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    M.P.E.C. 2001-B24                                Issued 2001 Jan. 23, 22:28 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 BW15

Observations:
     K01B15W* C2001 01 17.34211 10 04 39.82 +37 14 01.4          19.3        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 17.35758 10 04 38.28 +37 14 05.4          19.3        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 17.37445 10 04 36.62 +37 14 07.6          19.4        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 17.39012 10 04 35.01 +37 14 12.8          19.3        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 17.40576 10 04 33.47 +37 14 16.2          19.6        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.05090 10 01 49.16 +37 20 40.7          18.2 R      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.05243 10 01 49.10 +37 20 41.2                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.05378 10 01 48.91 +37 20 41.6                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.05537 10 01 48.79 +37 20 41.2                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.05720 10 01 48.54 +37 20 42.3                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.40266 10 01 12.93 +37 22 01.2          18.8        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.40311 10 01 12.88 +37 22 01.3          18.9        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.41822 10 01 11.36 +37 22 04.6          19.6        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.42003 10 01 11.15 +37 22 04.6          18.7        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.43378 10 01 09.72 +37 22 07.3          19.0        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.43585 10 01 09.46 +37 22 08.1          19.3        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.44948 10 01 07.98 +37 22 10.9          19.5        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.45120 10 01 07.82 +37 22 12.2          19.2        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 19.46826 10 01 06.09 +37 22 15.2          19.4        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 20.10299 09 59 59.80 +37 24 32.4          18.1 R      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 20.10462 09 59 59.59 +37 24 32.8                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 20.10602 09 59 59.45 +37 24 33.4                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 20.10741 09 59 59.25 +37 24 33.5                      046
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.37609 09 57 43.54 +37 28 58.5          18.7        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.39113 09 57 41.82 +37 29 01.3          19.3        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.39446 09 57 41.52 +37 29 01.4          18.6        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.40616 09 57 40.13 +37 29 04.3          18.6        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.41005 09 57 39.80 +37 29 04.3          18.9        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.42117 09 57 38.55 +37 29 06.9          18.7        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.42798 09 57 37.92 +37 29 09.2          19.5        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 21.44323 09 57 36.05 +37 29 10.5          19.2        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 22.40229 09 55 50.14 +37 32 15.2          18.7        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 22.41753 09 55 48.41 +37 32 18.1          18.4        704
     K01B15W  C2001 01 22.43309 09 55 46.66 +37 32 21.5          18.4        704

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 BW15
Epoch 2001 Jan. 11.0 TT = JDT 2451920.5                 Spahr
M 277.27097              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32508809     Peri.  297.96293     +0.06161417     +0.94125650
a   2.0947652      Node   329.34543     -0.51960231     -0.25377462
e   0.5842286      Incl.   40.63250     -0.85218374     +0.22278835
P   3.03           H   14.9           G   0.15
From 34 observations 2001 Jan. 17-22.

Ephemeris:
2001 BW15                a,e,i = 2.09, 0.58, 41                  q = 0.8709
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 01 11    10 13.93   +36 46.1    1.737    2.582   141.6    13.7    18.9
2001 01 21    09 58.41   +37 27.7    1.622    2.529   151.1    10.8    18.6
2001 01 31    09 38.30   +37 48.6    1.535    2.474   157.5     8.8    18.4
2001 02 10    09 15.23   +37 33.6    1.480    2.417   156.4     9.4    18.3
2001 02 20    08 51.79   +36 34.3    1.458    2.358   148.4    12.7    18.3
2001 03 02    08 30.75   +34 52.7    1.466    2.297   137.5    17.0    18.4
2001 03 12    08 14.13   +32 40.4    1.500    2.233   126.0    21.1    18.6
2001 03 22    08 02.70   +30 11.2    1.552    2.167   114.8    24.7    18.7
2001 04 01    07 56.39   +27 35.8    1.616    2.099   104.3    27.5    18.8
2001 04 11    07 54.58   +25 00.4    1.684    2.029    94.6    29.5    18.9
2001 04 21    07 56.53   +22 27.2    1.753    1.956    85.8    30.8    18.9
2001 05 01    08 01.62   +19 55.6    1.817    1.881    77.7    31.6    18.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B24

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