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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q38                                Issued 2001 Aug. 24, 19:43 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 QD96
    
    Observations:
         K01Q96D* C2001 08 19.26778 21 11 41.18 -23 46 32.2          19.4        704
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 19.29313 21 11 36.79 -23 46 29.3          19.6        704
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 19.30596 21 11 34.52 -23 46 27.1          20.2        704
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73154 21 02 06.93 -23 35 38.9          19.4        413
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73359 21 02 06.58 -23 35 38.3                      413
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73562 21 02 06.27 -23 35 37.8                      413
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73797 21 02 05.82 -23 35 37.4                      413
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.74002 21 02 05.53 -23 35 36.6                      413
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.74207 21 02 05.20 -23 35 36.3                      413
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.22716 21 00 46.80 -23 33 59.1          19.0 R      699
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.23819 21 00 45.01 -23 33 56.6                      699
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.24921 21 00 43.12 -23 33 53.7                      699
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.26011 21 00 41.39 -23 33 50.2                      699
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.41772 21 00 16.20 -23 33 00.6          19.4 R      422
         K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.41946 21 00 15.97 -23 33 00.7          19.3 R      422
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 23.45797 21 00 09.52 -23 32 51.7          19.3 R      413
         K01Q96D 1C2001 08 23.49257 21 00 03.78 -23 32 43.5          19.7 R      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + 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 QD96
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M 239.09535              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.68457542     Peri.  145.42816     -0.45031755     -0.88001082
    a   1.2750342      Node   330.47619     +0.73435702     -0.26885566
    e   0.4949935      Incl.   17.84130     +0.50787190     -0.39153236
    P   1.44           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2001 Aug. 19-23.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QD96                a,e,i = 1.28, 0.49, 18                  q = 0.6439
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    21 12.43   -23 47.0    0.756    1.754   165.4     8.4    19.1
    2001 08 29    20 45.68   -23 05.0    0.759    1.716   151.5    16.3    19.4
    2001 09 08    20 23.50   -21 50.8    0.786    1.674   137.5    24.0    19.6
    2001 09 18    20 07.93   -20 17.5    0.830    1.627   124.7    30.5    19.9
    2001 09 28    19 59.30   -18 36.3    0.884    1.576   113.2    35.8    20.1
    2001 10 08    19 56.85   -16 52.8    0.941    1.520   103.1    39.8    20.3
    2001 10 18    19 59.53   -15 08.1    0.995    1.459    94.2    42.9    20.4
    2001 10 28    20 06.39   -13 20.6    1.044    1.394    86.3    45.3    20.4
    2001 11 07    20 16.60   -11 27.4    1.082    1.324    79.2    47.4    20.5
    2001 11 17    20 29.57   -09 25.8    1.107    1.249    72.9    49.2    20.4
    2001 11 27    20 44.86   -07 12.7    1.116    1.170    67.3    51.1    20.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q38
    

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