MPEC 2000-X28 : 2000 XK44
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M.P.E.C. 2000-X28 Issued 2000 Dec. 8, 18:40 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 XK44 Observations: K00X44K* C2000 12 05.42496 10 04 37.89 +35 45 26.4 19.3 704 K00X44K C2000 12 05.44030 10 04 38.94 +35 45 44.3 18.8 704 K00X44K C2000 12 05.45763 10 04 40.22 +35 46 04.4 18.6 704 K00X44K C2000 12 05.47305 10 04 41.37 +35 46 22.2 19.0 704 K00X44K C2000 12 05.48890 10 04 42.46 +35 46 40.5 19.1 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.16138 10 05 34.95 +35 59 26.4 18.0 R 046 K00X44K C2000 12 06.16259 10 05 35.01 +35 59 27.5 046 K00X44K C2000 12 06.16358 10 05 35.12 +35 59 28.6 046 K00X44K C2000 12 06.16457 10 05 35.24 +35 59 29.9 046 K00X44K C2000 12 06.16561 10 05 35.27 +35 59 31.1 17.9 R 046 K00X44K C2000 12 06.36904 10 05 51.87 +36 03 26.6 18.4 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.38421 10 05 52.88 +36 03 45.0 18.7 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.39981 10 05 53.97 +36 04 03.3 18.3 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.41500 10 05 55.04 +36 04 21.4 18.6 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.43018 10 05 56.07 +36 04 40.0 19.0 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.44693 10 05 57.11 +36 04 59.4 18.6 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.46209 10 05 58.10 +36 05 17.4 18.8 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.47717 10 05 59.15 +36 05 34.2 18.5 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.49227 10 06 00.16 +36 05 51.4 18.5 704 K00X44K C2000 12 06.50738 10 06 01.24 +36 06 09.6 18.5 704 K00X44K C2000 12 07.10669 10 06 45.69 +36 17 33.5 17.7 R 046 K00X44K C2000 12 07.10778 10 06 45.79 +36 17 34.7 046 K00X44K C2000 12 07.10894 10 06 45.86 +36 17 36.1 046 K00X44K C2000 12 07.11006 10 06 45.92 +36 17 37.1 046 K00X44K C2000 12 07.11102 10 06 46.00 +36 17 38.8 046 Observer details: 046 Klet. Observer M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD. 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2000 XK44 Epoch 2000 Dec. 2.0 TT = JDT 2451880.5 Spahr M 23.75729 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44378786 Peri. 347.76784 +0.80991521 -0.56928686 a 1.7022334 Node 47.86258 +0.55292392 +0.66066200 e 0.3796273 Incl. 10.98046 +0.19573579 +0.48932422 P 2.22 H 18.1 G 0.15 From 25 observations 2000 Dec. 5-7. Ephemeris: 2000 XK44 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.38, 11 q = 1.0560 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2000 12 02 09 59.58 +34 40.6 0.410 1.185 109.1 51.9 18.4 2000 12 12 10 11.65 +37 52.7 0.419 1.230 116.5 45.7 18.4 2000 12 22 10 15.04 +41 10.9 0.429 1.279 124.9 39.1 18.4 2001 01 01 10 08.72 +44 20.2 0.445 1.330 133.7 32.3 18.3 2001 01 11 09 53.16 +46 51.3 0.469 1.383 141.8 26.1 18.3 2001 01 21 09 31.29 +48 13.9 0.506 1.437 147.6 21.5 18.5 2001 01 31 09 08.32 +48 12.8 0.557 1.491 149.1 19.8 18.7 2001 02 10 08 49.56 +46 58.2 0.625 1.545 146.1 20.9 19.1 2001 02 20 08 37.58 +44 55.7 0.707 1.598 140.3 23.3 19.5 2001 03 02 08 32.52 +42 29.0 0.804 1.650 133.3 25.9 19.9 2001 03 12 08 33.29 +39 54.7 0.914 1.701 126.2 28.1 20.3 2001 03 22 08 38.43 +37 21.2 1.033 1.750 119.1 29.8 20.7 2001 04 01 08 46.79 +34 51.4 1.162 1.798 112.3 30.9 21.0 2001 04 11 08 57.43 +32 26.2 1.298 1.844 105.9 31.5 21.3 2001 04 21 09 09.65 +30 05.0 1.439 1.888 99.6 31.6 21.6 2001 05 01 09 22.99 +27 47.1 1.583 1.930 93.7 31.4 21.9 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2000 MPC M.P.E.C. 2000-X28


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