MPEC 2000-E06 : 2000 DF8
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M.P.E.C. 2000-E06 Issued 2000 Mar. 2, 17:23 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 DF8 Observations: K00D08F* C2000 02 25.27164 10 10 42.56 +08 38 24.4 18.3 R 703 K00D08F C2000 02 25.28324 10 10 42.10 +08 39 13.6 18.6 R 703 K00D08F C2000 02 25.29487 10 10 41.47 +08 40 01.1 18.3 R 703 K00D08F C2000 02 25.30673 10 10 41.02 +08 40 51.2 18.8 R 703 K00D08F C2000 02 25.95750 10 10 15.73 +09 25 52.6 611 K00D08F C2000 02 25.96032 10 10 15.70 +09 26 04.8 611 K00D08F C2000 02 25.96259 10 10 15.59 +09 26 13.1 611 K00D08F C2000 02 26.31774 10 10 01.70 +09 50 54.6 18.5 V 651 K00D08F C2000 02 26.31935 10 10 01.61 +09 51 01.4 18.5 V 651 K00D08F C2000 02 26.32149 10 10 01.52 +09 51 10.0 18.6 V 651 K00D08F 1C2000 02 26.61464 10 09 50.10 +10 11 43.7 18.9 R 413 K00D08F 1C2000 02 26.61647 10 09 50.02 +10 11 51.0 413 K00D08F C2000 02 26.79111 10 09 44.00 +10 23 38.8 557 K00D08F C2000 02 26.79414 10 09 43.87 +10 23 51.2 557 K00D08F C2000 02 26.79719 10 09 43.72 +10 24 04.4 557 K00D08F C2000 02 26.96198 10 09 36.84 +10 35 30.0 18.0 R 046 K00D08F C2000 02 26.96293 10 09 36.86 +10 35 33.6 046 K00D08F C2000 02 26.96376 10 09 36.79 +10 35 37.7 046 K00D08F C2000 02 26.96470 10 09 36.75 +10 35 41.9 046 K00D08F C2000 02 26.96552 10 09 36.72 +10 35 44.7 17.9 R 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.26624 10 09 25.28 +10 56 37.0 18.1 R 858 K00D08F C2000 02 27.26969 10 09 25.13 +10 56 51.3 18.6 R 858 K00D08F C2000 02 27.27302 10 09 25.00 +10 57 05.1 18.1 R 858 K00D08F C2000 02 27.27337 10 09 24.95 +10 57 03.1 18.1 V 734 K00D08F C2000 02 27.27602 10 09 24.69 +10 57 17.0 19.2 V 734 K00D08F C2000 02 27.27875 10 09 24.63 +10 57 28.0 19.3 V 734 K00D08F 1C2000 02 27.67425 10 09 09.06 +11 25 06.1 18.5 R 413 K00D08F 1C2000 02 27.67613 10 09 09.01 +11 25 13.8 18.7 R 413 K00D08F C2000 02 27.89366 10 09 01.42 +11 39 58.1 17.9 R 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.89766 10 09 01.25 +11 40 15.1 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.89993 10 09 01.16 +11 40 24.7 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.90106 10 09 01.10 +11 40 29.2 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.90263 10 09 00.91 +11 40 36.3 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.90376 10 09 01.05 +11 40 40.9 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.90500 10 09 00.88 +11 40 45.1 18.0 R 046 K00D08F C2000 02 27.99419 10 08 57.17 +11 46 55.5 557 K00D08F C2000 02 27.99547 10 08 57.09 +11 47 00.6 18.8 V 557 K00D08F 1C2000 02 28.32928 10 08 44.56 +12 10 03.1 658 K00D08F 1C2000 02 28.33172 10 08 44.50 +12 10 14.3 658 K00D08F 1C2000 02 28.33370 10 08 44.39 +12 10 21.9 658 K00D08F 1C2000 02 28.53575 10 08 36.96 +12 24 35.6 18.4 R 413 K00D08F 1C2000 02 28.53770 10 08 36.89 +12 24 43.6 413 K00D08F 1C2000 02 28.53937 10 08 36.81 +12 24 50.9 18.5 R 413 K00D08F C2000 02 28.86965 10 08 24.44 +12 47 16.8 557 K00D08F C2000 02 28.87111 10 08 24.44 +12 47 23.0 557 K00D08F C2000 02 28.87256 10 08 24.33 +12 47 29.0 19.0 V 557 K00D08F C2000 02 29.23874 10 08 10.52 +13 12 43.7 18.6 704 K00D08F C2000 02 29.25208 10 08 10.02 +13 13 38.5 19.0 704 K00D08F C2000 02 29.26543 