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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q62                                Issued 2001 Aug. 28, 16:52 UT

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                                  2001 QK153

Observations:
     K01QF3K* C2001 08 27.39548 00 42 34.09 +49 04 14.9          19.5        704
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 27.40895 00 42 28.77 +49 03 13.1          19.5        704
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 27.42231 00 42 23.52 +49 02 11.9          20.1        704
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 27.43568 00 42 18.14 +49 01 10.5          19.7        704
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 27.44904 00 42 12.95 +49 00 08.5          20.1        704
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 28.10723 00 38 13.96 +48 10 10.4          18.8 R      046
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 28.10954 00 38 12.99 +48 10 00.5          18.6 R      046
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 28.30287 00 37 06.95 +47 55 36.1          19.2 R      649
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 28.30632 00 37 05.67 +47 55 21.3          19.0 R      649
     K01QF3K  C2001 08 28.30980 00 37 04.38 +47 55 05.7          18.9 R      649

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + 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 QK153
Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
M   8.60323              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19461670     Peri.    3.76739     -0.11934291     +0.98320081
a   2.9490535      Node   259.41539     -0.91455761     -0.16300499
e   0.7502634      Incl.    8.07662     -0.38644746     +0.08213123
P   5.06           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2001 Aug. 27-28.

Ephemeris:
2001 QK153               a,e,i = 2.95, 0.75, 8                   q = 0.7365
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 08 19    02 04.29   +60 06.6    0.203    1.038    91.7    77.0    19.3
2001 08 29    00 33.18   +47 03.8    0.254    1.148   117.2    51.4    19.2
2001 09 08    23 54.64   +36 09.5    0.323    1.262   136.6    33.3    19.4
2001 09 18    23 34.43   +27 47.4    0.409    1.375   150.2    21.3    19.8
2001 09 28    23 23.76   +21 29.0    0.514    1.488   156.4    15.6    20.3
2001 10 08    23 19.28   +16 50.5    0.639    1.599   154.3    15.8    20.9
2001 10 18    23 19.13   +13 30.7    0.781    1.707   147.4    18.3    21.6
2001 10 28    23 22.24   +11 12.5    0.941    1.813   139.1    21.0    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q62

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