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    M.P.E.C. 2001-B25                                Issued 2001 Jan. 23, 22:35 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 BX15
    
    Observations:
         K01B15X* C2001 01 18.27438 07 59 17.71 +39 09 03.3          18.4        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 18.29156 07 59 17.60 +39 11 47.0          18.5        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 18.30798 07 59 17.49 +39 14 23.8          18.0        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 18.32665 07 59 17.37 +39 17 21.9          18.1        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 18.34410 07 59 17.28 +39 20 08.8          18.1        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.00811 07 59 34.55 +41 09 58.1          17.8 R      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.00971 07 59 34.58 +41 10 14.7                      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.01023 07 59 34.59 +41 10 19.5          18.0 R      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.01087 07 59 34.57 +41 10 25.9                      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.22838 07 59 44.24 +41 48 34.1          18.2        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.24498 07 59 44.26 +41 51 31.4          18.7        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.24757 07 59 44.22 +41 51 58.9          18.2        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.26008 07 59 44.18 +41 54 12.5          18.7        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.26280 07 59 44.19 +41 54 41.6          18.7        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.27567 07 59 44.10 +41 56 58.9          18.3        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.27803 07 59 44.16 +41 57 24.3          18.7        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.29233 07 59 44.05 +41 59 56.6          18.4        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.29328 07 59 44.09 +42 00 06.1          18.6        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 19.30903 07 59 44.02 +42 02 54.0          18.5        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.00895 08 00 05.16 +44 11 55.2          17.7 R      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.00997 08 00 05.26 +44 12 05.0                      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.01061 08 00 05.21 +44 12 13.5                      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.01326 08 00 05.22 +44 12 44.0                      046
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.22471 08 00 16.77 +44 54 06.2          18.0        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.22912 08 00 16.81 +44 54 59.0          18.1        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.23973 08 00 16.74 +44 57 04.9          18.6        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.24932 08 00 16.65 +44 58 59.7          18.6        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.25576 08 00 16.72 +45 00 16.7          18.2        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.27099 08 00 16.79 +45 03 18.2          17.8        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.27557 08 00 16.78 +45 04 12.5          18.5        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.28628 08 00 16.72 +45 06 20.2          17.9        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.29260 08 00 16.72 +45 07 34.8          18.0        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 20.30911 08 00 16.72 +45 10 51.6          18.6        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.26260 08 00 59.50 +48 30 16.0                      670
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.26383 08 00 59.63 +48 30 31.9                      670
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.30382 08 00 58.41 +48 39 25.5          17.7        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.31896 08 00 58.51 +48 42 46.3          18.2        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.33417 08 00 58.59 +48 46 07.3          18.6        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.34932 08 00 58.81 +48 49 28.4          18.8        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.36447 08 00 58.80 +48 52 48.4          18.7        704
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.36870 08 00 58.88 +48 53 30.0          19.1 V      918
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.37048 08 00 58.90 +48 53 52.6          18.1 V      918
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.37381 08 00 58.90 +48 54 35.9          18.5 V      918
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.85762 08 01 31.24 +50 45 11.4                      587
         K01B15X  C2001 01 21.86090 08 01 31.32 +50 45 59.9                      587
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, G. Ventre.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + 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.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 BX15
    Epoch 2001 Jan. 11.0 TT = JDT 2451920.5                 Spahr
    M 336.99551              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36616478     Peri.   87.20080     -0.94345345     +0.26345227
    a   1.9350180      Node   108.01177     -0.31839650     -0.88912912
    e   0.5935997      Incl.   12.21536     +0.09229981     -0.37422227
    P   2.69           H   21.9           G   0.15
    From 45 observations 2001 Jan. 18-21.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 BX15                a,e,i = 1.94, 0.59, 12                  q = 0.7864
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 01 11    07 57.40   +25 42.7    0.191    1.173   172.6     6.2    19.1
    2001 01 16    07 58.53   +33 49.1    0.148    1.128   167.1    11.3    18.7
    2001 01 21    08 00.75   +47 32.8    0.111    1.084   152.3    25.0    18.5
    2001 01 26    08 10.7    +70 40.6    0.087    1.040   128.0    48.3    18.5
    2001 01 31    19 24.5    +78 21.8    0.084    0.998    96.6    78.6    19.3
    2001 02 05    19 45.45   +52 44.0    0.102    0.958    71.4   102.8    20.6
    2001 02 10    19 49.28   +36 41.0    0.133    0.921    56.8   116.2    21.9
    2001 02 15    19 52.04   +26 44.4    0.171    0.886    49.4   122.2    22.8
    2001 02 20    19 55.25   +20 03.2    0.212    0.856    46.1   123.6    23.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B25
    

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