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    M.P.E.C. 2000-G28                                Issued 2000 Apr. 6, 17:35 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
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                                   2000 GF2

Observations:
     K00G02F* C2000 04 03.37263 15 12 50.42 +09 31 13.5          17.9        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 03.38688 15 12 55.00 +09 32 34.6          18.6        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 03.41540 15 13 04.26 +09 35 15.7          18.8        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 03.42968 15 13 08.86 +09 36 35.7          19.0        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.26792 15 18 08.54 +10 57 54.9          16.5        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.28280 15 18 13.72 +10 59 23.6          16.7        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.29775 15 18 18.94 +11 00 54.1          16.6        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.31262 15 18 24.12 +11 02 23.6          16.6        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.32749 15 18 29.26 +11 03 52.7          16.7        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.38231 15 18 48.25 +11 09 22.2          18.1        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.39685 15 18 53.27 +11 10 51.4          18.3        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.41133 15 18 58.24 +11 12 18.6          18.3        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.42581 15 19 03.28 +11 13 45.3          18.4        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 04.44029 15 19 08.32 +11 15 12.3          18.4        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.01109 15 22 44.48 +12 13 22.8                      557
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.01191 15 22 44.75 +12 13 27.5                      557
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.01273 15 22 45.07 +12 13 32.2                      557
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.25061 15 24 15.91 +12 39 41.3          17.5 V      860
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.25150 15 24 16.26 +12 39 45.6                      860
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.25243 15 24 16.57 +12 39 53.2                      860
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.25426 15 24 17.17 +12 40 03.4          17.5 V      860
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.30125 15 24 38.00 +12 44 02.9          16.2        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.31324 15 24 42.70 +12 45 18.6          18.0 V      854
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.31469 15 24 43.26 +12 45 28.3          18.2 V      854
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.31604 15 24 43.71 +12 45 37.0          18.3 V      854
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.31822 15 24 44.32 +12 45 50.2          16.6        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.33444 15 24 50.36 +12 47 34.8          16.3        704
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.35144 15 24 56.70 +12 49 23.4          16.5        704
     K00G02F 5C2000 04 05.40354 15 25 16.33 +12 54 55.0          17.1        688
     K00G02F 5C2000 04 05.40521 15 25 16.96 +12 55 05.8          17.1        688
     K00G02F  C2000 04 05.92639 15 28 48.29 +13 51 08.5                      611

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observer M. Busch.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observer L. A. Wasserman.
    1.8-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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/6.1
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
860 Valinhos.  Observer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/3.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 GF2                                                             PHA 0.017
Epoch 2000 Mar. 17.0 TT = JDT 2451620.5                 Williams
M 304.18444              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63150292     Peri.  107.80174     +0.24428625     +0.96964218
a   1.3455065      Node   176.28620     -0.94110174     +0.23976989
e   0.3796232      Incl.    9.66583     -0.23377711     +0.04800466
P   1.56           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 31 observations 2000 Apr. 3-5.

Ephemeris:
2000 GF2                 a,e,i = 1.35, 0.38, 10                  q = 0.8347
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 03 27    14 38.93   +00 20.3    0.201    1.170   146.2    28.3    17.7
2000 04 01    15 00.27   +06 04.1    0.168    1.140   144.0    31.0    17.3
2000 04 06    15 29.26   +13 59.8    0.141    1.109   137.9    37.2    17.1
2000 04 11    16 10.83   +24 22.5    0.121    1.079   126.9    48.0    17.0
2000 04 16    17 12.04   +36 03.8    0.111    1.050   111.6    62.7    17.2
2000 04 21    18 37.03   +45 38.2    0.112    1.021    94.8    78.9    17.6
2000 04 26    20 12.73   +49 52.7    0.124    0.992    80.0    92.9    18.3
2000 05 01    21 33.98   +49 24.5    0.142    0.966    68.9   103.2    19.1
2000 05 06    22 32.19   +46 48.6    0.166    0.940    61.2   109.9    19.7
2000 05 11    23 13.03   +43 43.3    0.193    0.917    56.1   113.8    20.2
2000 05 16    23 43.24   +40 45.8    0.222    0.895    53.1   115.5    20.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-G28

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