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    M.P.E.C. 2000-W49                                Issued 2000 Nov. 27, 23:05 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 WX28
    
    Observations:
         K00W28X* C2000 11 23.55886 05 53 58.72 -09 45 28.0          20.0        608
         K00W28X  C2000 11 23.56934 05 54 01.04 -09 45 31.4          20.2        608
         K00W28X  C2000 11 23.57994 05 54 03.33 -09 45 35.3          20.1        608
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.26984 05 56 47.69 -09 49 32.1          19.8 V      734
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.27367 05 56 48.82 -09 49 34.3          19.6 V      734
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.27727 05 56 49.30 -09 49 34.4          19.7 V      734
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.67461 05 58 20.40 -09 50 41.5          19.7 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.68111 05 58 21.64 -09 50 43.3          20.0 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.68718 05 58 22.87 -09 50 44.7          19.9 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 24.69314 05 58 24.18 -09 50 46.3          19.8 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 26.62527 06 05 41.31 -09 57 30.2          19.4 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 26.63132 06 05 42.46 -09 57 31.4          19.5 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 26.63770 06 05 43.80 -09 57 31.1          19.5 R      428
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.33888 06 08 16.61 -09 59 45.7          19.5 V      734
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.34280 06 08 17.29 -09 59 46.2          19.3 V      734
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.37442 06 08 24.42 -09 59 44.0          18.7 R      853
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.37637 06 08 24.77 -09 59 44.3          18.5 R      853
         K00W28X bC2000 11 27.37730 06 08 24.97 -09 59 44.3          18.6 R      853
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.53711 06 08 58.73 -09 59 52.0          19.5        608
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.54741 06 09 00.76 -09 59 53.2          19.0        608
         K00W28X  C2000 11 27.55871 06 09 02.97 -09 59 53.8          19.1        608
    
    Observer details:
    428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, M. Skinner.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    853 Biosphere 2 Observatory.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.6-m f/8.1 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 WX28
    Epoch 2000 Nov. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451860.5                 Spahr
    M 357.85032              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.19444504     Peri.  249.47417     +0.42659863     -0.90440547
    a   2.9507888      Node   175.25082     +0.86171773     +0.40373729
    e   0.6151632      Incl.    5.56054     +0.27469285     +0.13801071
    P   5.07           H   21.3           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2000 Nov. 23-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 WX28                a,e,i = 2.95, 0.62, 6                   q = 1.1356
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 11 22    05 47.73   -09 34.6    0.188    1.136   138.7    35.0    19.4
    2000 12 02    06 24.00   -09 54.8    0.198    1.141   138.2    35.1    19.5
    2000 12 12    06 50.52   -08 33.6    0.216    1.160   141.0    32.2    19.7
    2000 12 22    07 07.97   -05 56.5    0.241    1.192   146.5    27.1    19.8
    2001 01 01    07 18.56   -02 30.4    0.275    1.236   153.3    21.0    20.0
    2001 01 11    07 25.21   +01 15.2    0.320    1.288   159.4    15.6    20.2
    2001 01 21    07 30.28   +04 53.3    0.378    1.348   161.7    13.2    20.6
    2001 01 31    07 35.58   +08 05.5    0.450    1.414   158.6    14.7    21.1
    2001 02 10    07 42.22   +10 41.9    0.538    1.485   152.3    18.0    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-W49
    

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