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    M.P.E.C. 2001-D14                                Issued 2001 Feb. 19, 22:25 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 DS8
    
    Observations:
         K01D08S* C2001 02 17.47542 09 56 06.98 -00 24 59.3          19.2        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 17.48567 09 56 10.38 -00 24 48.7          19.1        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 17.49631 09 56 13.92 -00 24 37.8          19.2        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 17.93586 09 58 53.90 -00 17 45.6          18.6 R      118
         K01D08S  C2001 02 17.93689 09 58 54.25 -00 17 45.2                      118
         K01D08S  C2001 02 17.93898 09 58 55.04 -00 17 43.5                      118
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.20911 10 00 26.47 -00 11 35.8          18.9 V      859
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.21079 10 00 26.92 -00 11 33.7          18.9 V      859
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.21242 10 00 27.48 -00 11 32.6          18.9 V      859
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.30207 10 01 01.00 -00 11 33.3          19.2 R      918
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.30469 10 01 01.70 -00 11 29.4          19.8 R      918
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.48642 10 02 02.94 -00 07 59.9          18.8        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.49718 10 02 06.23 -00 07 49.0          19.2        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.50726 10 02 09.35 -00 07 38.9          19.0        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.57846 10 02 31.65 -00 06 28.2          18.9        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.58839 10 02 34.83 -00 06 18.3          19.2        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.59906 10 02 38.22 -00 06 07.8          19.2        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 18.61722 10 02 47.83 -00 04 37.5          18.6 R      428
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01288 10 04 59.93 +00 00 06.7                      557
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01737 10 05 01.41 +00 00 10.8                      557
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01861 10 05 01.80 +00 00 11.9                      557
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01985 10 05 02.21 +00 00 13.0                      557
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.18091 10 05 59.37 +00 03 06.6          17.9 R      858
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.18442 10 06 00.47 +00 03 10.1          18.0 R      858
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.18840 10 06 01.60 +00 03 13.9          18.1 R      858
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.21651 10 06 10.53 +00 03 41.8          18.2 R      699
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.25550 10 06 22.27 +00 04 19.7                      699
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.29470 10 06 33.83 +00 04 58.0                      699
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32818 10 06 43.56 +00 05 34.3          18.5 V      926
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32873 10 06 43.71 +00 05 34.9          18.6 V      926
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32927 10 06 43.83 +00 05 35.1          19.0 V      926
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32980 10 06 44.02 +00 05 35.9          18.5 V      926
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.33401 10 06 45.43 +00 05 35.4                      699
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.59138 10 08 04.00 +00 10 00.8          19.7        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.60142 10 08 07.01 +00 10 10.6          19.3        608
         K01D08S  C2001 02 19.61137 10 08 09.99 +00 10 19.9          19.3        608
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad,  J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, M. Skinner.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  Measurer B. W. Koehn.
        0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observers C. Jacques, C. Magno, L. Duczmal,
        N. Cunha.  0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    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 DS8
    Epoch 2001 Jan. 31.0 TT = JDT 2451940.5                 Spahr
    M   3.18723              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32521638     Peri.  302.33785     -0.47955796     -0.87750614
    a   2.0942142      Node   176.31561     +0.81843282     -0.44836888
    e   0.5063227      Incl.    2.38380     +0.31653101     -0.17014209
    P   3.03           H   22.7           G   0.15
    From 36 observations 2001 Feb. 17-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 DS8                 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.51, 2                   q = 1.0339
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 02 10    08 58.65   -02 43.9    0.078    1.061   160.7    17.9    18.2
    2001 02 20    10 10.27   +00 17.0    0.106    1.093   169.3     9.7    18.7
    2001 03 02    10 48.43   +02 28.2    0.146    1.136   175.1     4.2    19.2
    2001 03 12    11 09.57   +03 51.9    0.195    1.188   175.2     4.0    19.9
    2001 03 22    11 22.67   +04 37.5    0.253    1.246   168.2     9.4    20.8
    2001 04 01    11 32.47   +04 50.7    0.323    1.308   160.4    14.9    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-D14
    

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