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    M.P.E.C. 2001-M13                                Issued 2001 June 19, 23:04 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 MD1
    
    Observations:
         K01M01D* C2001 06 16.23275 15 32 20.66 -23 10 47.4          18.0        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 16.24569 15 32 22.69 -23 10 11.0          18.3        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 16.25818 15 32 24.66 -23 09 36.6          18.3        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 16.27054 15 32 26.60 -23 09 01.0          18.6        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 16.28344 15 32 28.73 -23 08 24.6          18.5        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 19.17333 15 42 41.81 -20 40 59.3          17.0        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 19.18564 15 42 44.18 -20 40 17.8          17.6        704
         K01M01D  C2001 06 19.19796 15 42 46.78 -20 39 36.0          17.4        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:
    2001 MD1
    Epoch 2001 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2452060.5                  Spahr
    M 344.76360              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33820218     Peri.   26.83508     +0.38956682     +0.91552376
    a   2.0402581      Node   266.23438     -0.86201772     +0.32411791
    e   0.4797953      Incl.    5.76717     -0.32428867     +0.23825161
    P   2.91           H   20.7           G   0.15
    From 8 observations 2001 June 16-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 MD1                 a,e,i = 2.04, 0.48, 6                   q = 1.0614
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 06 10    15 17.01   -27 03.9    0.132    1.134   153.5    23.5    17.7
    2001 06 20    15 46.01   -19 51.9    0.095    1.100   150.0    27.5    17.0
    2001 06 30    16 46.22   -05 33.6    0.069    1.075   148.2    29.9    16.3
    2001 07 10    18 29.86   +16 51.6    0.060    1.063   139.2    38.7    16.3
    2001 07 20    20 24.03   +32 03.0    0.075    1.063   126.9    49.9    17.1
    2001 07 30    21 40.39   +35 46.5    0.102    1.075   123.7    51.8    17.8
    2001 08 09    22 21.76   +35 00.0    0.134    1.099   126.7    47.6    18.3
    2001 08 19    22 43.07   +32 34.2    0.169    1.134   133.1    40.7    18.7
    2001 08 29    22 53.88   +29 14.9    0.207    1.177   140.9    32.7    19.0
    2001 09 08    22 59.73   +25 28.4    0.250    1.228   148.7    25.2    19.3
    2001 09 18    23 03.77   +21 36.2    0.302    1.284   154.7    19.6    19.6
    2001 09 28    23 08.13   +17 59.9    0.364    1.344   156.5    17.3    20.1
    2001 10 08    23 13.84   +14 56.5    0.440    1.407   153.7    18.4    20.6
    2001 10 18    23 21.21   +12 32.8    0.529    1.472   147.9    21.1    21.2
    2001 10 28    23 30.30   +10 50.0    0.632    1.537   141.1    24.0    21.8
    2001 11 07    23 40.91   +09 44.7    0.748    1.603   133.9    26.5    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-M13
    

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