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M.P.E.C. 2000-S40 Issued 2000 Sept. 24, 21:23 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2000 SD8
Observations:
K00S08D* C2000 09 20.45250 00 01 15.08 -13 23 05.4 19.7 608
K00S08D C2000 09 20.46303 00 01 12.70 -13 22 58.2 19.6 608
K00S08D C2000 09 20.47379 00 01 10.26 -13 22 50.3 19.3 608
K00S08D 1C2000 09 20.76904 00 00 06.49 -13 18 53.7 18.7 R 413
K00S08D 1C2000 09 20.77039 00 00 06.22 -13 18 53.3 18.6 R 413
K00S08D C2000 09 21.25678 23 58 27.04 -13 13 58.2 684
K00S08D C2000 09 21.25950 23 58 26.41 -13 13 56.4 684
K00S08D C2000 09 21.26262 23 58 25.75 -13 13 53.8 18.4 R 684
K00S08D C2000 09 21.28350 23 58 21.17 -13 13 38.0 18.5 R 853
K00S08D C2000 09 21.28440 23 58 20.97 -13 13 37.4 18.7 R 853
K00S08D C2000 09 22.23734 23 55 07.78 -13 02 33.4 684
K00S08D C2000 09 22.23981 23 55 07.22 -13 02 31.6 684
K00S08D C2000 09 22.24432 23 55 06.31 -13 02 28.5 18.5 R 684
Observer details:
413 Siding Spring. Observer R. H. McNaught. 1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
P. Kervin, D. Talent, R. Maeda, P. Tanner. 1.2-m reflector + CCD.
684 Prescott. Observer P. G. Comba. 0.46-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
853 Biosphere 2 Observatory. Observer G. J. Garradd. 0.5-m f/8.1 reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2000 SD8
Epoch 2000 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2451800.5 Spahr
M 88.57837 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.82313860 Peri. 211.05105 -0.64550772 +0.76281017
a 1.1275974 Node 18.83178 -0.67439381 -0.54595400
e 0.3097083 Incl. 6.75232 -0.35848678 -0.34648935
P 1.20 H 20.7 G 0.15
From 13 observations 2000 Sept. 20-22.
Ephemeris:
2000 SD8 a,e,i = 1.13, 0.31, 7 q = 0.7784
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2000 09 23 23 52.62 -12 53.2 0.267 1.265 166.8 10.4 19.0
2000 10 03 23 26.59 -10 51.0 0.323 1.304 157.0 17.4 19.7
2000 10 13 23 12.11 -08 48.5 0.393 1.340 145.5 25.0 20.5
2000 10 23 23 06.56 -06 50.5 0.473 1.371 135.2 30.8 21.1
2000 11 02 23 07.58 -04 55.8 0.561 1.399 126.2 34.9 21.6
2000 11 12 23 13.37 -03 01.8 0.656 1.422 118.2 37.8 22.1
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2000 MPC M.P.E.C. 2000-S40
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