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    • MPEC 2001-K22 : 1998 TX6 = 2001 KT2

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-K22                                Issued 2001 May 22, 18:06 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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                              1998 TX6 = 2001 KT2

                           Revision to MPEC 1998-U08

Observations:
     K01K02T* C2001 05 18.27510 15 17 10.87 -11 14 17.4          18.2        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 18.28688 15 17 10.06 -11 14 05.2          18.5        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 18.29865 15 17 09.33 -11 13 52.8          18.6        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 18.31040 15 17 08.56 -11 13 42.0          18.5        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 21.26789 15 14 10.67 -10 23 39.2          18.2        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 21.27939 15 14 09.84 -10 23 27.5          18.1        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 21.29084 15 14 09.12 -10 23 15.8          18.6        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 21.30230 15 14 08.36 -10 23 03.9          18.6        704
     K01K02T  C2001 05 21.31379 15 14 07.61 -10 22 51.4          18.4        704

Observer details:
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:
1998 TX6 = 2001 KT2
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Spahr
M 316.48793              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31520657     Peri.   97.85677     +0.63303656     +0.77257271
a   2.1383192      Node   211.58602     -0.74197136     +0.58749724
e   0.4703989      Incl.    5.36246     -0.22077867     +0.24078706
P   3.13           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
981014 691  0.2+  0.3-    981017 557  1.0-  0.2-    981027 658  0.4+  0.1+
981014 691  0.1+  0.1-    981017 557  0.1+  0.8+    981027 658  0.1+  0.2+
981014 691  0.1+  0.2-    981018 691  1.1+  0.0     981028 691  1.6-  0.1+
981015 691  0.4-  0.2+    981018 691  0.5+  0.4+    981028 691  1.0-  0.1+
981015 691  0.5-  0.1+    981018 691  1.0+  0.1-    981028 691  0.6-  0.5-
981015 691  0.3-  0.3+    981019 658  0.4+  0.8-    010518 704  0.0   0.0
981015 691  0.4+  0.4+    981019 658  0.1-  0.6-    010518 704  0.5-  0.4+
981015 691  0.7+  2.0-    981019 658  0.2+  0.3+    010518 704  0.2+  1.0+
981015 691  0.1-  0.2+    981020 658  0.8+  0.1-    010518 704  0.3+  0.0
981015 557  0.4-  0.6+    981020 658  0.3-  0.0     010521 704  0.0   0.2-
981015 557  0.3-  0.1-    981020 658  0.1-  0.1-    010521 704  0.8-  0.4-
981015 557  1.0-  0.3+    981025 402  0.7+  0.5+    010521 704  0.0   0.5-
981016 691  0.4+  0.4+    981025 402  0.3+  0.5-    010521 704  0.2+  0.4-
981016 691  0.6-  0.3+    981025 402  0.7+  0.7+    010521 704  0.6+  0.3+
981016 691  0.3-  0.0     981027 658  0.3+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
1998 TX6                 a,e,i = 2.14, 0.47, 5                   q = 1.1325
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 05 11    15 23.95   -13 09.8    0.513    1.522   174.5     3.7    19.0
2001 05 21    15 14.45   -10 28.0    0.457    1.461   166.9     9.1    18.9
2001 05 31    15 04.54   -07 34.7    0.417    1.402   154.6    18.1    19.0
2001 06 10    14 56.75   -04 51.6    0.391    1.346   142.5    27.3    19.0
2001 06 20    14 53.21   -02 37.7    0.374    1.294   131.5    36.0    19.1
2001 06 30    14 55.49   -01 04.7    0.362    1.247   122.2    43.6    19.2
2001 07 10    15 04.36   -00 14.8    0.351    1.207   114.8    49.9    19.2
2001 07 20    15 20.06   -00 05.4    0.341    1.174   109.3    54.8    19.2
2001 07 30    15 42.89   -00 32.8    0.331    1.150   105.7    58.2    19.2
2001 08 09    16 13.04   -01 31.4    0.321    1.136   104.2    59.9    19.2
2001 08 19    16 50.55   -02 55.6    0.314    1.133   104.6    59.8    19.1
2001 08 29    17 35.09   -04 35.7    0.313    1.140   106.8    58.0    19.1
2001 09 08    18 24.86   -06 14.7    0.322    1.158   110.1    54.8    19.1
2001 09 18    19 16.67   -07 33.8    0.344    1.186   113.7    50.9    19.1
2001 09 28    20 06.97   -08 17.9    0.382    1.222   116.6    47.2    19.3
2001 10 08    20 52.91   -08 22.9    0.436    1.265   118.2    44.1    19.6
2001 10 18    21 33.41   -07 54.2    0.507    1.314   118.2    41.9    20.0
2001 10 28    22 08.75   -06 59.1    0.592    1.368   117.0    40.3    20.3
2001 11 07    22 39.74   -05 45.3    0.691    1.425   114.7    39.2    20.7
2001 11 17    23 07.32   -04 18.6    0.803    1.485   111.5    38.3    21.1
2001 11 27    23 32.38   -02 43.0    0.926    1.546   107.8    37.4    21.5
2001 12 07    23 55.54   -01 01.8    1.060    1.608   103.6    36.5    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-K22

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