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MPEC 1996-H01 : 1996 GQ

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M.P.E.C. 1996-H01                                Issued 1996 Apr. 16, 01:53 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.

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU

                                    1996 GQ

Observations:
     J96G00Q* C1996 04 11.27824 12 55 09.96 -00 13 20.9          20.2 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 11.29968 12 55 11.48 -00 13 47.3          20.0 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 11.32120 12 55 12.96 -00 14 13.7          19.8 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 12.23207 12 56 31.42 -00 32 33.3          20.3 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 12.23854 12 56 31.93 -00 32 41.3          20.3 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 12.24494 12 56 32.31 -00 32 48.8          20.1 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 13.21696 12 57 50.99 -00 51 29.9          21.2 V      691
     J96G00Q  C1996 04 13.22330 12 57 51.41 -00 51 37.2          21.0 V      691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. Montani.  Measurer
    J. V. Scotti.  0.91-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
1996 GQ
Epoch 1996 Apr. 7.0 TT = JDT 2450180.5                  Williams
M  15.48358              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31977111     Peri.   58.11646     -0.80639511     -0.59116021
a   2.1179217      Node    85.63933     +0.53700800     -0.74333299
e   0.5249361      Incl.    0.92040     +0.24768797     -0.31302663
P   3.08           H    23.0          G   0.15
From 8 observations 1996 Apr. 11-13.

Ephemeris:
1996 GQ                  a,e,i = 2.12, 0.52, 1                   q = 1.0061
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1996 04 07    12 48.13   +01 25.7    0.165    1.164   170.7     8.0    20.0
1996 04 12    12 56.19   -00 27.5    0.195    1.194   169.4     8.9    20.4
1996 04 17    13 02.38   -01 56.7    0.226    1.226   167.1    10.6    20.9
1996 04 22    13 07.50   -03 09.7    0.261    1.258   164.1    12.6    21.3
1996 04 27    13 12.04   -04 11.8    0.298    1.292   160.9    14.8    21.8
1996 05 02    13 16.30   -05 06.4    0.338    1.326   157.5    16.9    22.2
1996 05 07    13 20.48   -05 55.9    0.381    1.361   153.9    19.0    22.5

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 1996-G06)

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-H01

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