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    M.P.E.C. 2000-W13                                Issued 2000 Nov. 21, 20:47 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 VM2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2000-V12
    
    Observations:
         K00V02M 2 1993 10 23.35208 04 02 32.71 +39 46 15.5                      261
         K00V02M 2 1993 10 23.38333 04 02 33.61 +39 47 17.6                      261
    
    Observer details:
    261 Palomar-DSS.  Observers J. Mueller, J. D. Mendenhall.  Trail located and
        measured by ANEOPP (A. Boattini, G. D'Abramo, G. Forti, M. Tombelli).
        1.2-m Schmidt.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    931023 261 0.61+ 0.16+    931023 261 0.61+ 0.16+    MPO  6435   -0.32 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 VM2
    Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5                Williams
    M 294.62242              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41661505     Peri.  187.14489     -0.92092254     -0.38574868
    a   1.7754676      Node   329.97331     +0.36286372     -0.79647843
    e   0.6797635      Incl.    6.38789     +0.14223781     -0.46563941
    P   2.37           H   17.5           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    931023 261  0.9-  0.4-    001102 704  0.3+  0.4+    001102 557  0.3+  0.1+
    931023 261  0.9+  0.6+    001102 704  0.0   1.0-    001103 704  0.2+  0.2+
    001003 704  0.1-  0.0     001102 704  0.0   0.2+    001103 704  0.4-  0.4-
    001003 704  0.9-  0.0     001102 704  0.3+  0.0     001103 704  0.5-  0.6+
    001003 704  0.3-  0.1-    001102 704  0.4+  0.2-    001103 704  0.1-  0.1-
    001003 704  0.8+  0.4-    001102 704  0.2-  0.5+    001103 704  0.4-  0.5-
    001101 704  0.4+  0.3+    001102 704  0.1-  0.5+    001103 704  0.1-  0.7-
    001101 704  0.2-  0.3+    001102 704  0.3+  0.6+    001103 704  0.3-  0.0
    001101 704  0.1-  0.2+    001102 327  1.2-  1.0-    001103 704  0.3+  0.4-
    001101 704  0.2+  0.5-    001102 327  1.1+  0.3-    001103 704  0.5-  1.2+
    001101 704  0.2-  0.2-    001102 327 (2.1-  0.6-)   001103 918  0.2-  0.0
    001102 118  0.8-  0.2-    001102 046  1.0+  0.3+    001103 918  0.2+  0.2+
    001102 118  0.3+  0.2-    001102 046  0.1+  0.2-    001103 918  0.3-  0.2-
    001102 118  0.5-  0.0     001102 046  0.6-  0.4-    001119 704  0.5-  0.4-
    001102 853  0.2+  0.2-    001102 046  0.6+  0.3+    001119 704  0.1-  0.3+
    001102 853  0.1+  0.3-    001102 046  0.9+  0.9+    001119 704  0.4-  0.2+
    001102 704  0.8-  0.7+    001102 557  0.5+  0.4-    001119 704  0.7+  0.9-
    001102 704  0.0   0.8+    001102 557  0.2+  0.4+    001119 704  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 VM2                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.68, 6                   q = 0.5686
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 11 22    23 43.64   +12 28.1    0.654    1.434   120.4    36.4    18.8
    2000 12 02    23 29.08   +10 16.8    0.652    1.328   106.5    45.4    18.9
    2000 12 12    23 20.35   +08 34.0    0.649    1.216    94.0    53.8    19.0
    2000 12 22    23 16.18   +07 17.6    0.638    1.101    82.5    62.4    19.0
    2001 01 01    23 14.69   +06 16.3    0.612    0.982    71.8    72.0    18.9
    2001 01 11    23 12.87   +05 06.1    0.567    0.863    60.8    84.2    18.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-W13
    

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