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    M.P.E.C. 2003-A69                                Issued 2003 Jan. 12, 05:19 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
    
                                       1998 JH2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1998-J09
    
    Additional Observations:
         J98J02H  C2003 01 10.30161 08 06 02.64 +30 04 29.2          19.3        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 10.31776 08 06 01.23 +30 04 34.7          19.7        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 10.33378 08 05 59.80 +30 04 40.4          19.4        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 10.34970 08 05 58.38 +30 04 44.7          19.5        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 10.36575 08 05 57.07 +30 04 50.8          19.6        704
         J98J02H IC2003 01 11.28539 08 04 38.78 +30 09 29.1          19.4 R      858
         J98J02H  C2003 01 11.29293 08 04 38.19 +30 09 32.4          19.4 R      858
         J98J02H  C2003 01 11.29675 08 04 37.88 +30 09 33.2          20.0        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 11.30046 08 04 37.57 +30 09 35.1          19.1 R      858
         J98J02H  C2003 01 11.31302 08 04 36.38 +30 09 37.6          20.2        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 11.32736 08 04 35.22 +30 09 42.5          19.9        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 11.34165 08 04 33.97 +30 09 46.1          19.7        704
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.02393 08 03 35.59 +30 13 07.7                      246
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.02492 08 03 35.51 +30 13 07.6                      246
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.02701 08 03 35.37 +30 13 07.5                      246
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.02807 08 03 35.22 +30 13 09.0                      246
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.11534 08 03 27.65 +30 13 34.1                      557
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.12815 08 03 26.47 +30 13 37.9                      557
         J98J02H  C2003 01 12.13910 08 03 25.51 +30 13 41.3                      557
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
        S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3 m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1998 JH2
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M  75.95005              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31600278     Peri.  286.45680     +0.92252056     +0.37524718
    a   2.1347259      Node    51.59489     -0.29535471     +0.83693167
    e   0.4415618      Incl.    6.61344     -0.24843793     +0.39841554
    P   3.12           H   16.7           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    980501 691  0.7-  0.3+    980517 691  0.7+  0.0     030111 858  0.6+  0.7+
    980501 691  1.0-  0.3+    980517 691  0.2+  0.3+    030111 704  0.6-  0.7-
    980501 691  0.3-  0.1-    980519 691  0.6-  0.1-    030111 704  0.6+  0.1-
    980502 691  0.1-  0.1+    980519 691  0.3-  0.1-    030111 704  0.6+  0.8-
    980502 691  0.2+  0.0     980519 691  0.4-  0.5-    030112 246  0.1-  0.1-
    980502 691  0.2+  0.1+    030110 704  0.3+  0.4-    030112 246  0.1-  0.5-
    980503 691  1.2+  0.2+    030110 704  0.3+  0.1+    030112 246  0.5+  1.2-
    980503 691  0.7+  0.1-    030110 704  0.1-  0.8+    030112 246  0.2-  0.0
    980503 691  0.3+  1.2-    030110 704  0.5-  0.2+    030112 557  0.1+  0.1+
    980504 696  0.0   0.3+    030110 704  0.7+  1.4+    030112 557  0.8-  0.3+
    980504 696  0.3-  0.5+    030111 858  0.8-  0.7-    030112 557  1.0-  0.6+
    980504 696  0.0   0.1+    030111 858  0.1+  0.3+
    980517 691  0.2+  0.0     030111 704  0.3+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1998 JH2                 a,e,i = 2.13, 0.44, 7                   q = 1.1921
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 11    08 05.05   +30 08.1    1.558    2.529   168.3     4.5    20.1
    2003 01 21    07 50.87   +30 49.9    1.597    2.568   168.3     4.4    20.2
    2003 01 31    07 37.81   +31 12.9    1.665    2.606   158.3     8.0    20.5
    2003 02 10    07 27.25   +31 18.1    1.761    2.642   146.8    11.8    20.8
    2003 02 20    07 19.97   +31 09.2    1.879    2.677   135.6    15.0    21.0
    2003 03 02    07 16.17   +30 50.5    2.016    2.710   125.1    17.4    21.3
    2003 03 12    07 15.70   +30 25.4    2.167    2.742   115.2    19.1    21.5
    2003 03 22    07 18.17   +29 56.1    2.327    2.772   105.9    20.2    21.8
    2003 04 01    07 23.12   +29 23.7    2.493    2.801    97.3    20.7    21.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A69
    

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