10 08 09.44 +13 14 33.4 19.0 704 K00D08F C2000 02 29.27877 10 08 08.87 +13 15 28.8 18.6 704 K00D08F C2000 02 29.29213 10 08 08.29 +13 16 23.9 18.3 704 K00D08F C2000 03 01.23679 10 07 33.50 +14 21 02.6 18.4 R 858 K00D08F C2000 03 01.24514 10 07 33.16 +14 21 37.3 18.7 R 858 K00D08F C2000 03 01.68589 10 07 16.55 +14 51 36.0 18.4 V 402 K00D08F C2000 03 01.68716 10 07 16.49 +14 51 41.7 402 K00D08F C2000 03 01.68841 10 07 16.33 +14 51 48.1 402 K00D08F C2000 03 01.69100 10 07 16.28 +14 51 56.1 402 K00D08F FC2000 03 02.24240 10 06 57.29 +15 29 21.4 670 K00D08F FC2000 03 02.30564 10 06 54.53 +15 33 38.5 670 K00D08F C2000 03 02.50683 10 06 47.28 +15 47 29.1 474 K00D08F C2000 03 02.50789 10 06 47.23 +15 47 32.7 17.3 R 474 K00D08F C2000 03 02.50892 10 06 47.17 +15 47 37.4 17.6 R 474 K00D08F C2000 03 02.51197 10 06 47.04 +15 47 49.6 17.2 R 474 K00D08F C2000 03 02.51391 10 06 46.93 +15 47 57.5 17.1 R 474 Observer details: 046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 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. 474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers I. P. Griffin, N. Brady. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD. 557 Ondrejov. Observers L. Sarounova, L. Vasta. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD. 611 Starkenburg. Observers R. Stoss, S. Kluegl, F. Mueller. 0.45-m f/4.4 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. 670 Camarillo. Observer J. E. Rogers. 0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD. 703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observers T. B. Spahr, R. E. Hill. 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. 734 Farpoint Observatory. Observers G. Hug, G. Bell. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: 2000 DF8 Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5 Williams M 356.20360 (2000.0) P Q n 0.23642236 Peri. 8.16561 -0.94098140 -0.16610786 a 2.5902619 Node 155.20967 +0.25696103 -0.91768471 e 0.3794419 Incl. 44.69249 +0.22028397 +0.36091959 P 4.17 H 18.3 G 0.15 From 64 observations 2000 Feb. 25-Mar. 2. Ephemeris: 2000 DF8 a,e,i = 2.59, 0.38, 45 q = 1.6074 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2000 02 26 10 10.24 +09 28.9 0.625 1.613 174.2 3.6 18.7 2000 03 02 10 07.09 +15 13.0 0.630 1.610 166.3 8.4 18.9 2000 03 07 10 04.30 +20 41.7 0.646 1.608 157.6 13.6 19.2 2000 03 12 10 02.13 +25 42.8 0.671 1.607 149.3 18.4 19.4 2000 03 17 10 00.79 +30 08.6 0.705 1.608 141.6 22.6 19.7 2000 03 22 10 00.43 +33 56.7 0.745 1.609 134.5 26.2 19.9 2000 03 27 10 01.15 +37 07.8 0.791 1.612 128.2 29.1 20.1 2000 04 01 10 03.00 +39 44.9 0.841 1.615 122.5 31.5 20.3 2000 04 06 10 05.99 +41 51.7 0.894 1.620 117.4 33.3 20.5 2000 04 16 10 15.27 +44 49.5 1.006 1.632 108.6 35.6 20.8 2000 04 26 10 28.34 +46 28.5 1.121 1.648 101.4 36.8 21.1 2000 05 06 10 44.40 +47 08.2 1.236 1.668 95.5 37.0 21.4 2000 05 16 11 02.70 +47 02.1 1.349 1.692 90.4 36.7 21.6 2000 05 26 11 22.50 +46 19.8 1.458 1.719 86.2 36.0 21.8 2000 06 05 11 43.23 +45 07.8 1.563 1.748 82.5 35.1 21.9 2000 06 15 12 04.51 +43 31.5 1.664 1.781 79.3 34.1 22.1 Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2000 MPC M.P.E.C. 2000-E06


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