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                                                  Circular No. 4144
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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1985 WA
     The following precise positions have been reported:

      1985 UT            R.A.  (1950.0)  Decl.        Observers

      Nov. 16.22986     1 34 16.30    +17 37 53.4     Shoemaker
           18.27760     1 40 22.85    +20 21 15.5       "
           18.30451     1 40 27.23    +20 23 19.9       "
           19.30729     1 43 28.98    +21 39 13.2       "
           19.31719     1 43 30.66    +21 39 55.9       "
           19.38767     1 43 42.66    +21 45 05.1       "
      Dec.  5.15955     2 32 08.59    +35 38 23.9     Bus
            5.16597     2 32 09.57    +35 38 36.3       "
            5.25273     2 32 24.09    +35 41 33.3     Scotti
            5.26573     2 32 26.34    +35 41 58.4       "
            5.28130     2 32 28.85    +35 42 29.6       "

S. J. Bus and C. Gullixson (Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa
   Station). 0.79-m reflector + CCD.  Reduced by Bus.
J. V. Scotti (Kitt Peak).  SPACEWATCH camera + 0.91-m telescope.  V
   = 17.0.
C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker (Palomar).  0.46-m Schmidt telescope.

     The following orbital elements by C. M. Bardwell, Center for
Astrophysics, are from 14 observations (Nov. 16-Dec. 5):

         T = 1985 Oct. 31.910 ET
     Peri. = 350.858                    e =   0.60258
     Node  =  43.176   1950.0           a =   2.85292 AU
     Incl. =   9.756                    n =   0.204536
         q =   1.13381 AU               P =   4.82 years

     1985/6 ET   R.A. (1950.0) Decl.      p        r      Mag.

     Dec.  1     2 19.46    +32 59.5    0.234    1.194    17.8
           6     2 34.66    +36 06.0
          11     2 49.53    +38 23.0    0.291    1.238    18.4
          16     3 03.99    +40 00.5
          21     3 18.04    +41 06.8    0.361    1.290    19.0
          26     3 31.65    +41 48.9
          31     3 44.81    +42 12.3    0.442    1.350    19.5
     Jan.  5     3 57.57    +42 21.2
          10     4 09.97    +42 19.0    0.536    1.416    20.1
          15     4 22.09    +42 08.6
          20     4 33.96    +41 52.1    0.642    1.486    20.6


1985 December 6                (4144)            Daniel W. E. Green

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