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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q41                                Issued 2001 Aug. 24, 20:02 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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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                       2001 QG96
    
    Observations:
         K01Q96G* C2001 08 22.32003 23 44 36.08 +22 25 31.3          19.7        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 22.34457 23 44 38.70 +22 24 26.6          20.0        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 22.35684 23 44 39.89 +22 23 54.2          20.0        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 22.36908 23 44 41.13 +22 23 20.7          19.8        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.26719 23 46 22.86 +21 42 32.8          19.4        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.27975 23 46 24.10 +21 41 58.3          19.8        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.29232 23 46 25.41 +21 41 23.0          19.7        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.30503 23 46 26.73 +21 40 47.8          19.4        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.31763 23 46 28.02 +21 40 13.1          19.6        704
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.32361 23 46 28.58 +21 39 51.6          18.6 R      918
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.32691 23 46 28.88 +21 39 42.7                      918
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.33027 23 46 29.21 +21 39 32.7                      918
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 23.33715 23 46 30.00 +21 39 12.9                      918
         K01Q96G  C2001 08 24.07481 23 47 52.11 +21 04 04.4                      557
         K01Q96G IC2001 08 24.08819 23 47 53.44 +21 03 25.1                      557
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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 QG96
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M 343.47753              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45130612     Peri.  191.90111     +0.99637780     -0.05566490
    a   1.6832756      Node   170.55376     +0.05651564     +0.99833559
    e   0.2596066      Incl.   23.06014     -0.06353953     +0.01508208
    P   2.18           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2001 Aug. 22-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QG96                a,e,i = 1.68, 0.26, 23                  q = 1.2463
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    23 38.38   +24 39.6    0.345    1.278   134.6    34.3    19.1
    2001 08 29    23 57.06   +16 34.4    0.292    1.264   146.3    26.4    18.5
    2001 09 08    00 15.30   +04 15.9    0.258    1.253   160.1    15.9    17.9
    2001 09 18    00 32.23   -10 47.8    0.250    1.247   164.7    12.2    17.7
    2001 09 28    00 47.20   -24 43.2    0.269    1.247   152.4    21.9    18.2
    2001 10 08    01 00.09   -34 39.1    0.309    1.251   139.5    31.2    18.8
    2001 10 18    01 11.13   -40 26.9    0.363    1.260   129.8    37.4    19.3
    2001 10 28    01 21.24   -43 04.0    0.423    1.273   122.8    41.0    19.8
    2001 11 07    01 31.26   -43 28.1    0.486    1.291   117.7    42.8    20.1
    2001 11 17    01 41.76   -42 18.9    0.551    1.313   113.9    43.5    20.5
    2001 11 27    01 53.23   -40 02.6    0.617    1.338   110.9    43.6    20.8
    2001 12 07    02 05.82   -36 58.8    0.684    1.365   108.4    43.2    21.0
    2001 12 17    02 19.52   -33 20.9    0.753    1.396   106.1    42.6    21.3
    2001 12 27    02 34.39   -29 20.3    0.825    1.428   103.9    42.0    21.5
    2002 01 06    02 50.30   -25 06.9    0.901    1.461   101.6    41.2    21.7
    2002 01 16    03 07.19   -20 48.9    0.981    1.496    99.2    40.5    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q41
    

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