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IAUC 5424: 1992 AA

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                                                  Circular No. 5424
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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1992 AA
     The following precise positions are available of a fast-moving
asteroidal object discovered by C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker,
and D. H. Levy:

     1992 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     Jan.  1.17552    4 30 24.81   +15 32 10.7   15.5   Shoemaker
           1.21406    4 30 26.65   +15 33 41.8            "
           4.23542    4 33 43.05   +17 31 47.5            "
           7.42708    4 37 52.60   +19 35 14.5   15     Seki
           7.49792    4 37 57.73   +19 38 00.2   15     Natori
           7.50694    4 37 58.3    +19 38 22              "
           7.65382    4 38 09.29   +19 43 53.6          Kushida
           7.67743    4 38 11.17   +19 44 45.4            "

C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker, and D. H. Levy (Palomar).  0.46-m
   Schmidt.  Measurer T. M. King.
T. Seki (Geisei).  0.6-m reflector.
A. Natori (JCPM Yakiimo Station).  Measurer T. Urata.
Y. Kushida and R. Kushida (Yatsugatake South Base Observatory).

     Orbital elements by B. G. Marsden from the above observations:

     T = 1992 Jan.  5.246 TT          Peri. = 354.305
     e = 0.38730                      Node  = 102.855   2000.0
     q = 1.20819 AU                   Incl. =   8.262
       a =  1.97191 AU     n = 0.355936     P =   2.77 years

1991/92     R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong. Phase      V
Dec. 30     4 28.42    +14 07.5    0.256    1.210  148.9   24.8     14.6
Jan.  4     4 33.44    +17 22.7    0.260    1.208  146.1   27.0     14.7
      9     4 40.16    +20 35.3    0.268    1.209  143.2   29.1     14.8
     14     4 48.61    +23 38.9    0.278    1.211  140.5   31.1     15.0
     19     4 58.75    +26 28.4    0.291    1.216  137.9   32.9     15.1
     24     5 10.42    +29 00.1    0.307    1.222  135.4   34.4     15.3
     29     5 23.45    +31 11.5    0.325    1.230  133.2   35.7     15.5
Feb.  3     5 37.65    +33 01.1    0.345    1.240  131.0   36.9     15.7
      8     5 52.81    +34 28.8    0.368    1.251  129.0   37.8     15.8
     13     6 08.66    +35 34.8    0.394    1.265  127.2   38.5     16.0
     18     6 24.96    +36 20.5    0.422    1.279  125.4   39.0     16.2


1992 January 8                 (5424)             Daniel W. E. Green

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