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    M.P.E.C. 2000-C44                                Issued 2000 Feb.  9, 23:45 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2000 AU242
    
    Observations:
         K00AO2U* C2000 01 07.41296 09 50 25.51 -00 23 14.0          17.8 R      699
         K00AO2U  C2000 01 07.44096 09 50 25.28 -00 23 18.1                      699
         K00AO2U  C2000 01 07.46896 09 50 25.03 -00 23 21.5                      699
         K00AO2U  C2000 01 11.38203 09 49 50.42 -00 31 22.7          18.4        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 01 11.39733 09 49 50.18 -00 31 24.3          19.1        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 01 11.41252 09 49 49.97 -00 31 26.7          19.0        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 01 11.44312 09 49 49.51 -00 31 30.0          18.9        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 05.35793 09 39 32.00 -00 15 00.8          17.7 R      703
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 05.36974 09 39 31.56 -00 14 58.2          17.6 R      703
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 05.38154 09 39 31.12 -00 14 56.2          17.6 R      703
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 05.39344 09 39 30.70 -00 14 54.1          17.8 R      703
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.07193 09 39 06.74 -00 12 49.6          17.8 V      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.08641 09 39 06.21 -00 12 46.7                      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.17611 09 39 02.99 -00 12 28.0          17.0 R      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.17721 09 39 02.95 -00 12 28.7                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.18015 09 39 02.79 -00 12 27.6                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.18116 09 39 02.89 -00 12 27.5                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.18213 09 39 02.78 -00 12 26.9                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.26840 09 38 59.87 -00 12 10.9          18.3 R      850
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.34028 09 38 57.20 -00 11 57.2          18.2 R      850
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.49734 09 38 51.85 -00 11 19.7          16.4 R      467
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.49927 09 38 51.80 -00 11 19.5          16.3 R      467
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.50311 09 38 51.61 -00 11 18.2          16.7 R      467
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.51065 09 38 51.33 -00 11 17.1          16.7 R      467
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.51407 09 38 51.22 -00 11 16.1          16.6 R      467
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.54711 09 38 50.08 -00 11 10.2          18.2        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.55160 09 38 49.93 -00 11 09.1          18.1        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.55249 09 38 49.89 -00 11 09.2          18.0        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 06.99745 09 38 33.87 -00 09 48.1                      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.00170 09 38 33.73 -00 09 46.3          17.2 R      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.00278 09 38 33.70 -00 09 45.9                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.00374 09 38 33.68 -00 09 45.7                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.00476 09 38 33.62 -00 09 45.7                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.00575 09 38 33.60 -00 09 45.5                      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.00693 09 38 33.55 -00 09 45.3          17.0 R      046
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.01228 09 38 33.33 -00 09 44.8                      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.02788 09 38 32.75 -00 09 41.7                      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.20573 09 38 26.66 -00 09 05.3          18.0        682
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.22781 09 38 25.79 -00 09 00.3          18.6        682
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.24987 09 38 24.98 -00 08 55.9          18.1        682
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.27197 09 38 24.16 -00 08 52.8          18.3        682
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.34450 09 38 21.41 -00 08 36.5                      651
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.35689 09 38 20.94 -00 08 34.1          18.0 V      651
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.59139 09 38 12.58 -00 07 39.3          18.2        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.59227 09 38 12.56 -00 07 39.1          18.3        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.59447 09 38 12.45 -00 07 38.7          18.4        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.83068 09 38 04.11 -00 06 56.7                      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 07.83860 09 38 03.82 -00 06 54.7                      557
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.31863 09 37 46.29 -00 05 11.0          17.2        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.33204 09 37 45.74 -00 05 09.7                      711
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.33546 09 37 45.67 -00 05 07.3          17.8        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.33690 09 37 45.54 -00 05 08.7                      711
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.34178 09 37 45.35 -00 05 07.7                      711
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.35240 09 37 45.03 -00 05 03.7          17.9        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.36927 09 37 44.38 -00 05 00.7          18.4        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.38618 09 37 43.72 -00 04 56.7          17.8        704
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.60987 09 37 35.64 -00 04 02.5          18.1        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.61098 09 37 35.61 -00 04 02.2          18.1        422
         K00AO2U  C2000 02 08.61179 09 37 35.58 -00 04 02.2          18.3        422
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    467 Auckland Observatory.  Observer I. P. Griffin.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, L. Sarounova, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6
        reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        reflector + CCD.
