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                                                  Circular No. 5706
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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1993 BX3
     R. H. McNaught, Bugaldie, N.S.W., reports his discovery of another
fast-moving asteroidal object found on a U.K. Schmidt plate taken by
M. J. Drinkwater.  Follow-up observations with the Uppsala Southern
Schmidt and all measures are by McNaught:

     1993 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        V
     Jan. 31.59756   10 53 11.50   -24 14 48.7   17
          31.64270   10 53 18.30   -24 12 14.2
     Feb.  2.66066   10 59 27.68   -22 16 10.8
           2.66760   10 59 28.56   -22 15 47.0
           3.72257   11 02 18.54   -21 16 35.0

Preliminary orbital elements from the above observations:

     T = 1993 Jan.  5.321 TT          Peri. = 289.746
     e = 0.28182                      Node  = 175.720   2000.0
     q = 1.00336 AU                   Incl. =   2.794
       a =  1.39708 AU     n = 0.596857     P =   1.65 years

1993 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong. Phase    V
Feb.  2    10 57.53   -22 54.1   0.071   1.034  131.4   45.7   17.1
      4    11 03.06   -21 01.6   0.074   1.038  133.7   43.4   17.1
      6    11 07.81   -19 13.0   0.077   1.043  136.1   41.0   17.1
      8    11 11.87   -17 28.2   0.081   1.048  138.5   38.6   17.2
     10    11 15.29   -15 47.4   0.084   1.053  141.0   36.2   17.2
     12    11 18.16   -14 10.3   0.087   1.059  143.5   33.7   17.2
     14    11 20.51   -12 36.9   0.091   1.064  146.0   31.2   17.3
     16    11 22.41   -11 07.1   0.095   1.070  148.6   28.7   17.3
     18    11 23.92   - 9 41.0   0.099   1.076  151.2   26.2   17.3
     20    11 25.09   - 8 18.5   0.103   1.083  153.8   23.8   17.4
     22    11 25.96   - 6 59.7   0.108   1.089  156.5   21.3   17.4
     24    11 26.58   - 5 44.6   0.113   1.096  159.1   18.8   17.4
     26    11 27.00   - 4 33.3   0.118   1.102  161.7   16.4   17.4


CORRIGENDA
On IAUC 5662, for  declination +81 degrees  read  declination +55 degrees
On IAUC 5696, for  MPC 19257  read  MPC 18257


1993 February 5                (5706)              Gareth V. Williams

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