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    M.P.E.C. 2001-B39                                Issued 2001 Jan. 25, 19:59 UT

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                                   2001 BA40

Observations:
     K01B40A* C2001 01 23.52598 09 16 05.15 -14 52 09.7          18.4        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 23.53666 09 16 03.48 -14 52 29.9          18.2        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 23.54701 09 16 01.88 -14 52 49.2          18.3        608
     K01B40A SC2001 01 24.18594 09 14 27.45 -15 12 32.3                      808
     K01B40A SC2001 01 24.20602 09 14 24.32 -15 13 10.5                      808
     K01B40A SC2001 01 24.23530 09 14 19.70 -15 14 05.5                      808
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.25406 09 14 17.48 -15 15 08.0          18.5 R      918
     K01B40A SC2001 01 24.25613 09 14 16.39 -15 14 44.3                      808
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.25851 09 14 16.64 -15 15 16.0          17.8 R      918
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.26680 09 14 15.38 -15 15 31.5          18.8 R      918
     K01B40A SC2001 01 24.27407 09 14 13.48 -15 15 18.4                      808
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.28293 09 14 12.83 -15 16 02.4          18.3 R      918
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.47894 09 13 42.71 -15 22 04.4          18.0        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.48995 09 13 40.90 -15 22 24.9          18.5        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 24.50119 09 13 39.07 -15 22 45.4          18.3        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 25.60693 09 10 46.17 -15 57 01.7          18.4        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 25.61741 09 10 44.44 -15 57 20.7          19.1        608
     K01B40A  C2001 01 25.62913 09 10 42.54 -15 57 42.1          18.7        608

Observer details:
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, M. Skinner.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
808 El Leoncito.  Observer C. E. Lopez.  0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 BA40
Epoch 2001 Jan. 11.0 TT = JDT 2451920.5                 Spahr
M 230.62425              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.83393515     Peri.  359.98582     +0.01216274     +0.97524853
a   1.1178440      Node   270.71072     -0.91739246     -0.07695407
e   0.2573652      Incl.   12.75566     -0.39779787     +0.20728813
P   1.18           H   18.4           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2001 Jan. 23-25.

Ephemeris:
2001 BA40                a,e,i = 1.12, 0.26, 13                  q = 0.8301
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 01 11    09 39.52   -08 09.2    0.438    1.335   136.3    30.6    18.6
2001 01 21    09 22.00   -13 31.5    0.385    1.310   142.5    27.2    18.1
2001 01 31    08 55.36   -18 35.8    0.347    1.282   144.0    26.9    17.8
2001 02 10    08 22.14   -22 33.4    0.325    1.250   139.0    31.2    17.8
2001 02 20    07 47.84   -24 48.5    0.317    1.216   129.6    38.8    17.9
2001 03 02    07 18.55   -25 23.7    0.319    1.178   118.8    47.5    18.1
2001 03 12    06 57.39   -24 54.7    0.323    1.138   108.5    55.9    18.3
2001 03 22    06 43.96   -23 55.7    0.326    1.096    99.1    63.8    18.4
2001 04 01    06 36.39   -22 48.3    0.324    1.053    90.5    71.6    18.6
2001 04 11    06 32.00   -21 41.1    0.314    1.010    82.5    79.6    18.7
2001 04 21    06 27.74   -20 27.0    0.295    0.968    74.3    88.6    18.8
2001 05 01    06 20.08   -18 43.8    0.268    0.928    65.3    99.5    19.0
2001 05 11    06 04.11   -15 41.6    0.235    0.893    54.1   113.6    19.4
2001 05 21    05 34.53   -09 45.7    0.204    0.863    39.2   132.1    20.6

2001 07 20    03 23.00   +40 53.6    0.401    0.892    60.7    96.2    19.6
2001 07 30    03 41.25   +43 44.5    0.448    0.927    65.9    88.0    19.6
2001 08 09    04 03.16   +45 55.8    0.486    0.967    70.5    81.3    19.6
2001 08 19    04 26.56   +47 36.4    0.512    1.009    75.0    75.7    19.6
2001 08 29    04 49.56   +48 52.3    0.526    1.052    79.7    70.8    19.6
2001 09 08    05 10.68   +49 48.7    0.528    1.095    84.9    66.4    19.6
2001 09 18    05 28.40   +50 31.3    0.520    1.137    90.7    62.1    19.5
2001 09 28    05 40.92   +51 03.7    0.502    1.177    97.4    57.6    19.3
2001 10 08    05 46.36   +51 27.1    0.478    1.215   105.1    52.6    19.2
2001 10 18    05 42.34   +51 36.1    0.449    1.250   114.2    46.6    18.9
2001 10 28    05 26.53   +51 11.6    0.419    1.281   125.1    39.4    18.6
2001 11 07    04 58.83   +49 37.6    0.395    1.310   137.5    30.8    18.3
2001 11 17    04 23.55   +46 13.2    0.382    1.334   150.5    21.4    18.0
2001 11 27    03 49.56   +40 53.6    0.386    1.356   159.7    14.6    17.8
2001 12 07    03 24.25   +34 37.9    0.412    1.373   156.9    16.4    18.0
2001 12 17    03 09.65   +28 44.3    0.457    1.387   146.2    23.2    18.5
2001 12 27    03 04.50   +24 00.1    0.517    1.397   134.8    30.0    19.0
2002 01 06    03 06.53   +20 33.8    0.589    1.403   124.4    35.3    19.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B39

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