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    M.P.E.C. 2000-P16                                Issued 2000 Aug. 3, 17:36 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2000 PN

Observations:
     K00P00N* C2000 08 01.32605 21 11 31.24 -21 27 28.5          18.5        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 01.34057 21 11 13.00 -21 30 35.3          18.0        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 01.35552 21 10 54.25 -21 33 48.5          18.7        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 01.37007 21 10 36.03 -21 36 53.2          18.4        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 02.29417 20 53 45.41 -24 27 56.3          18.5        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 02.30846 20 53 30.80 -24 30 13.2          19.4        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 02.32297 20 53 16.15 -24 32 29.2          18.8        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 02.33726 20 53 01.59 -24 34 45.8          19.4        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 02.35158 20 52 47.19 -24 37 01.0          19.3        704
     K00P00N  C2000 08 03.24617 20 39 32.70 -26 40 48.7                      711
     K00P00N  C2000 08 03.24945 20 39 29.94 -26 41 13.8                      711
     K00P00N  C2000 08 03.25283 20 39 27.05 -26 41 37.5                      711

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber, L. Manguso.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries.  0.76-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 PN
Epoch 2000 July 15.0 TT = JDT 2451740.5                 Williams
M  28.11194              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.82159504     Peri.   37.47012     -0.91944208     -0.16686404
a   1.1290093      Node   128.91914     +0.14403558     -0.98548081
e   0.8108382      Incl.   27.23545     +0.36589619     -0.03136825
P   1.20           H   22.2           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2000 Aug. 1-3.

Ephemeris:
2000 PN                  a,e,i = 1.13, 0.81, 27                  q = 0.2136
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 07 25    02 06.82   +34 06.9    0.072    1.008    81.5    94.5    19.9
2000 07 26    01 19.36   +28 17.4    0.064    1.022    93.9    82.5    19.2
2000 07 27    00 27.99   +19 53.6    0.059    1.036   109.1    67.8    18.5
2000 07 28    23 37.43   +09 40.9    0.058    1.050   125.7    51.7    18.0
2000 07 29    22 52.03   -00 28.7    0.062    1.064   141.6    36.3    17.8
2000 07 30    22 13.91   -09 00.5    0.069    1.078   154.9    23.5    17.7
2000 07 31    21 43.06   -15 28.8    0.079    1.092   165.2    13.8    17.7
2000 08 01    21 18.44   -20 11.8    0.091    1.105   172.0     7.3    17.8
2000 08 02    20 58.77   -23 37.4    0.104    1.119   173.8     5.7    18.0
2000 08 03    20 42.95   -26 08.7    0.118    1.132   171.0     8.1    18.4
2000 08 04    20 30.08   -28 02.4    0.133    1.145   167.5    11.1    18.8
2000 08 05    20 19.49   -29 29.6    0.148    1.158   164.2    13.8    19.2
2000 08 06    20 10.69   -30 37.7    0.164    1.170   161.3    16.1    19.5
2000 08 07    20 03.30   -31 31.8    0.179    1.183   158.7    18.1    19.8
2000 08 08    19 57.04   -32 15.5    0.195    1.195   156.4    19.8    20.0
2000 08 09    19 51.70   -32 51.2    0.211    1.208   154.3    21.3    20.3
2000 08 10    19 47.11   -33 20.6    0.228    1.220   152.4    22.6    20.5
2000 08 11    19 43.15   -33 45.2    0.244    1.232   150.6    23.8    20.7
2000 08 12    19 39.71   -34 05.8    0.261    1.244   149.0    24.8    20.9
2000 08 13    19 36.72   -34 23.3    0.277    1.256   147.4    25.8    21.1
2000 08 14    19 34.12   -34 38.1    0.294    1.267   146.0    26.6    21.3
2000 08 15    19 31.84   -34 50.7    0.311    1.279   144.6    27.3    21.4
2000 08 16    19 29.85   -35 01.4    0.328    1.290   143.2    28.0    21.6
2000 08 17    19 28.12   -35 10.6    0.345    1.301   141.9    28.7    21.7
2000 08 18    19 26.61   -35 18.5    0.362    1.312   140.7    29.2    21.9
2000 08 19    19 25.29   -35 25.2    0.379    1.323   139.5    29.8    22.0
2000 08 20    19 24.16   -35 30.9    0.396    1.334   138.4    30.2    22.1
2000 08 21    19 23.18   -35 35.7    0.414    1.345   137.3    30.7    22.2
2000 08 22    19 22.35   -35 39.8    0.431    1.356   136.2    31.1    22.4
2000 08 23    19 21.64   -35 43.2    0.449    1.366   135.1    31.5    22.5
2000 08 24    19 21.06   -35 46.0    0.466    1.377   134.1    31.8    22.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P16

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