96038B

Ted Molczan (molczan@fox.nstn.ca)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 21:54:31 -0400

I derived the following elset from the same set of Pierre Neirinck's 
points that Rainer Kracht analyzed earlier. I disregarded the 2nd point,
because it had by far the greatest error. I held the inclination near
its long-term mean value. I varied the eccentricity from zero through
0.0005, which resulted in mean motion varying between about 16.38 and
16.39 rev/d. The decay elements are speculative.

USA 125 r        9.8  3.0  0.0  4.8 v
1 23946U 96038  B 96288.21137905  .07000000  00000-0  62018-3 0    01
2 23946  54.9800  37.2800 0002700 221.7481 211.7499 16.38420000    03

Pierre searched half of the object's orbit on 13 Oct, then found it in
the other half on 14 Oct. It was a very time-consuming task, but he was 
rewarded with what probably will be the final sighting of this object 
by hobbyists.

Ted Molczan