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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q53                                Issued 2001 Aug. 27, 19:18 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2001 QG142
    
    Observations:
         K01QE2G* C2001 08 23.14226 17 16 28.26 +29 54 52.9          17.2        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 23.15470 17 16 32.57 +29 53 38.1          17.6        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 23.16713 17 16 36.94 +29 52 24.0          18.3        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 23.17958 17 16 41.18 +29 51 08.6          17.8        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 23.19202 17 16 45.48 +29 49 53.0          17.9        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 25.13327 17 28 35.83 +26 24 35.6          17.3        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 25.14651 17 28 40.60 +26 23 06.7          18.0        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 25.15973 17 28 45.38 +26 21 37.8          17.9        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 25.17290 17 28 50.13 +26 20 09.1          17.7        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 25.18604 17 28 54.90 +26 18 40.5          17.8        704
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.20280 17 35 18.73 +24 21 37.2          17.2 V      642
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.20391 17 35 19.16 +24 21 29.1                      642
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.20500 17 35 19.57 +24 21 21.5                      642
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.20611 17 35 19.96 +24 21 13.7                      642
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.20723 17 35 20.35 +24 21 06.2                      642
         K01QE2G 1C2001 08 26.27115 17 35 44.16 +24 13 30.2                      658
         K01QE2G 1C2001 08 26.27266 17 35 44.69 +24 13 19.6                      658
         K01QE2G 1C2001 08 26.27411 17 35 45.26 +24 13 08.7                      658
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.80921 17 39 11.03 +23 08 55.2          17.1 R      046
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.80988 17 39 11.13 +23 08 49.2                      046
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.81041 17 39 11.43 +23 08 46.9                      046
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.81094 17 39 11.60 +23 08 42.5                      046
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.81148 17 39 11.80 +23 08 39.2                      046
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.81222 17 39 12.11 +23 08 33.4          16.8 R      046
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.85849 17 39 29.47 +23 02 55.1                      107
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.86471 17 39 31.90 +23 02 09.9                      107
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.87992 17 39 37.81 +23 00 20.9                      946
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.88086 17 39 38.16 +23 00 13.5                      946
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.88366 17 39 39.18 +22 59 51.8                      946
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.95318 17 40 05.39 +22 51 13.5                      557
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.95381 17 40 05.63 +22 51 08.8                      557
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.95445 17 40 05.87 +22 51 04.3                      557
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.95509 17 40 06.08 +22 50 59.6                      557
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 26.95573 17 40 06.35 +22 50 54.6          17.9 V      557
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 27.10611 17 41 05.86 +22 32 41.3          17.4 R      711
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 27.10929 17 41 07.03 +22 32 17.9          17.7 R      711
         K01QE2G  C2001 08 27.11370 17 41 08.67 +22 31 45.3          17.2 R      711
         K01QE2G 1C2001 08 27.21993 17 41 49.36 +22 18 24.5                      658
         K01QE2G 1C2001 08 27.22205 17 41 50.16 +22 18 08.7                      658
         K01QE2G 1C2001 08 27.22507 17 41 51.28 +22 17 46.2                      658
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    107 Cavezzo.  Observer M. Nicolini.  0.40-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    642 Oak Bay, Victoria.  Observer C. E. Spratt.  0.235-m f/5.6
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus, 0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QG142
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M   3.34432              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25315553     Peri.  138.09248     +0.51855287     +0.83831081
    a   2.4748247      Node   161.05887     -0.85501810     +0.50680951
    e   0.5702536      Incl.   31.23899     +0.00685345     -0.20094553
    P   3.89           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 40 observations 2001 Aug. 23-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QG142               a,e,i = 2.47, 0.57, 31                  q = 1.0635
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    16 52.91   +36 00.3    0.301    1.076    94.2    69.7    17.9
    2001 08 29    17 53.51   +18 28.6    0.242    1.103   106.3    61.5    17.2
    2001 09 08    19 03.63   -06 28.3    0.233    1.141   119.7    50.1    16.9
    2001 09 18    20 13.44   -26 48.6    0.287    1.190   124.2    44.3    17.3
    2001 09 28    21 13.38   -37 09.5    0.382    1.248   122.1    42.9    18.0
    2001 10 08    22 00.53   -41 13.4    0.498    1.312   118.4    42.0    18.6
    2001 10 18    22 36.97   -42 08.0    0.626    1.381   114.7    41.0    19.2
    2001 10 28    23 05.99   -41 25.0    0.761    1.453   111.1    39.7    19.7
    2001 11 07    23 30.12   -39 48.6    0.903    1.527   107.4    38.3    20.1
    2001 11 17    23 51.10   -37 40.8    1.049    1.602   103.6    36.9    20.5
    2001 11 27    00 10.13   -35 14.5    1.200    1.678    99.8    35.4    20.9
    2001 12 07    00 27.90   -32 37.8    1.355    1.754    95.8    34.0    21.2
    2001 12 17    00 44.88   -29 56.0    1.513    1.829    91.7    32.5    21.5
    2001 12 27    01 01.38   -27 12.8    1.675    1.904    87.4    31.1    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q53
    

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