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    M.P.E.C. 2001-K44                                Issued 2001 May 29, 20:50 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 KD55
    
    Observations:
         K01K55D* C2001 05 26.27316 17 07 02.41 -07 46 26.6          18.6        704
         K01K55D  C2001 05 26.29586 17 07 04.56 -07 45 41.3          19.3        704
         K01K55D  C2001 05 26.30710 17 07 05.65 -07 45 19.5          19.4        704
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.33304 17 08 53.71 -07 11 53.1          19.0 R      649
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.33633 17 08 53.95 -07 11 46.5          19.0 R      649
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.33780 17 08 54.35 -07 11 41.1          18.0 R      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.34327 17 08 54.85 -07 11 30.4          18.5 R      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.34333 17 08 54.61 -07 11 33.0                      734
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.34659 17 08 54.92 -07 11 28.4          18.3 R      734
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.34875 17 08 55.37 -07 11 20.1          19.0 R      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 27.35872 17 08 56.13 -07 11 03.0          18.7 R      649
         K01K55D  C2001 05 28.32056 17 10 35.62 -06 40 27.3                      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 28.32941 17 10 36.41 -06 40 09.1                      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 28.33641 17 10 36.99 -06 39 57.4                      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 28.67369 17 11 11.06 -06 29 26.0          20.1 V      402
         K01K55D  C2001 05 28.67599 17 11 11.13 -06 29 23.9                      402
         K01K55D  C2001 05 28.67830 17 11 11.30 -06 29 19.4                      402
         K01K55D  C2001 05 29.34742 17 12 17.69 -06 08 42.4          18.7 R      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 29.35435 17 12 18.30 -06 08 30.1          19.5 R      711
         K01K55D  C2001 05 29.36143 17 12 18.94 -06 08 17.7          19.0 R      711
         K01K55D 1C2001 05 29.36610 17 12 19.87 -06 08 16.3                      658
         K01K55D 1C2001 05 29.37451 17 12 20.68 -06 07 59.6                      658
    
    Observer details:
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers D. Trentman, K. Smalley.
        0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett reflector + 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers J. G. Ries, E. S. Barker.  0.76-m
        reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 KD55
    Epoch 2001 May 11.0 TT = JDT 2452040.5                  Spahr
    M 359.87424              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.16360193     Peri.    6.59211     -0.57365689     +0.80888868
    a   3.3108825      Node   228.49198     -0.75914747     -0.58414563
    e   0.6166556      Incl.    9.91205     -0.30759208     -0.06688042
    P   6.02           H   20.6           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2001 May 26-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 KD55                a,e,i = 3.31, 0.62, 10                  q = 1.2692
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 05 21    16 56.83   -10 50.3    0.273    1.274   161.7    14.5    19.1
    2001 05 31    17 14.94   -05 19.4    0.289    1.290   160.4    15.3    19.3
    2001 06 10    17 28.40   -01 21.0    0.319    1.316   158.0    16.8    19.6
    2001 06 20    17 38.51   +00 56.2    0.360    1.352   155.3    18.3    20.0
    2001 06 30    17 46.89   +01 45.1    0.414    1.396   152.3    19.7    20.4
    2001 07 10    17 54.90   +01 28.9    0.479    1.448   148.9    21.3    20.8
    2001 07 20    18 03.34   +00 30.5    0.555    1.505   144.9    22.8    21.3
    2001 07 30    18 12.77   -00 51.0    0.645    1.567   140.4    24.4    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-K44
    

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