Circular No. 4467 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 1987 SY Continuation to the ephemeris on IAUC 4465: 1987 ET R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r V Oct. 12 23 08.75 + 9 26.4 0.508 1.464 17.7 17 23 06.84 + 8 15.1 22 23 06.39 + 7 19.2 0.638 1.546 18.5 27 23 07.13 + 6 36.3 Nov. 1 23 08.86 + 6 04.6 0.781 1.624 19.1 6 23 11.42 + 5 42.4 11 23 14.65 + 5 28.3 0.934 1.697 19.6 1987 SJ3 Another fast-moving asteroidal object has been discovered by C. and E. Shoemaker with the 0.46-m Schmidt telescope at Palomar: 1987 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. Mag. Sept.27.30850 0 42 01.95 - 6 04 02.1 16 27.33923 0 41 58.28 - 6 03 37.8 29.34652 0 38 05.89 - 5 37 20.9 30.40138 0 36 08.17 - 5 23 49.7 The object is evidently a borderline Apollo, but the semimajor axis is completely indeterminate: T = 1987 June 27.99 ET W = 260.75 e = 0.5782 O = 21.33 1950.0 a = 2.4353 AU i = 11.14 n = 0.25934 q = 1.0271 AU P = 3.80 years 1987 ET R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r V Oct. 7 0 25.22 - 4 03.0 12 0 18.52 - 3 06.3 0.632 1.616 17.1 17 0 13.19 - 2 13.0 22 0 09.19 - 1 22.6 0.743 1.695 17.7 27 0 06.45 - 0 34.4 Nov. 1 0 04.87 + 0 12.0 0.872 1.772 18.3 6 0 04.34 + 0 57.1 11 0 04.74 + 1 41.2 1.017 1.849 18.8 1987 October 10 (4467) Brian G. Marsden
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