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MPEC 2001-B18 : 2000 XH44

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M.P.E.C. 2001-B18                                Issued 2001 Jan. 22, 19:22 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                                   2000 XH44

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-X27

Observations:
     K00X44H 1 1991 12 07.09861 00 02 11.55 +11 34 47.1                      261
     K00X44H 1 1991 12 07.13333 00 02 11.83 +11 34 45.2                      261

Observer details:
261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (A. Gnadig).  1.2-m
    Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
911207 261 0.04+ 0.03+    911207 261 0.04+ 0.03+    MPO  8570   -0.26 day

Orbital elements:
2000 XH44
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Williams
M 343.60939              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34664330     Peri.  194.76976     -0.99471618     -0.07834872
a   2.0070006      Node   340.36886     +0.10211482     -0.82177594
e   0.3924433      Incl.   11.38885     -0.01059669     -0.56439860
P   2.84           H   16.1           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
911207 261  0.3+  0.5-    001206 046  0.3+  0.1-    001215 402  0.9+  0.6-
911207 261  0.3+  0.3-    001206 046  0.0   0.1+    001217 704  0.0   0.7+
001025 704  0.5+  0.3+    001206 046  0.1+  0.2-    001217 704  0.7+  0.1-
001025 704  0.2+  0.9-    001206 046  0.2+  0.2-    001217 704  0.2-  0.2+
001025 704  1.0+  0.7-    001207 704  0.3-  0.0     001217 704  0.1+  0.3+
001205 704  0.3-  0.8+    001207 704  0.0   0.4+    001217 704  0.0   0.7+
001205 704  0.2-  0.3+    001207 704  0.2+  0.0     001219 118  0.2+  0.3-
001205 704  0.5-  0.0     001207 704  0.4+  0.4-    001219 118  0.0   0.1-
001205 704  0.2-  0.2+    001207 918  0.1-  0.9+    001219 118  0.0   0.1-
001205 704  0.7-  0.0     001207 918  1.9-  1.3+    001221 360  0.3+  0.4-
001206 704  0.6-  0.5-    001207 704  0.2-  0.3+    001221 360  0.2+  0.2-
001206 704  0.3-  0.4-    001207 704  1.0-  0.6-    001221 360  0.2+  0.5-
001206 704  0.5+  0.3+    001207 704  0.1+  0.4-    001231 711  0.3+  0.1+
001206 704  0.5-  0.4+    001207 918  1.3+  2.2+    001231 711  0.4-  0.2+
001206 704  0.4-  0.0     001207 704  1.2-  0.4+    010112 118  0.2-  0.1+
001206 704  0.1+  0.1+    001207 704  0.8+  1.1-    010112 118  0.3-  0.1+
001206 704  0.1+  0.3+    001207 704  0.4+  0.3-    010114 118  0.1-  0.0
001206 704  0.6+  0.2+    001207 704  0.0   0.1+    010114 118  0.1-  0.1+
001206 046  0.0   0.1+    001207 704  1.4-  1.4-    010117 704  1.6+  2.6-
001206 046  0.1-  0.0     001207 704  0.2+  0.2-    010117 704  0.1+  0.4+
001206 046  0.1+  0.3+    001207 704  0.5-  0.6+    010117 704  0.5+  0.1-
001206 046  0.1-  0.5+    001208 704  0.0   0.0     010117 360  0.4-  0.0
001206 046  0.0   0.2+    001208 704  0.2+  0.3+    010117 360  0.3-  0.1-
001206 704  0.0   0.4-    001208 704  0.0   0.4-    010117 360  0.4-  0.0
001206 704  0.2+  0.2+    001215 402  0.5+  0.4-
001206 046  0.2+  0.1+    001215 402  0.4+  0.5-

Ephemeris:
2000 XH44                a,e,i = 2.01, 0.39, 11                  q = 1.2194
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 01 21    03 32.55   +38 47.1    0.904    1.615   117.6    32.7    18.3
2001 01 31    03 39.30   +37 04.9    0.934    1.564   109.2    36.5    18.4
2001 02 10    03 51.59   +35 36.7    0.966    1.514   101.7    39.7    18.5
2001 02 20    04 08.57   +34 19.4    0.997    1.466    95.1    42.2    18.6
2001 03 02    04 29.58   +33 07.7    1.027    1.420    89.4    44.3    18.6
2001 03 12    04 53.96   +31 54.9    1.053    1.376    84.5    45.9    18.7
2001 03 22    05 21.15   +30 33.8    1.076    1.337    80.2    47.3    18.7
2001 04 01    05 50.63   +28 58.0    1.095    1.301    76.7    48.3    18.7
2001 04 11    06 21.86   +27 02.0    1.112    1.272    73.8    49.2    18.7
2001 04 21    06 54.30   +24 42.0    1.127    1.248    71.4    49.7    18.7
2001 05 01    07 27.51   +21 55.9    1.142    1.231    69.5    50.1    18.7
2001 05 11    08 01.06   +18 44.0    1.158    1.221    68.2    50.1    18.7
2001 05 21    08 34.62   +15 08.6    1.178    1.220    67.2    49.9    18.7
2001 05 31    09 08.02   +11 13.8    1.201    1.226    66.6    49.4    18.8
2001 06 10    09 41.12   +07 05.2    1.231    1.239    66.1    48.5    18.8
2001 06 20    10 13.89   +02 49.3    1.268    1.260    65.9    47.4    18.9
2001 06 30    10 46.37   -01 27.4    1.314    1.287    65.6    46.0    19.0
2001 07 10    11 18.56   -05 38.4    1.368    1.320    65.3    44.4    19.1
2001 07 20    11 50.53   -09 37.9    1.433    1.358    64.8    42.6    19.2
2001 07 30    12 22.33   -13 21.5    1.506    1.399    64.0    40.7    19.3
2001 08 09    12 53.96   -16 45.7    1.588    1.444    62.9    38.7    19.4
2001 08 19    13 25.43   -19 48.0    1.679    1.492    61.5    36.6    19.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B18

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