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    • MPEC 2000-G24 : 2000 GB2

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    M.P.E.C. 2000-G24                                Issued 2000 Apr. 6, 16:43 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2000 GB2

Observations:
     K00G02B* C2000 04 01.32541 12 48 12.86 -03 57 36.4          21.0 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 01.34618 12 48 11.22 -03 57 21.2                      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 01.36702 12 48 09.56 -03 57 05.2          21.0 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 02.16277 12 47 10.39 -03 47 02.8          21.3 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 02.16668 12 47 10.06 -03 46 59.4          21.1 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 02.17055 12 47 09.78 -03 46 56.9          21.2 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 03.26488 12 45 48.48 -03 33 19.8          21.2 R      651
     K00G02B  C2000 04 03.26802 12 45 48.29 -03 33 17.4                      651
     K00G02B  C2000 04 03.27206 12 45 47.94 -03 33 13.9          21.2 R      651
     K00G02B HC2000 04 03.35728 12 45 41.43 -03 32 10.8          20.7 V      691
     K00G02B HC2000 04 03.36120 12 45 41.13 -03 32 07.1          20.2 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 04.22076 12 44 39.00 -03 21 37.8          20.5 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 04.22520 12 44 38.69 -03 21 35.3          20.8 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 04.22907 12 44 38.37 -03 21 32.6          20.7 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 06.32670 12 42 09.65 -02 56 37.9          21.1 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 06.33061 12 42 09.36 -02 56 34.7          21.0 V      691
     K00G02B  C2000 04 06.33446 12 42 09.08 -02 56 32.2          20.3 V      691

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers A. E. Gleason, J. V. Scotti.
    0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
2000 GB2
Epoch 2000 Mar. 17.0 TT = JDT 2451620.5                 Williams
M  37.85718              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27562093     Peri.  256.13174     +0.11143192     -0.99365883
a   2.3384491      Node   187.51869     +0.95030628     +0.11096165
e   0.5617354      Incl.    6.58338     +0.29069040     +0.01815595
P   3.58           H   19.3           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2000 Apr. 1-6.

Ephemeris:
2000 GB2                 a,e,i = 2.34, 0.56, 7                   q = 1.0249
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 03 27    12 55.13   -05 07.5    0.919    1.912   171.9     4.2    20.9
2000 04 01    12 48.63   -04 01.7    0.949    1.948   178.4     0.8    20.8
2000 04 06    12 42.54   -03 00.4    0.986    1.984   174.3     2.9    21.1
2000 04 11    12 37.06   -02 05.0    1.029    2.020   167.8     6.0    21.4
2000 04 16    12 32.31   -01 16.7    1.079    2.055   161.5     8.9    21.6
2000 04 21    12 28.36   -00 35.9    1.134    2.090   155.5    11.5    21.9
2000 04 26    12 25.25   -00 02.6    1.195    2.125   149.7    13.8    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-G24

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