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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q59                                Issued 2001 Aug. 27, 20:11 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 QA143
    
    Observations:
         K01QE3A* C2001 08 25.33406 23 50 44.32 +12 56 57.4          19.8        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 25.34717 23 50 44.60 +12 57 19.3          20.3        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 25.36011 23 50 45.03 +12 57 40.8          20.4        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 25.37283 23 50 45.37 +12 58 02.6          20.6        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.08613 23 51 08.15 +13 18 44.5          19.7 V      557
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.09167 23 51 08.36 +13 18 53.9                      557
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.09937 23 51 08.62 +13 19 08.9          18.7 R      046
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.10084 23 51 08.61 +13 19 11.1                      046
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.10206 23 51 08.68 +13 19 14.0          18.8 R      046
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.10326 23 51 08.68 +13 19 15.7                      046
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.10573 23 51 08.67 +13 19 19.2          18.7 R      046
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.33421 23 51 16.70 +13 26 06.9          19.4        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.34714 23 51 17.02 +13 26 30.0          19.5        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.36007 23 51 17.36 +13 26 52.7          19.7        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.37297 23 51 17.73 +13 27 16.5          19.9        704
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 26.38589 23 51 17.95 +13 27 37.7          20.0        704
         K01QE3A 1C2001 08 26.44878 23 51 19.91 +13 29 24.9                      658
         K01QE3A 1C2001 08 26.45492 23 51 20.07 +13 29 36.2                      658
         K01QE3A 1C2001 08 26.46042 23 51 20.18 +13 29 46.0                      658
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 27.26265 23 51 46.16 +13 53 35.0          20.0 R      918
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 27.26580 23 51 46.31 +13 53 39.9          19.4 R      918
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 27.27660 23 51 46.55 +13 53 59.5          19.7 R      918
         K01QE3A  C2001 08 27.28187 23 51 46.67 +13 54 09.0          19.7 R      918
         K01QE3A 1C2001 08 27.34649 23 51 48.65 +13 56 04.2                      658
         K01QE3A 1C2001 08 27.35112 23 51 48.85 +13 56 12.5                      658
         K01QE3A 1C2001 08 27.35405 23 51 48.87 +13 56 19.0                      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.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QA143
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M 339.18432              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26245932     Peri.   97.36587     +0.71080686     -0.69637080
    a   2.4159877      Node   306.83376     +0.58658835     +0.66461385
    e   0.5253070      Incl.    7.11260     +0.38815939     +0.27084338
    P   3.76           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2001 Aug. 25-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QA143               a,e,i = 2.42, 0.53, 7                   q = 1.1469
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    23 46.95   +10 02.9    0.502    1.448   143.7    24.5    19.9
    2001 08 29    23 52.64   +14 46.4    0.422    1.387   148.3    22.5    19.4
    2001 09 08    23 56.88   +20 19.5    0.355    1.330   151.1    21.5    18.9
    2001 09 18    00 00.17   +26 43.2    0.302    1.278   151.0    22.4    18.5
    2001 09 28    00 03.90   +33 46.6    0.263    1.233   148.0    25.5    18.2
    2001 10 08    00 10.73   +41 06.6    0.235    1.196   143.4    29.9    18.0
    2001 10 18    00 24.51   +48 04.7    0.217    1.169   139.0    34.0    17.9
    2001 10 28    00 50.66   +53 52.6    0.207    1.152   136.3    36.6    17.9
    2001 11 07    01 32.97   +57 35.4    0.204    1.147   136.3    36.7    17.8
    2001 11 17    02 27.23   +58 15.9    0.208    1.154   139.1    34.2    17.8
    2001 11 27    03 20.54   +55 41.7    0.220    1.172   144.1    29.6    17.8
    2001 12 07    04 02.47   +50 50.1    0.242    1.200   150.0    24.2    17.9
    2001 12 17    04 32.31   +45 04.3    0.276    1.239   154.4    20.1    18.2
    2001 12 27    04 54.28   +39 32.5    0.324    1.285   155.2    18.7    18.6
    2002 01 06    05 12.02   +34 50.6    0.387    1.337   152.1    20.2    19.1
    2002 01 16    05 27.84   +31 06.5    0.464    1.395   146.6    22.9    19.6
    2002 01 26    05 43.17   +28 14.7    0.556    1.456   140.2    25.6    20.2
    2002 02 05    05 58.58   +26 03.8    0.662    1.521   133.6    28.0    20.8
    2002 02 15    06 14.32   +24 22.2    0.781    1.587   127.2    29.7    21.3
    2002 02 25    06 30.50   +23 00.4    0.912    1.654   120.8    30.9    21.7
    2002 03 07    06 47.03   +21 50.9    1.053    1.723   114.7    31.6    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q59
    

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