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    M.P.E.C. 2001-G04                                Issued 2001 Apr. 2, 23:28 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                      2000 GN171
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2000-M01
    
    Observations:
         K00GH1N  C2001 02 21.43317 13 12 32.97 -05 53 15.1          20.3 R      688
         K00GH1N  C2001 02 21.46845 13 12 32.82 -05 53 14.4                      688
         K00GH1N  C2001 04 01.00404 13 09 05.58 -05 34 26.6          20.6 R      540
         K00GH1N  C2001 04 01.03360 13 09 05.45 -05 34 25.9                      540
         K00GH1N  C2001 04 01.06606 13 09 05.05 -05 34 25.4                      540
    
    Observer details:
    540 Linz.  Observers E. Meyer, H. Raab.  Measurer H. Raab.  0.6-m f/3.3
        reflector + CCD.
    688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observers R. L. Millis,
        L. H. Wasserman.  Measurer L. H. Wasserman.  1.8-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
    010221 688 0.09+ 0.04-    010401 540 0.09+ 0.04-    MPO  2772
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 GN171
    Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Marsden
    M 344.20938              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00395760     Peri.  201.31690     -0.68000302     +0.72853227
    a  39.5835840      Node    26.06184     -0.64255733     -0.53781221
    e   0.2945151      Incl.   10.84774     -0.35315147     -0.42426262
    P 249              H    5.8           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    000401 691  0.1+  0.7-    000412 691  0.3-  0.8+    010221 688  0.6+  1.5+
    000401 691  0.1-  0.1+    000412 691  0.6-  0.0     010221 688  0.5+  1.5+
    000401 691  0.7+  1.4+    000614 413  0.2+  0.8-    010401 540  0.0   0.5-
    000406 691  0.1-  0.4-    000615 413  0.6-  0.2+    010401 540  0.9+  0.8-
    000406 691  0.2+  0.8-    000615 413  0.2-  0.4-    010401 540  1.9-  1.4-
    000406 691  0.1+  0.6-    000618 046  1.0+  0.1+
    000412 691  0.2-  0.1+    000619 046  0.4-  0.7+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 GN171               a,e,i = 39.58, 0.29, 11                 q = 27.926
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 04 01    13 09.09   -05 34.4   27.794   28.786   173.1     0.2    20.4
    2001 04 11    13 08.03   -05 28.8   27.782   28.782   176.2     0.1    20.4
    2001 04 21    13 06.98   -05 23.3   27.800   28.778   166.5     0.5    20.4
    2001 05 01    13 05.98   -05 18.2   27.847   28.774   156.5     0.8    20.5
    2001 05 11    13 05.07   -05 13.8   27.921   28.770   146.6     1.1    20.5
    2001 05 21    13 04.28   -05 10.2   28.020   28.766   136.8     1.4    20.5
    2001 05 31    13 03.65   -05 07.6   28.140   28.761   127.0     1.6    20.5
    2001 06 10    13 03.19   -05 06.1   28.277   28.757   117.3     1.8    20.6
    2001 06 20    13 02.93   -05 05.9   28.428   28.753   107.7     1.9    20.6
    2001 06 30    13 02.87   -05 07.0   28.587   28.749    98.2     2.0    20.6
    2001 07 10    13 03.02   -05 09.4   28.750   28.745    88.7     2.0    20.6
    2001 07 20    13 03.39   -05 13.0   28.913   28.741    79.3     2.0    20.6
    2001 07 30    13 03.95   -05 17.8   29.070   28.737    69.9     1.9    20.6
    2001 08 09    13 04.70   -05 23.8   29.218   28.733    60.5     1.8    20.6
    2001 08 19    13 05.63   -05 30.8   29.353   28.729    51.2     1.6    20.6
    2001 08 29    13 06.71   -05 38.7   29.469   28.725    41.8     1.3    20.6
    2001 09 08    13 07.93   -05 47.3   29.565   28.721    32.5     1.1    20.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-G04
    

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