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    M.P.E.C. 2001-E19                                Issued 2001 Mar. 6, 20:29 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       1999 DH8
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1999-N10
    
    Observations:
         J99D08H  C2000 03 30.26309 09 34 03.58 +17 19 17.8                      568
         J99D08H  C2000 03 30.30371 09 34 03.47 +17 19 18.3          24.6 R      568
         J99D08H  C2001 02 23.24056 09 41 48.76 +16 47 23.8          24.5 R      309
         J99D08H  C2001 02 24.11954 09 41 44.66 +16 47 44.1          24.4 R      309
         J99D08H  C2001 02 24.15440 09 41 44.52 +16 47 44.9          24.6 R      309
    
    Observer details:
    309 Cerro Paranal.  Observer B. Gladman.  ESO VLT UT-1 8-m reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, M. Holman, J.-M. Petit.
        3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
    000330 568 92.4+ 33.5-    010224 309 0.06+ 0.02-    MPC 36541
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 DH8
    Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Marsden
    M 306.57399              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00334800     Peri.   98.12516     -0.91637782     +0.39300947
    a  44.2533495      Node   105.04319     -0.39127646     -0.83916268
    e   0.0730810      Incl.    4.52120     -0.08458386     -0.37596482
    P 294              H    8.7           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    990216 568  0.0   0.3-    990509 807  0.2+  0.9+    010223 309  0.1-  0.1+
    990216 568  0.0   0.4-    990510 807  0.4+  1.3+    010224 309  0.1-  0.1-
    990217 568  0.3-  0.5-    000330 568  0.1-  0.2-    010224 309  0.3+  0.1-
    990217 568  0.3-  0.5-    000330 568  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 DH8                 a,e,i = 44.25, 0.07, 5                  q = 41.019
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 03 02    09 41.29   +16 49.9   41.559   42.494   160.4     0.4    25.0
    2001 03 12    09 40.57   +16 53.4   41.627   42.492   150.2     0.7    25.1
    2001 03 22    09 39.93   +16 56.3   41.721   42.491   140.2     0.9    25.1
    2001 04 01    09 39.40   +16 58.6   41.838   42.489   130.2     1.0    25.1
    2001 04 11    09 38.99   +17 00.2   41.974   42.487   120.2     1.2    25.1
    2001 04 21    09 38.71   +17 01.0   42.125   42.486   110.4     1.3    25.1
    2001 05 01    09 38.58   +17 01.1   42.286   42.484   100.6     1.3    25.2
    2001 05 11    09 38.61   +17 00.4   42.453   42.482    91.0     1.4    25.2
    2001 05 21    09 38.79   +16 59.0   42.620   42.481    81.4     1.3    25.2
    2001 05 31    09 39.12   +16 56.8   42.783   42.479    71.9     1.3    25.2
    2001 06 10    09 39.59   +16 54.0   42.937   42.477    62.5     1.2    25.2
    2001 06 20    09 40.19   +16 50.6   43.078   42.476    53.1     1.1    25.2
    2001 06 30    09 40.91   +16 46.6   43.203   42.474    43.7     0.9    25.2
    2001 07 10    09 41.73   +16 42.3   43.307   42.472    34.4     0.8    25.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-E19
    

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