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    M.P.E.C. 2000-P40                                Issued 2000 Aug. 8, 15:12 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.
    
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                                       2000 PJ6
    
    Observations:
         K00P06J* C2000 08 03.38436 00 06 38.63 -01 41 47.3          18.8        704
         K00P06J  C2000 08 03.39846 00 06 37.25 -01 41 40.3          19.0        704
         K00P06J  C2000 08 03.41260 00 06 35.84 -01 41 33.2          19.0        704
         K00P06J  C2000 08 03.42672 00 06 34.60 -01 41 25.8          18.5        704
         K00P06J  C2000 08 04.40071 00 05 04.81 -01 33 21.6                      711
         K00P06J  C2000 08 04.40655 00 05 04.23 -01 33 18.3                      711
         K00P06J  C2000 08 04.41243 00 05 03.65 -01 33 15.1                      711
         K00P06J  C2000 08 04.72568 00 04 33.82 -01 30 24.3          19.1        422
         K00P06J  C2000 08 04.73065 00 04 33.38 -01 30 22.3          19.2        422
         K00P06J  C2000 08 05.44910 00 03 23.48 -01 24 51.7                      711
         K00P06J  C2000 08 05.45464 00 03 22.97 -01 24 49.9                      711
         K00P06J  C2000 08 05.46038 00 03 22.39 -01 24 47.4                      711
         K00P06J  C2000 08 08.01587 23 58 58.55 -01 05 14.6                      557
         K00P06J  C2000 08 08.01785 23 58 58.33 -01 05 14.0                      557
         K00P06J  C2000 08 08.01983 23 58 58.08 -01 05 13.5          19.1 V      557
    
    Observer details:
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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 PJ6
    Epoch 2000 Aug. 4.0 TT = JDT 2451760.5                  Hergenrother
    M  96.39821              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66625770     Peri.  225.19155     -0.94017330     +0.32094211
    a   1.2982985      Node   332.90775     -0.19562998     -0.78328094
    e   0.3442042      Incl.   14.53852     -0.27893203     -0.53241632
    P   1.48           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2000 Aug. 3-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 PJ6                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.34, 15                  q = 0.8514
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 08 04    00 05.70   -01 36.5    0.603    1.483   131.2    31.0    19.0
    2000 08 14    23 47.07   -00 25.3    0.579    1.523   144.6    22.6    18.7
    2000 08 24    23 23.21   +00 20.7    0.573    1.559   159.1    13.4    18.4
    2000 09 03    22 57.23   +00 41.3    0.588    1.593   171.5     5.3    18.2
    2000 09 13    22 33.31   +00 42.8    0.628    1.623   166.3     8.4    18.5
    2000 09 23    22 14.59   +00 35.3    0.690    1.650   153.4    15.8    19.0
    2000 10 03    22 02.38   +00 28.2    0.772    1.673   141.2    22.0    19.5
    2000 10 13    21 56.51   +00 28.4    0.868    1.694   130.3    26.7    19.9
    2000 10 23    21 56.01   +00 39.4    0.974    1.711   120.7    30.0    20.3
    2000 11 02    21 59.85   +01 02.7    1.086    1.724   112.0    32.2    20.6
    2000 11 12    22 07.10   +01 38.9    1.203    1.734   104.1    33.6    20.9
    2000 11 22    22 16.99   +02 27.4    1.320    1.741    96.9    34.3    21.1
    2000 12 02    22 28.97   +03 27.8    1.437    1.745    90.2    34.4    21.3
    2000 12 12    22 42.63   +04 39.4    1.550    1.745    83.8    34.1    21.5
    2000 12 22    22 57.65   +06 01.1    1.659    1.742    77.8    33.5    21.6
    2001 01 01    23 13.83   +07 31.9    1.763    1.735    72.1    32.6    21.7
    2001 01 11    23 31.02   +09 10.9    1.859    1.725    66.7    31.6    21.8
    2001 01 21    23 49.14   +10 56.7    1.947    1.712    61.5    30.3    21.8
    2001 01 31    00 08.16   +12 48.2    2.026    1.695    56.6    29.0    21.9
    
    Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-P40
    

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