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    M.P.E.C. 2000-P21                                Issued 2000 Aug. 4, 19:30 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 PD3
    
    Observations:
         K00P03D* C2000 08 01.24658 19 57 53.12 -17 59 16.4          18.4        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.26120 19 57 50.76 -17 59 10.7          18.9        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.27578 19 57 48.44 -17 59 05.0          19.0        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.29025 19 57 46.13 -17 58 58.5          19.2        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.92559 19 56 07.88 -17 54 50.0                      611
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.92564 19 56 07.80 -17 54 49.7          17.2 R      046
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.92682 19 56 07.61 -17 54 49.4                      046
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.92778 19 56 07.44 -17 54 49.1                      046
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.92874 19 56 07.32 -17 54 48.8          17.1 R      046
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.93712 19 56 06.05 -17 54 45.4                      611
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.93935 19 56 05.67 -17 54 43.9                      611
         K00P03D  C2000 08 01.94167 19 56 05.33 -17 54 43.5                      611
         K00P03D pC2000 08 02.04063 19 55 50.45 -17 53 40.6                      808
         K00P03D pC2000 08 02.06146 19 55 47.09 -17 53 33.3                      808
         K00P03D pC2000 08 02.07535 19 55 44.80 -17 53 28.3                      808
         K00P03D pC2000 08 02.09149 19 55 42.31 -17 53 21.8                      808
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.22277 19 55 21.61 -17 52 47.1          18.7        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.23700 19 55 19.25 -17 52 41.4          18.6        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.24047 19 55 18.67 -17 52 38.3                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.24578 19 55 17.81 -17 52 36.0                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.25047 19 55 17.02 -17 52 35.0                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.25125 19 55 17.01 -17 52 36.4          18.7        704
         K00P03D  C2000 08 02.27972 19 55 12.28 -17 52 23.4          19.2        704
         K00P03D tC2000 08 03.04653 19 53 11.99 -17 46 43.1                      808
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.07390 19 53 07.08 -17 46 40.0          16.6 V      859
         K00P03D tC2000 08 03.09184 19 53 04.50 -17 46 27.6                      808
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.21463 19 52 44.84 -17 45 52.4                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.22010 19 52 43.92 -17 45 50.0                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.22496 19 52 43.13 -17 45 48.0                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.26868 19 52 35.93 -17 45 30.0                      854
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.27127 19 52 35.48 -17 45 29.0          18.5 R      854
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.27365 19 52 35.06 -17 45 28.6                      854
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.44148 19 52 09.01 -17 43 56.5          18.6        422
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.44350 19 52 08.64 -17 43 55.4          18.6        422
         K00P03D  C2000 08 03.44517 19 52 08.36 -17 43 55.0          18.5        422
         K00P03D  C2000 08 04.18304 19 50 09.47 -17 38 50.4                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 04.18754 19 50 08.70 -17 38 48.3                      711
         K00P03D  C2000 08 04.19200 19 50 07.95 -17 38 46.1                      711
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers S. Kluegl, M. Busch, R. Kresken.
        0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    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.
    808 El Leoncito.  Observers C. E. Lopez, R. Gil Hutton, J. A. Vicentela.
        0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/6.1
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observers C. Jacques, L. Duczmal. 0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 PD3                                                             PHA 0.022
    Epoch 2000 July 15.0 TT = JDT 2451740.5                 Williams
    M 320.85552              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33946483     Peri.  109.84956     +0.64704950     -0.75296708
    a   2.0351958      Node   299.24366     +0.63801680     +0.62079229
    e   0.6032456      Incl.    7.89585     +0.41744642     +0.21830602
    P   2.90           H   17.7           G   0.15
    From 38 observations 2000 Aug. 1-4.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 PD3                 a,e,i = 2.04, 0.60, 8                   q = 0.8075
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 08 04    19 50.65   -17 40.0    0.480    1.482   164.0    10.8    17.6
    2000 08 09    19 36.77   -16 58.9    0.450    1.437   156.0    16.7    17.6
    2000 08 14    19 22.32   -16 08.9    0.426    1.392   147.8    22.8    17.7
    2000 08 19    19 07.79   -15 09.9    0.405    1.346   139.6    29.1    17.7
    2000 08 24    18 53.63   -14 02.5    0.388    1.301   131.4    35.6    17.7
    2000 08 29    18 40.24   -12 47.7    0.374    1.255   123.4    42.2    17.7
    2000 09 03    18 27.91   -11 26.3    0.362    1.210   115.6    48.8    17.7
    2000 09 08    18 16.73   -09 59.1    0.351    1.165   108.1    55.3    17.8
    2000 09 13    18 06.57   -08 25.8    0.339    1.120   100.8    61.9    17.8
    2000 09 18    17 57.15   -06 45.8    0.327    1.077    93.7    68.6    17.8
    2000 09 23    17 48.04   -04 57.8    0.315    1.035    86.8    75.5    17.9
    2000 09 28    17 38.68   -02 59.9    0.301    0.994    79.8    82.8    18.0
    2000 10 03    17 28.28   -00 49.6    0.285    0.956    72.8    90.6    18.1
    2000 10 08    17 15.80   +01 35.2    0.269    0.920    65.5    99.1    18.3
    2000 10 13    16 59.94   +04 15.1    0.253    0.889    57.7   108.4    18.5
    
    2000 12 02    12 45.49   +06 40.3    0.332    0.885    62.8    97.7    18.6
    2000 12 12    12 33.02   +02 44.6    0.376    0.951    73.9    83.8    18.4
    2000 12 22    12 24.68   -00 38.1    0.411    1.029    84.5    72.0    18.4
    2001 01 01    12 15.63   -03 21.1    0.436    1.115    95.7    61.4    18.3
    2001 01 11    12 03.05   -05 19.5    0.455    1.204   107.9    51.0    18.3
    2001 01 21    11 45.62   -06 27.6    0.473    1.295   121.4    40.4    18.2
    2001 01 31    11 23.61   -06 39.7    0.497    1.386   136.0    29.6    18.2
    2001 02 10    10 59.33   -05 58.4    0.534    1.476   150.8    19.1    18.2
    2001 02 20    10 36.12   -04 38.3    0.591    1.565   163.4    10.4    18.2
    2001 03 02    10 16.96   -03 01.3    0.671    1.651   166.6     8.0    18.5
    2001 03 12    10 03.44   -01 27.7    0.773    1.735   158.2    12.3    19.1
    2001 03 22    09 55.55   -00 09.8    0.895    1.816   147.6    17.1    19.7
    2001 04 01    09 52.61   +00 48.0    1.034    1.895   137.5    20.9    20.2
    2001 04 11    09 53.67   +01 24.8    1.188    1.971   128.1    23.6    20.7
    2001 04 21    09 57.79   +01 42.8    1.354    2.045   119.5    25.3    21.1
    2001 05 01    10 04.26   +01 44.0    1.528    2.116   111.5    26.3    21.4
    2001 05 11    10 12.49   +01 30.7    1.709    2.185   104.0    26.7    21.8
    2001 05 21    10 22.02   +01 05.0    1.894    2.251    96.8    26.5    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P21
    

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