Circular No. 5385
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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MARSDEN or GREEN@CFA.BITNET    MARSDEN or GREEN@CFAPS2.SPAN
 
 
1991 VE
     E. Helin reports her discovery of another fast-moving asteroid-
al object.  The following precise positions are available:
 
     1991 UT             R.A. (1950) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     Nov.  3.51597    4 32 40.82   + 8 43 59.8   16.5   Helin
           3.53906    4 32 24.71   + 8 44 07.8            "
           6.38073    4 01 43.10   + 8 58 03.5            "
           6.40729    4 01 26.38   + 8 58 11.2            "
           6.42396    4 01 15.40   + 8 58 15.5            "
           6.44635    4 01 01.61   + 8 58 19.8            "
           8.44781    3 41 33.18   + 9 03 16.5   17.0   Scotti
           8.45646    3 41 28.23   + 9 03 17.1   16.8     "
           8.46522    3 41 23.37   + 9 03 17.7   16.9     "
           9.37431    3 33 12.74   + 9 04 25.8          Tatum
          10.03789    3 27 30.13   + 9 05 06.0          McCrosky
          10.04598    3 27 26.00   + 9 05 05.4            "
          10.05751    3 27 20.13   + 9 05 06.2            "
          10.06064    3 27 18.50   + 9 05 06.3            "
          10.06472    3 27 16.33   + 9 05 06.4            "
          10.06778    3 27 14.65   + 9 05 06.9            "
 
E. Helin, K. Lawrence, and P. Rose (Palomar).  0.46-m Schmidt films.
J. V. Scotti (Kitt Peak).  0.91-m Spacewatch telescope.  $V$ magni-
  tudes.
J. Tatum (Victoria).  0.25-m Schmidt.
R. E. McCrosky (Oak Ridge).  1.5-m reflector + CCD.  Through clouds.
 
     Orbital elements by B. G. Marsden from the above observations:
 
     T = 1991 Aug. 21.341 ET          Peri. = 192.927
     e = 0.61741                      Node  =  62.726   1950.0
     q = 0.33678 AU                   Incl. =   6.153
       a =  0.88028 AU     n = 1.193362     P =   0.83 years
 
     1991 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       V
     Nov. 10     3 27.80    + 9 05.5    0.206    1.193    17.1
          15     2 51.05    + 9 05.6
          20     2 24.57    + 9 04.0    0.282    1.256    18.1
          25     2 06.00    + 9 06.1
          30     1 53.29    + 9 13.4    0.379    1.308    19.2
 
 
1991 November 12                                  Daniel W. E. Green