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    • MPEC 2001-Q55 : 2001 QH142

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q55                                Issued 2001 Aug. 27, 19:44 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 QH142

Observations:
     K01QE2H* C2001 08 23.33580 23 28 02.67 +30 42 34.1          20.3        704
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 23.34847 23 28 00.90 +30 42 48.3          20.3        704
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 23.36139 23 27 59.19 +30 43 03.3          20.8        704
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 23.37412 23 27 57.37 +30 43 18.0          20.3        704
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 23.38681 23 27 55.62 +30 43 33.1          20.3        704
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 24.97274 23 24 21.34 +31 13 38.4          19.2 R      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 24.97712 23 24 20.87 +31 13 42.7                      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 24.97880 23 24 20.35 +31 13 46.6          19.4 R      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 25.08323 23 24 05.74 +31 15 40.3                      557
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 25.09432 23 24 04.22 +31 15 52.1                      557
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 26.00351 23 21 58.24 +31 32 19.7          19.8 V      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 26.00516 23 21 57.96 +31 32 19.5                      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 26.00681 23 21 57.64 +31 32 22.4                      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 26.00847 23 21 57.48 +31 32 23.1                      046
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 26.01015 23 21 57.17 +31 32 25.0          19.6 V      046
     K01QE2H 1C2001 08 26.36525 23 21 07.42 +31 38 41.1                      658
     K01QE2H 1C2001 08 26.36933 23 21 06.91 +31 38 44.6                      658
     K01QE2H 1C2001 08 26.37211 23 21 06.45 +31 38 47.7                      658
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 27.29210 23 18 55.99 +31 54 36.5          19.8 R      711
     K01QE2H  C2001 08 27.30677 23 18 53.94 +31 54 51.0          20.2 R      711
     K01QE2H 1C2001 08 27.32189 23 18 51.87 +31 55 03.9                      658
     K01QE2H 1C2001 08 27.32517 23 18 51.30 +31 55 07.5                      658
     K01QE2H 1C2001 08 27.33101 23 18 50.49 +31 55 12.2                      658

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2
    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.
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.

Orbital elements:
2001 QH142
Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
M 117.43633              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52994542     Peri.  252.27189     -0.77827415     +0.53043196
a   1.5123372      Node   317.92153     -0.18397405     -0.70431508
e   0.2207325      Incl.   30.09666     -0.60036897     -0.47178619
P   1.86           H   17.8           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2001 Aug. 23-27.

Ephemeris:
2001 QH142               a,e,i = 1.51, 0.22, 30                  q = 1.1785
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 08 19    23 37.19   +29 11.9    0.872    1.715   131.1    26.4    19.9
2001 08 29    23 14.81   +32 22.2    0.856    1.736   136.9    23.4    19.8
2001 09 08    22 49.48   +34 17.1    0.861    1.755   139.8    21.8    19.8
2001 09 18    22 24.83   +34 50.5    0.887    1.773   139.0    21.8    19.8
2001 09 28    22 04.47   +34 16.2    0.932    1.788   135.1    23.3    20.0
2001 10 08    21 50.36   +33 00.2    0.994    1.802   129.4    25.4    20.2
2001 10 18    21 42.83   +31 27.3    1.068    1.814   122.9    27.5    20.5
2001 10 28    21 41.29   +29 56.3    1.152    1.824   116.2    29.2    20.7
2001 11 07    21 44.71   +28 38.4    1.242    1.832   109.8    30.6    20.9
2001 11 17    21 52.15   +27 38.8    1.336    1.839   103.5    31.5    21.1
2001 11 27    22 02.85   +26 59.9    1.431    1.843    97.6    32.1    21.3
2001 12 07    22 16.14   +26 41.8    1.526    1.846    92.0    32.2    21.4
2001 12 17    22 31.56   +26 42.9    1.620    1.846    86.7    32.2    21.5
2001 12 27    22 48.79   +27 02.0    1.712    1.845    81.6    31.8    21.6
2002 01 06    23 07.56   +27 36.6    1.800    1.842    76.7    31.3    21.7
2002 01 16    23 27.70   +28 24.4    1.884    1.836    72.0    30.6    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q55

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