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    M.P.E.C. 2000-S17                                Issued 2000 Sept. 20, 18:30 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                    2000 SL

Observations:
     K00S00L* C2000 09 17.18443 20 02 16.57 +69 34 08.2          18.7        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 17.19937 20 02 25.06 +69 33 21.5          18.7        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 17.21495 20 02 33.95 +69 32 33.4          18.9        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 17.22969 20 02 42.38 +69 31 46.6          19.4        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 18.10433 20 11 04.16 +68 45 20.2          18.1        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 18.13345 20 11 19.98 +68 43 45.2          18.2        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 18.16259 20 11 35.73 +68 42 08.1          18.9        704
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15156 20 20 35.72 +67 45 59.0          18.7 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15215 20 20 36.21 +67 45 56.4          19.1 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15274 20 20 36.37 +67 45 53.6          18.8 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15333 20 20 36.56 +67 45 52.7          18.9 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15391 20 20 36.86 +67 45 50.3          19.1 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15451 20 20 37.34 +67 45 48.8          18.5 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15509 20 20 37.65 +67 45 45.9          18.8 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15568 20 20 37.92 +67 45 44.9          18.9 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.15628 20 20 38.41 +67 45 42.4          18.7 R      848
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.19528 20 20 57.71 +67 43 28.9          18.0 R      853
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.19620 20 20 58.22 +67 43 25.4          18.4 R      853
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.20149 20 21 00.87 +67 43 07.1          18.5 R      853
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.75513 20 25 52.52 +67 09 59.3                      557
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.75635 20 25 53.14 +67 09 55.0                      557
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.75883 20 25 54.37 +67 09 45.7                      557
     K00S00L  C2000 09 19.76007 20 25 55.00 +67 09 41.4                      557
     K00S00L  C2000 09 20.12306 20 29 00.94 +66 47 30.9          19.1 R      853
     K00S00L  C2000 09 20.12411 20 29 01.46 +66 47 27.1          18.9 R      853
     K00S00L  C2000 09 20.12492 20 29 01.83 +66 47 24.2          19.0 R      853
     K00S00L tC2000 09 20.15718 20 29 17.79 +66 45 24.0                      684
     K00S00L tC2000 09 20.16087 20 29 19.53 +66 45 10.5                      684

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
684 Prescott.  Observer P. G. Comba.  0.46-m f/4.5 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.
848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observer M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
853 Biosphere 2 Observatory.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 SL
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Spahr
M  31.16239              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50643747     Peri.   70.69092     +0.05055193     +0.95524482
a   1.5587824      Node   207.77366     -0.97392988     +0.11177220
e   0.3997310      Incl.   38.71803     +0.22114494     +0.27388740
P   1.95           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2000 Sept. 17-20.

Ephemeris:
2000 SL                  a,e,i = 1.56, 0.40, 39                  q = 0.9357
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 09 13    19 17.8    +72 37.2    0.471    1.144    94.5    61.3    19.3
2000 09 23    20 51.67   +63 34.7    0.423    1.201   107.7    52.7    19.0
2000 10 03    21 49.51   +49 08.0    0.398    1.260   122.6    42.0    18.6
2000 10 13    22 26.88   +32 08.0    0.414    1.320   134.3    32.7    18.6
2000 10 23    22 53.82   +16 57.1    0.476    1.380   136.7    29.6    18.9
2000 11 02    23 15.43   +05 54.8    0.576    1.439   131.5    31.1    19.4
2000 11 12    23 34.25   -01 16.0    0.702    1.497   123.7    33.4    20.0
2000 11 22    23 51.55   -05 41.2    0.845    1.553   115.7    34.9    20.5
2000 12 02    00 08.07   -08 15.8    0.999    1.608   108.2    35.6    21.0
2000 12 12    00 24.22   -09 37.0    1.159    1.660   101.2    35.6    21.4
2000 12 22    00 40.22   -10 09.0    1.322    1.710    94.6    35.0    21.7
2001 01 01    00 56.22   -10 07.4    1.485    1.757    88.3    34.0    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-S17

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