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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q63                                Issued 2001 Aug. 28, 17:02 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2001 QL153
    
    Observations:
         K01QF3L* C2001 08 26.39752 02 04 43.65 +01 11 22.9          20.7        644
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 26.40871 02 04 45.62 +01 11 02.9          20.6        644
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 26.41880 02 04 47.39 +01 10 44.5          20.8        644
         K01QF3L FC2001 08 27.00510 02 06 32.85 +00 52 40.9          18.7 R      046
         K01QF3L FC2001 08 27.01425 02 06 34.40 +00 52 24.8          18.8 R      046
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.08899 02 06 47.48 +00 50 04.7                      557
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.09371 02 06 48.54 +00 49 56.5          20.0 V      557
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.40212 02 07 44.28 +00 40 22.8          20.6        644
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.41316 02 07 46.24 +00 40 01.8          20.4        644
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.42378 02 07 48.06 +00 39 41.9          20.6        644
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.43032 02 07 48.90 +00 39 27.9          19.5 R      649
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.43272 02 07 49.35 +00 39 22.9          19.4 R      649
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.43503 02 07 49.74 +00 39 18.6          19.5 R      649
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.43735 02 07 50.14 +00 39 14.0          19.5 R      649
         K01QF3L  C2001 08 27.43965 02 07 50.53 +00 39 10.5          19.2 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
        A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QL153
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
    M 341.20184              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28251672     Peri.  236.51025     +0.76072528     -0.63834289
    a   2.3002407      Node   162.19956     +0.64531903     +0.76327057
    e   0.4412247      Incl.   22.61195     -0.06971658     +0.09968142
    P   3.49           H   18.8           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2001 Aug. 26-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QL153               a,e,i = 2.30, 0.44, 23                  q = 1.2853
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 19    01 43.01   +04 30.0    0.636    1.442   120.4    37.2    20.1
    2001 08 29    02 12.54   -00 10.8    0.561    1.402   123.9    36.7    19.8
    2001 09 08    02 43.23   -06 25.2    0.504    1.366   126.1    36.6    19.5
    2001 09 18    03 13.99   -13 51.5    0.468    1.336   126.3    37.3    19.3
    2001 09 28    03 43.26   -21 40.4    0.452    1.313   124.6    38.9    19.2
    2001 10 08    04 09.41   -28 53.4    0.453    1.296   121.7    41.0    19.3
    2001 10 18    04 30.85   -34 49.2    0.467    1.287   118.6    42.8    19.4
    2001 10 28    04 46.58   -39 08.5    0.488    1.286   116.2    43.9    19.5
    2001 11 07    04 56.48   -41 49.1    0.512    1.292   114.9    44.1    19.6
    2001 11 17    05 01.08   -42 54.2    0.536    1.307   114.7    43.4    19.7
    2001 11 27    05 01.83   -42 25.5    0.561    1.328   115.4    42.1    19.8
    2001 12 07    05 00.67   -40 27.5    0.587    1.356   116.9    40.4    19.9
    2001 12 17    04 59.45   -37 06.8    0.616    1.390   118.8    38.3    20.0
    2001 12 27    04 59.76   -32 35.6    0.651    1.430   120.7    36.3    20.1
    2002 01 06    05 02.52   -27 13.9    0.694    1.473   121.8    34.6    20.3
    2002 01 16    05 08.03   -21 24.9    0.750    1.520   121.9    33.3    20.5
    2002 01 26    05 16.29   -15 32.4    0.819    1.570   120.7    32.6    20.7
    2002 02 05    05 26.99   -09 57.0    0.903    1.621   118.2    32.4    21.0
    2002 02 15    05 39.77   -04 52.2    1.003    1.675   114.6    32.4    21.3
    2002 02 25    05 54.29   -00 25.5    1.116    1.730   110.3    32.5    21.6
    2002 03 07    06 10.15   +03 20.7    1.242    1.785   105.5    32.4    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q63
    

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