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1991 VG
J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his
discovery with the Spacewatch 0.91-m telescope of a fast-moving
asteroidal object:
1991 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. V
Nov. 6.32553 2 53 38.56 +13 29 58.9 20.7
6.33633 2 53 36.87 +13 29 41.6
6.35398 2 53 34.21 +13 29 10.9
7.18437 2 53 51.41 +13 06 37.6 20.8
7.19491 2 53 50.09 +13 06 21.8
7.20631 2 53 48.71 +13 06 08.8
7.33878 2 53 28.47 +13 02 39.6
7.34932 2 53 26.83 +13 02 20.5
7.36008 2 53 25.19 +13 02 00.5 21.2
8.25231 2 53 33.82 +12 36 21.5
8.26526 2 53 31.74 +12 35 59.3 20.3
8.27777 2 53 29.59 +12 35 38.6
8.29081 2 53 27.53 +12 35 16.1
8.30357 2 53 25.37 +12 34 52.8 20.7
8.31659 2 53 23.25 +12 34 29.3
9.22124 2 53 29.91 +12 06 29.5 20.6
9.26343 2 53 22.98 +12 05 13.6
9.38013 2 53 03.50 +12 01 22.7
9.38854 2 53 02.23 +12 01 03.7 20.8
9.39727 2 53 00.94 +12 00 43.9
11.24590 2 53 08.27 +10 57 24.0
11.25073 2 53 07.44 +10 57 15.6 20.8
11.32859 2 52 53.14 +10 54 23.5
11.40787 2 52 40.05 +10 51 10.0 20.3
The following orbital elements, by B. G. Marsden, are remarkably
similar to those of the earth. The minimum geocentric distance
is 0.0031 AU on Dec. 5.4 UT (H = 28.8). Geocentric solutions yield
e > 3. The object might be a returning spacecraft.
Epoch = 1991 Oct. 31.0 ET
T = 1992 Jan. 14.1186 ET Peri. = 260.8887
e = 0.065262 Node = 212.9200 1950.0
q = 0.971470 AU Incl. = 0.3913
a = 1.039297 AU n = 0.9302397 P = 1.060 years
1991 November 13 (5387) Daniel W. E. Green
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iauc/05300/05387.html