Asteroid: 1998 XA5

Predicted positions and magnitudes for CCD frames available in the SkyMorph archive of the NEAT program.

     J98X05A   1997 01 13.26951 02 16 09.74 +11 51 26.1          18.7        566
     J98X05A   1997 01 13.26109 02 16 08.03 +11 52 07.1          18.7        566
     J98X05A   1997 01 13.25266 02 16 06.32 +11 52 48.0          18.7        566

Actually measured positions, on the frames from the NEAT Survey at SkyMorph

Observations:
     J98X05A  C1997 01 13.25244 02 15 47.55 +11 56 28.9          17.9 R      566
     J98X05A  C1997 01 13.26087 02 15 49.19 +11 55 48.0          17.8 R      566
     J98X05A  C1997 01 13.26927 02 15 50.94 +11 55 07.1          17.7 R      566

Animation of the three images from NEAT frames on January 13, 1997

Link to the MPEC which published the improved orbit.

Additional, hitherto unpublished positions from the O.D.A.S. Survey were identified at the Minor Planet Center.