MPEC 2000-V12 : 2000 VM2
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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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network 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. 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