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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q26                                Issued 2001 Aug. 20, 18:49 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
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                                       2001 QC34
    
    Observations:
         K01Q34C* C2001 08 17.29710 22 15 26.40 +11 52 19.2          19.7        644
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 17.30781 22 15 24.80 +11 52 22.2          19.5        644
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 17.31848 22 15 23.23 +11 52 25.3          19.9        644
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.20937 22 13 18.31 +11 56 11.6          19.5 R      918
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.21267 22 13 17.76 +11 56 12.5                      918
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.21590 22 13 17.44 +11 56 13.4                      918
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.33004 22 13 00.31 +11 56 45.7          18.4        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.34221 22 12 58.46 +11 56 48.3          18.9        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.35440 22 12 56.67 +11 56 51.4          19.0        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.85263 22 11 46.77 +11 58 34.5                      557
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.85485 22 11 46.31 +11 58 35.2                      557
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.85706 22 11 45.97 +11 58 37.0                      557
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.95193 22 11 31.76 +11 58 57.2          18.0 R      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.95527 22 11 31.35 +11 58 58.5                      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.95630 22 11 31.07 +11 58 58.1                      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 18.95983 22 11 30.49 +11 59 00.1          18.0 R      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.32949 22 10 36.97 +12 00 19.0          18.9        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.34215 22 10 35.11 +12 00 20.6          19.5        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.35479 22 10 33.02 +12 00 23.6          19.2        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.36747 22 10 31.05 +12 00 25.7          19.3        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.38018 22 10 29.09 +12 00 27.9          19.2        704
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.56941 22 10 02.56 +12 01 32.4          18.9 R      422
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 19.57036 22 10 02.40 +12 01 32.4          19.0 R      422
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 20.01005 22 08 57.91 +12 02 13.1          18.3 R      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 20.01175 22 08 57.55 +12 02 13.3                      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 20.01469 22 08 57.07 +12 02 13.5                      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 20.01698 22 08 56.72 +12 02 14.4                      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 20.01801 22 08 56.53 +12 02 15.2                      046
         K01Q34C  C2001 08 20.02019 22 08 56.26 +12 02 15.5          18.2 R      046
         K01Q34C 1C2001 08 20.30598 22 08 15.12 +12 02 59.6                      658
         K01Q34C 1C2001 08 20.30808 22 08 14.79 +12 02 58.7                      658
         K01Q34C 1C2001 08 20.30968 22 08 14.52 +12 02 59.3                      658
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, 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.
    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.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QC34
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M 212.21978              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.82378191     Peri.  214.79921     -0.59365244     -0.79733446
    a   1.1270103      Node   271.85908     +0.76082358     -0.51207695
    e   0.1889295      Incl.    6.24868     +0.26215311     -0.31942910
    P   1.20           H   19.4           G   0.15
    From 32 observations 2001 Aug. 17-20.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QC34                a,e,i = 1.13, 0.19, 6                   q = 0.9141
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 09    22 32.72   +10 51.2    0.356    1.327   147.2    24.5    18.9
    2001 08 19    22 11.41   +11 59.4    0.328    1.316   154.8    19.1    18.5
    2001 08 29    21 46.24   +11 56.4    0.314    1.303   156.0    18.4    18.4
    2001 09 08    21 22.17   +10 44.5    0.313    1.286   149.3    23.6    18.5
    2001 09 18    21 03.73   +08 46.6    0.324    1.267   139.1    31.3    18.8
    2001 09 28    20 53.42   +06 34.4    0.342    1.246   128.8    38.8    19.1
    2001 10 08    20 51.24   +04 32.4    0.366    1.221   119.5    45.4    19.4
    2001 10 18    20 56.11   +02 52.1    0.390    1.195   111.4    50.9    19.6
    2001 10 28    21 06.83   +01 38.6    0.413    1.167   104.4    55.6    19.8
    2001 11 07    21 22.16   +00 51.8    0.433    1.137    98.3    59.6    20.0
    2001 11 17    21 41.21   +00 29.5    0.448    1.106    93.0    63.2    20.1
    2001 11 27    22 03.37   +00 29.4    0.457    1.075    88.3    66.5    20.2
    2001 12 07    22 28.10   +00 47.2    0.460    1.044    84.2    69.8    20.3
    2001 12 17    22 55.09   +01 18.3    0.456    1.015    80.6    73.1    20.3
    2001 12 27    23 24.18   +01 57.5    0.446    0.987    77.3    76.5    20.3
    2002 01 06    23 55.16   +02 37.8    0.430    0.962    74.5    80.0    20.3
    2002 01 16    00 28.02   +03 11.8    0.409    0.942    72.0    83.5    20.3
    2002 01 26    01 02.75   +03 31.7    0.384    0.926    70.0    87.1    20.2
    2002 02 05    01 39.32   +03 28.8    0.355    0.917    68.4    90.4    20.2
    2002 02 15    02 17.92   +02 56.4    0.325    0.914    67.5    93.3    20.1
    2002 02 25    02 58.87   +01 49.9    0.296    0.918    67.4    95.3    20.0
    2002 03 07    03 42.59   +00 07.6    0.268    0.928    68.5    96.0    19.8
    2002 03 17    04 30.00   -02 05.7    0.243    0.944    71.0    94.9    19.6
    2002 03 27    05 22.12   -04 40.5    0.224    0.965    75.2    91.9    19.3
    2002 04 06    06 19.43   -07 19.8    0.211    0.990    81.1    86.8    19.0
    2002 04 16    07 21.40   -09 39.9    0.206    1.018    88.2    80.1    18.8
    2002 04 26    08 25.42   -11 21.7    0.211    1.048    95.6    72.9    18.7
    2002 05 06    09 27.33   -12 18.1    0.227    1.079   102.0    66.2    18.7
    2002 05 16    10 23.85   -12 39.0    0.253    1.110   106.5    60.8    18.8
    2002 05 26    11 13.62   -12 44.1    0.289    1.141   109.1    57.0    19.1
    2002 06 05    11 56.87   -12 47.7    0.333    1.170   109.8    54.6    19.3
    2002 06 15    12 34.85   -12 58.4    0.384    1.198   109.2    53.2    19.7
    2002 06 25    13 08.89   -13 19.5    0.441    1.224   107.6    52.3    20.0
    2002 07 05    13 40.03   -13 49.8    0.503    1.248   105.4    51.7    20.3
    2002 07 15    14 09.23   -14 27.7    0.569    1.270   102.7    51.3    20.6
    2002 07 25    14 37.16   -15 10.4    0.639    1.289    99.8    51.0    20.9
    2002 08 04    15 04.27   -15 54.6    0.710    1.305    96.7    50.6    21.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q26
    

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