ACCELERATION REPORT 09 Mar 96
Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@pi.net)
Sat, 9 Mar 1996 22:08:43 +0000
THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS HAD A JUMP IN MEAN MOTION AND ARE ACCELERATING
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22676 = 93- 36 B
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On 29-01-96, I wrote:
>93- 36 B = 22676 had a small jump in Mean Motion last week and might
accelerate.
>Mike McCants saw this object in November with a periode between 50 and
>60 seconds. Last week I missed it two times because of bad observation
>condition.
>[Don't confuse this one with 92-36 B, which accelerated a week ago and
>is flashing nicely]
On 29 and 30 January Leo Barhorst saw it Steady, so I though this was one
of the few objects with a MMjump having no acceleration...
Last month it continued to have high derivatives of mean motion.
This evening (9 Mar 1996) I could finally observe it and saw it
flashing with a period of about 17 seconds!
So 93- 36 B = 22676 has indeed accelerated!
22676
1 22676U 93036B 96066.13224282 -.00001815 +00000-0 -68091-3 0 05357
2 22676 074.0481 328.2225 0018611 126.8903 233.3984 14.30847029142163
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I also observed 87- 49 (18096), 88- 53 B (19257) and 90-111 B
who accelerated in January and are going up again now.
Last weeks I found no others strange perturbations in orbital elements.
Happy observing,
Kurt Jonckheere