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    M.P.E.C. 2000-V12                                Issued 2000 Nov. 3, 13:40 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2000 VM2
    
    Observations:
         K00V02M  C2000 10 03.35098 01 39 12.76 +21 04 24.8          19.1        704
         K00V02M  C2000 10 03.36593 01 39 11.14 +21 04 23.8          19.6        704
         K00V02M  C2000 10 03.38087 01 39 09.63 +21 04 22.5          19.5        704
         K00V02M  C2000 10 03.39586 01 39 08.15 +21 04 21.1          20.3        704
         K00V02M* C2000 11 01.20773 00 31 26.87 +17 34 44.4          18.4        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 01.22132 00 31 24.60 +17 34 33.5          18.9        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 01.23504 00 31 22.35 +17 34 22.3          19.0        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 01.24865 00 31 20.14 +17 34 10.7          18.8        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 01.26226 00 31 17.88 +17 33 59.9          19.1        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.01948 00 29 16.97 +17 23 42.9                      118
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.02069 00 29 16.85 +17 23 41.9          17.6 R      118
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.02378 00 29 16.30 +17 23 39.6                      118
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.09347 00 29 06.29 +17 22 46.0          18.8 R      853
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.09505 00 29 06.03 +17 22 44.7          18.8 R      853
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.13790 00 28 58.94 +17 22 10.9          18.8        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.14300 00 28 58.16 +17 22 06.9          19.2        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.15164 00 28 56.77 +17 21 59.5          19.0        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.15857 00 28 55.62 +17 21 52.4          19.8        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.16534 00 28 54.51 +17 21 48.1          18.7        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.17337 00 28 53.22 +17 21 41.4          19.1        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.17906 00 28 52.30 +17 21 36.5          18.6        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.18798 00 28 50.80 +17 21 29.9          19.0        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.19279 00 28 50.02 +17 21 26.0          18.7        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.20238 00 28 48.48 +17 21 18.3          19.0        704
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.59111 00 27 46.67 +17 15 55.4          18.6        327
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.60587 00 27 44.43 +17 15 43.8                      327
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.62064 00 27 41.81 +17 15 31.3                      327
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.74933 00 27 22.23 +17 13 43.5          17.4 R      046
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.75110 00 27 21.88 +17 13 41.5                      046
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.75303 00 27 21.52 +17 13 39.8                      046
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.75484 00 27 21.31 +17 13 39.0                      046
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.75646 00 27 21.07 +17 13 38.3          17.3 R      046
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.82934 00 27 09.27 +17 12 36.8                      557
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.83161 00 27 08.88 +17 12 35.7                      557
         K00V02M  C2000 11 02.83389 00 27 08.52 +17 12 33.5                      557
         K00V02M  C2000 11 03.33123 00 25 49.38 +17 05 38.6          18.4 V      918
         K00V02M  C2000 11 03.33787 00 25 48.35 +17 05 33.1          18.9 V      918
         K00V02M  C2000 11 03.34281 00 25 47.52 +17 05 28.5          19.1 V      918
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    327 Peking Observatory, Xinglong Station.  Observers J. Zhu, S. L. Kong.  0.6-m
        Schmidt + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.  0.6-m f/8.1 reflector
        + CCD.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8
        reflector + CCD
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 VM2
    Epoch 2000 Oct. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451820.5                  Spahr
    M 302.92166              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41683552     Peri.  187.15757     -0.92081892     -0.38599411
    a   1.7748415      Node   329.94544     +0.36309425     -0.79641935
    e   0.6794542      Incl.    6.38397     +0.14232034     -0.46553708
    P   2.36           H   17.5           G   0.15
    From 38 observations 2000 Oct. 3-Nov. 3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 VM2                 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.68, 6                   q = 0.5689
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 10 23    00 55.97   +19 22.0    0.746    1.725   164.5     8.9    18.6
    2000 11 02    00 29.35   +17 24.1    0.693    1.633   151.0    17.2    18.7
    2000 11 12    00 04.22   +14 57.8    0.664    1.536   135.5    26.9    18.8
    2000 11 22    23 43.65   +12 28.1    0.654    1.434   120.4    36.4    18.8
    2000 12 02    23 29.09   +10 16.8    0.652    1.327   106.5    45.4    18.9
    2000 12 12    23 20.36   +08 34.0    0.649    1.216    94.0    53.9    19.0
    2000 12 22    23 16.20   +07 17.6    0.638    1.101    82.5    62.4    19.0
    2001 01 01    23 14.71   +06 16.3    0.612    0.982    71.8    72.0    18.9
    2001 01 11    23 12.90   +05 06.1    0.567    0.863    60.8    84.2    18.9
    
    2001 05 01    21 41.00   -21 35.1    0.983    1.285    80.4    50.6    19.9
    2001 05 11    21 45.86   -21 23.2    0.980    1.393    88.9    46.4    19.9
    2001 05 21    21 46.54   -21 32.1    0.966    1.497    98.3    42.0    19.9
    2001 05 31    21 42.35   -22 03.7    0.947    1.596   108.9    36.9    19.9
    2001 06 10    21 32.79   -22 56.7    0.928    1.690   120.7    31.1    19.8
    2001 06 20    21 17.67   -24 05.0    0.918    1.780   133.8    24.4    19.7
    2001 06 30    20 57.64   -25 16.9    0.925    1.865   147.7    16.9    19.6
    2001 07 10    20 34.61   -26 17.5    0.954    1.946   161.9     9.3    19.5
    2001 07 20    20 11.32   -26 55.7    1.011    2.023   173.0     3.5    19.4
    2001 07 30    19 50.59   -27 08.6    1.097    2.097   166.3     6.6    19.8
    2001 08 09    19 34.31   -27 00.9    1.209    2.167   154.0    11.8    20.3
    2001 08 19    19 23.10   -26 40.1    1.345    2.233   142.2    16.1    20.8
    2001 08 29    19 16.78   -26 12.6    1.500    2.296   131.4    19.3    21.2
    2001 09 08    19 14.71   -25 42.2    1.668    2.355   121.3    21.4    21.5
    2001 09 18    19 16.12   -25 10.5    1.848    2.412   112.0    22.7    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-V12
    

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