Last updated 17-May-1999
After our 4th opposition recovery (and 9 observations from others during this opposition):
6809 P-L Epoch 1999 Aug. 10.0 TT = JDT 2451400.5 Williams M 354.64695 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29858635 Peri. 193.02716 +0.03969136 +0.99906085 a 2.2169509 Node 79.24957 -0.91516569 +0.04332925 e 0.1256045 Incl. 1.01357 -0.40111887 +0.00000162 P 3.30 H 16.6 G 0.15 U 1 From 46 observations at 4 oppositions, 1960-1999, mean residual 0".64. Orbital elements from MPEC 1999-K01.
Orbit at the end of our observing run in 1996:
NOTE: 6809 P-L = 1996 PL1 6809 P-L Epoch 1996 Nov. 13.0 TT = JDT 2450400.5 (M-v) Williams M 56.04228 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29862516 Peri. 193.05305 +0.04008824 +0.99904499 a 2.2167589 Node 79.24644 -0.91514793 +0.04369314 e 0.1262400 Incl. 1.01363 -0.40111993 +0.00016021 P 3.30 H 17.0 G 0.15 U 3From 32 observations at 3 oppositions, 1960-1996. Ref. MPC 28319.
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