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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q37                                Issued 2001 Aug. 24, 19:37 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 QC96
    
    Observations:
         K01Q96C* C2001 08 19.21081 20 12 22.51 -17 34 52.7          18.6        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 19.22347 20 12 19.83 -17 36 05.8          18.6        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 19.23604 20 12 17.21 -17 37 19.1          18.8        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 23.19891 19 58 34.97 -24 18 39.7          19.2        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 23.21255 19 58 31.74 -24 20 05.5          19.5        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 23.22652 19 58 28.43 -24 21 33.8          19.3        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 23.23940 19 58 25.32 -24 22 56.5          19.2        704
         K01Q96C  C2001 08 23.25219 19 58 22.31 -24 24 16.4          20.0        704
         K01Q96C 0C2001 08 24.21484 19 54 47.45 -26 06 46.9          18.2 R      675
         K01Q96C 0C2001 08 24.21856 19 54 46.51 -26 07 11.3          18.0 R      675
         K01Q96C 0C2001 08 24.22237 19 54 45.47 -26 07 37.5          17.9 R      675
         K01Q96C 0C2001 08 24.22586 19 54 44.66 -26 08 00.0          17.9 R      675
    
    Observer details:
    675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers P. Weissman, S. Lowry, L. Desroches.  1.5-m
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QC96
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M 305.43311              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63613952     Peri.  277.30038     +0.45572551     -0.86423970
    a   1.3389606      Node   143.06562     +0.89011672     +0.44178804
    e   0.3817653      Incl.   20.76924     +0.00254790     +0.24065135
    P   1.55           H   20.2           G   0.15
    From 12 observations 2001 Aug. 19-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QC96                a,e,i = 1.34, 0.38, 21                  q = 0.8278
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    20 13.05   -17 14.1    0.218    1.213   155.4    20.3    18.3
    2001 08 29    19 35.25   -34 49.7    0.196    1.152   132.8    40.1    18.6
    2001 09 08    18 43.50   -52 04.5    0.202    1.091   109.3    60.6    19.1
    2001 09 18    17 28.81   -64 45.6    0.224    1.031    90.3    77.1    19.7
    2001 09 28    15 38.1    -71 32.5    0.255    0.974    76.4    88.9    20.3
    2001 10 08    13 32.0    -71 56.5    0.287    0.923    66.4    97.1    20.8
    
    2001 12 17    12 33.78   -28 12.2    0.470    0.915    67.7    84.0    21.3
    2001 12 27    12 57.48   -22 45.6    0.478    0.966    73.7    77.9    21.2
    2002 01 06    13 19.72   -17 17.2    0.480    1.022    80.7    71.7    21.2
    2002 01 16    13 39.27   -11 30.9    0.476    1.081    88.5    65.4    21.1
    2002 01 26    13 55.00   -05 12.2    0.469    1.143    97.2    58.7    21.0
    2002 02 05    14 05.88   +01 46.2    0.462    1.204   106.8    51.6    20.8
    2002 02 15    14 10.77   +09 20.9    0.460    1.264   116.9    44.2    20.7
    2002 02 25    14 08.68   +17 09.6    0.466    1.323   126.8    36.8    20.6
    2002 03 07    13 59.35   +24 30.1    0.485    1.379   135.0    30.6    20.6
    2002 03 17    13 43.59   +30 33.5    0.520    1.432   139.8    26.7    20.8
    2002 03 27    13 24.06   +34 42.7    0.572    1.483   140.1    25.5    21.0
    2002 04 06    13 04.52   +36 50.2    0.639    1.531   136.9    26.6    21.4
    2002 04 16    12 48.24   +37 13.5    0.719    1.575   131.5    28.5    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q37
    

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