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    M.P.E.C. 2001-B54                                Issued 2001 Jan. 31, 20:47 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 BP61
    
    Observations:
         K01B61P* C2001 01 26.30381 08 37 43.39 +02 11 30.0          19.1        704
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.31869 08 37 41.12 +02 11 17.6          20.0        704
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.33358 08 37 38.88 +02 11 06.1          19.7        704
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.34849 08 37 36.62 +02 10 54.6          19.5        704
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.36338 08 37 34.46 +02 10 41.4          19.6        704
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.95250 08 36 12.75 +02 02 43.2                      557
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.95501 08 36 12.26 +02 02 41.8          19.2 V      557
         K01B61P  C2001 01 26.97013 08 36 10.00 +02 02 29.5                      557
         K01B61P  C2001 01 27.02125 08 36 02.63 +02 01 49.3          18.0 R      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 27.02413 08 36 02.27 +02 01 47.2                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 27.02545 08 36 02.06 +02 01 45.5                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 27.02808 08 36 01.73 +02 01 44.2                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 27.03090 08 36 01.28 +02 01 42.8                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 27.03226 08 36 01.12 +02 01 40.1                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93014 08 31 46.30 +01 38 23.5          19.4 V      595
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93465 08 31 45.65 +01 38 20.6          18.3 R      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93472 08 31 45.65 +01 38 20.5                      595
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93654 08 31 45.44 +01 38 19.3                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93807 08 31 45.24 +01 38 17.9                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93887 08 31 45.14 +01 38 17.6                      595
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.93987 08 31 44.95 +01 38 17.8                      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.94128 08 31 44.79 +01 38 16.0          18.4 R      046
         K01B61P  C2001 01 28.94303 08 31 44.57 +01 38 16.5                      595
         K01B61P  C2001 01 31.29670 08 26 48.43 +01 13 27.8          21.5 R      711
         K01B61P  C2001 01 31.30182 08 26 47.80 +01 13 24.2          21.6 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m
        f/4.5 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 BP61
    Epoch 2001 Jan. 11.0 TT = JDT 2451920.5                 Spahr
    M  45.26570              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.54553271     Peri.  108.87281     +0.76488809     -0.60852553
    a   1.4833906      Node   289.17129     +0.47399325     +0.75380282
    e   0.3236548      Incl.   12.92612     +0.43620706     +0.24794756
    P   1.81           H   20.4           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2001 Jan. 26-31.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 BP61                a,e,i = 1.48, 0.32, 13                  q = 1.0033
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 01 21    08 50.99   +03 36.6    0.332    1.303   161.2    14.1    19.4
    2001 01 31    08 27.41   +01 16.6    0.378    1.351   162.5    12.6    19.7
    2001 02 10    08 10.89   +00 10.9    0.441    1.399   154.9    17.4    20.3
    2001 02 20    08 01.83   -00 05.2    0.519    1.446   145.4    22.8    20.9
    2001 03 02    07 59.39   +00 05.5    0.609    1.492   136.5    27.2    21.4
    2001 03 12    08 02.28   +00 26.0    0.708    1.537   128.4    30.5    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B54
    

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