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    M.P.E.C. 2001-R05                                Issued 2001 Sept. 1, 19:13 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 QL169
    
    Observations:
         K01QG9L* C2001 08 17.46896 01 01 55.82 -21 15 42.0          19.8        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 17.47941 01 01 56.45 -21 15 51.9          19.7        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 17.48991 01 01 57.09 -21 16 00.9          19.8        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 23.59970 01 07 33.91 -22 48 31.0          20.6        608
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 23.61043 01 07 34.36 -22 48 41.2          20.6        608
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 23.62086 01 07 34.78 -22 48 50.8          20.6        608
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 24.58471 01 08 17.80 -23 03 11.4          20.2        608
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 24.59521 01 08 18.19 -23 03 20.2          20.1        608
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 24.60600 01 08 18.58 -23 03 29.5          20.0        608
         K01QG9L FC2001 08 24.76742 01 08 25.43 -23 05 41.5          19.2 R      422
         K01QG9L FC2001 08 24.77155 01 08 25.61 -23 05 45.3          19.1 R      422
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 25.07718 01 08 38.80 -23 10 31.0          18.5 R      046
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 25.07856 01 08 38.87 -23 10 32.0                      046
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 25.07986 01 08 38.93 -23 10 33.8                      046
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.37394 01 10 06.43 -23 44 00.8          17.8 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.38234 01 10 06.69 -23 44 08.1          17.6 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.38729 01 10 07.00 -23 44 12.0          19.3        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.39081 01 10 06.91 -23 44 15.1                      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.39954 01 10 07.36 -23 44 22.8          19.2        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.39955 01 10 07.02 -23 44 24.1          18.9 R      649
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.40547 01 10 07.25 -23 44 29.2          18.2 R      649
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.41066 01 10 07.66 -23 44 33.0          19.2        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 27.41378 01 10 07.46 -23 44 36.1          18.8 R      649
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 28.31146 01 10 38.02 -23 57 26.2          20.3        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 28.33281 01 10 38.62 -23 57 44.9          19.6        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 28.35391 01 10 39.21 -23 58 03.2          19.6        644
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 28.43273 01 10 41.13 -23 59 10.8          18.0 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 28.44125 01 10 41.34 -23 59 18.0          18.1 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 28.44982 01 10 41.58 -23 59 25.2          18.1 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.07128 01 11 00.87 -24 08 15.4                      557
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.07326 01 11 00.89 -24 08 17.8                      557
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.07524 01 11 00.91 -24 08 19.4                      557
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.07722 01 11 00.93 -24 08 21.1                      557
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.31832 01 11 08.24 -24 11 43.0          19.7 R      649
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.34160 01 11 08.82 -24 12 03.7          18.6 R      649
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.36238 01 11 09.35 -24 12 20.3          19.5 R      649
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.38565 01 11 10.04 -24 12 39.4          18.2 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.39421 01 11 10.25 -24 12 46.6          18.0 R      711
         K01QG9L  C2001 08 29.40272 01 11 10.43 -24 12 54.1          18.0 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
        + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QL169
    Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Marsden
    M   5.49382              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.17973776     Peri.  210.12257     +0.77492042     +0.58811993
    a   3.1096380      Node   112.03182     -0.51851965     +0.80100984
    e   0.5093514      Incl.   14.46484     -0.36143564     +0.11179528
    P   5.48           H   17.7           G   0.15
    From 39 observations 2001 Aug. 17-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QL169               a,e,i = 3.11, 0.51, 14                  q = 1.5257
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 08 29    01 10.98   -24 07.0    0.670    1.578   139.0    24.9    19.0
    2001 09 08    01 13.55   -26 15.4    0.680    1.605   143.4    22.0    19.0
    2001 09 18    01 11.84   -27 47.4    0.703    1.638   146.4    19.8    19.0
    2001 09 28    01 07.22   -28 29.5    0.741    1.674   147.3    18.8    19.1
    2001 10 08    01 01.53   -28 16.4    0.794    1.715   145.9    19.1    19.3
    2001 10 18    00 56.46   -27 11.6    0.863    1.760   142.3    20.3    19.6
    2001 10 28    00 53.30   -25 24.3    0.947    1.807   137.3    21.9    19.9
    2001 11 07    00 52.68   -23 06.5    1.045    1.857   131.5    23.6    20.3
    2001 11 17    00 54.68   -20 29.5    1.158    1.909   125.3    25.0    20.6
    2001 11 27    00 59.14   -17 42.2    1.284    1.962   119.0    26.1    20.9
    2001 12 07    01 05.73   -14 51.3    1.421    2.017   112.6    26.8    21.2
    2001 12 17    01 14.08   -12 01.2    1.569    2.073   106.3    27.1    21.5
    2001 12 27    01 23.91   -09 14.7    1.725    2.130   100.0    27.0    21.7
    2002 01 06    01 34.92   -06 33.9    1.889    2.187    93.9    26.7    22.0
    
         The orbit is not significantly changed as the result of the following
    approaches to Jupiter: 0.74 AU in 1860, 0.74 AU in 1943, 0.78 AU in 2014 and
    0.84 AU in 2098.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R05
    

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