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    M.P.E.C. 2001-D12                                Issued 2001 Feb. 19, 22:07 UT

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                                   2001 DR8

Observations:
     K01D08R* C2001 02 16.31384 10 27 05.15 +10 42 04.0          21.4 V      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 16.33493 10 27 02.48 +10 42 13.5          20.9 V      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 16.35598 10 26 59.81 +10 42 23.8          20.7 V      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 17.27906 10 25 05.94 +10 49 33.4          21.0 V      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 17.28294 10 25 05.44 +10 49 35.2          21.2 V      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 17.28691 10 25 04.94 +10 49 37.0          20.8 V      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 17.34117 10 24 58.16 +10 50 02.4          19.8 V      926
     K01D08R  C2001 02 17.34914 10 24 57.05 +10 50 05.8          19.8 V      926
     K01D08R HC2001 02 19.33079 10 20 56.28 +11 05 03.5                      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 19.33270 10 20 55.96 +11 05 05.2          20.7 V      926
     K01D08R HC2001 02 19.33493 10 20 55.72 +11 05 05.8                      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 19.33545 10 20 55.57 +11 05 06.4          20.1 V      926
     K01D08R FC2001 02 19.33825 10 20 55.12 +11 05 07.5                      926
     K01D08R HC2001 02 19.33902 10 20 55.28 +11 05 06.7                      691
     K01D08R  C2001 02 19.34111 10 20 54.90 +11 05 09.3          20.2 V      926

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. A. Larsen, R. S. McMillan,
    A. E. Gleason.  0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, C. W. Juels,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.5-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 DR8
Epoch 2001 Jan. 31.0 TT = JDT 2451940.5                 Spahr
M  41.88078              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33460457     Peri.   41.06509     +0.95963983     -0.27540329
a   2.0548564      Node   334.74937     +0.21026221     +0.83710598
e   0.7224241      Incl.    7.67346     +0.18676508     +0.47265909
P   2.95           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2001 Feb. 16-19.

Ephemeris:
2001 DR8                 a,e,i = 2.05, 0.72, 8                   q = 0.5704
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 02 10    10 40.42   +09 50.5    1.000    1.965   163.3     8.3    20.9
2001 02 20    10 19.60   +11 10.0    1.065    2.054   178.5     0.7    20.7
2001 03 02    10 01.41   +12 13.8    1.162    2.139   166.7     6.1    21.4
2001 03 12    09 47.35   +12 57.5    1.288    2.220   153.2    11.6    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-D12

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