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MPEC 2002-B12 : 2001 XH255, 2001 XJ255

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M.P.E.C. 2002-B12                                Issued 2002 Jan. 18, 15:37 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                            2001 XH255, 2001 XJ255

Observations:
     K01XP5H* C2001 12 11.39703 07 16 24.21 +24 02 16.2                      568
     K01XP5H  C2001 12 11.42052 07 16 24.07 +24 02 16.6                      568
     K01XP5H  C2001 12 11.44368 07 16 23.95 +24 02 16.9                      568
     K01XP5H  C2002 01 09.51211 07 13 22.22 +24 07 36.8                      568
     K01XP5H  C2002 01 09.53762 07 13 22.01 +24 07 37.0          23.5 R      568
     K01XP5J* C2001 12 11.55019 07 03 45.35 +21 52 41.4                      568
     K01XP5J  C2001 12 11.57340 07 03 45.26 +21 52 41.6                      568
     K01XP5J  C2001 12 11.59678 07 03 45.12 +21 52 41.9                      568
     K01XP5J  C2002 01 14.47752 07 00 46.18 +21 55 42.8          24.1 R      568
     K01XP5J  C2002 01 14.51314 07 00 45.97 +21 55 42.6          24.0 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers J. Kleyna, S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt.  Measurer
    S. S. Sheppard.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and 2.2-m University
    of Hawaii reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
K01XP5H  8.8  0.15 K01CH   0.011 136.824 329.728   2.482 0.51226  66.38133  29EX
K01XP5J  8.3  0.15 K01CH   0.019 184.372 279.870   9.642 0.07512  44.43038  34EX

Ephemerides:
2001 XH255               a,e,i = 66.38, 0.51, 2                  q = 32.377
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 16    07 12.66   +24 08.7   31.405   32.377   170.7     0.3    23.9
2002 01 26    07 11.61   +24 10.2   31.448   32.377   160.4     0.6    23.9
2002 02 05    07 10.65   +24 11.5   31.519   32.377   150.1     0.9    24.0
2002 02 15    07 09.80   +24 12.4   31.617   32.377   139.7     1.1    24.0
2002 02 25    07 09.12   +24 13.0   31.738   32.377   129.5     1.4    24.0
2002 03 07    07 08.62   +24 13.2   31.879   32.377   119.4     1.5    24.1
2002 03 17    07 08.33   +24 13.1   32.034   32.377   109.3     1.7    24.1
2002 03 27    07 08.25   +24 12.5   32.199   32.377    99.4     1.7    24.1
2002 04 06    07 08.41   +24 11.6   32.369   32.378    89.6     1.8    24.1
2002 04 16    07 08.79   +24 10.4   32.539   32.378    79.9     1.7    24.1
2002 04 26    07 09.39   +24 08.8   32.704   32.378    70.2     1.7    24.1
2002 05 06    07 10.18   +24 06.8   32.860   32.378    60.7     1.6    24.1
2002 05 16    07 11.17   +24 04.7   33.001   32.378    51.3     1.4    24.1
2002 05 26    07 12.31   +24 02.2   33.125   32.379    41.9     1.2    24.1
2002 06 05    07 13.59   +23 59.6   33.228   32.379    32.7     1.0    24.1

2001 XJ255               a,e,i = 44.43, 0.08, 10                 q = 41.093
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 16    07 00.63   +21 55.9   40.129   41.093   168.4     0.3    24.5
2002 01 26    06 59.78   +21 56.8   40.178   41.093   158.0     0.5    24.5
2002 02 05    06 58.99   +21 57.6   40.256   41.093   147.7     0.7    24.5
2002 02 15    06 58.30   +21 58.3   40.360   41.093   137.4     0.9    24.5
2002 02 25    06 57.75   +21 58.8   40.487   41.093   127.2     1.1    24.6
2002 03 07    06 57.34   +21 59.1   40.632   41.093   117.1     1.2    24.6
2002 03 17    06 57.10   +21 59.2   40.791   41.093   107.0     1.3    24.6
2002 03 27    06 57.03   +21 59.1   40.958   41.093    97.1     1.4    24.6
2002 04 06    06 57.14   +21 58.8   41.129   41.093    87.2     1.4    24.6
2002 04 16    06 57.42   +21 58.2   41.299   41.093    77.5     1.4    24.6
2002 04 26    06 57.87   +21 57.4   41.462   41.093    67.8     1.3    24.6
2002 05 06    06 58.47   +21 56.4   41.615   41.093    58.3     1.2    24.6
2002 05 16    06 59.22   +21 55.1   41.752   41.093    48.8     1.1    24.6
2002 05 26    07 00.09   +21 53.6   41.871   41.093    39.4     0.9    24.6
2002 06 05    07 01.06   +21 51.9   41.968   41.093    30.0     0.7    24.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-B12

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