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MPEC 2001-H14 : 2001 EB

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M.P.E.C. 2001-H14                                Issued 2001 Apr. 17, 16:19 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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                                    2001 EB

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-E16

Observations:
     K01E00B 1 1954 10 31.30347 01 22 53.57 +03 27 47.2                      261
     K01E00B 1 1954 10 31.31250 01 22 51.68 +03 28 00.1                      261
     K01E00B 3C2000 08 06.57180 04 22 23.01 +20 10 00.4                      568
     K01E00B 3C2000 08 06.59592 04 22 26.25 +20 10 30.6                      568

Observer details:
261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (A. Gnadig).
    1.2-m Schmidt.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer M. Holman.  Images located and measured by A. Gnadig
    and C. Veillet.  3.6-m CFHT + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
541031 261 1.39+ 2.22+    000806 568 24.2+ 38.6+    MPO 12306   -2.4 day

Orbital elements:
2001 EB
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Williams
M  40.12256              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47381862     Peri.   99.52370     -0.58317599     -0.74645054
a   1.6295260      Node    33.62785     +0.30332854     -0.56608792
e   0.2565083      Incl.   35.36087     +0.75358978     -0.34979430
P   2.08           H   17.1           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
541031 261  0.8+  0.5+    010315 704  0.5-  0.0     010331 704  0.5+  0.1+
541031 261  1.0-  0.4-    010315 704  0.1-  0.1+    010331 704  0.4+  0.1+
000806 568  0.8+  0.7-    010315 704  0.2+  0.3+    010331 704  0.0   0.3-
000806 568  1.0+  0.3-    010317 118  0.2+  0.1-    010331 704  0.2+  0.5-
010301 704  0.8+  0.4+    010317 118  0.0   0.1+    010401 649  0.4-  0.0
010301 704  0.2-  0.3+    010317 118  0.1+  0.0     010401 649  0.5+  0.0
010301 704  0.2-  0.7+    010323 608  0.4+  0.6-    010401 649  0.0   0.2-
010301 704  1.0+  1.0+    010323 608  0.4+  0.4-    010403 118  0.3+  0.3+
010302 699  0.1-  0.3-    010323 608  0.3+  0.5-    010403 118  0.3+  0.2+
010302 699  0.1-  0.3-    010326 670  0.4+  0.1+    010403 118  0.0   0.3+
010302 699  0.4+  0.1+    010327 670  0.5-  0.4+    010403 118  0.0   0.1-
010302 699  0.6+  0.1-    010327 670  0.8+  0.4-    010405 916  0.4+  0.9-
010304 918  0.4-  0.1-    010327 670  1.2+  0.0     010405 916  1.6-  0.8-
010304 918  1.0-  0.2-    010328 916  0.4-  0.0     010411 670  0.4+  0.2-
010304 918  0.3-  0.1-    010328 916  0.2+  0.6-    010411 670  0.7+  0.1+
010304 704  0.4-  0.4+    010328 916  0.2-  0.4-    010414 106  0.1-  0.1-
010304 704  0.2-  0.1-    010328 916  0.4+  1.1+    010415 106  0.3-  0.0
010304 704  0.3-  0.3-    010328 916  0.1+  0.1-    010415 106  0.4-  0.3+
010304 704  0.3-  0.1+    010328 916  0.6-  0.9-    010415 704  0.1+  0.2+
010304 711  0.7+  1.0+    010328 711  0.6-  1.1-    010415 704  0.1+  0.4+
010304 711  0.4-  0.4-    010328 711  0.5-  1.2-    010415 704  0.1-  0.3+
010304 608  0.1+  0.5+    010328 711  0.9-  1.2-    010415 704  0.1-  0.1+
010304 608  0.4+  0.2+    010330 670  1.1-  0.2+    010415 704  0.0   0.6+
010304 608  0.4-  0.2+    010330 670  0.0   0.8+    010416 670  0.2-  0.5+
010315 704  0.2-  0.4+    010330 670  0.2-  0.2+
010315 704  0.6+  0.7+    010331 704  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2001 EB                  a,e,i = 1.63, 0.26, 35                  q = 1.2115
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 04 11    14 41.83   +04 06.5    0.428    1.403   155.8    17.1    16.9
2001 04 21    14 00.44   -04 34.2    0.435    1.438   172.7     5.1    16.5
2001 05 01    13 22.56   -12 27.9    0.480    1.473   162.7    11.7    17.1
2001 05 11    12 54.02   -18 31.6    0.556    1.508   147.3    21.2    17.8
2001 05 21    12 35.98   -22 53.2    0.654    1.544   134.7    27.8    18.4
2001 05 31    12 27.05   -26 06.2    0.767    1.580   124.5    32.0    18.9
2001 06 10    12 25.21   -28 39.1    0.888    1.615   116.0    34.4    19.3
2001 06 20    12 28.69   -30 49.6    1.013    1.649   108.7    35.7    19.7
2001 06 30    12 36.28   -32 48.0    1.141    1.683   102.4    36.2    20.0
2001 07 10    12 47.10   -34 40.2    1.269    1.716    96.7    36.1    20.3
2001 07 20    13 00.57   -36 28.7    1.396    1.747    91.4    35.6    20.5
2001 07 30    13 16.36   -38 15.0    1.521    1.777    86.5    34.8    20.7
2001 08 09    13 34.20   -39 59.0    1.643    1.806    82.0    33.8    20.9
2001 08 19    13 53.98   -41 39.9    1.762    1.834    77.6    32.6    21.0
2001 08 29    14 15.63   -43 16.7    1.876    1.860    73.4    31.4    21.2
2001 09 08    14 39.10   -44 47.5    1.986    1.884    69.4    30.0    21.3
2001 09 18    15 04.35   -46 10.4    2.091    1.907    65.5    28.6    21.4
2001 09 28    15 31.35   -47 23.2    2.191    1.929    61.6    27.2    21.4

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-H14

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