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                                                  Circular No. 3954
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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1984 KD
     The following observations have been reported:

    1984 UT           R.A.  (1950.0)  Decl.     Mag.   Observer

    June 13.18854   14 01 33.16   -00 49 57.6          Bus
         13.21181   14 01 21.22   -00 56 04.8            "
         14.29201   13 52 07.90   -06 19 37.7          Tatum
         14.46632   13 50 36.15   -07 14 31.8   12.0   Jekabsons
         14.72199   13 48 00.86   -08 45 10.2          Churms
         14.72546   13 47 58.48   -08 46 26.0            "
         15.08566   13 43 53.90   -11 07 07.5   12     McCrosky
         15.21181   13 42 24.48   -11 56 58.1          Bus
         15.21528   13 42 21.73   -11 58 21.7            "
         15.25486   13 41 50.69   -12 14 22.1            "
         15.28751   13 41 40.38   -12 22 52.9   12     Gilmore
         15.29654   13 41 33.35   -12 26 36.6            "
         15.50904   13 38 42.20   -13 55 07.6   12       "
         15.51078   13 38 40.78   -13 55 51.9            "
         16.27536   13 28 11.57   -19 46 30.8   12       "
         16.27779   13 28 09.13   -19 47 42.8            "
         16.48751   13 24 31.83   -21 32 08.1   12       "
         16.48925   13 24 29.99   -21 33 00.5            "

S. J. Bus (Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station).  June 13:
   measured by C. Shoemaker.  June 15:  measured by Bus, reduced
   by F. Salazar.
J. Churms (South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town).
A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin (Mt. John Univ. Observatory).
   Jekabsons and Kinnear (Perth Observatory).  Measurer:  M. P. Candy.
R. E. McCrosky (Oak Ridge Observatory).  0.41-m astrograph, 4-min
   exposure.  Middle of trail measured by D. W. E. Green.
J. Tatum (University of Victoria).

     Visual magnitude estimates: June 16.125 UT, 11.5 (D. Green);
17.222, 11.2 (C. Morris).  These and several other observers report
this object as varying by 0.3-0.4 mag in times as short as 20 min.

     The following orbital elements, by the undersigned, are based
on 27 observations, May 27-June 16 (see ephemeris on IAUC 3955).

         T = 1984 July 4.928 ET
     Peri. = 203.535                    e =   0.54154
     Node  =  81.860   1950.0           a =   2.19947 AU
     Incl. =  13.654                    n =   0.302152
         q =   1.00836 AU               P =   3.26 years


1984 June 18                   (3954)            Daniel W. E. Green

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