ACCELERATION REPORT (16 January 1996)

Kurt Jonckheere (kjonckheere@unicall.be)
Tue, 16 Jan 96 20:38:21 +0000 (GMT)

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ACCELERATION REPORT (16 January 1996)
WARNING: SUDDEN ORBITAL ELEMENT CHANGE, 
	 ACCELERATION POSSIBLE
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OBJECTS TO BE OBSERVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:
18096 87- 49 B      19257 88- 53 B
19036 88- 29 B      22007 92- 36 B 
21876 92-  8 B
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The 92-  8 B had an acceleration in January 1995, and as the
elements indicate might already have a new one!
1 21876U 92008  B 96 10.51626773  .00004116  00000-0  43401-2 0  6832
2 21876  82.9156 171.5228 0033775 276.5489  83.1831 13.74444337195390

date            mmdot      mm
95-12-03        .00000039  13.743771 
95-12-13        .00000119  13.743791    
96-01-03        .00000609  13.74390401
96-01-04        .00000961  13.74395238
96-01-06        .00001775  13.74408037
96-01-07        .00002179  13.74414219
96-01-10        .00003519  13.74444337
I observed it at the end of 1995.  For Europe it has become invisible
since the beginning of January and becomes visible again from March on...
No luck here.
92-  8 B 95-08-28            JEV               17.4
92-  8 B 95-12-24 17:25      KJ  263.4 1.5  14 18.8
92-  8 B 95-12-27 17:05      KJ  188.4 0.5  10 18.8

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92-36B = 22007
92- 36 B 95-07-31 22:28      LB                       almost S, mag 5
92- 36 B 95-12-29 01:57      PM                 2.41
92- 36 B 96-01-04 01:00      MM   46.8 0.3  20  2.34
92- 36 B 96-01-05 01:19      PM,MM              2.35
92- 36 B 96-01-05 17         RK,RK              2.34
92- 36 B 96-01-07 18:06      KJ  271.3 0.3 116  2.34 
92- 36 B 96-01-08 00:57      MM  133.7 0.2  57  2.35       
92- 36 B 96-01-08 16:44:14   RK   58.5 0.2  25  2.34 
92- 36 B 96-01-09 01:22      MM,PM              2.36       
92- 36 B 96-01-09 12:20      PM   70.4 0.3  30  2.346
92- 36 B 96-01-13 05:14      LB   48.3      20  2.415              
92- 36 B 96-01-13 17:05      KJ  262.8 0.2 110  2.389
92- 36 B 96-01-14 03:56      LB   53.0      20  2.409             
	 96-01-14 17:29      LB  120.4      50  2.408                
92- 36 B 96-01-15 17:56      TC  120.9 0.3  50  2.42            
92- 36 B 96-01-15 17:55      KJ  198.4 0.2  82  2.420
I averaged some values and add the last ones.  The period is 
definitely going up again.


Greetings,

Kurt Jonckheere (kjonckheere@unicall.be)

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