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                                                  Circular No. 5631
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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1992 TC
     R. H. McNaught reports his discovery of a fast-moving
asteroidal object on films taken by M. J. Drinkwater with the U.K.
Schmidt Telescope.

     1992 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     Oct.  1.66584    1 36 03.44   -49 02 28.3          Drinkwater
           4.46701    1 40 40.20   -47 31 30.8   16     McNaught
           4.48155    1 40 41.34   -47 31 03.3            "
           4.48538    1 40 41.62   -47 30 53.7            "
           4.56782    1 40 45.52   -47 28 05.3   16.5   Gilmore
           4.57263    1 40 45.86   -47 27 55.1            "
           5.39693    1 42 03.55   -46 58 59.9          McNaught
           5.52870    1 42 12.94   -46 54 41.6            "
           5.78333    1 42 28.71   -46 45 26.9            "
           6.54638    1 43 37.86   -46 18 03.1            "
           6.54826    1 43 37.97   -46 17 59.1            "

M. J. Drinkwater and R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring).  Observations
  on Oct. 4 and 5 with the Uppsala Southern Schmidt, on Oct. 6 with
  the 1.0-m reflector (+ CCD).  Measures by McNaught.  V magnitude.
A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin (Mt. John University Observatory).

     Orbital elements by G. V. Williams, Center for Astrophysics:

     T = 1992 Sept.28.204 TT          Peri. = 275.338
     e = 0.29011                      Node  =  88.811   2000.0
     q = 1.10679 AU                   Incl. =   7.037
       a =  1.55911 AU     n = 0.506278     P =   1.95 years

1992 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong. Phase    V
Oct.  5     1 41.41   -47 13.1   0.168   1.108  126.5   46.5   15.6
     10     1 47.93   -44 04.5   0.170   1.112  128.2   44.9   15.6
     15     1 52.96   -40 28.5   0.172   1.117  130.4   42.8   15.6
     20     1 56.79   -36 28.8   0.176   1.123  133.0   40.4   15.6
     25     1 59.77   -32 09.5   0.182   1.131  135.7   37.9   15.6
     30     2 02.27   -27 36.2   0.189   1.141  138.4   35.3   15.6
Nov.  4     2 04.63   -22 56.3   0.198   1.152  140.8   33.0   15.7
      9     2 07.09   -18 17.3   0.210   1.165  142.7   31.1   15.8
     14     2 09.78   -13 46.4   0.225   1.178  143.8   29.7   15.9


1992 October 6                 (5631)            Daniel W. E. Green

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