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IAUC 4095: 1984 QA

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                                                  Circular No. 4095
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 QA
     The recovery of this object near 1:1 resonance with the earth
has been reported as follows:

   1985 UT           R.A.  (1950.0)  Decl.     Mag.   Observer

   Aug. 14.44127    2 44 16.15   +15 30 54.3   17.5   Gehrels
        14.45961    2 44 10.96   +15 29 45.9            "
        14.47733    2 44 05.99   +15 28 40.7            "
        15.43544    2 39 49.24   +14 28 20.5            "
        15.45256    2 39 44.34   +14 27 15.0            "
        15.46877    2 39 39.74   +14 26 14.1            "
        17.29756    2 31 21.50   +12 27 53.8   18     Schwartz

T. Gehrels (Kitt Peak).  SPACEWATCH camera 0.91-m telescope.
   Images identified and positions reduced by J. V. Scotti.
G. Schwartz (Oak Ridge).  Measurer: C.-Y. Shao.

     Orbital elements from observations 1984 Aug. 31-1985 Aug. 17:

         T = 1985 June 3.0684 ET     Epoch = 1985 May 15.0 ET
     Peri. =  54.8416                    e =   0.468462
     Node  = 152.0502   1950.0           a =   0.989826 AU
     Incl. =   9.9219                    n =   1.0008422
         q =   0.526131 AU               P =   0.985 years

     1985 ET     R.A. (1950.0) Decl.      p        r      Mag.

     Aug. 18     2 28.10    +11 41.9
          23     2 04.27    + 5 59.5    0.206    1.123    17.0
          28     1 39.22    + 0 06.4
     Sept. 2     1 13.54    - 5 36.1    0.217    1.188    16.8
           7     0 48.13    -10 45.2
          12     0 24.10    -15 03.7    0.250    1.245    16.8
          17     0 02.44    -18 24.4
          22    23 43.87    -20 49.6    0.306    1.295    17.4
          27    23 28.64    -22 27.4
     Oct.  2    23 16.66    -23 27.6    0.381    1.338    18.1
           7    23 07.67    -23 59.0
          12    23 01.31    -24 08.7    0.468    1.374    18.7
          17    22 57.24    -24 01.9
          22    22 55.13    -23 42.7    0.563    1.404    19.3
          27    22 54.67    -23 14.0
     Nov.  1    22 55.58    -22 38.1    0.665    1.426    19.8


1985 August 20                 (4095)              Brian G. Marsden

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