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    M.P.E.C. 2000-S54                                Issued 2000 Sept. 25, 23:44 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
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2000 RD34
    
                                  Update to MPS 18454
    
    Observations:
         K00R34D  C2000 09 23.25597 23 38 07.45 +12 47 47.6          19.0        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 23.27086 23 38 06.18 +12 47 48.2          18.7        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 23.28534 23 38 04.91 +12 47 49.0          18.7        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 23.29979 23 38 03.65 +12 47 49.6          18.9        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 23.31419 23 38 02.42 +12 47 50.0          18.9        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 25.24695 23 35 23.48 +12 48 26.7          18.3        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 25.26171 23 35 22.22 +12 48 25.9          19.1        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 25.27642 23 35 20.93 +12 48 25.8          18.6        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 25.29205 23 35 19.51 +12 48 26.5          18.6        704
         K00R34D  C2000 09 25.30703 23 35 18.19 +12 48 25.9          18.4        704
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 RD34
    Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Spahr
    M 312.77415              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35853081     Peri.  131.73105     +0.15320686     -0.98377028
    a   1.9623888      Node   309.21158     +0.86710148     +0.17916591
    e   0.3468057      Incl.    6.92359     +0.47398595     -0.00977808
    P   2.75           H   17.4           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2000 Sept. 1-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 RD34                a,e,i = 1.96, 0.35, 7                   q = 1.2818
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 09 23    23 38.47   +12 47.7    0.641    1.633   166.1     8.5    18.1
    2000 10 03    23 24.82   +12 41.0    0.610    1.588   160.1    12.4    18.1
    2000 10 13    23 12.95   +12 13.8    0.598    1.545   150.0    18.9    18.2
    2000 10 23    23 05.12   +11 38.8    0.601    1.503   139.4    25.5    18.3
    2000 11 02    23 02.75   +11 09.4    0.615    1.463   129.5    31.5    18.5
    2000 11 12    23 06.28   +10 56.8    0.637    1.426   120.9    36.6    18.7
    2000 11 22    23 15.39   +11 06.3    0.663    1.391   113.4    40.7    18.8
    2000 12 02    23 29.58   +11 39.5    0.691    1.360   107.1    43.8    19.0
    2000 12 12    23 48.24   +12 35.6    0.721    1.334   101.8    46.2    19.1
    2000 12 22    00 10.79   +13 50.9    0.751    1.313    97.5    48.0    19.2
    2001 01 01    00 36.78   +15 21.0    0.782    1.296    93.8    49.2    19.3
    2001 01 11    01 05.80   +17 00.2    0.814    1.286    90.9    49.9    19.4
    2001 01 21    01 37.41   +18 41.2    0.850    1.282    88.4    50.1    19.4
    2001 01 31    02 11.25   +20 17.3    0.889    1.284    86.3    50.0    19.5
    2001 02 10    02 46.80   +21 41.4    0.933    1.292    84.5    49.5    19.7
    2001 02 20    03 23.52   +22 47.2    0.984    1.306    82.9    48.7    19.8
    2001 03 02    04 00.83   +23 30.5    1.041    1.326    81.4    47.6    19.9
    2001 03 12    04 38.12   +23 48.7    1.106    1.351    79.9    46.4    20.0
    2001 03 22    05 14.80   +23 41.0    1.179    1.380    78.2    45.0    20.2
    2001 04 01    05 50.46   +23 08.7    1.260    1.413    76.5    43.4    20.3
    2001 04 11    06 24.74   +22 14.2    1.348    1.450    74.6    41.8    20.5
    2001 04 21    06 57.45   +21 00.3    1.443    1.489    72.5    40.1    20.6
    2001 05 01    07 28.54   +19 30.3    1.543    1.530    70.2    38.3    20.8
    2001 05 11    07 58.00   +17 47.3    1.650    1.573    67.7    36.4    21.0
    2001 05 21    08 25.91   +15 54.0    1.760    1.617    65.0    34.5    21.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-S54
    

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