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    M.P.E.C. 2000-U21                                Issued 2000 Oct. 24, 20:17 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 SQ43
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2000-S63
    
    Observations:
         K00S43Q 1 1979 06 16.41972 14 30 34.59 -00 46 19.9                      260
         K00S43Q 1 1979 06 16.46486 14 30 33.09 -00 46 13.9                      260
         K00S43Q 1 1993 06 28.40347 21 09 58.91 +07 38 51.4                      261
         K00S43Q 1 1993 06 28.44514 21 10 09.23 +07 40 01.0                      261
         K00S43Q  C2000 10 24.39988 02 43 48.51 +05 47 35.0          18.7        704
         K00S43Q  C2000 10 24.41819 02 43 47.00 +05 47 24.7          19.1        704
         K00S43Q  C2000 10 24.43308 02 43 45.76 +05 47 18.0          19.6        704
    
    Observer details:
    260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss,
        A. Gnadig).  1.2-m Schmidt.
    261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (R. Stoss, A. Gnadig).
        1.2-m Schmidt.
    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 SQ43
    Id. DANEOPS (1979, 1993 observations)
    Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Williams
    M  16.65018              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28316599     Peri.  144.33715     +0.71539201     +0.69859127
    a   2.2967232      Node   171.30895     -0.66010716     +0.68210017
    e   0.5038553      Incl.    5.15740     -0.22906944     +0.21612404
    P   3.48           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    790616 260  0.4-  0.6+    000927 046  0.2-  0.1+    001002 704  0.0   0.1+
    790616 260  0.4+  0.3-    000927 046  0.7-  0.5+    001002 704  0.9-  0.8-
    930628 261  0.1-  0.8-    000927 046  0.0   0.9-    001002 704  0.3+  0.1+
    930628 261  0.1+  0.7+    000927 046  0.5-  1.0+    001005 608  0.6-  1.5-
    000924 704  0.0   0.2+    000927 557  0.2+  0.4-    001005 608  0.5-  1.2-
    000924 704  0.1+  0.9-    000927 557  0.4+  0.1-    001005 608  0.8-  1.2-
    000924 704  0.2-  0.4+    000927 557  1.2+  0.0     001023 046  0.6-  0.1+
    000924 704  0.2+  0.1-    000927 557  0.6-  0.4-    001023 046  0.1-  0.5-
    000924 704 (2.4+  0.4+)   000928 118  0.7-  0.1+    001023 046  0.4+  0.3+
    000925 608  0.6+  1.3+    000928 118  0.1+  0.3-    001024 704  1.1+  0.6+
    000925 608  1.2+  1.5+    000928 118  0.5-  1.0-    001024 704  0.6+  0.0
    000925 608  1.0+  1.2+    001002 704  0.2-  0.9+    001024 704  0.1-  1.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 SQ43                a,e,i = 2.30, 0.50, 5                   q = 1.1395
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 10 23    02 45.59   +06 00.2    0.572    1.555   165.5     9.2    18.8
    2000 11 02    02 33.42   +04 44.7    0.634    1.620   169.9     6.1    18.9
    2000 11 12    02 23.67   +04 03.4    0.716    1.686   162.3    10.3    19.5
    2000 11 22    02 17.40   +03 55.1    0.818    1.753   152.0    15.4    20.0
    2000 12 02    02 14.87   +04 14.5    0.938    1.819   142.0    19.5    20.5
    2000 12 12    02 15.86   +04 55.3    1.073    1.884   132.6    22.6    21.0
    2000 12 22    02 19.83   +05 51.1    1.221    1.949   123.9    24.8    21.4
    2001 01 01    02 26.30   +06 57.1    1.381    2.013   115.7    26.1    21.8
    2001 01 11    02 34.79   +08 09.1    1.549    2.075   108.0    26.8    22.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-U21
    

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