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    M.P.E.C. 2001-F46                                Issued 2001 Mar. 28, 23:03 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 FC90
    
    Observations:
         K01F90C* C2001 03 26.24401 11 20 21.62 +12 30 59.1          18.7        704
         K01F90C  C2001 03 26.25633 11 20 20.40 +12 29 58.5          18.8        704
         K01F90C  C2001 03 26.26869 11 20 19.21 +12 28 55.5          18.9        704
         K01F90C  C2001 03 26.28108 11 20 17.99 +12 27 54.3          18.9        704
         K01F90C  C2001 03 26.29350 11 20 16.63 +12 26 51.3          18.8        704
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.34759 11 18 52.41 +10 57 19.7          18.8        649
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.35060 11 18 52.10 +10 57 04.1          19.2        649
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.36060 11 18 51.27 +10 56 13.4          18.5        649
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.36475 11 18 50.87 +10 55 50.1          18.9        649
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.41429 11 18 48.82 +10 51 53.4          19.7        608
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.42494 11 18 47.76 +10 50 58.0          19.7        608
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.43554 11 18 46.72 +10 50 03.0          19.7        608
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.82861 11 18 18.89 +10 15 35.0                      587
         K01F90C  C2001 03 27.83183 11 18 18.63 +10 15 19.5                      587
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.47753 11 17 29.05 +09 19 48.2          18.4 V      422
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.47844 11 17 28.93 +09 19 43.9          18.5 V      422
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.47919 11 17 28.92 +09 19 40.1          18.6 V      422
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.48153 11 17 28.60 +09 19 27.7          18.8 V      422
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.92716 11 16 53.95 +08 38 37.9          17.8 R      046
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.92910 11 16 53.80 +08 38 27.3                      046
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.93219 11 16 53.46 +08 38 10.1          18.3 R      046
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.93566 11 16 53.15 +08 37 51.4          17.9 R      046
         K01F90C  C2001 03 28.93753 11 16 53.00 +08 37 41.8                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, V. Giuliani.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 FC90
    Epoch 2001 Mar. 12.0 TT = JDT 2451980.5                 Spahr
    M 346.92362              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40113160     Peri.  192.63008     -0.93861165     +0.34373684
    a   1.8208666      Node     7.66743     -0.29440639     -0.75401353
    e   0.3774388      Incl.   12.64556     -0.17981393     -0.55973974
    P   2.46           H   21.2           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2001 Mar. 26-28.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 FC90                a,e,i = 1.82, 0.38, 13                  q = 1.1336
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 03 22    11 26.15   +18 02.3    0.169    1.155   159.1    17.9    18.6
    2001 04 01    11 13.29   +03 56.5    0.152    1.140   156.4    20.5    18.4
    2001 04 11    11 05.21   -12 08.0    0.153    1.134   147.1    28.7    18.7
    2001 04 21    11 04.45   -26 21.5    0.170    1.136   137.3    36.8    19.1
    2001 05 01    11 12.43   -36 55.0    0.198    1.147   130.6    41.9    19.6
    2001 05 11    11 29.24   -44 08.1    0.234    1.165   126.8    43.9    20.1
    2001 05 21    11 53.96   -48 47.7    0.275    1.192   125.1    44.0    20.5
    2001 05 31    12 25.32   -51 32.7    0.320    1.224   124.5    43.0    20.8
    2001 06 10    13 01.13   -52 50.9    0.371    1.262   124.3    41.6    21.2
    2001 06 20    13 38.92   -53 00.7    0.427    1.305   124.1    40.2    21.5
    2001 06 30    14 16.73   -52 19.4    0.491    1.351   123.4    38.9    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-F46
    

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