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    M.P.E.C. 2000-X03                                Issued 2000 Dec. 1, 18:02 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 WC67
    
    Observations:
         K00W67C  C2000 11 21.38014 05 40 45.08 +24 38 57.4          19.6        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 21.39484 05 40 45.20 +24 38 45.4          19.5        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 21.40958 05 40 45.28 +24 38 32.3          18.9        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 21.42799 05 40 45.41 +24 38 16.5          18.9        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 24.38482 05 41 17.96 +23 53 59.1          19.6 V      691
         K00W67C  C2000 11 24.40800 05 41 18.01 +23 53 37.2          19.4 V      691
         K00W67C  C2000 11 24.43137 05 41 18.04 +23 53 14.8          19.3 V      691
         K00W67C* C2000 11 26.31263 05 41 29.25 +23 22 26.3          18.5        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 26.32742 05 41 29.31 +23 22 11.9          19.3        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 26.35711 05 41 29.14 +23 21 41.8          19.3        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 26.37351 05 41 29.18 +23 21 24.8          19.3        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.29885 05 41 30.97 +22 29 12.5          18.8        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.31631 05 41 30.89 +22 28 52.8          19.8        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.33287 05 41 30.63 +22 28 35.0          18.7        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.35023 05 41 30.50 +22 28 15.1          19.0        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.36533 05 41 30.35 +22 27 58.2          18.9        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.37883 05 41 30.22 +22 27 42.6          18.3        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.39436 05 41 30.15 +22 27 25.8          19.3        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.41162 05 41 30.00 +22 27 04.7          20.0        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.42831 05 41 29.85 +22 26 46.4          19.5        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 29.44309 05 41 29.72 +22 26 28.8          19.1        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.05648 05 41 27.93 +22 14 45.0                      557
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.06494 05 41 27.93 +22 14 35.3                      557
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.08543 05 41 27.72 +22 14 11.7                      557
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.09094 05 41 27.67 +22 14 05.1                      557
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.29389 05 41 27.50 +22 10 15.4          18.5        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.30999 05 41 27.37 +22 09 56.1          18.6        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.32514 05 41 27.12 +22 09 39.3          18.0        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.34050 05 41 26.99 +22 09 20.7          17.9        704
         K00W67C  C2000 11 30.35562 05 41 26.89 +22 09 04.3          18.2        704
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.00934 05 41 23.47 +21 56 09.9          18.5 R      046
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.01115 05 41 23.44 +21 56 07.3                      046
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.01350 05 41 23.41 +21 56 04.7                      046
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.01486 05 41 23.41 +21 56 03.3                      046
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.01685 05 41 23.36 +21 56 00.9                      046
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.01906 05 41 23.35 +21 55 58.2                      046
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.05751 05 41 22.86 +21 55 12.5                      595
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.06328 05 41 22.87 +21 55 04.8                      595
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.06914 05 41 22.79 +21 54 57.7                      595
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.08191 05 41 22.68 +21 54 43.3          18.5 V      595
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.37435 05 41 20.92 +21 48 56.6                      711
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.38113 05 41 20.84 +21 48 48.2                      711
         K00W67C  C2000 12 01.38785 05 41 20.71 +21 48 41.1                      711
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. L. Montani.
        0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.
    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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 WC67
    Epoch 2000 Nov. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451860.5                 Spahr
    M 338.11102              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22316761     Peri.  249.24916     -0.76537540     -0.62205781
    a   2.6918361      Node   251.90890     +0.63596444     -0.69166871
    e   0.5724787      Incl.    9.99973     +0.09874069     -0.36693117
    P   4.42           H   18.9           G   0.15
    From 43 observations 2000 Nov. 21-Dec. 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 WC67                a,e,i = 2.69, 0.57, 10                  q = 1.1508
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 11 22    05 40.89   +24 30.1    0.583    1.534   154.3    16.2    19.5
    2000 12 02    05 41.28   +21 36.3    0.492    1.466   164.4    10.4    18.9
    2000 12 12    05 38.57   +17 37.9    0.419    1.401   172.7     5.1    18.2
    2000 12 22    05 33.96   +12 32.5    0.363    1.341   167.2     9.3    18.0
    2001 01 01    05 29.64   +06 35.4    0.325    1.286   155.3    18.6    18.0
    2001 01 11    05 28.46   +00 20.1    0.301    1.238   143.4    28.3    18.0
    2001 01 21    05 32.75   -05 36.4    0.288    1.200   133.1    36.8    18.1
    2001 01 31    05 44.17   -10 46.2    0.283    1.171   125.2    43.4    18.2
    2001 02 10    06 03.49   -14 56.3    0.283    1.155   120.1    47.7    18.3
    2001 02 20    06 30.51   -18 00.5    0.287    1.151   117.8    49.5    18.3
    2001 03 02    07 04.50   -19 52.5    0.296    1.160   117.9    49.0    18.4
    2001 03 12    07 43.75   -20 31.2    0.312    1.181   119.9    46.8    18.5
    2001 03 22    08 25.55   -20 01.2    0.337    1.213   122.9    43.6    18.6
    2001 04 01    09 07.13   -18 39.4    0.374    1.255   125.8    40.2    18.8
    2001 04 11    09 46.24   -16 52.7    0.425    1.306   127.7    37.4    19.1
    2001 04 21    10 21.65   -15 05.3    0.490    1.363   128.1    35.5    19.5
    2001 05 01    10 53.29   -13 34.2    0.571    1.426   126.9    34.4    19.9
    2001 05 11    11 21.54   -12 28.0    0.667    1.492   124.4    34.0    20.3
    2001 05 21    11 46.98   -11 47.4    0.777    1.561   121.0    33.8    20.7
    2001 05 31    12 10.26   -11 30.2    0.900    1.632   116.9    33.6    21.1
    2001 06 10    12 31.89   -11 32.7    1.035    1.705   112.5    33.4    21.5
    2001 06 20    12 52.27   -11 50.6    1.181    1.778   107.8    33.0    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-X03
    

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