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    • MPEC 2001-Q66 : 2001 QP153

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Q66                                Issued 2001 Aug. 28, 20:03 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 QP153

Observations:
     K01QF3P* C2001 08 27.12921 16 11 35.17 +52 57 35.1          17.7        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 27.14224 16 11 38.38 +52 57 01.5          17.7        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 27.15522 16 11 41.63 +52 56 28.8          17.7        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 27.16819 16 11 44.92 +52 55 55.1          17.6        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 27.18116 16 11 48.13 +52 55 21.5          17.8        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.13345 16 15 45.38 +52 18 08.7          16.6        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.14657 16 15 48.24 +52 17 38.1          16.9        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.17283 16 15 53.99 +52 16 36.6          17.3        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.18608 16 15 56.90 +52 16 05.4          17.5        704
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.25295 16 16 11.89 +52 13 21.4          16.1 R      649
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.25863 16 16 13.16 +52 13 08.3          16.3 R      649
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.26431 16 16 14.47 +52 12 55.0          16.2 R      649
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.78612 16 18 11.78 +51 54 10.1                      046
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.78861 16 18 12.28 +51 54 05.2                      046
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.79007 16 18 12.54 +51 54 02.0                      046
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.79135 16 18 12.82 +51 53 58.7                      046
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.79235 16 18 13.03 +51 53 56.9                      046
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.79330 16 18 13.20 +51 53 54.8          16.3 R      046
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.79461 16 18 13.48 +51 53 51.6          16.3 R      118
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.79769 16 18 14.02 +51 53 44.7          16.3 R      118
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.80031 16 18 14.53 +51 53 38.4          16.4 R      118
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.82090 16 18 19.02 +51 52 55.0          17.1 V      611
     K01QF3P  C2001 08 28.82630 16 18 20.16 +51 52 43.0          17.2 V      611

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, D. Kalmancok.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observers F. Hormuth, L. Kurtze, M. Busch.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 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 QP153
Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
M 107.26969              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.18468948     Peri.  242.16806     -0.73103914     +0.44927108
a   0.8845717      Node   317.61290     +0.16852327     -0.61044327
e   0.2160236      Incl.   49.62270     -0.66119716     -0.65231473
P   0.83           H   16.6           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2001 Aug. 27-28.

Ephemeris:
2001 QP153               a,e,i = 0.88, 0.22, 50                  q = 0.6935
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 08 19    14 51.95   +61 07.5    0.149    0.975    71.4   100.3    16.1
2001 08 29    16 18.97   +51 46.7    0.278    1.004    80.9    83.2    16.7
2001 09 08    16 40.90   +47 40.4    0.406    1.029    81.5    75.5    17.3
2001 09 18    16 52.17   +45 23.9    0.525    1.049    79.9    70.6    17.8
2001 09 28    17 00.72   +43 56.2    0.630    1.063    77.6    67.0    18.1
2001 10 08    17 08.60   +42 56.6    0.720    1.072    75.2    64.3    18.3
2001 10 18    17 16.66   +42 16.0    0.791    1.076    73.0    62.3    18.5
2001 10 28    17 25.25   +41 51.7    0.843    1.074    71.0    61.1    18.6
2001 11 07    17 34.53   +41 41.7    0.873    1.066    69.4    60.5    18.6
2001 11 17    17 44.71   +41 44.5    0.881    1.053    68.3    60.7    18.6
2001 11 27    17 56.02   +41 59.5    0.866    1.035    67.6    61.8    18.6
2001 12 07    18 08.79   +42 24.1    0.827    1.012    67.2    63.9    18.5
2001 12 17    18 23.76   +42 53.9    0.766    0.983    67.1    67.1    18.3
2001 12 27    18 42.19   +43 19.8    0.683    0.951    66.8    71.9    18.2
2002 01 06    19 06.55   +43 18.5    0.580    0.915    65.9    78.8    18.0
2002 01 16    19 41.73   +41 51.3    0.464    0.876    62.9    88.9    17.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q66

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