------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1079 1996 May 18 18.10UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 JA1 T.Spahr, Catalina Station, Tuscon (station 693) reports discovery of a new asteroid with a 0.41-m f/3 Schmidt: J96J01A*I 1996 05 14.35091 15 48 36.15 +16 49 34.0 16.5 V 693 J96J01A 1996 05 14.36925 15 48 32.96 +16 49 34.0 693 J96J01A 1996 05 16.21042 15 42 51.45 +16 48 17.4 14 V 693 J96J01A 1996 05 16.22095 15 42 47.88 +16 48 16.5 693 M.P.E.C. 1996-K01 Orbital elements: 1996 JA1 Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5 Marsden M 344.24138 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24391035 Peri. 245.92565 +0.51118635 +0.79645885 a 2.5369733 Node 58.75784 -0.58504042 +0.59777719 e 0.6978426 Incl. 22.19801 -0.62961593 +0.09119062 P 4.04 H 21.0 G 0.15 U 7 >From 52 observations 1996 May 14-17, mean residual 0".65. Ephemeris: 1996 05 18.00 15 24.94 +16 33.8 0.021 1.029 143.7 35.7 14.1 1996 05 18.50 15 10.73 +16 15.8 0.015 1.024 143.2 36.3 13.4 1996 05 18.55 15 08.66 +16 12.9 0.014 1.023 143.1 36.4 13.3 1996 05 18.60 15 06.40 +16 09.6 0.014 1.023 143.0 36.5 13.2 1996 05 18.65 15 03.94 +16 05.8 0.013 1.022 142.9 36.6 13.1 1996 05 18.70 15 01.25 +16 01.7 0.013 1.022 142.8 36.8 13.0 1996 05 18.75 14 58.30 +15 56.9 0.012 1.021 142.6 37.0 12.9 1996 05 18.80 14 55.04 +15 51.5 0.011 1.021 142.4 37.2 12.8 1996 05 18.85 14 51.42 +15 45.2 0.011 1.020 142.2 37.4 12.7 1996 05 18.90 14 47.39 +15 38.0 0.010 1.020 142.0 37.7 12.6 1996 05 18.95 14 42.88 +15 29.5 0.0096 1.019 141.6 38.0 12.5 1996 05 19.00 14 37.78 +15 19.6 0.0090 1.019 141.2 38.4 12.3 1996 05 19.05 14 32.01 +15 07.7 0.0084 1.018 140.8 38.9 12.2 1996 05 19.10 14 25.40 +14 53.5 0.0079 1.018 140.2 39.5 12.1 1996 05 19.15 14 17.80 +14 36.2 0.0073 1.017 139.4 40.3 11.9 1996 05 19.20 14 08.96 +14 14.8 0.0067 1.017 138.5 41.2 11.8 1996 05 19.25 13 58.60 +13 48.1 0.0062 1.016 137.3 42.5 11.6 1996 05 19.30 13 46.35 +13 14.3 0.0057 1.016 135.8 44.0 11.5 1996 05 19.35 13 31.72 +12 30.8 0.0052 1.015 133.8 46.0 11.3 1996 05 19.40 13 14.12 +11 34.3 0.0047 1.015 131.1 48.7 11.2 1996 05 19.45 12 52.81 +10 20.0 0.0042 1.015 127.7 52.1 11.1 1996 05 19.50 12 26.98 +08 42.1 0.0038 1.014 123.2 56.6 11.0 1996 05 19.55 11 55.95 +06 34.7 0.0035 1.014 117.4 62.4 11.0 1996 05 19.60 11 19.45 +03 54.6 0.0032 1.013 110.2 69.6 11.0 1996 05 19.65 10 38.22 +00 45.5 0.0031 1.013 101.8 78.1 11.2 1996 05 19.70 09 54.33 -02 37.6 0.0030 1.012 92.6 87.3 11.5 1996 05 19.75 09 10.78 -05 52.3 0.0031 1.012 83.5 96.4 11.9 1996 05 19.80 08 30.49 -08 39.6 0.0033 1.011 75.2 104 12.5 1996 05 19.85 07 55.20 -10 51.5 0.0036 1.011 68.2 111 13.1 1996 05 19.90 07 25.39 -12 30.0 0.0040 1.010 62.6 117 13.7 1996 05 19.95 07 00.66 -13 41.6 0.0044 1.010 58.1 121 14.2 1996 05 20.00 06 40.25 -14 33.3 0.0048 1.009 54.6 125 14.7 M.P.E.C. 1996-K03 As can be seen from the above this object will make a close approach to the Earth this weekend and images/astrometry would be welcomed by the Editor. Guy M Hurst