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MPEC 2010-D05 : 1996 BA1

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M.P.E.C. 2010-D05                                Issued 2010 Feb. 16, 12:59 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
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                                   1996 BA1

                           Revision to MPEC 1996-D02

Additional Observations:
     J96B01A  C2010 02 15.43215 11 19 36.28 -01 29 47.6          19.0 R ED005926
     J96B01A  C2010 02 15.43509 11 19 36.23 -01 29 52.5          19.3 R ED005926
     J96B01A  C2010 02 15.43804 11 19 36.18 -01 29 57.2          19.3 R ED005926
     J96B01A  C2010 02 16.23947 11 19 33.26 -01 51 41.0          20.4 R ED005926
     J96B01A  C2010 02 16.24829 11 19 33.17 -01 51 54.8          20.0 R ED005926
     J96B01A  C2010 02 16.25711 11 19 33.02 -01 52 09.2          20.0 R ED005926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100215 926 3.84- 2.04+    100216 926 3.86- 2.04+    MPC 27457   +1.3 day

Orbital elements:
1996 BA1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2582 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 350.00764              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35254246     Peri.  178.95459     -0.77018542     -0.63370606
a   1.9845487      Node   321.40906     +0.58434373     -0.65560899
e   0.3726697      Incl.    6.65856     +0.25564982     -0.41060136
P   2.80           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
960121 691  0.1-  0.1+    960209 711  0.1-  0.0     960229 413  0.4-  0.0
960121 691  0.1-  0.3-    960210 711  0.5-  0.3+    960229 413  0.5-  0.1-
960121 691  0.3-  0.4-    960210 711  0.7-  1.0+    960229 413  0.5-  0.1-
960122 557  0.8+  1.4+    960212 711  0.4+  0.3+    960311 711  0.0   1.8+
960122 557  0.7+  0.4-    960212 711  0.5+  0.0     960311 711 (1.2+  4.0+)
960122 557  0.2+  0.4+    960214 587  0.4+  1.1-    960314 658  0.1+  0.1+
960122 557  0.2+  0.8-    960214 587  1.6+  0.0     960314 658  0.2-  0.1-
960123 711 (2.8+  3.6+)   960221 360  0.0   1.0+    960314 658  0.2+  0.0
960123 711  0.7+  1.2+    960221 360  0.6+  0.8+    960315 608  0.2+  0.3+
960125 658  0.6-  0.2+    960221 360  0.3-  0.2-    960315 608  0.1-  0.4+
960125 658  0.1-  1.2+    960226 658  0.6-  0.5-    960316 608  0.3+  0.7+
960125 658  0.1-  0.6+    960226 658  0.6-  0.4+    960316 608  0.3+  1.0+
960125 691  0.0   0.2-    960226 658  0.6-  0.6-    960320 599  1.0-  0.2+
960125 691  0.3-  0.1-    960226 413  0.2-  0.0     960320 599  0.6+  1.4-
960125 691  0.1+  0.1-    960226 413  0.3-  0.2-    960326 413  0.6+  0.0
960126 413  0.6+  0.5+    960226 413  0.3-  0.1-    960326 413  0.3+  0.2-
960126 413  0.6+  0.8+    960226 413  0.2-  0.1-    960326 413  0.3+  0.3-
960127 413  0.4+  0.8+    960226 413  0.4-  0.0     960327 413  0.1+  0.1+
960127 413  0.5+  0.9+    960227 413  0.6-  0.2-    960327 413  0.3+  0.3+
960128 691  0.0   0.3-    960227 413  0.7-  0.0     960327 413  0.1+  0.2-
960128 691  0.0   0.2-    960228 118  0.3+  0.7-    960328 413  0.8+  0.2-
960128 691  0.0   0.4-    960228 118  0.2-  0.5-    960328 413  0.5+  0.1-
960128 413  0.3+  0.0     960228 658  0.1+  0.6-    100215 926  0.3+  0.7+
960128 413  0.3+  0.0     960228 658  0.4-  0.2-    100215 926  0.2+  0.6+
960203 658  0.2-  0.7-    960228 658  0.5-  1.1-    100215 926  0.1+  0.7+
960203 658  0.3-  0.4-    960229 658  0.5-  0.3-    100216 926  0.1-  0.2-
960203 658  0.6+  0.4+    960229 658  0.4-  0.3-    100216 926  0.5+  0.3+
960209 711  0.1+  0.3+    960229 658  0.3+  0.5-    100216 926  0.2+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
1996 BA1                 a,e,i = 1.98, 0.37, 7                   q = 1.2450
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 02 13    11 19.68   -00 22.2    0.287    1.250   152.8    21.2    19.6
2010 02 23    11 17.87   -04 43.6    0.285    1.261   160.1    15.5    19.4
2010 03 05    11 13.36   -08 12.4    0.295    1.280   165.3    11.4    19.4
2010 03 15    11 08.61   -10 36.3    0.318    1.304   165.1    11.3    19.6
2010 03 25    11 06.02   -12 00.6    0.352    1.334   160.0    14.8    20.0
2010 04 04    11 07.02   -12 42.8    0.399    1.368   153.3    19.2    20.5
2010 04 14    11 11.80   -13 01.1    0.457    1.406   146.4    23.3    20.9
2010 04 24    11 20.08   -13 10.9    0.526    1.448   139.8    26.7    21.4
2010 05 04    11 31.21   -13 22.5    0.606    1.492   133.5    29.3    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-D05

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