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Elements of Asteroid (72); by T. H. SAFFORD. 
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changed; and new elements een computed for most of oa ha 
ve a complete list of bie asteroids Mastvaedl since 1859, Wi 
most recently determined elements 
Berlin (57) Mnemovyne. (58) Concordia. (59) 5 sigh (60) 
mange cage OY WR 1860. Jan. 0-0 | 1862. 62, Jan 
5 28° 357 95/76 | 162° 28/96/71 109° sia" 78° 6'% 
nt 52 58 aie 
2 00 5 25 +1 | 161 11 39 8 170 e1 ws 3 334 16 51 ¢ 
t 1 8 1 58° 18 16 $2 
2 0411 00401686 01175831 peer 
a 632’"-4633 802/"-2385 793/7-2911 Se 
+ 5728 2694441 2°712789 3°0038 
Berlin (61) Echo. (62) Erato. (63) Ausonia. . (64) aan 
meantime) 1861. Jan, 0°8 | 1862, Jan. 0-0 |1861. March 50/1861. Apr 
L 38° 4° 6-5 -| 96° 8/107 | 177° 5f 1/76 | 170° 44 a 
rt 98 298 25 3 | 84 4 53 -4 | 269 4 44 copie 
| 191 57 58-0 | 126 11 8-7 | 388 4 8-2] stl FEY 
i 34 21 21221 1] 5 46 48 yr 
e 720 0°1710999 0°1256800 oi 
& 958'"-43568 64049134 956’"-490 809 3986 
a 2391621 8°130850 2396360 =| _—« 2678288 _ 
Berlin (65) Cybele. (66) Maja. (67) Aaia. (68) Leto. “i 
time-| 161. Jan. 0-0 | 1861. May 160| 1861. May 862. ng 
TE | 181° 97 11'"2 eek ge 250° 35’ 33/"5 | 282 51 2 
x | 258 10 1 5 $1 orecen 
Q | 158 25 36 +1 M Bs 3 202 31 32 5 | 44 at 
i 3 24 24 7 57 6 5 egital 
e 0°1277782 01542200 76756 rf 
u 538/"-1762 styy 945//-4575 a 
a 2658866 — ae 
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