------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1397 1999 Apr 13 17.15UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 GU3 M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico report the discovery of a bright asteroid using the 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD: J99G03U* C1999 04 10.23445 13 39 48.53 +24 39 34.7 15.2 704 M.P.E.C. 1999-G22 Further observations by other stations over the next forty-eight hours in some cases place the object as bright as magnitude 12. Orbital elements by Brian Marsden, Central Bureau: PHA 0.030A Epoch 1999 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2451260.5 M 352.82836 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32420763 Peri. 8.63580 -0.91187305 +0.40603526 a 2.0985560 Node 195.74004 -0.38861092 -0.90119212 e 0.5109189 Incl. 12.81960 -0.13217072 -0.15161838 P 3.04 H 19.1 G 0.15 >From 78 observations 1999 Apr. 10-12. Ephemeris: 1999 GU3 a,e,i = 2.10, 0.51, 13 q = 1.0264 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 1999 04 12 14 45.53 +32 08.8 0.034 1.027 134.6 44.1 13.5 1999 04 13 15 18.60 +34 45.8 0.038 1.026 128.7 49.7 13.9 1999 04 14 15 47.47 +36 28.6 0.041 1.026 123.7 54.3 14.2 1999 04 15 16 12.12 +37 32.3 0.045 1.026 119.7 58.1 14.5 1999 04 16 16 32.92 +38 09.5 0.050 1.027 116.5 61.0 14.8 1999 04 17 16 50.41 +38 29.1 0.055 1.027 113.9 63.3 15.1 1999 04 18 17 05.14 +38 37.3 0.059 1.027 111.8 65.1 15.3 1999 04 19 17 17.59 +38 38.2 0.064 1.028 110.1 66.5 15.5 1999 04 20 17 28.19 +38 34.5 0.069 1.029 108.8 67.6 15.7 1999 04 21 17 37.27 +38 27.9 0.074 1.030 107.7 68.4 15.9 1999 04 22 17 45.10 +38 19.4 0.079 1.031 106.8 68.9 16.1 1999 04 23 17 51.89 +38 10.0 0.085 1.032 106.2 69.3 16.2 1999 04 24 17 57.82 +37 59.9 0.090 1.033 105.6 69.6 16.4 1999 04 25 18 03.02 +37 49.6 0.095 1.035 105.2 69.7 16.5 1999 04 26 18 07.60 +37 39.2 0.100 1.036 105.0 69.7 16.6 1999 04 27 18 11.67 +37 28.9 0.105 1.038 104.8 69.6 16.7 1999 04 28 18 15.28 +37 18.7 0.110 1.040 104.7 69.5 16.8 1999 04 29 18 18.49 +37 08.6 0.116 1.042 104.6 69.2 16.9 1999 04 30 18 21.37 +36 58.7 0.121 1.044 104.6 68.9 17.0 Guy M Hurst