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MPEC 2001-H16 : 2001 DU8

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M.P.E.C. 2001-H16                                Issued 2001 Apr. 18, 17:06 UT

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                                   2001 DU8

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-D16

Observations:
     K01D08U 1 1988 12 03.02417 01 36 11.39 -63 44 17.0                      262
     K01D08U 1 1988 12 03.10750 01 36 23.04 -63 43 39.4                      262

Observer details:
262 European Southern Observatory-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS
    (A. Gnadig).  1.0-m Schmidt.  Start time and exposure length uncertain.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
881203 262 1.62- 0.98+    881203 262 1.62- 0.98+    MPO 12293   +1.3 day

Orbital elements:
2001 DU8
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Williams
M  68.26950              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41620844     Peri.  265.82298     +0.32917965     -0.92872497
a   1.7766237      Node   161.84828     +0.92396479     +0.35406751
e   0.3418182      Incl.   33.20743     -0.19475580     +0.11002782
P   2.37           H   16.4           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
881203 262  0.0   1.4+    010219 704  0.9+  0.8+    010313 739  0.2+  0.1-
881203 262  0.2+  1.2-    010219 596 (2.9-  3.3-)   010313 739  0.1-  0.1+
010217 704  1.0+  0.0     010219 596 (2.2-  1.8-)   010313 739  0.5+  0.8-
010217 704  1.1-  0.1+    010219 596 (3.7-  0.5-)   010313 739  0.4+  0.3-
010217 704  0.1-  0.7+    010219 176  0.7+  0.1-    010313 649  0.9+  0.3-
010217 704  0.2-  0.4+    010219 176  0.3+  0.4-    010313 649  0.8+  0.7-
010218 844  0.5+  0.9+    010219 176  0.6-  0.9-    010313 649  0.2+  0.8+
010218 844  0.5+  0.1-    010220 704  0.4+  0.5+    010313 322  1.1+  1.7+
010218 850  0.2+  0.1-    010220 704  0.4+  0.5+    010313 322  0.5-  0.9+
010218 844  0.1-  0.9+    010220 704  0.7+  0.3+    010313 322 (0.4-  2.2-)
010218 850  0.3-  0.1-    010220 704  0.5+  0.1+    010316 704  0.2-  0.6+
010218 859  0.2-  0.1-    010220 704  0.4-  0.1-    010316 704  0.1+  0.0
010218 859  0.6+  0.1-    010221 670  0.1+  0.5+    010316 704  0.0   0.2-
010218 859  0.3-  0.4+    010221 699  0.0   0.4+    010316 704  0.2-  0.7-
010218 739  0.6-  0.2-    010221 699  0.2+  0.3+    010316 704  0.0   0.7-
010218 739  0.9-  0.5-    010221 670  0.2+  0.6+    010318 360  0.1-  0.4-
010218 739  0.4-  0.4+    010221 699  0.7+  0.8+    010318 360  0.1-  0.1-
010218 428  0.0   1.1-    010221 699  0.0   0.5+    010318 360  0.0   0.2-
010218 151  0.2-  0.2-    010221 670  0.0   0.3+    010319 587  1.0+  0.9-
010218 151  0.1-  0.3+    010222 587  0.3+  0.4+    010319 587  0.5+  0.5-
010218 151  1.0+  1.8-    010222 587  0.1-  0.3+    010320 402  0.1+  0.0
010218 151  0.2-  0.2-    010225 118  0.5+  0.1+    010320 402  0.3-  0.5-
010218 151  0.5-  0.4+    010225 118  0.4+  0.1+    010320 402  0.1-  0.3-
010218 595  0.1+  1.4-    010225 649  1.2+  0.4-    010321 608  0.4-  1.2-
