Re: bright near earth asteroid 1999 KW4

j.van.gijsen@inter.nl.net May 8, 2001

Hallo guides,

Yesterday I downloaded the MPCORB datbase and now: It's in!
Most likely using the element below.

Clear skies,

Jan

--- In guide-user@y..., "S.E.Guryanov" <astron@c...> wrote:
> Hi Michael and all GUIDE users!
>
> This is another possible set for 1999 KW4 elements:
> ============================================
> 1999 KW4
> Orbital Elements
> The following orbital elements are taken from MPO 3916
>
> 1999 KW4
> Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5 Spahr
> M 30.58513 (2000.0)
P Q
> n 1.91469720 Peri. 192.59490 +0.25956004 -0.78043802
> a 0.6422971 Node 244.94466 +0.93154945 +0.35764429
> e 0.6884078 Incl. 38.89504 +0.25464525 -
0.51284213
> P 0.51 H 16.5 G 0.15 U 3
> From 509 observations at 2 oppositions, 1999-2000, mean residual
0".58.
> ==============================================
> Greeting from Siberia !
> Sergey Guryanov astron@c...
>
> > Here is advanced notice of 1999KW4 which will brighten to 10th
magnitude as
> > it passes by Earth on 25th May at a very close distance of 5
million kms.