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MPEC 2001-F02 : 2000 VN2

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M.P.E.C. 2001-F02                                Issued 2001 Mar. 16, 19:04 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 VN2

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-V13

Observations:
     K00V02N 2 1980 06 23.75382 22 18 48.35 -27 29 40.2                      260
     K00V02N 2 1980 06 23.79548 22 18 48.22 -27 30 00.0                      260
     K00V02N 2 1994 10 24.42458 21 43 15.77 -34 01 27.8                      260
     K00V02N 2 1994 10 24.46625 21 43 16.07 -34 01 06.1                      260

Observer details:
260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Trail located and measured by ANEOPP (G. Forti,
    A. Boattini, M. Tombelli, G. D'Abramo).  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
800623 260 0.03+ 0.01+    941024 260 36.2+  4.1+    MPO 10996   -0.13 day

Orbital elements:
2000 VN2
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Williams
M  39.56904              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35512557     Peri.   32.43977     -0.30907996     -0.91866691
a   1.9749135      Node    76.58899     +0.80967226     -0.38987882
e   0.4408044      Incl.   14.64954     +0.49889920     +0.06360510
P   2.78           H   16.4           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
800623 260  0.6+  0.6+    001117 300  0.5-  0.1-    010202 704  0.1-  0.1+
800623 260  0.4-  1.3+    001117 300  0.9-  0.7+    010202 704  0.3-  0.2+
941024 260  1.0-  1.3+    001122 071  0.2+  0.1-    010203 704  1.1+  0.2-
941024 260  1.3-  0.6+    001122 071  0.9+  0.4-    010203 704  0.4-  0.0
001101 704  0.1+  0.4+    001122 071 (3.6-  0.2-)   010203 704  0.5-  0.1+
001101 704  0.2-  0.4+    001122 300  0.6+  0.3+    010203 704  0.3-  0.4+
001101 704  0.0   0.3+    001122 300  0.4+  0.4+    010203 704  0.2+  0.2-
001101 704  0.3-  0.6+    001122 300  0.2-  0.3+    010203 670  1.0-  0.7+
001101 704  0.1+  0.1-    001122 300  0.1+  0.1+    010203 670  0.1-  0.1-
001102 118  0.1+  0.1+    001201 095  0.2-  1.0-    010215 704  0.8+  0.2-
001102 118  0.3+  0.1+    001201 095  0.3-  0.9-    010215 704  0.6-  0.9-
001102 118  0.3+  0.2+    001201 095  0.5+  0.8-    010215 704  1.5+  0.4-
001102 704  0.7-  0.0     001201 095  1.0-  1.5-    010215 704  1.5+  1.7-
001102 704  0.1-  0.0     001201 095  0.3-  0.2+    010215 704  0.0   0.1-
001102 704  0.1-  0.6+    001201 095  0.1-  0.8-    010215 670  0.0   0.1-
001102 704  0.4-  0.3-    001201 095  0.0   0.4-    010215 670  0.4+  0.1-
001102 704  0.2-  0.6+    001201 095  0.8-  1.1-    010216 118  0.5+  0.5+
001102 704  0.1-  0.3+    001201 095  0.1+  0.2-    010216 118  0.6+  0.8+
001102 704  0.2-  0.0     001201 095  0.6-  0.9-    010216 118  0.5+  0.6+
001102 704  0.4-  0.2+    001201 095  0.5+  0.6-    010216 704  1.1-  0.3+
001102 704  0.2-  0.0     001201 095  0.2+  0.5-    010216 704  0.1+  0.1+
001102 704  0.0   0.5+    001204 704  0.6+  0.3+    010216 704  0.3+  0.2+
001102 704  0.2-  0.0     001204 704  0.7+  0.1+    010216 704  0.1+  0.1-
001102 704  0.1-  0.1+    001204 704  0.7+  0.1+    010216 704  0.7+  0.2-
001102 704  0.5-  0.4+    001204 704  0.5+  0.2+    010218 739  0.2-  0.1-
001102 704  0.2-  0.0     001204 704  0.8+  0.1-    010218 739  0.8-  0.2+
001103 557  0.1-  0.3-    001207 046  0.3+  0.6+    010301 711  0.1+  0.6-
001103 557  0.5-  0.1-    001207 046  0.1+  0.6+    010301 711  0.5-  0.5-
001103 918  0.1+  0.0     001207 046  0.4+  0.4+    010301 711  0.1-  0.3-
001103 918  0.5+  0.1+    001207 046  0.2+  0.8+    010302 699  0.1+  0.0
001103 918  0.2+  0.2+    001226 360  0.2-  0.1+    010302 699  0.1+  0.3+
001103 918  0.2+  0.1+    001226 360  0.3-  0.2+    010302 699  0.4+  0.1-
001103 670 (3.9+  0.8-)   001226 360  0.3-  0.1+    010302 699  0.1+  0.1-
001103 670  0.1+  0.4-    010113 118  0.3-  0.6+    010315 704  0.3+  0.5+
001105 046  0.0   0.0     010113 118  0.1-  0.9+    010315 704  0.1+  0.0
001105 046  0.4+  0.7+    010201 670  0.1-  0.0     010315 704  0.1-  0.4+
001105 046  0.3+  0.6-    010201 670  0.5-  0.5+    010315 704  0.0   0.5+
001105 046  0.1+  0.2+    010202 704  0.4+  0.3+    010315 704  0.2-  0.7+
001105 046  0.4+  0.3+    010202 704  0.4-  0.3+
001117 300  0.8-  0.5+    010202 704  0.1+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2000 VN2                 a,e,i = 1.97, 0.44, 15                  q = 1.1044
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 03 12    15 00.89   +18 33.1    0.617    1.445   126.0    33.8    17.6
2001 03 22    14 50.12   +19 00.4    0.624    1.504   135.1    27.9    17.5
2001 04 01    14 34.48   +18 54.5    0.642    1.564   143.7    22.2    17.5
2001 04 11    14 16.51   +18 03.4    0.677    1.624   150.0    18.0    17.5
2001 04 21    13 59.07   +16 27.2    0.730    1.684   151.7    16.4    17.7
2001 05 01    13 44.54   +14 15.2    0.803    1.743   148.4    17.6    18.1
2001 05 11    13 34.21   +11 41.8    0.896    1.802   141.9    20.2    18.4
2001 05 21    13 28.25   +08 59.7    1.005    1.859   134.3    22.9    18.8
2001 05 31    13 26.31   +06 17.2    1.130    1.915   126.6    25.2    19.2
2001 06 10    13 27.77   +03 38.8    1.266    1.970   119.0    26.8    19.6
2001 06 20    13 31.99   +01 06.9    1.413    2.023   111.8    27.8    19.9
2001 06 30    13 38.45   -01 18.2    1.567    2.075   104.8    28.3    20.2
2001 07 10    13 46.72   -03 36.3    1.727    2.125    98.2    28.3    20.5
2001 07 20    13 56.44   -05 47.5    1.891    2.174    91.8    27.9    20.7
2001 07 30    14 07.38   -07 52.2    2.056    2.221    85.5    27.1    20.9
2001 08 09    14 19.34   -09 50.6    2.222    2.266    79.4    26.1    21.1
2001 08 19    14 32.15   -11 42.7    2.385    2.309    73.4    24.8    21.3
2001 08 29    14 45.72   -13 28.6    2.546    2.351    67.4    23.4    21.4
2001 09 08    14 59.95   -15 08.3    2.701    2.391    61.5    21.7    21.5

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-F02

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