The catalogue contains osculating elements of all permanently numbered minor planets as of November 25, 1996. The elements are given with respect to the ecliptic plane and equinox J2000 for the standard epoch JD2451000.5 = 1998 July 6.0 ET. The elements of (719) Albert which is considered to be lost are given for the epoch when the planet was discovered. The catalogue data, in general, correspond to those in "Ephemerides of Minor Planets for 1998", St.Petersburg, 1997 (in print). Along with these data the catalogue incorporates some connected information. (C) Copyright 1997 ITA RAS