------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1359 1998 Nov 21 15.05UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 WS This recently discovered asteroid is both bright and well placed: C1998 11 17.08526 07 47 39.02 +69 22 08.8 16.4 704 C1998 11 17.10822 07 47 44.02 +69 22 38.5 704 C1998 11 17.13108 07 47 48.84 +69 23 10.0 704 C1998 11 17.15403 07 47 53.87 +69 23 41.8 16.8 704 C1998 11 17.17724 07 47 59.11 +69 24 11.8 704 C1998 11 18.45918 07 52 20.35 +69 52 31.6 711 C1998 11 18.46226 07 52 20.95 +69 52 35.6 711 C1998 11 18.46533 07 52 21.55 +69 52 39.7 711 C1998 11 18.73195 07 53 17.19 +69 58 14.3 14.4 R 540 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko. Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. 711 McDonald Observatory. Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries. 0.76-m reflector + CCD. 540 Linz. Observer E. Meyer. 0.3-m f/5.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain +CCD Orbital elements: 1998 WS Epoch 1998 Nov. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451120.5 Williams M 347.79511 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20395784 Peri. 91.43855 -0.18863087 -0.97810329 a 2.8583085 Node 10.72535 +0.60204723 -0.18591752 e 0.4276349 Incl. 28.19704 +0.77585922 -0.09353417 P 4.83 H 12.2 G 0.15 >From 19 observations 1998 Nov. 17-19. Ephemeris: 1998 WS a,e,i = 2.86, 0.43, 28 q = 1.6360 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong.Phase V 1998 11 18 07 50.77 +69 42.4 0.989 1.682 116.6 31.7 14.7 1998 11 23 08 07.9 +71 28.0 0.970 1.673 117.4 31.6 14.6 1998 11 28 08 25.0 +73 05.4 0.954 1.664 118.1 31.5 14.5 1998 12 03 08 41.4 +74 33.8 0.940 1.657 118.7 31.5 14.5 1998 12 08 08 56.6 +75 53.0 0.928 1.650 119.2 31.4 14.5 1998 12 13 09 09.8 +77 02.8 0.919 1.645 119.6 31.4 14.4 1998 12 18 09 19.9 +78 03.1 0.911 1.641 119.9 31.3 14.4 1998 12 23 09 25.9 +78 53.3 0.906 1.638 120.2 31.3 14.4 1998 12 28 09 26.9 +79 32.3 0.902 1.637 120.4 31.2 14.4 1999 01 02 09 22.4 +79 58.4 0.899 1.636 120.7 31.1 14.4 1999 01 07 09 12.5 +80 09.4 0.898 1.637 120.8 31.1 14.4 1999 01 12 08 58.3 +80 02.4 0.899 1.638 121.0 31.0 14.4 1999 01 17 08 42.1 +79 34.8 0.901 1.641 121.0 30.9 14.4 1999 01 22 08 26.2 +78 45.2 0.905 1.646 121.1 30.8 14.4 1999 01 27 08 12.8 +77 34.1 0.912 1.651 121.0 30.8 14.4 1999 02 01 08 02.7 +76 03.2 0.920 1.657 120.8 30.7 14.4 1999 02 06 07 56.1 +74 14.8 0.931 1.665 120.5 30.7 14.5 1999 02 11 07 52.6 +72 11.4 0.945 1.673 120.0 30.7 14.5 1999 02 16 07 51.67 +69 55.4 0.961 1.683 119.4 30.8 14.6 1999 02 21 07 52.84 +67 29.3 0.981 1.694 118.6 30.8 14.6 1999 02 26 07 55.63 +64 55.4 1.004 1.705 117.6 31.0 14.7 1999 03 03 07 59.65 +62 16.1 1.030 1.718 116.4 31.1 14.8 M.P.E.C. 1998-W14 Guy M Hurst