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  • MPEC 2000-M02 : 1999 OX3

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    M.P.E.C. 2000-M02                                Issued 2000 June 16, 04:28 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
    
                                       1999 OX3
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1999-P29
    
    Observations:
         J99O03X 6C2000 03 29.61639 20 31 38.36 -17 00 20.2                      568
         J99O03X 6C2000 03 29.62541 20 31 38.42 -17 00 20.4          22.0 R      568
         J99O03X 6C2000 03 29.63593 20 31 38.48 -17 00 20.0          21.6 R      568
         J99O03X 5C2000 05 30.51745 20 32 52.381-16 50 50.52         21.9 R      568
         J99O03X 5C2000 05 30.57322 20 32 52.188-16 50 50.94         21.8 R      568
         J99O03X 5C2000 05 31.50973 20 32 49.199-16 50 57.68         21.8 R      568
         J99O03X 5C2000 05 31.57617 20 32 48.981-16 50 58.10         21.9 R      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers J. Kavelaars, B. Gladman, J. Petit, M. Holman,
        S. Sheppard.  Canada-France-Hawaii 3.6-m telescope + CCD, University
        of Hawaii 2.2-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
    000329 568 0.04+ 0.01+    000531 568 0.06+ 0.01+    MPC 36548
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 OX3
    Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Marsden
    M 314.87590              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00531849     Peri.  144.02889     +0.72393596     -0.68838616
    a  32.5045300      Node   259.54003     +0.62172187     +0.67940589
    e   0.4626419      Incl.    2.63329     +0.29896261     +0.25403176
    P 185.32           H    7.6           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    990721 568  0.5+  0.3-    990808 675  0.4-  0.6+    000329 568  0.2-  0.1+
    990721 568  0.5+  0.4-    990808 675  0.6-  0.5+    000329 568  0.1-  0.3-
    990721 568  0.6+  0.5-    990808 675  0.6-  0.6+    000329 568  0.0   0.2-
    990807 705  0.5+  0.6-    990808 675  0.5-  0.4+    000530 568  0.2+  0.1+
    990807 705  0.4+  0.8-    990808 675  0.4-  0.5+    000530 568  0.0   0.1+
    990807 705  0.5+  0.8-    990809 675  0.1+  0.3-    000531 568  0.0   0.0
    990808 675  0.3-  0.6+    990809 675  0.4+  0.4-    000531 568  0.1+  0.1+
    990808 675  0.7-  0.7+    990923 568  0.3+  0.0
    990808 675  0.5-  0.4+    990923 568  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 OX3                 a,e,i = 32.50, 0.46, 3                  q = 17.467
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 06 15    20 31.82   -16 53.6   26.747   27.511   138.1     1.4    22.1
    2000 06 25    20 30.92   -16 56.2   26.630   27.496   147.8     1.1    22.1
    2000 07 05    20 29.88   -16 59.5   26.537   27.480   157.6     0.8    22.0
    2000 07 15    20 28.74   -17 03.2   26.472   27.465   167.4     0.5    22.0
    2000 07 25    20 27.54   -17 07.2   26.435   27.449   176.7     0.1    21.9
    2000 08 04    20 26.32   -17 11.4   26.427   27.433   172.5     0.3    22.0
    2000 08 14    20 25.14   -17 15.5   26.449   27.418   162.8     0.6    22.0
    2000 08 24    20 24.04   -17 19.5   26.498   27.402   153.0     1.0    22.1
    2000 09 03    20 23.06   -17 23.1   26.574   27.387   143.1     1.3    22.1
    2000 09 13    20 22.25   -17 26.3   26.673   27.371   133.2     1.5    22.1
    2000 09 23    20 21.62   -17 28.9   26.792   27.356   123.3     1.8    22.1
    2000 10 03    20 21.21   -17 30.8   26.928   27.340   113.4     1.9    22.2
    2000 10 13    20 21.05   -17 31.9   27.075   27.324   103.5     2.0    22.2
    2000 10 23    20 21.13   -17 32.3   27.229   27.309    93.6     2.1    22.2
    2000 11 02    20 21.46   -17 31.7   27.385   27.293    83.7     2.1    22.2
    2000 11 12    20 22.05   -17 30.3   27.538   27.278    73.8     2.0    22.2
    2000 11 22    20 22.87   -17 28.1   27.682   27.262    63.9     1.9    22.2
    2000 12 02    20 23.91   -17 25.0   27.814   27.246    54.0     1.7    22.2
    2000 12 12    20 25.15   -17 21.1   27.928   27.231    44.2     1.4    22.2
    2000 12 22    20 26.55   -17 16.6   28.022   27.215    34.4     1.2    22.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-M02
    

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