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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q49                                Issued 2001 Aug. 27, 18:45 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 QK142
    
    Observations:
         K01QE2K* C2001 08 23.42752 04 21 20.08 +15 56 56.6          18.5 R      699
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 23.44013 04 21 22.73 +15 57 08.9                      699
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 23.45276 04 21 25.35 +15 57 22.1                      699
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 23.46541 04 21 27.96 +15 57 35.4                      699
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 23.79648 04 22 37.80 +16 03 19.2          18.9 R      422
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 23.79766 04 22 38.04 +16 03 19.8          18.7 R      422
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 23.79845 04 22 38.19 +16 03 21.4          18.5 R      422
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 23.81249 04 22 41.07 +16 03 35.2          18.0 R      413
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 23.81384 04 22 41.37 +16 03 36.6                      413
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 23.81519 04 22 41.63 +16 03 38.1                      413
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 24.09123 04 23 40.11 +16 07 55.1                      557
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 24.10296 04 23 42.55 +16 08 06.3                      557
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 25.06752 04 27 05.11 +16 23 52.4          17.9 R      046
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 25.06900 04 27 05.42 +16 23 54.1                      046
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 25.07038 04 27 05.69 +16 23 55.4                      046
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 25.07175 04 27 06.00 +16 23 56.7                      046
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 26.50770 04 32 04.34 +16 46 53.3                      658
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 26.50927 04 32 04.66 +16 46 54.3                      658
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 26.51184 04 32 05.19 +16 46 57.2                      658
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 27.41567 04 35 11.29 +17 01 03.1          18.6 R      918
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 27.41900 04 35 12.03 +17 01 07.3          18.8 R      918
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 27.42197 04 35 12.54 +17 01 08.8          18.5 R      918
         K01QE2K  C2001 08 27.42512 04 35 13.14 +17 01 13.0          19.2 R      918
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 27.46811 04 35 22.09 +17 01 51.6                      658
         K01QE2K 1C2001 08 27.47147 04 35 22.77 +17 01 54.6                      658
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    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.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QK142
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M   0.43993              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23475654     Peri.  319.41705     +0.99768681     -0.01106661
    a   2.6025011      Node    41.36553     +0.04110729     +0.88403604
    e   0.5502566      Incl.    5.82503     -0.05414075     +0.46728772
    P   4.20           H   17.1           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2001 Aug. 23-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QK142               a,e,i = 2.60, 0.55, 6                   q = 1.1705
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    04 05.43   +14 39.9    0.706    1.171    83.9    59.3    18.8
    2001 08 29    04 40.56   +17 25.3    0.708    1.179    84.7    58.5    18.8
    2001 09 08    05 12.66   +19 40.7    0.712    1.198    86.6    57.1    18.8
    2001 09 18    05 41.20   +21 30.9    0.715    1.228    89.5    54.9    18.8
    2001 09 28    06 05.58   +23 02.7    0.716    1.268    93.6    52.1    18.8
    2001 10 08    06 25.34   +24 23.9    0.713    1.315    99.0    48.6    18.8
    2001 10 18    06 39.85   +25 41.8    0.708    1.369   105.7    44.5    18.7
    2001 10 28    06 48.48   +27 02.2    0.701    1.428   113.7    39.5    18.7
    2001 11 07    06 50.74   +28 27.6    0.696    1.491   123.3    33.8    18.6
    2001 11 17    06 46.34   +29 55.2    0.697    1.557   134.2    27.1    18.5
    2001 11 27    06 35.82   +31 16.5    0.710    1.625   146.2    19.7    18.4
    2001 12 07    06 20.92   +32 19.4    0.739    1.694   158.6    12.3    18.3
    2001 12 17    06 04.36   +32 54.6    0.788    1.764   168.9     6.2    18.3
    2001 12 27    05 49.25   +33 01.5    0.861    1.834   167.8     6.5    18.6
    2002 01 06    05 37.83   +32 47.4    0.958    1.905   157.8    11.2    19.1
    2002 01 16    05 31.06   +32 22.0    1.075    1.974   147.0    15.7    19.6
    2002 01 26    05 28.96   +31 53.2    1.211    2.044   136.8    19.3    20.0
    2002 02 05    05 30.94   +31 25.4    1.363    2.112   127.3    21.8    20.5
    2002 02 15    05 36.27   +31 00.0    1.528    2.179   118.5    23.5    20.8
    2002 02 25    05 44.29   +30 36.8    1.702    2.246   110.2    24.4    21.1
    2002 03 07    05 54.38   +30 15.0    1.884    2.311   102.5    24.8    21.4
    2002 03 17    06 06.05   +29 53.1    2.070    2.375    95.1    24.7    21.7
    2002 03 27    06 18.93   +29 30.0    2.259    2.438    88.0    24.1    21.9
    2002 04 06    06 32.68   +29 04.8    2.448    2.500    81.2    23.3    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q49
    

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