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    M.P.E.C. 2002-V12                                Issued 2002 Nov. 2, 18:23 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
    
                                       1999 DB7
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1999-E11
    
    Observations:
         J99D07B  C2002 09 15.47903 05 45 45.40 +10 25 55.4          22.7 V      291
         J99D07B  C2002 09 15.48339 05 45 46.15 +10 25 54.6          23.2 V      291
         J99D07B  C2002 09 15.48856 05 45 46.82 +10 25 51.5          22.7 V      291
         J99D07B  C2002 11 02.45802 07 46 27.37 -00 45 52.4          23.0 V      291
         J99D07B  C2002 11 02.46217 07 46 27.91 -00 45 57.3          22.5 V      291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers J. V. Scotti, M. Block.  1.8-m Spacewatch
        telescope.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    020915 291 22.5+  2.8+    021102 291 42.7+  7.7+    MPC 36086   -0.012 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 DB7                                                             PHA 0.008A
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 276.15254              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.74373140     Peri.   29.77197     -0.98819522     +0.13553575
    a   1.2064944      Node   157.67771     -0.14857821     -0.96151886
    e   0.1951823      Incl.   10.83774     +0.03734605     -0.23898021
    P   1.33           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    990226 704  0.5+  0.3-    990301 046  0.1-  0.4+    990620 046  0.4-  0.4+
    990226 704  1.6-  0.3+    990301 758  1.2+  1.2+    990620 046  0.8-  0.0
    990226 704 (3.8-  0.1+)   990301 758  1.3-  1.8-    990620 046  0.0   0.4-
    990226 704  1.4-  0.0     990301 758  0.5+  0.8+    990620 046  0.2-  0.5+
    990226 704  1.2-  0.6+    990301 758  0.3+  0.6+    990703 046  0.5-  0.4-
    990227 704  0.4+  0.0     990301 758  0.2+  0.0     990704 046  0.5-  0.1-
    990227 704  0.5+  0.4-    990304 758  0.4+  1.2+    990704 046  0.0   0.7+
    990227 704  0.9+  0.3-    990304 758 (3.8+  3.3+)   990704 046  0.3-  0.2-
    990227 704  0.4+  0.9+    990304 758 (2.6+  2.0+)   990705 046  0.2-  0.1+
    990227 704  0.6-  0.2+    990304 758  0.4-  0.7-    990705 046  0.4+  0.3+
    990227 704  0.2+  0.1-    990304 758  0.7-  0.3+    990705 046  0.3-  0.3+
    990227 704  0.3-  0.4-    990304 758 (2.0-  0.4-)   990705 046  0.3+  0.1+
    990227 704  0.7+  0.1-    990304 758  0.3+  0.6-    990705 046  0.3-  0.7+
    990227 704  0.3+  0.5-    990305 758  1.7-  0.9+    990707 587  0.1-  0.6-
    990227 704  1.0+  0.6+    990305 758  0.8-  0.2-    990707 587  1.6-  0.4-
    990227 704  0.7+  0.0     990305 758  0.4-  0.1-    990715 587  0.5+  0.7-
    990227 704  0.1+  0.0     990313 046  0.5+  0.6-    990715 587  0.5-  1.1-
    990227 704  0.8+  0.1-    990313 046  0.1-  0.7-    990801 413  0.3+  0.6+
    990228 118  0.6-  0.7-    990313 046  0.2-  0.7-    990801 413  0.1+  0.4+
    990228 118  0.7-  0.1-    990313 046  0.0   0.4-    990802 413  0.4+  0.2+
    990228 734  1.1+  0.8+    990313 046  0.4-  0.5-    990901 413  0.3+  0.6+
    990228 734 (3.8-  1.9-)   990314 104  0.4+  0.3+    990901 413  0.3+  0.5+
    990228 734  1.0-  2.0-    990314 104  0.1-  0.3+    990901 413  0.1+  0.5+
