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IAUC 5858: 1974 MA = 1993 OL; 1993 QP; 1993 FW

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                                                  Circular No. 5858
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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1974 MA = 1993 OL
     R. Sinnott, Sky and Telescope, points out that 1993 OL (cf. IAUC
5853) is identical with 1974 MA (cf. IAUC 2705).  The following
linked orbit is by the undersigned.

                    Epoch = 1993 Aug.  1.0 TT
     T = 1993 Oct. 14.6199 TT         Peri. = 126.6339
     e = 0.762742                     Node  = 302.6582  2000.0
     q = 0.423757 AU                  Incl. =  37.9209
       a =  1.786060 AU    n = 0.4129144    P =   2.387 years


1993 QP
     CCD astrometry, improved orbital elements and ephemeris:

     1993 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Observer
     Aug. 29.01405   23 10 41.50   +21 54 55.1   Tombelli
          29.04761   23 10 43.19   +21 56 07.9     "
     Sept. 4.90017   23 17 57.76   +25 45 19.4   Sicoli
           4.92083   23 17 58.88   +25 45 57.9     "

M. Tombelli, S. Bartolini and A. Boattini (Montelupo).
P. Sicoli, A. Testa, M. Cavagna and E. Galliani (Sormano).

     T = 1993 Sept. 2.8379 TT         Peri. =  46.9639
     e = 0.454341                     Node  = 297.1891  2000.0
     q = 1.219298 AU                  Incl. =   7.0778
       a =  2.234541 AU    n = 0.2950677    P =   3.340 years

1993 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong. Phase      V
Sept.20    23 32.54    +31 02.6    0.261    1.232  147.6   25.9     16.2
     25    23 37.33    +31 49.3    0.271    1.241  148.2   25.2     16.3
     30    23 42.27    +32 10.4    0.283    1.252  148.9   24.4     16.4
Oct.  5    23 47.42    +32 09.1    0.297    1.265  149.5   23.6     16.5
     10    23 52.80    +31 48.8    0.313    1.279  150.1   22.9     16.6
     15    23 58.48    +31 13.3    0.331    1.295  150.3   22.4     16.7
     20     0 04.51    +30 26.9    0.353    1.313  150.2   22.2     16.9


1993 FW
     Corrigendum.  On IAUC 5856 the May 17 observations should be
credited to observer Byun and the May 18 observation to Hainaut.


1993 September 8               (5858)              Brian G. Marsden

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