MPEC 1998-W22: 1998 WC2

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M.P.E.C. 1998-W22                                Issued 1998 Nov. 20, 17:00 UT

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                                   1998 WC2

Observations:
     J98W02C* C1998 11 18.27847 04 02 38.24 -20 16 02.1                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 18.28696 04 02 38.20 -20 16 37.8                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 18.31061 04 02 37.84 -20 18 13.8          18.5 R      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.25000 04 02 31.96 -21 21 37.0                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.25175 04 02 31.90 -21 21 43.7                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.25345 04 02 31.96 -21 21 50.2                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.35389 04 02 30.56 -21 28 36.0                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.35648 04 02 30.41 -21 28 46.8                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.35892 04 02 30.38 -21 28 56.9          18.8 R      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.49115 04 02 30.64 -21 37 29.7          18.6 R      426
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.49880 04 02 30.64 -21 38 00.2          18.1 R      426
     J98W02C  C1998 11 19.50520 04 02 30.54 -21 38 26.9          18.4 R      426
     J98W02C  C1998 11 20.28005 04 02 24.15 -22 30 44.8                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 20.28175 04 02 24.11 -22 30 52.6                      703
     J98W02C  C1998 11 20.28942 04 02 24.00 -22 31 23.0                      703

Observer details:
426 Woomera.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers T. B. Spahr, C. W. Hergenrother,
    J. W. Brownlee.  Measurer T. B. Spahr.  0.41-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
1998 WC2
Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5                  Williams
M 340.35357              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23855961     Peri.  269.10203     -0.42328492     -0.87864454
a   2.5747680      Node   209.31947     +0.90030676     -0.43521536
e   0.5662436      Incl.   26.82005     -0.10137862     -0.19639594
P   4.13           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 15 observations 1998 Nov. 18-20.

Ephemeris:
1998 WC2                 a,e,i = 2.57, 0.57, 27                  q = 1.1168
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1998 11 13    04 02.94   -14 17.8    0.472    1.404   145.5    23.5    18.9
1998 11 18    04 02.66   -19 56.9    0.457    1.372   140.2    27.5    18.9
1998 11 23    04 02.01   -25 30.4    0.449    1.340   134.2    31.9    19.0
1998 11 28    04 01.19   -30 46.1    0.447    1.310   127.9    36.5    19.0
1998 12 03    04 00.46   -35 35.4    0.450    1.281   121.8    40.9    19.1
1998 12 08    04 00.04   -39 53.3    0.456    1.254   116.0    44.9    19.2
1998 12 13    04 00.17   -43 38.1    0.464    1.228   110.8    48.5    19.3
1998 12 18    04 01.12   -46 50.6    0.473    1.205   106.2    51.7    19.4
1998 12 23    04 03.13   -49 33.6    0.483    1.184   102.2    54.3    19.5
1998 12 28    04 06.43   -51 50.3    0.492    1.165    98.9    56.5    19.5
1999 01 02    04 11.19   -53 44.5    0.500    1.150    96.1    58.3    19.6
1999 01 07    04 17.52   -55 19.0    0.506    1.137    94.0    59.6    19.6
1999 01 12    04 25.54   -56 35.9    0.511    1.127    92.4    60.7    19.7
1999 01 17    04 35.37   -57 36.4    0.514    1.120    91.4    61.4    19.7
1999 01 22    04 47.14   -58 21.3    0.514    1.117    90.9    61.7    19.7
1999 01 27    05 00.96   -58 50.7    0.512    1.117    91.0    61.8    19.7
1999 02 01    05 16.85   -59 03.8    0.508    1.121    91.6    61.5    19.7

1999 02 11    05 54.65   -58 31.6    0.495    1.137    94.4    59.9    19.6
1999 02 21    06 39.35   -56 18.9    0.477    1.166    99.4    56.8    19.5
1999 03 03    07 27.76   -51 55.9    0.461    1.206   106.5    52.0    19.3
1999 03 13    08 15.28   -45 05.3    0.453    1.255   115.1    45.8    19.2
1999 03 23    08 58.42   -36 11.3    0.462    1.311   123.8    39.1    19.2
1999 04 02    09 35.80   -26 31.9    0.497    1.374   130.2    33.8    19.3
1999 04 12    10 07.60   -17 40.1    0.560    1.440   132.4    31.0    19.6
1999 04 22    10 34.90   -10 32.9    0.649    1.510   130.4    30.4    20.0
1999 05 02    10 58.81   -05 21.6    0.762    1.581   126.1    31.0    20.4
1999 05 12    11 20.21   -01 50.0    0.893    1.654   120.6    31.7    20.9
1999 05 22    11 39.83   +00 24.3    1.039    1.727   114.7    32.2    21.3
1999 06 01    11 58.18   +01 41.3    1.197    1.801   108.8    32.2    21.7
1999 06 11    12 15.59   +02 16.6    1.364    1.874   103.0    31.9    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1998 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1998-W22

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