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IAUC 4495: 1982 XB

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                                                  Circular No. 4495
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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1982 XB
     This object has been recovered by the Palomar Sky Survey II
team with the 1.2-m Schmidt telescope.  Available positions:

      1987 UT            R. A.  (1950)  Decl.        Observer
      Nov. 20.40903     5 57 04.9     +11 45 25      Maury
           20.41597     5 57 08.5     +11 45 37        "
           22.24032     6 15 35.04    +12 45 29.8    McCrosky

A. Maury, J. Mueller, and J. Phinney (Palomar Observatory).
R. E. McCrosky and C.-Y. Shao (Oak Ridge Obs.).  1.55-m reflector.

     The following orbital elements by B. G. Marsden, Center for
Astrophysics, are from 31 observations 1982 Dec. 14-1983 Mar. 14
and 1987 Nov. 20-22:

      T     = 1987 Dec. 18.6724 ET       Epoch 1987 Nov. 21.0 ET
      Peri. =  16.6880                   e =   0.447054
      Node  =  74.5501   1950.0          a =   1.837820 AU
      i     =   3.8749                   n =   0.3955939
      q     =   1.016216 AU              P =   2.49 years

     1987 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       V
     Nov. 23     6 23.69    +13 12.0    0.086    1.057    15.6
          24     6 34.82    +13 45.9
          25     6 46.39    +14 19.7    0.082    1.051    15.5
          26     6 58.38    +14 53.0
          27     7 10.74    +15 25.4    0.080    1.046    15.5
          28     7 23.40    +15 56.3
          29     7 36.31    +16 25.5    0.078    1.040    15.6
          30     7 49.39    +16 52.4
     Dec.  1     8 02.55    +17 16.7    0.077    1.036    15.6
           2     8 15.70    +17 38.3
           3     8 28.77    +17 56.8    0.077    1.032    15.7
           4     8 41.68    +18 12.3
           5     8 54.33    +18 24.8    0.079    1.028    15.8
           6     9 06.67    +18 34.3
           7     9 18.63    +18 41.1    0.081    1.025    16.0
           8     9 30.18    +18 45.3
           9     9 41.26    +18 47.2    0.083    1.022    16.1
          10     9 51.89    +18 47.0
          11    10 02.01    +18 45.1    0.087    1.020    16.3


1987 November 23               (4495)            Daniel W. E. Green

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