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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q42                                Issued 2001 Aug. 24, 20:07 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 QH96

Observations:
     K01Q96H* C2001 08 22.42293 02 33 54.54 +23 29 27.2          19.0        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 22.43666 02 33 56.14 +23 29 04.9          19.3        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 22.45074 02 33 57.83 +23 28 41.6          19.1        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 22.46408 02 33 59.41 +23 28 19.7          19.1        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.33164 02 35 49.93 +23 04 22.1          18.6        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.33189 02 35 49.92 +23 04 21.5          18.5        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.34431 02 35 51.44 +23 04 01.4          19.0        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.34559 02 35 51.56 +23 03 59.7          19.3        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.35696 02 35 52.93 +23 03 40.7          19.1        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.35965 02 35 53.14 +23 03 36.8          19.1        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.36997 02 35 54.48 +23 03 19.7          18.8        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.37335 02 35 54.90 +23 03 14.2          19.2        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.38261 02 35 55.96 +23 02 58.7          19.2        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.38678 02 35 56.41 +23 02 51.4          18.7        704
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.77498 02 36 43.47 +22 52 25.4          18.4 R      422
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 23.77698 02 36 43.68 +22 52 21.9          18.3 R      422
     K01Q96H IC2001 08 23.77771 02 36 43.83 +22 52 20.8                      422
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 24.09473 02 37 22.90 +22 42 58.8                      046
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 24.09718 02 37 23.18 +22 42 54.3                      046
     K01Q96H  C2001 08 24.09943 02 37 23.40 +22 42 49.7          18.1 R      046
     K01Q96H SC2001 08 24.11946 02 37 25.79 +22 42 16.8                      557
     K01Q96H SC2001 08 24.12168 02 37 25.93 +22 42 12.6                      557
     K01Q96H SC2001 08 24.12390 02 37 26.18 +22 42 08.3                      557

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.
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 QH96
Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
M  16.58673              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43537356     Peri.  129.81560     +0.62271727     +0.78242686
a   1.7240956      Node   178.66089     -0.77097642     +0.61479459
e   0.3559679      Incl.   13.87574     -0.13348619     +0.09917571
P   2.26           H   17.9           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2001 Aug. 22-24.

Ephemeris:
2001 QH96                a,e,i = 1.72, 0.36, 14                  q = 1.1104
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 08 19    02 26.18   +24 59.9    0.395    1.169   103.5    57.3    18.3
2001 08 29    02 46.44   +20 19.1    0.389    1.202   110.3    52.0    18.2
2001 09 08    02 59.53   +14 53.3    0.385    1.239   118.6    45.5    18.0
2001 09 18    03 05.22   +08 56.3    0.387    1.281   128.3    38.0    17.9
2001 09 28    03 03.78   +02 51.9    0.396    1.326   138.6    30.0    17.8
2001 10 08    02 56.48   -02 45.2    0.418    1.373   148.3    22.5    17.8
2001 10 18    02 45.39   -07 19.5    0.455    1.421   155.0    17.2    17.9
2001 10 28    02 33.31   -10 26.7    0.507    1.471   155.8    16.1    18.1
2001 11 07    02 22.84   -12 03.9    0.576    1.521   151.0    18.4    18.6
2001 11 17    02 15.54   -12 24.4    0.660    1.571   143.8    21.8    19.0
2001 11 27    02 12.12   -11 47.0    0.758    1.620   136.0    25.0    19.5
2001 12 07    02 12.46   -10 30.6    0.868    1.668   128.3    27.6    19.9
2001 12 17    02 16.11   -08 49.4    0.987    1.716   121.0    29.5    20.3
2001 12 27    02 22.56   -06 53.6    1.116    1.762   114.0    30.7    20.7
2002 01 06    02 31.30   -04 50.9    1.251    1.807   107.3    31.3    21.0
2002 01 16    02 41.90   -02 46.1    1.391    1.850   101.0    31.5    21.3
2002 01 26    02 54.04   -00 42.5    1.535    1.892    94.8    31.2    21.6
2002 02 05    03 07.43   +01 17.0    1.681    1.932    88.8    30.7    21.8
2002 02 15    03 21.86   +03 10.8    1.829    1.970    83.0    29.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q42

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