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MPEC 1998-X10 : 1998 WT24

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M.P.E.C. 1998-X10                                Issued 1998 Dec. 4, 15:42 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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                                   1998 WT24

Observations:
     J98W24T* C1998 11 25.45833 10 35 56.17 +07 45 49.5          18.2        704
     J98W24T  C1998 11 25.46886 10 35 58.88 +07 45 47.2          18.3        704
     J98W24T  C1998 11 25.47947 10 36 01.89 +07 45 40.6          18.0        704
     J98W24T  C1998 11 25.49002 10 36 04.75 +07 45 36.0          18.1        704
     J98W24T  C1998 11 25.50058 10 36 07.60 +07 45 32.1          18.0        704
     J98W24T  C1998 11 26.43906 10 40 30.50 +07 38 45.2                      734
     J98W24T  C1998 11 26.44289 10 40 31.66 +07 38 43.8                      734
     J98W24T  C1998 11 26.44850 10 40 33.31 +07 38 41.5                      734
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.45352 11 06 17.84 +06 56 36.2          18.2        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.46629 11 06 21.99 +06 56 27.6          18.4        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.47886 11 06 26.04 +06 56 21.1          18.5        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.49161 11 06 30.27 +06 56 13.7          17.5        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.49918 11 06 32.76 +06 56 09.4          18.1        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.50266 11 06 33.90 +06 56 07.8                      704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.50614 11 06 35.05 +06 56 06.0          18.9        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.50962 11 06 36.17 +06 56 03.2          18.9        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 01.51310 11 06 37.23 +06 56 01.9          18.5        704
     J98W24T  C1998 12 02.88501 11 14 28.80 +06 42 08.2          17.8        327
     J98W24T  C1998 12 02.88890 11 14 30.18 +06 42 06.0                      327
     J98W24T  C1998 12 02.89280 11 14 31.47 +06 42 03.2                      327
     J98W24T  C1998 12 04.15022 11 22 03.96 +06 28 17.1                      046
     J98W24T  C1998 12 04.15383 11 22 05.20 +06 28 14.8                      046
     J98W24T  C1998 12 04.15914 11 22 07.08 +06 28 11.2                      046
     J98W24T  C1998 12 04.16046 11 22 07.55 +06 28 10.4                      046
     J98W24T  C1998 12 04.16118 11 22 07.79 +06 28 10.1                      046
     J98W24T  C1998 12 04.16279 11 22 08.39 +06 28 09.2          16.8 R      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
327 Peking Observatory, Xinglong Station.  Observers J. Zhu, X. M. Teng.  0.6-m
    Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 WT24                                                            PHA 0.001
Epoch 1998 Nov. 23.0 TT = JDT 2451140.5                 Williams
M 198.87944              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.62005906     Peri.  167.34570     -0.34897326     +0.92843468
a   0.7179852      Node    82.11957     -0.87061995     -0.27089968
e   0.4185660      Incl.    7.38862     -0.34675434     -0.25420938
P   0.61           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 26 observations 1998 Nov. 25-Dec. 4.

Ephemeris:
1998 WT24                a,e,i = 0.72, 0.42, 7                   q = 0.4175
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 12 03    11 15.14   +06 41.3    0.257    0.990    83.6    81.5    17.2
1998 12 08    11 47.28   +05 39.8    0.236    0.976    80.9    85.3    17.1
1998 12 13    12 25.35   +04 17.0    0.218    0.958    76.8    90.5    17.1
1998 12 18    13 09.54   +02 29.0    0.205    0.938    71.1    97.0    17.2
1998 12 23    13 58.61   +00 17.0    0.200    0.914    64.1   104.6    17.5
1998 12 28    14 49.63   -02 09.0    0.204    0.887    56.5   112.4    17.9
1999 01 02    15 38.83   -04 33.8    0.218    0.857    49.3   119.6    18.5
1999 01 07    16 23.29   -06 45.2    0.241    0.824    43.2   125.3    19.1
1999 01 12    17 01.86   -08 38.5    0.273    0.788    38.4   129.1    19.6
1999 01 17    17 34.85   -10 15.0    0.314    0.749    35.0   131.1    20.0
1999 01 22    18 03.35   -11 38.3    0.362    0.707    32.7   131.3    20.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-X10

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