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    M.P.E.C. 2000-T06                                Issued 2000 Oct. 2, 18:54 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                  2000 SU180

Observations:
     K00SI0U* C2000 09 27.25362 00 04 45.35 +26 46 52.2          19.0        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 09 27.26828 00 04 43.01 +26 47 15.6          19.4        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 09 27.28354 00 04 40.60 +26 47 40.0          19.5        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 09 27.31403 00 04 35.69 +26 48 28.4          19.4        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 09 30.23730 23 56 45.67 +28 06 20.6          18.7        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 09 30.25190 23 56 43.06 +28 06 45.7          19.2        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 09 30.26651 23 56 40.39 +28 07 09.0          19.4        704
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.13361 23 54 10.16 +28 30 29.6          19.0 R      858
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.13660 23 54 09.58 +28 30 34.5          18.6 R      858
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.14051 23 54 08.84 +28 30 41.4          18.7 R      858
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.24326 23 53 49.90 +28 33 31.1                      704
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.25837 23 53 47.05 +28 33 55.8                      704
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.27348 23 53 44.24 +28 34 20.2                      704
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.27876 23 53 43.21 +28 34 29.1                      711
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.28435 23 53 42.15 +28 34 38.3                      711
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.28858 23 53 41.41 +28 34 44.6                      704
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.28987 23 53 41.11 +28 34 47.1                      711
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 01.31485 23 53 36.50 +28 35 26.8                      704
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 02.08611 23 51 17.80 +28 56 22.2          18.9 R      850
     K00SI0U  C2000 10 02.11111 23 51 12.95 +28 57 02.6          19.5 R      850

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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 SU180                                                           PHA 0.048
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Spahr
M 327.64367              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31822847     Peri.  135.45067     -0.24822195     -0.96275238
a   2.1247607      Node   328.46136     +0.82172912     -0.15066080
e   0.6140025      Incl.   11.82711     +0.51297868     -0.22451988
P   3.10           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2000 Sept. 27-Oct. 2.

Ephemeris:
2000 SU180               a,e,i = 2.12, 0.61, 12                  q = 0.8202
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 09 23    00 14.45   +24 57.2    0.490    1.462   154.9    16.9    19.8
2000 10 03    23 48.43   +29 21.3    0.404    1.371   152.1    19.9    19.3
2000 10 13    23 10.23   +33 54.1    0.338    1.279   141.4    29.1    19.1
2000 10 23    22 18.97   +37 57.8    0.290    1.188   125.9    42.7    18.9
2000 11 02    21 15.95   +40 45.2    0.256    1.100   108.2    59.0    19.0
2000 11 12    20 02.99   +41 33.3    0.233    1.016    89.8    76.9    19.2
2000 11 22    18 41.81   +39 09.0    0.218    0.941    71.5    95.8    19.6

2001 01 21    15 21.09   -18 16.4    0.450    0.919    68.4    84.6    20.6
2001 01 31    15 26.90   -23 50.9    0.499    0.990    75.9    74.9    20.7
2001 02 10    15 32.00   -28 30.4    0.536    1.071    83.8    66.4    20.7
2001 02 20    15 33.91   -32 28.6    0.564    1.158    92.3    58.6    20.8
2001 03 02    15 30.50   -35 50.7    0.583    1.249   101.8    51.0    20.8
2001 03 12    15 20.25   -38 32.8    0.599    1.340   112.2    43.3    20.8
2001 03 22    15 02.68   -40 22.9    0.616    1.432   123.4    35.5    20.8
2001 04 01    14 39.12   -41 03.8    0.642    1.522   134.9    27.7    20.8
2001 04 11    14 13.23   -40 27.1    0.682    1.611   145.6    20.6    20.8
2001 04 21    13 49.43   -38 43.4    0.740    1.698   153.0    15.6    20.9
2001 05 01    13 30.93   -36 19.9    0.819    1.782   154.6    14.0    21.2
2001 05 11    13 18.83   -33 47.6    0.919    1.864   150.2    15.6    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-T06

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