.3 R      118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    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, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 CH59                                                            PHA 0.024
Epoch 2000 Feb. 6.0 TT = JDT 2451580.5                  Williams
M 157.69165              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.23088350     Peri.  108.74894     +0.79986994     +0.59930603
a   0.8622994      Node   214.45202     -0.56989180     +0.74155995
e   0.4221770      Incl.    3.26853     -0.18823237     +0.30153129
P   0.80           H   19.2           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2000 Feb. 6-9.

Ephemeris:
2000 CH59                a,e,i = 0.86, 0.42, 3                   q = 0.4983
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 02 06    07 50.61   +04 24.6    0.243    1.213   156.1    19.2    17.5
2000 02 16    07 17.03   +08 29.5    0.287    1.224   140.9    30.6    18.2
2000 02 26    06 58.80   +11 33.8    0.341    1.226   127.1    40.1    18.9
2000 03 07    06 52.14   +13 48.7    0.400    1.220   115.7    47.1    19.4
2000 03 17    06 53.60   +15 27.3    0.459    1.206   106.2    52.4    19.8
2000 03 27    07 00.54   +16 38.8    0.515    1.184    97.9    56.6    20.2
2000 04 06    07 11.20   +17 29.2    0.564    1.153    90.5    60.2    20.4
2000 04 16    07 24.43   +18 02.7    0.604    1.114    83.8    63.6    20.6
2000 04 26    07 39.18   +18 22.7    0.632    1.065    77.4    67.2    20.7
2000 05 06    07 54.61   +18 32.9    0.646    1.009    71.3    71.4    20.8
2000 05 16    08 09.74   +18 38.5    0.644    0.943    65.1    76.6    20.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-C41

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