010218 595  1.1-  1.8-    010225 649  0.1+  0.6-    010321 608  0.2-  1.1-
010218 595  1.5-  1.5-    010225 649  0.9+  0.1-    010321 608  0.4-  1.1-
010218 595  0.4-  0.4-    010225 360  0.0   0.6+    010321 402  0.6-  0.2+
010218 595  0.4-  1.7-    010225 360  0.3+  0.5+    010321 402  0.2-  0.0
010219 557  0.9-  0.8-    010225 360  0.4+  0.2+    010321 402  0.3-  0.2+
010219 557  0.6-  0.8-    010225 118  0.1-  0.6+    010323 699  0.1-  0.4+
010219 557  0.6-  0.7-    010225 118  0.3-  0.9+    010323 699  0.1-  0.7+
010219 557  0.7-  0.6-    010301 711  0.0   0.2-    010323 699  0.5+  0.3+
010219 557  0.5-  0.6-    010301 711  0.1-  0.2-    010323 699  0.0   0.6+
010219 704  0.2+  0.5+    010301 711  0.0   0.3-    010401 649  0.3-  0.2+
010219 704  0.5+  0.4+    010302 699  0.1+  0.2-    010401 649  0.3-  0.3+
010219 704  0.4+  0.5+    010302 704  0.1+  0.0     010401 649  0.3-  0.3+
010219 704  0.4+  0.3+    010302 704  0.3-  0.3-    010401 649  0.6-  0.5+
010219 704  0.6+  0.3+    010302 699  0.2-  0.1-    010401 046  0.0   0.2+
010219 926  0.1+  0.4+    010302 704  1.1-  1.0+    010401 046  0.1-  0.1+
010219 926  0.1+  0.4+    010302 699  0.0   0.2-    010401 046  0.1-  0.1+
010219 926  0.2+  0.4+    010302 699  0.2-  0.2-    010401 046  0.1-  0.3-
010219 704  0.1+  0.3+    010303 739  1.6-  0.2-    010413 413  0.2-  0.0
010219 704  0.1+  0.3+    010303 739  0.6+  0.5+    010413 413  0.2-  0.0
010219 704  0.7+  0.7+    010303 739  0.4-  0.2+    010413 413  0.1-  0.1+
010219 704  0.5+  0.5+    010304 739  1.1-  0.4+    010415 704  0.6+  0.0
010219 704  0.4+  0.3+    010304 739  0.6-  0.3-    010415 704  0.8-  0.2-
010219 854  0.5+  1.1-    010304 739  0.6-  0.6+    010415 704  0.5+  0.5+
010219 854  0.5-  1.4-    010305 649  0.4+  0.6-    010415 704  0.6+  0.1-
010219 704  0.8+  0.8+    010305 649  0.5+  1.2+    010415 704  0.4+  0.5-
010219 704  0.2+  0.7+    010305 649  1.8-  0.3+
010219 854  0.1-  1.0-    010306 866  0.3+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2001 DU8                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.34, 33                  q = 1.1693
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 04 11    10 39.97   +27 14.7    1.000    1.798   127.8    26.1    18.9
2001 04 21    10 43.32   +28 34.6    1.135    1.841   118.5    28.7    19.3
2001 05 01    10 49.65   +29 03.9    1.278    1.882   110.4    30.1    19.6
2001 05 11    10 58.34   +28 56.7    1.424    1.923   103.0    30.8    19.9
2001 05 21    11 08.84   +28 22.8    1.572    1.962    96.3    30.9    20.2
2001 05 31    11 20.72   +27 29.0    1.720    1.999    90.1    30.5    20.4
2001 06 10    11 33.66   +26 20.6    1.866    2.035    84.3    29.8    20.6
2001 06 20    11 47.39   +25 01.0    2.009    2.069    78.8    28.8    20.8
2001 06 30    12 01.75   +23 33.2    2.148    2.101    73.6    27.7    20.9
2001 07 10    12 16.59   +21 59.4    2.282    2.132    68.5    26.3    21.0
2001 07 20    12 31.84   +20 21.5    2.410    2.161    63.7    24.9    21.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-H16

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