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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q56                                Issued 2001 Aug. 27, 19:52 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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                                      2001 QN142
    
    Observations:
         K01QE2N* C2001 08 25.27242 22 18 32.79 +03 15 44.7          19.1        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 25.28540 22 18 34.42 +03 14 47.4          19.2        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 25.29840 22 18 36.12 +03 13 50.0          19.3        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 25.31140 22 18 37.79 +03 12 52.5          20.3        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 25.32444 22 18 39.41 +03 11 55.7          19.5        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.07874 22 20 23.63 +02 18 00.4                      557
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.08002 22 20 23.78 +02 17 54.8          19.4 V      557
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.08131 22 20 23.98 +02 17 49.2                      557
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.33517 22 20 58.80 +02 00 29.5          19.2        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.36103 22 21 01.79 +01 58 44.2          19.8        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.37393 22 21 03.41 +01 57 51.3          19.5        704
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.38685 22 21 04.91 +01 56 58.5          19.3        704
         K01QE2N 1C2001 08 26.39727 22 21 06.93 +01 56 07.0                      658
         K01QE2N 1C2001 08 26.39988 22 21 07.29 +01 55 56.6                      658
         K01QE2N 1C2001 08 26.40302 22 21 07.61 +01 55 43.9                      658
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.93714 22 22 17.91 +01 20 00.4          19.1 R      046
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.93977 22 22 18.25 +01 19 50.4          19.0 R      046
         K01QE2N  C2001 08 26.94545 22 22 18.75 +01 19 30.1          18.9 R      046
    
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QN142
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M   8.22526              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18592698     Peri.  109.99355     +0.08293162     +0.99544141
    a   3.0402393      Node   164.53699     -0.96758446     +0.09174477
    e   0.6813375      Incl.   10.17598     -0.23854280     -0.02606346
    P   5.30           H   21.5           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2001 Aug. 25-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QN142               a,e,i = 3.04, 0.68, 10                  q = 0.9688
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    21 58.98   +12 46.7    0.153    1.152   154.4    22.3    18.8
    2001 08 29    22 26.36   -00 46.1    0.221    1.229   171.3     7.1    19.2
    2001 09 08    22 40.08   -07 49.8    0.307    1.312   173.2     5.2    20.0
    2001 09 18    22 48.71   -11 34.2    0.407    1.400   163.6    11.7    21.0
    2001 09 28    22 55.83   -13 25.5    0.522    1.490   154.5    16.9    21.9
    2001 10 08    23 02.95   -14 07.3    0.652    1.582   145.9    20.7    22.6
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q56
    

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