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    M.P.E.C. 2001-D34                                Issued 2001 Feb. 23, 20:32 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2001 DC77

Observations:
     K01D77C* C2001 02 20.35274 11 05 16.55 +19 47 43.6          18.8        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 20.36702 11 05 16.15 +19 47 31.3          19.5        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 20.38142 11 05 15.89 +19 47 16.6          19.0        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 20.39563 11 05 15.57 +19 47 03.3          19.4        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 20.40986 11 05 15.24 +19 46 49.0          19.2        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.19799 11 05 00.53 +19 34 46.1          18.5 V      859
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.20190 11 05 00.40 +19 34 42.8          18.6 V      859
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.20940 11 05 00.12 +19 34 35.6          19.0 V      859
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.31746 11 04 58.72 +19 32 32.1          18.6        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.33154 11 04 58.29 +19 32 19.3          19.3        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.34570 11 04 57.81 +19 32 06.8          19.6        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.35989 11 04 57.58 +19 31 51.4          19.3        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 21.37397 11 04 57.10 +19 31 37.7          19.1        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.23383 11 04 40.26 +19 17 27.2                      918
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.24338 11 04 39.97 +19 17 18.1                      918
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.24690 11 04 39.88 +19 17 14.5                      918
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.25583 11 04 39.60 +19 17 05.8                      918
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.30663 11 04 38.30 +19 16 19.4          18.9        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.32071 11 04 37.86 +19 16 03.6          19.2        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.33481 11 04 37.43 +19 15 51.7          18.9        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.34889 11 04 36.99 +19 15 37.6          18.8        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.36300 11 04 36.66 +19 15 22.7          19.0        704
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.90000 11 04 25.65 +19 06 11.7                      587
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.91829 11 04 25.16 +19 05 52.5                      587
     K01D77C  C2001 02 22.99057 11 04 22.93 +19 04 39.5          19.0        106
     K01D77C  C2001 02 23.00124 11 04 22.59 +19 04 26.5          18.7        106
     K01D77C  C2001 02 23.01143 11 04 22.35 +19 04 16.6          18.7        106

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.36-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m 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.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observers C. Jacques, L. Duczmal.
    0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 DC77
Epoch 2001 Feb. 20.0 TT = JDT 2451960.5                 Spahr
M 349.09306              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22293833     Peri.  196.49058     -0.97560002     +0.21925515
a   2.6936813      Node   356.11949     -0.17738256     -0.81793640
e   0.5265512      Incl.    9.76575     -0.12938324     -0.53189023
P   4.42           H   19.0           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2001 Feb. 20-23.

Ephemeris:
2001 DC77                a,e,i = 2.69, 0.53, 10                  q = 1.2753
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 02 20    11 05.38   +19 53.2    0.404    1.382   164.7    10.9    18.4
2001 03 02    11 01.14   +16 46.2    0.357    1.345   170.2     7.2    17.9
2001 03 12    10 55.60   +12 22.6    0.326    1.314   167.8     9.2    17.8
2001 03 22    10 51.19   +06 49.5    0.310    1.292   160.1    15.2    17.9
2001 04 01    10 50.40   +00 34.9    0.308    1.279   151.8    21.7    18.0
2001 04 11    10 54.87   -05 43.5    0.319    1.275   144.4    27.2    18.3
2001 04 21    11 04.92   -11 32.9    0.342    1.281   138.3    31.4    18.6
2001 05 01    11 20.17   -16 35.0    0.376    1.296   133.7    34.2    18.9
2001 05 11    11 39.73   -20 44.9    0.420    1.320   130.1    35.8    19.2
2001 05 21    12 02.45   -24 03.9    0.474    1.352   127.2    36.6    19.5
2001 05 31    12 27.38   -26 38.4    0.538    1.391   124.6    36.8    19.9
2001 06 10    12 53.60   -28 36.3    0.612    1.437   122.1    36.8    20.2
2001 06 20    13 20.36   -30 04.2    0.696    1.487   119.3    36.6    20.6
2001 06 30    13 47.23   -31 08.9    0.792    1.541   116.4    36.2    20.9
2001 07 10    14 13.84   -31 55.9    0.898    1.599   113.1    35.8    21.3
2001 07 20    14 39.99   -32 28.7    1.015    1.659   109.6    35.2    21.6
2001 07 30    15 05.64   -32 50.6    1.142    1.721   105.7    34.6    21.9
2001 08 09    15 30.71   -33 03.3    1.278    1.785   101.7    33.8    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-D34

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