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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.
TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM Telephone 617-495-7244/7440/7444
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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