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    M.P.E.C. 2001-P34                                Issued 2001 Aug. 12, 23:31 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 PK9
    
    Observations:
         K01P09K* C2001 08 10.47951 23 18 10.61 +16 29 41.8          20.0        644
         K01P09K  C2001 08 10.49023 23 18 09.77 +16 29 42.6          19.9        644
         K01P09K  C2001 08 10.50099 23 18 08.88 +16 29 43.4          19.8        644
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.04289 23 17 27.97 +16 30 34.9                      557
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.05406 23 17 27.03 +16 30 35.3                      557
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.07535 23 17 25.41 +16 30 37.4                      557
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.08728 23 17 24.48 +16 30 37.9                      557
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.96987 23 16 16.11 +16 31 46.0          17.9 R      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.98324 23 16 15.13 +16 31 48.4                      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.98490 23 16 15.06 +16 31 46.3          17.8 R      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.98663 23 16 14.88 +16 31 48.0                      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 11.99002 23 16 14.57 +16 31 46.9          18.0 R      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 12.90828 23 15 01.85 +16 32 31.6          18.6 R      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 12.91015 23 15 01.62 +16 32 31.5                      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 12.91179 23 15 01.55 +16 32 31.8                      046
         K01P09K  C2001 08 12.91513 23 15 01.27 +16 32 31.2          18.4 R      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
        + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
        A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 PK9
    Epoch 2001 July 30.0 TT = JDT 2452120.5                 Williams
    M  60.71557              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43042757     Peri.  313.06498     -0.69362681     +0.69809926
    a   1.7372780      Node   272.08545     -0.59842640     -0.69568374
    e   0.3809434      Incl.   10.23644     -0.40095847     -0.16935631
    P   2.29           H   17.0           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2001 Aug. 10-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 PK9                 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.38, 10                  q = 1.0755
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 09    23 20.01   +16 26.5    0.822    1.700   135.4    24.7    18.9
    2001 08 19    23 06.37   +16 26.7    0.819    1.750   145.6    19.1    18.8
    2001 08 29    22 50.96   +15 37.4    0.834    1.799   154.4    14.0    18.7
    2001 09 08    22 36.06   +14 07.8    0.871    1.846   158.8    11.4    18.7
    2001 09 18    22 23.65   +12 14.0    0.929    1.891   155.9    12.5    19.0
    2001 09 28    22 15.05   +10 14.7    1.009    1.935   148.3    15.8    19.3
    2001 10 08    22 10.63   +08 25.1    1.108    1.977   139.3    19.2    19.7
    2001 10 18    22 10.18   +06 53.8    1.224    2.016   130.2    22.2    20.0
    2001 10 28    22 13.19   +05 45.0    1.353    2.054   121.4    24.4    20.4
    2001 11 07    22 19.07   +04 59.2    1.492    2.090   113.1    25.9    20.6
    2001 11 17    22 27.25   +04 34.8    1.639    2.124   105.2    26.7    20.9
    2001 11 27    22 37.27   +04 30.0    1.790    2.156    97.7    27.0    21.1
    2001 12 07    22 48.72   +04 42.4    1.944    2.186    90.5    26.8    21.3
    2001 12 17    23 01.30   +05 09.7    2.097    2.214    83.5    26.2    21.5
    2001 12 27    23 14.77   +05 49.7    2.249    2.240    76.8    25.3    21.7
    2002 01 06    23 28.95   +06 40.3    2.397    2.264    70.3    24.1    21.8
    2002 01 16    23 43.71   +07 39.8    2.540    2.286    64.0    22.8    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-P34
    

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