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    M.P.E.C. 2000-R40                                Issued 2000 Sept.  9, 15:42 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 RK60
    
    Observations:
         K00R60K* C2000 09 06.35181 23 19 18.82 +26 36 26.7          18.6        704
         K00R60K  C2000 09 06.36838 23 19 23.65 +26 35 51.3          18.7        704
         K00R60K  C2000 09 06.38221 23 19 27.62 +26 35 22.0          18.5        704
         K00R60K 1C2000 09 07.19278 23 23 42.73 +26 06 07.5                      658
         K00R60K 1C2000 09 07.19637 23 23 43.79 +26 06 00.0                      658
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.25758 23 24 01.07 +26 04 08.9          18.4        704
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.27153 23 24 05.11 +26 03 39.4          18.9        704
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.28523 23 24 08.87 +26 03 09.5          18.8        704
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.81970 23 26 52.74 +25 43 14.8                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.82098 23 26 53.03 +25 43 12.3                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.82612 23 26 54.59 +25 43 00.8                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.82741 23 26 54.92 +25 42 58.1                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.88692 23 27 12.08 +25 40 52.3          18.4 R      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.88786 23 27 12.34 +25 40 49.6                      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.88872 23 27 12.62 +25 40 48.7                      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.88950 23 27 12.75 +25 40 46.7          18.2 R      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.92770 23 27 23.65 +25 39 25.7                      595
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.93398 23 27 25.46 +25 39 12.6          18.9 V      595
         K00R60K  C2000 09 07.93852 23 27 26.82 +25 39 02.9                      595
         K00R60K FC2000 09 08.17245 23 28 38.89 +25 30 26.1                      853
         K00R60K FC2000 09 08.17348 23 28 39.16 +25 30 24.9          18.6 R      853
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.81190 23 31 46.82 +25 06 09.9                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.81330 23 31 47.19 +25 06 07.0                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.81470 23 31 47.62 +25 06 03.6                      557
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.86299 23 32 01.44 +25 04 18.6          19.2 V      151
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.86457 23 32 01.96 +25 04 15.4          18.8 V      151
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.86595 23 32 02.26 +25 04 11.1          18.7 V      151
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.86777 23 32 02.75 +25 04 06.9          19.0 V      151
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.86944 23 32 03.27 +25 04 03.3          18.9 V      151
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.87163 23 32 03.83 +25 03 59.5          18.6 V      151
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.95422 23 32 26.15 +25 00 54.3                      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.95535 23 32 26.50 +25 00 52.4                      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.95612 23 32 26.72 +25 00 50.3                      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.95699 23 32 26.94 +25 00 48.6                      046
         K00R60K  C2000 09 08.95892 23 32 27.50 +25 00 44.1                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec, M. Kovcer.  0.57-m
        f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
        + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, A. Toso, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m
        f/4.5 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.
    853 Biosphere 2 Observatory.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m f/8.1 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 RK60
    Epoch 2000 Aug. 24.0 TT = JDT 2451780.5                 Spahr
    M   0.50606              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30623956     Peri.  133.35908     +0.87074508     +0.49054403
    a   2.1798596      Node   197.35334     -0.47778779     +0.82755360
    e   0.4874589      Incl.    6.58400     -0.11628341     +0.27298643
    P   3.22           H   21.6           G   0.15
    From 35 observations 2000 Sept. 6-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 RK60                a,e,i = 2.18, 0.49, 7                   q = 1.1173
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 09 03    23 01.13   +28 25.8    0.140    1.125   143.9    31.9    18.9
    2000 09 13    23 50.79   +22 21.5    0.152    1.144   153.1    23.4    18.9
    2000 09 23    00 25.49   +15 35.7    0.176    1.173   163.4    14.2    19.0
    2000 10 03    00 47.55   +09 44.4    0.211    1.211   173.7     5.2    19.1
    2000 10 13    01 01.61   +05 27.0    0.259    1.256   176.2     3.0    19.5
    2000 10 23    01 11.38   +02 42.8    0.319    1.308   166.8    10.0    20.3
    2000 11 02    01 19.44   +01 16.4    0.392    1.364   158.0    15.8    21.1
    2000 11 12    01 27.45   +00 50.0    0.479    1.424   149.7    20.5    21.8
    2000 11 22    01 36.15   +01 06.7    0.578    1.486   141.9    24.2    22.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-R40
    

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