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    M.P.E.C. 2001-D16                                Issued 2001 Feb. 19, 23:10 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 DU8
    
    Observations:
         K01D08U* C2001 02 17.36773 11 16 17.40 -03 47 04.3          16.8        704
         K01D08U  C2001 02 17.38235 11 16 16.31 -03 46 18.5          17.9        704
         K01D08U  C2001 02 17.41173 11 16 14.48 -03 44 46.0          17.1        704
         K01D08U  C2001 02 17.42573 11 16 13.57 -03 44 02.4          17.3        704
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.19450 11 15 27.71 -03 03 34.6          13.1 R      844
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.21091 11 15 26.63 -03 02 44.0          14.3 R      844
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.21250 11 15 26.90 -03 02 55.6          15.7 R      850
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.21457 11 15 26.35 -03 02 31.5          14.8 R      844
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.24167 11 15 24.96 -03 01 23.9          16.0 R      850
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.28440 11 15 21.53 -02 58 56.2          18.1 V      859
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.28675 11 15 21.43 -02 58 48.8          18.3 V      859
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.28910 11 15 21.21 -02 58 40.9          18.0 V      859
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.28976 11 15 21.89 -02 58 53.5          18.3        739
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.29188 11 15 21.73 -02 58 47.2          18.0        739
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.29353 11 15 21.65 -02 58 41.1          18.3        739
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.62895 11 15 01.03 -02 40 50.6          17.4 R      428
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.86986 11 14 46.73 -02 28 27.2          17.9 V      151
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.87117 11 14 46.65 -02 28 22.6          18.1 V      151
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.87250 11 14 46.64 -02 28 20.5          18.0 V      151
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.87481 11 14 46.41 -02 28 11.6          18.0 V      151
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.88083 11 14 46.01 -02 27 52.0          18.2 V      151
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.97556 11 14 39.83 -02 22 54.8                      595
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.98024 11 14 39.44 -02 22 40.4                      595
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.98912 11 14 38.83 -02 22 12.1                      595
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.99235 11 14 38.69 -02 22 00.8                      595
         K01D08U  C2001 02 18.99748 11 14 38.35 -02 21 45.9          17.4 V      595
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.03760 11 14 35.65 -02 19 38.9                      557
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.03884 11 14 35.59 -02 19 35.0                      557
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.04008 11 14 35.51 -02 19 31.0                      557
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.04132 11 14 35.42 -02 19 27.0                      557
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.04256 11 14 35.35 -02 19 23.1                      557
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.34407 11 14 16.85 -02 03 25.9          17.6 V      926
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.34481 11 14 16.80 -02 03 23.5          17.7 V      926
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.34554 11 14 16.76 -02 03 21.2          17.6 V      926
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.36297 11 14 15.60 -02 02 27.8          17.5        854
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.36536 11 14 15.37 -02 02 20.5          17.5        854
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.38990 11 14 13.74 -02 01 02.5          17.5        854
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.90441 11 13 41.90 -01 33 57.9          17.2 V      596
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.90928 11 13 41.62 -01 33 41.0                      596
         K01D08U  C2001 02 19.91275 11 13 41.29 -01 33 28.7                      596
    
    Observer details:
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph.
    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.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5
        reflector + CCD.
    596 Colleverde di Guidonia.  Observer V. S. Casulli.  0.40-m f/2.95 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.
    739 Sunflower Observatory, Olathe.  Observer L. Robinson.  0.25-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    844 Los Molinos.  Observer R. Salvo.  0.35-m f/6.4  reflector + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/6.1
        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.
    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 DU8
    Epoch 2001 Jan. 31.0 TT = JDT 2451940.5                 Spahr
    M  44.66708              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43062452     Peri.  264.69583     +0.35133886     -0.92153120
    a   1.7367483      Node   161.81688     +0.91947588     +0.37290085
    e   0.3347701      Incl.   31.99738     -0.17642312     +0.10828297
    P   2.29           H   16.6           G   0.15
    From 40 observations 2001 Feb. 17-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 DU8                 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.33, 32                  q = 1.1553
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 02 10    11 22.78   -09 55.8    0.592    1.506   143.8    22.8    17.4
    2001 02 20    11 13.59   -01 28.8    0.584    1.552   160.6    12.2    17.1
    2001 03 02    11 02.52   +07 13.0    0.608    1.598   177.3     1.7    16.7
    2001 03 12    10 52.09   +14 51.2    0.663    1.644   165.4     8.8    17.4
    2001 03 22    10 44.30   +20 41.1    0.747    1.689   151.0    16.6    18.0
    2001 04 01    10 40.26   +24 39.6    0.853    1.734   138.5    22.4    18.5
    2001 04 11    10 40.21   +27 05.9    0.975    1.777   127.9    26.4    19.0
    2001 04 21    10 43.71   +28 22.9    1.108    1.819   118.7    29.0    19.4
    2001 05 01    10 50.20   +28 49.3    1.248    1.859   110.6    30.5    19.7
    2001 05 11    10 59.05   +28 39.3    1.392    1.898   103.3    31.2    20.0
    2001 05 21    11 09.70   +28 02.7    1.537    1.936    96.7    31.3    20.3
    2001 05 31    11 21.73   +27 06.3    1.683    1.972    90.5    30.9    20.5
    2001 06 10    11 34.81   +25 55.2    1.826    2.006    84.7    30.3    20.7
    2001 06 20    11 48.68   +24 33.0    1.967    2.039    79.3    29.3    20.9
    2001 06 30    12 03.18   +23 02.5    2.104    2.070    74.0    28.2    21.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-D16
    

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