    682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  Measurer B. W. Koehn.
        0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, 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, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 AU242
    Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5                 Williams
    M 348.81079              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.09387966     Peri.  335.64312     -0.99502202     +0.06227085
    a   4.7946292      Node   208.26368     -0.04008616     -0.96488533
    e   0.4873616      Incl.    9.45700     -0.09123753     -0.25518353
    P  10.50           H   13.7           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    000107 699  0.6+  0.4+    000206 467  0.3+  0.0     000207 682  0.1-  1.7-
    000107 699  0.4+  0.3+    000206 467  0.6+  0.2-    000207 651  0.3-  0.6-
    000107 699  0.0   0.9+    000206 467  0.1-  0.3+    000207 651  0.3-  0.8-
    000111 704  0.5+  0.0     000206 467  0.1-  0.0     000207 422  0.2-  0.4+
    000111 704  0.2-  0.0     000206 467  0.2+  0.3+    000207 422  0.0   0.4+
    000111 704  0.3-  0.9-    000206 422  0.2-  0.1+    000207 422  0.4-  0.3+
    000111 704  1.3-  1.1-    000206 422  0.1+  0.4+    000207 557  0.2-  0.4-
    000205 703  0.1+  0.5+    000206 422  0.0   0.1+    000207 557  0.1-  0.0
    000205 703  0.0   0.9+    000206 557  0.2-  0.6-    000208 704  0.2+  0.6+
    000205 703  0.1-  0.7+    000207 046  0.0   0.3+    000208 711  0.2-  1.2-
    000205 703  0.2+  0.7+    000207 046  0.2+  0.5+    000208 704  0.5+  0.7+
    000206 557  0.2-  0.7-    000207 046  0.4+  0.5+    000208 711  0.4-  1.2-
    000206 557  0.2-  0.6-    000207 046  0.1+  0.3+    000208 711  0.4-  1.3-
    000206 046  0.4+  0.8+    000207 046  0.3+  0.3+    000208 704  0.6+  0.7+
    000206 046  0.4+  0.1-    000207 046  0.2+  0.2+    000208 704  0.5+  0.0
    000206 046  0.5-  0.5+    000207 557  0.1-  0.3-    000208 704  0.2+  0.4+
    000206 046  1.6+  0.4+    000207 557  0.1-  0.3-    000208 422  0.6-  0.6+
    000206 046  0.5+  0.8+    000207 682  0.3+  0.7-    000208 422  0.4-  0.6+
    000206 850  0.3-  0.7-    000207 682  0.4-  0.2-    000208 422  0.4-  0.4+
    000206 850  0.3-  0.9-    000207 682  0.2-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 AU242               a,e,i = 4.79, 0.49, 9                   q = 2.4579
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 02 06    09 39.16   -00 13.0    1.715    2.673   162.9     6.2    17.5
    2000 02 16    09 33.04   +00 27.2    1.674    2.645   166.6     5.0    17.3
    2000 02 26    09 27.11   +01 21.1    1.660    2.618   161.7     6.8    17.4
    2000 03 07    09 22.25   +02 23.0    1.672    2.594   152.7    10.1    17.5
    2000 03 17    09 19.26   +03 26.3    1.707    2.571   142.8    13.5    17.7
    2000 03 27    09 18.64   +04 25.0    1.762    2.550   133.1    16.6    17.9
    2000 04 06    09 20.57   +05 14.4    1.834    2.531   123.8    19.2    18.0
    2000 04 16    09 25.07   +05 51.6    1.918    2.514   115.1    21.2    18.2
    2000 04 26    09 31.93   +06 14.9    2.012    2.499   107.0    22.6    18.3
    2000 05 06    09 40.90   +06 23.8    2.112    2.487    99.5    23.6    18.4
    2000 05 16    09 51.68   +06 18.4    2.217    2.476    92.5    24.1    18.5
    2000 05 26    10 03.98   +05 59.2    2.325    2.468    85.9    24.2    18.6
    2000 06 05    10 17.54   +05 27.2    2.433    2.462    79.7    23.9    18.7
    2000 06 15    10 32.12   +04 43.5    2.541    2.459    73.8    23.4    18.8
    2000 06 25    10 47.53   +03 49.3    2.648    2.458    68.1    22.6    18.8
    2000 07 05    11 03.60   +02 45.8    2.754    2.459    62.7    21.6    18.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-C44
    

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