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    M.P.E.C. 2001-F21                                Issued 2001 Mar. 21, 20:32 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
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                                   2001 FA7

Observations:
     K01F07A* C2001 03 18.27062 11 47 12.78 -03 24 55.2          19.3        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 18.28383 11 47 11.35 -03 24 55.1          19.4        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 18.29718 11 47 09.79 -03 24 56.1          19.7        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 19.23932 11 45 20.32 -03 25 36.8          18.5        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 19.25236 11 45 18.71 -03 25 38.0          19.3        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 19.26532 11 45 17.23 -03 25 37.4          19.2        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 19.27826 11 45 15.72 -03 25 37.2          18.9        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 19.29123 11 45 14.21 -03 25 37.1          18.9        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 20.23655 11 43 25.88 -03 26 13.6          18.6        704
     K01F07A  C2001 03 20.24913 11 43 24.45 -03 26 14.8          19.6        704
     K01F07A DC2001 03 20.25884 11 43 23.21 -03 26 15.7          19.1        649
     K01F07A  C2001 03 20.26257 11 43 22.86 -03 26 15.8          19.1        704
     K01F07A DC2001 03 20.26338 11 43 22.66 -03 26 15.6          18.3        649
     K01F07A DC2001 03 20.26608 11 43 22.33 -03 26 16.2          19.1        649
     K01F07A DC2001 03 20.26942 11 43 22.03 -03 26 16.1          18.9        649
     K01F07A DC2001 03 20.27186 11 43 21.73 -03 26 15.5          19.6        649
     K01F07A  C2001 03 20.30957 11 43 17.44 -03 26 16.8                      926
     K01F07A  C2001 03 20.31403 11 43 16.94 -03 26 16.6          19.1 V      926
     K01F07A  C2001 03 20.31898 11 43 16.31 -03 26 16.8          18.5 V      926
     K01F07A  C2001 03 21.19012 11 41 37.79 -03 26 36.4          18.4 V      859
     K01F07A  C2001 03 21.19325 11 41 37.32 -03 26 37.2          18.0 V      859
     K01F07A  C2001 03 21.19632 11 41 36.89 -03 26 38.1          18.4 V      859
     K01F07A  C2001 03 21.19940 11 41 36.53 -03 26 38.6          18.2 V      859

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer D. Young.  Measurer M. Kirk.
    0.75-m Newtonian + 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, C. Magno,
    N. Cunha.  0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.
    0.5-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 FA7
Epoch 2001 Mar. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451980.5                 Spahr
M  61.76003              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37331679     Peri.   64.47572     +0.54207189     -0.83901931
a   1.9102243      Node   352.18346     +0.59211728     +0.42100768
e   0.4951971      Incl.   20.19672     +0.59628448     +0.34467250
P   2.64           H   16.6           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2001 Mar. 18-21.

Ephemeris:
2001 FA7                 a,e,i = 1.91, 0.50, 20                  q = 0.9643
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 03 12    11 59.82   -03 17.8    0.926    1.912   169.7     5.3    18.3
2001 03 22    11 40.13   -03 27.1    0.980    1.973   173.1     3.5    18.4
2001 04 01    11 23.56   -03 29.6    1.062    2.031   160.5     9.4    18.9
2001 04 11    11 11.38   -03 32.7    1.169    2.088   148.1    14.7    19.4
2001 04 21    11 03.81   -03 41.1    1.296    2.142   136.8    18.7    19.8
2001 05 01    11 00.44   -03 57.7    1.440    2.194   126.6    21.6    20.1
2001 05 11    11 00.63   -04 23.6    1.595    2.245   117.3    23.6    20.5
2001 05 21    11 03.69   -04 58.7    1.758    2.293   108.7    24.7    20.8
2001 05 31    11 09.05   -05 42.6    1.927    2.338   100.8    25.2    21.0
2001 06 10    11 16.21   -06 34.6    2.097    2.382    93.3    25.2    21.3
2001 06 20    11 24.79   -07 33.8    2.268    2.424    86.3    24.7    21.4
2001 06 30    11 34.51   -08 39.4    2.437    2.464    79.5    23.9    21.6
2001 07 10    11 45.14   -09 50.6    2.601    2.502    73.0    22.9    21.8
2001 07 20    11 56.51   -11 06.6    2.760    2.537    66.7    21.6    21.9
2001 07 30    12 08.51   -12 26.7    2.912    2.571    60.6    20.1    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-F21

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