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    M.P.E.C. 2001-J05                                Issued 2001 May 3, 18:39 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
    
                                       1998 KM3
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1998-K25
    
    Observations:
         J98K03M  C2000 12 21.29698 05 12 32.40 +20 46 20.3          17.1        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 21.31227 05 12 31.35 +20 46 04.3          17.6        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 21.32883 05 12 30.23 +20 45 46.9          17.1        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 21.34419 05 12 29.17 +20 45 30.8          17.5        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 21.35948 05 12 28.15 +20 45 14.9          17.7        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 30.22439 05 08 41.01 +19 12 38.1          18.4        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 30.23940 05 08 40.71 +19 12 32.8          19.0        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 30.25450 05 08 40.51 +19 12 27.4          18.7        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 30.26951 05 08 40.20 +19 12 21.2          19.0        704
         J98K03M  C2000 12 30.28440 05 08 39.94 +19 12 16.0          18.6        704
         J98K03M  C2001 01 03.21941 05 08 40.60 +18 52 58.8          19.2        704
         J98K03M  C2001 01 03.23547 05 08 40.46 +18 52 55.4          19.8        704
         J98K03M  C2001 01 03.25105 05 08 40.53 +18 52 52.0          20.3        704
         J98K03M  C2001 01 03.26574 05 08 40.31 +18 52 47.1          19.8        704
         J98K03M  C2001 01 03.29126 05 08 40.26 +18 52 41.6          19.7        704
    
    Observer details:
    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.
        Observations identified as the result of a collaboration among
        A. Boattini, G. D'Abramo, G. Stokes and B. G. Marsden.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    001221 70465.45+13.49+    010103 70433.31+ 4.38+    MPC 32332  +11.7 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 KM3                                                             PHA 0.001
    Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Marsden
    M  75.91719              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45597110     Peri.   84.64218     +0.97593009     +0.20256121
    a   1.6717750      Node   263.65307     -0.21799306     +0.89541549
    e   0.6110373      Incl.    4.66347     -0.00628327     +0.39648462
    P   2.16           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    980524 704 (2.9-  2.0-)   980527 426  0.5+  0.9-    001221 704  0.3+  0.2-
    980524 704  0.1-  0.6+    980527 402  0.2-  1.4+    001221 704  0.1-  0.2-
    980524 704  0.7+  1.9-    980527 402  1.5+  0.1+    001221 704  0.2-  0.0
    980524 704 (3.8-  2.6-)   980527 402 (2.4+  0.9-)   001230 704  0.1-  0.1-
    980526 704  1.4-  0.0     980527 426  0.5+  0.4-    001230 704  0.6-  0.1+
    980526 704  0.3+  0.5-    980527 046  0.9-  0.4-    001230 704  0.3+  0.3+
    980526 704 (2.0+  1.0-)   980527 046  0.0   0.0     001230 704  0.4-  0.3-
    980526 046  0.6+  0.0     980527 046  0.3+  0.3+    001230 704  0.4-  0.1+
    980526 046  0.0   0.1+    980528 422  1.7-  0.4-    010103 704  0.9+  0.0
    980526 046  0.1+  0.7-    980617 696  0.2+  0.0     010103 704  0.2-  0.3+
    980526 046  0.1+  0.2-    980617 696  0.4+  0.0     010103 704  1.6+  0.6+
    980526 557  0.6+  1.0+    980617 696  0.6-  0.0     010103 704  0.8-  0.8-
    980526 557  0.3-  1.8+    001221 704  0.1+  0.2+    010103 704  0.4-  0.0
    980526 557  0.8-  0.1+    001221 704  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 KM3                 a,e,i = 1.67, 0.61, 5                   q = 0.6503
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2000 12 02    14 49.36   +26 48.2    0.027    0.971    54.9   123.8    16.9
    2000 12 03    13 35.62   +42 10.5    0.022    0.981    76.9   101.9    15.1
    2000 12 04    11 07.62   +54 24.8    0.022    0.991   104.4    74.4    13.9
    2000 12 05    08 30.60   +52 29.9    0.026    1.001   128.1    50.7    13.6
    2000 12 06    07 09.03   +45 12.9    0.032    1.012   143.9    35.0    13.7
    2000 12 07    06 29.38   +39 11.6    0.041    1.022   154.1    24.9    13.9
    2000 12 08    06 07.23   +34 52.7    0.050    1.032   161.0    18.1    14.2
    2000 12 09    05 53.32   +31 46.6    0.059    1.042   165.9    13.3    14.4
    2000 12 10    05 43.84   +29 28.7    0.069    1.053   169.8     9.6    14.6
    2000 12 11    05 36.98   +27 43.3    0.079    1.063   172.9     6.6    14.8
    2000 12 12    05 31.80   +26 20.6    0.089    1.073   175.4     4.2    15.0
    
    2000 12 17    05 17.83   +22 23.8    0.141    1.124   174.9     4.5    16.1
    2000 12 22    05 11.97   +20 35.2    0.195    1.175   168.1    10.0    17.1
    2000 12 27    05 09.35   +19 36.5    0.252    1.225   162.2    14.2    17.9
    2001 01 01    05 08.58   +19 02.9    0.311    1.275   156.9    17.6    18.6
    2001 01 06    05 09.11   +18 44.0    0.373    1.324   151.9    20.5    19.2
    2001 01 11    05 10.64   +18 34.2    0.437    1.371   147.2    22.9    19.7
    2001 01 16    05 12.98   +18 30.5    0.504    1.418   142.7    24.9    20.1
    2001 01 21    05 16.02   +18 30.9    0.575    1.464   138.3    26.5    20.5
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-J05
    

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