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    M.P.E.C. 2001-F40                                Issued 2001 Mar. 26, 20:18 UT

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                                   2001 FD58

Observations:
     K01F58D* C2001 03 24.30998 12 10 22.03 -08 50 15.1          18.7        704
     K01F58D  C2001 03 24.33638 12 10 16.94 -08 49 50.4          18.8        704
     K01F58D  C2001 03 24.34986 12 10 14.38 -08 49 38.8          18.8        704
     K01F58D  C2001 03 25.19163 12 07 38.08 -08 36 23.3          19.2 V      859
     K01F58D  C2001 03 25.19471 12 07 37.48 -08 36 22.1          19.8 V      859
     K01F58D  C2001 03 25.40278 12 07 00.19 -08 33 03.6          18.0 R      474
     K01F58D  C2001 03 25.40405 12 06 59.96 -08 33 02.3          17.9 R      474
     K01F58D  C2001 03 25.40925 12 06 58.97 -08 32 57.9          18.1 R      474
     K01F58D  C2001 03 25.41665 12 06 57.56 -08 32 51.0          18.1 R      474
     K01F58D  C2001 03 26.13108 12 04 47.41 -08 22 05.7          19.7 V      649
     K01F58D  C2001 03 26.13872 12 04 46.08 -08 22 03.1          20.2 V      649
     K01F58D  C2001 03 26.14219 12 04 45.43 -08 21 56.5          20.2 V      649
     K01F58D  C2001 03 26.14676 12 04 44.57 -08 21 53.9          19.6 V      649
     K01F58D  C2001 03 26.25865 12 04 23.81 -08 20 11.7          19.3 R      918
     K01F58D  C2001 03 26.26256 12 04 23.13 -08 20 09.1          19.4 R      918

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.
    1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers D. Young, M. Kirk.  Measurers
    B. All, R. Fredrick.  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, E. Pimentel,
    J. Amancio.  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 FD58                                                            PHA 0.032
Epoch 2001 Mar. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451980.5                 Spahr
M 104.22929              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.86001998     Peri.   46.23409     +0.88397222     -0.46615632
a   1.0951250      Node   341.45977     +0.38990692     +0.77742720
e   0.5740321      Incl.    6.48923     +0.25800330     +0.42226203
P   1.15           H   19.2           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2001 Mar. 24-26.

Ephemeris:
2001 FD58                a,e,i = 1.10, 0.57, 6                   q = 0.4665
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 03 22    12 17.68   -09 25.4    0.554    1.546   170.6     6.0    19.3
2001 04 01    11 48.17   -06 52.6    0.600    1.589   166.5     8.4    19.7
2001 04 11    11 25.91   -04 37.8    0.672    1.626   151.9    16.9    20.3
2001 04 21    11 11.68   -02 57.7    0.764    1.657   138.5    23.7    20.8
2001 05 01    11 04.56   -01 54.9    0.871    1.682   127.0    28.6    21.3
2001 05 11    11 03.11   -01 25.3    0.986    1.701   116.9    32.0    21.7
2001 05 21    11 05.93   -01 22.9    1.106    1.714   108.0    34.2    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-F40

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