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    M.P.E.C. 2000-P23                                Issued 2000 Aug. 4, 20:17 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 PG3
    
    Observations:
         K00P03G* C2000 08 01.33409 22 23 12.95 -12 43 17.2          19.0        704
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.34862 22 23 11.69 -12 43 20.1          18.9        704
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.36353 22 23 10.46 -12 43 22.2          19.2        704
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.37812 22 23 09.22 -12 43 25.2          18.8        704
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.96009 22 22 20.64 -12 45 13.0          18.0 R      046
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.96157 22 22 20.46 -12 45 13.7                      046
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.96293 22 22 20.34 -12 45 13.9                      046
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.96440 22 22 20.25 -12 45 15.2                      046
         K00P03G  C2000 08 01.99374 22 22 17.63 -12 45 19.5                      118
         K00P03G  C2000 08 02.00420 22 22 16.75 -12 45 22.5                      118
         K00P03G  C2000 08 02.01024 22 22 16.32 -12 45 23.1          18.5 R      118
         K00P03G IC2000 08 02.36716 22 21 45.72 -12 46 30.6                      711
         K00P03G IC2000 08 02.37341 22 21 45.19 -12 46 31.0                      711
         K00P03G  C2000 08 02.37962 22 21 44.69 -12 46 32.1                      711
         K00P03G 1C2000 08 02.39358 22 21 43.46 -12 46 35.2                      658
         K00P03G 1C2000 08 02.39602 22 21 43.22 -12 46 34.7                      658
         K00P03G 1C2000 08 02.39866 22 21 43.10 -12 46 35.9                      658
         K00P03G  C2000 08 03.35654 22 20 19.28 -12 49 40.5                      711
         K00P03G  C2000 08 03.36293 22 20 18.66 -12 49 41.9                      711
         K00P03G  C2000 08 03.36911 22 20 18.10 -12 49 43.0                      711
         K00P03G  C2000 08 03.52479 22 20 04.599-12 50 05.83         18.8 R      422
         K00P03G  C2000 08 03.52630 22 20 04.327-12 50 05.96         18.9 R      422
         K00P03G  C2000 08 03.52900 22 20 03.929-12 50 07.79         18.6 R      422
         K00P03G  C2000 08 04.32551 22 18 51.72 -12 52 53.5                      711
         K00P03G  C2000 08 04.33138 22 18 51.23 -12 52 54.7                      711
         K00P03G  C2000 08 04.33751 22 18 50.62 -12 52 56.0                      711
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 PG3
    Epoch 2000 July 15.0 TT = JDT 2451740.5                 Williams
    M 330.58261              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18272284     Peri.  138.74136     -0.29229043     -0.93497104
    a   3.0756777      Node   326.75163     +0.75275760     -0.09530672
    e   0.8759161      Incl.   21.50503     +0.58984939     -0.34168083
    P   5.39           H   15.5           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2000 Aug. 1-4.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 PG3                 a,e,i = 3.08, 0.88, 22                  q = 0.3816
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 08 04    22 19.36   -12 51.7    1.355    2.333   159.8     8.6    18.6
    2000 08 09    22 11.15   -13 09.6    1.280    2.279   166.6     5.9    18.3
    2000 08 14    22 01.68   -13 29.3    1.213    2.223   173.6     2.9    18.0
    2000 08 19    21 50.99   -13 49.9    1.154    2.166   178.7     0.6    17.6
    2000 08 24    21 39.21   -14 10.2    1.103    2.108   171.3     4.2    17.7
    2000 08 29    21 26.56   -14 28.8    1.060    2.049   163.4     8.1    17.8
    2000 09 03    21 13.33   -14 44.3    1.026    1.989   155.4    12.2    17.8
    2000 09 08    20 59.89   -14 55.6    1.000    1.927   147.4    16.4    17.8
    2000 09 13    20 46.61   -15 01.6    0.982    1.865   139.4    20.6    17.8
    2000 09 18    20 33.87   -15 02.1    0.970    1.801   131.5    24.7    17.9
    2000 09 23    20 21.97   -14 57.0    0.963    1.735   123.9    28.7    17.9
    2000 09 28    20 11.16   -14 46.5    0.961    1.668   116.4    32.5    17.9
    2000 10 03    20 01.61   -14 31.2    0.961    1.600   109.3    36.2    17.9
    2000 10 08    19 53.39   -14 11.4    0.963    1.530   102.5    39.6    17.9
    2000 10 13    19 46.48   -13 47.8    0.965    1.459    96.0    42.9    17.9
    2000 10 18    19 40.82   -13 20.7    0.966    1.385    89.8    46.0    17.9
    2000 10 23    19 36.29   -12 50.3    0.964    1.310    83.9    49.0    17.8
    2000 10 28    19 32.77   -12 16.9    0.960    1.233    78.2    52.1    17.8
    2000 11 02    19 30.06   -11 40.5    0.951    1.154    72.8    55.2    17.7
    2000 11 07    19 27.93   -11 01.1    0.938    1.072    67.5    58.6    17.6
    2000 11 12    19 26.08   -10 19.0    0.918    0.989    62.3    62.4    17.5
    
    2001 03 02    18 17.94   -44 42.7    1.432    1.429    69.6    40.5    18.7
    2001 03 12    18 27.03   -46 41.4    1.451    1.572    77.6    38.1    18.8
    2001 03 22    18 31.54   -48 43.9    1.458    1.709    86.1    35.6    18.9
    2001 04 01    18 30.52   -50 50.9    1.456    1.839    95.2    32.8    19.0
    2001 04 11    18 22.92   -52 58.1    1.451    1.964   104.9    29.5    19.1
    2001 04 21    18 07.83   -54 55.3    1.451    2.084   114.9    25.9    19.1
    2001 05 01    17 45.04   -56 25.3    1.462    2.200   125.0    22.0    19.1
    2001 05 11    17 16.15   -57 08.8    1.490    2.312   134.4    18.2    19.1
    2001 05 21    16 44.83   -56 52.7    1.540    2.419   142.0    14.9    19.2
    2001 05 31    16 15.65   -55 38.5    1.618    2.524   146.1    12.9    19.3
    2001 06 10    15 51.99   -53 42.4    1.723    2.624   145.7    12.6    19.5
    2001 06 20    15 35.01   -51 25.8    1.854    2.722   141.3    13.5    19.8
    2001 06 30    15 24.34   -49 07.1    2.009    2.817   134.5    14.9    20.1
    2001 07 10    15 18.93   -46 58.7    2.185    2.909   126.6    16.3    20.4
    2001 07 20    15 17.65   -45 06.4    2.378    2.998   118.4    17.3    20.7
    2001 07 30    15 19.61   -43 32.2    2.583    3.085   110.2    18.0    20.9
    
    Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P23
    

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