    990301 046  0.0   0.4-    990314 104  0.4+  1.1+    020915 291  0.7-  0.9-
    990301 046  0.0   0.3+    990314 104  0.0   0.2+    020915 291  0.6+  0.5+
    990301 046  1.2+  0.2+    990526 658  1.8+  0.1-    020915 291  1.1-  0.0
    990301 046  0.3+  0.1+    990526 658  1.8+  0.0     021102 291  0.7+  0.6+
    990301 046  0.8-  0.6+    990526 658  1.8+  0.1+    021102 291  0.2-  0.6+
    990301 046  0.6+  0.1-    990620 046  0.4+  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 DB7                 a,e,i = 1.21, 0.20, 11                  q = 0.9710
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 11 02    07 45.31   -00 36.9    0.659    1.284   100.1    49.5    21.9
    2002 11 12    08 10.15   -03 58.8    0.589    1.256   102.5    50.3    21.6
    2002 11 22    08 35.46   -07 37.9    0.523    1.227   104.4    51.2    21.3
    2002 12 02    09 01.91   -11 31.1    0.460    1.197   105.8    52.4    21.0
    2002 12 12    09 30.42   -15 33.4    0.402    1.166   106.7    54.0    20.7
    2002 12 22    10 02.68   -19 37.5    0.349    1.134   106.8    56.1    20.4
    2003 01 01    10 41.14   -23 32.4    0.300    1.104   105.9    58.9    20.1
    2003 01 11    11 29.17   -26 54.0    0.257    1.075   103.9    62.7    19.8
    2003 01 21    12 30.66   -28 55.8    0.222    1.047   100.5    67.5    19.6
    2003 01 31    13 46.35   -28 23.0    0.197    1.023    95.4    73.5    19.5
    2003 02 10    15 08.51   -24 13.7    0.187    1.002    89.4    79.8    19.6
    2003 02 20    16 24.21   -17 16.4    0.192    0.986    83.8    85.0    19.8
    2003 03 02    17 26.24   -09 45.3    0.211    0.976    79.8    87.9    20.1
    2003 03 12    18 15.19   -03 12.9    0.238    0.971    77.7    88.4    20.3
    2003 03 22    18 54.63   +01 58.9    0.269    0.973    77.2    87.2    20.6
    2003 04 01    19 27.66   +06 03.4    0.300    0.980    77.7    84.9    20.7
    2003 04 11    19 56.11   +09 18.5    0.329    0.993    79.0    82.1    20.8
    2003 04 21    20 21.20   +11 57.6    0.353    1.011    80.9    78.9    20.9
    2003 05 01    20 43.51   +14 11.0    0.371    1.033    83.5    75.6    21.0
    2003 05 11    21 03.11   +16 02.6    0.383    1.059    86.7    72.2    21.0
    2003 05 21    21 19.99   +17 33.2    0.387    1.087    90.6    68.5    20.9
    2003 05 31    21 33.79   +18 41.2    0.385    1.117    95.4    64.6    20.9
    2003 06 10    21 43.90   +19 19.7    0.375    1.148   101.1    60.2    20.7
    2003 06 20    21 49.70   +19 18.6    0.361    1.179   108.1    55.0    20.6
    2003 06 30    21 50.29   +18 23.0    0.344    1.210   116.5    48.7    20.3
    2003 07 10    21 45.02   +16 11.5    0.326    1.240   126.8    41.0    20.0
    2003 07 20    21 34.08   +12 25.8    0.313    1.269   138.9    31.8    19.7
    2003 07 30    21 18.77   +07 02.3    0.308    1.296   152.1    21.5    19.5
    2003 08 09    21 02.14   +00 31.5    0.318    1.321   163.2    12.8    19.3
    2003 08 19    20 47.83   -06 03.7    0.344    1.344   162.9    12.8    19.5
    2003 08 29    20 38.43   -11 46.2    0.386    1.365   153.0    19.6    20.0
    2003 09 08    20 35.14   -16 09.1    0.443    1.384   142.1    26.6    20.5
    2003 09 18    20 37.67   -19 13.1    0.511    1.400   132.2    32.1    21.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V12
    

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