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MPEC 2004-V27 : 2001 XD

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V27                                Issued 2004 Nov. 6, 11:00 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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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                    2001 XD

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-X13

Additional Observations:
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.37520 07 00 51.63 +16 41 06.1          18.9 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.37666 07 00 51.09 +16 41 08.8          18.5 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.37958 07 00 50.12 +16 41 14.1          18.9 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.38105 07 00 49.55 +16 41 16.0          18.6 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.38251 07 00 48.99 +16 41 19.7          19.2 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.38398 07 00 48.35 +16 41 21.5          18.8 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.38983 07 00 46.33 +16 41 31.7          19.1 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 10 31.39130 07 00 45.69 +16 41 33.8          18.5 R EV027734
     K01X00D  C2004 11 06.41346 06 24 19.855+19 18 33.36         18.6 R EV027H36
     K01X00D  C2004 11 06.41939 06 24 17.787+19 18 41.90         18.7 R EV027H36
     K01X00D  C2004 11 06.43258 06 24 12.680+19 19 00.78         18.2 R EV027H36

Observer details:
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
041031 734 0.08+ 0.14-    041106 H36 0.04- 0.10-    MPO 23941   +0.23 day

Orbital elements:
2001 XD
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M  50.31965              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33762683     Peri.  231.84853     +0.43415847     +0.88283724
a   2.0425753      Node    64.78300     -0.75210371     +0.46471172
e   0.7973922      Incl.   11.42310     -0.49582904     +0.06812804
P   2.92           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
011202 644  0.2-  0.5+    011207 704  0.0   0.3+    011217 704  0.1+  1.3-
011202 644  0.3-  0.1+    011207 704  0.3-  0.1+    011217 704  0.4-  1.2-
011202 644  0.2-  0.0     011207 704  0.7-  0.2-    011218 704  0.4-  0.9+
011202 046  0.6-  0.8-    011207 704  0.5-  0.1-    011218 704  0.3-  0.8+
011202 046  0.4-  1.2-    011208 118  0.6+  0.5+    011218 704  0.4-  1.1+
011202 046  0.7-  0.1+    011208 118 (2.6-  1.0+)   011218 704  0.2+  1.6+
011202 046  0.1+  0.5+    011208 118  0.6-  0.8+    011219 704  0.4+  0.1+
011202 046  0.9+  0.5-    011209 118  0.4-  1.0+    011219 704  0.4+  0.2+
011202 046  0.7-  1.0-    011209 118  0.7+  0.4+    011219 704  0.3+  0.2+
011202 046  0.3-  0.1+    011209 118  0.3-  0.3-    011219 704  0.2+  0.2-
011202 046  0.8+  0.4+    011211 704  0.9+  0.0     011219 704  0.6-  0.2+
011202 046  0.3+  0.3-    011211 704  1.3+  0.6+    020108 696  0.5-  0.6+
011203 704  0.3-  0.2-    011211 704  1.3+  0.3+    020108 696  0.3-  0.2-
011203 704  0.9+  0.1+    011211 704  1.1+  0.3+    041031 734  0.3-  0.0
011203 704  0.5-  0.1+    011211 704  1.0+  0.0     041031 734  0.4-  0.2+
011203 704  0.1-  0.1+    011211 422  0.5-  0.0     041031 734  1.1+  0.4+
011203 704  0.1+  0.0     011211 422  0.2+  0.2-    041031 734  0.6+  0.3-
011203 704  0.2+  0.6-    011214 704  0.4+  0.6-    041031 734  0.3+  0.8+
011203 704  0.3-  0.3+    011214 704  0.0   0.3-    041031 734  1.1-  0.1+
011203 704  0.1+  0.2-    011214 704  0.1+  0.6-    041031 734  0.7+  0.0
011203 704  0.3-  0.0     011214 704  0.2+  0.1+    041031 734  0.7-  0.4-
011203 704  0.3+  0.2+    011214 704  0.3+  0.2-    041106 H36  0.4+  1.0-
011205 587  0.0   0.4+    011217 704  0.5-  1.7-    041106 H36 (2.3+  0.6-)
011205 587  0.2-  0.2+    011217 704 (1.3-  3.0-)   041106 H36  0.9-  0.2+
011207 704  0.2-  1.1+    011217 704  0.7-  1.7-

Ephemeris:
2001 XD                  a,e,i = 2.04, 0.80, 11                  q = 0.4138
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 01    06 57.10   +16 59.1    0.386    1.208   115.0    48.1    18.6
2004 11 11    05 56.93   +20 52.0    0.426    1.343   139.5    28.6    18.4
2004 11 21    05 02.88   +22 53.5    0.500    1.471   162.1    11.9    18.5
2004 12 01    04 21.76   +23 31.3    0.607    1.593   177.5     1.5    18.5
2004 12 11    03 54.34   +23 30.8    0.745    1.708   161.9    10.3    19.6
2004 12 21    03 38.12   +23 22.4    0.906    1.818   148.1    16.6    20.4
2004 12 31    03 30.15   +23 19.3    1.088    1.922   136.2    20.7    21.0
2005 01 10    03 28.01   +23 24.6    1.284    2.021   125.6    23.3    21.6
2005 01 20    03 30.07   +23 38.2    1.491    2.116   115.9    24.7    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V27

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