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    M.P.E.C. 2001-R37                                Issued 2001 Sept. 13, 19:52 UT

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                                   2001 RU17

Observations:
     K01R17U* C2001 09 11.29204 00 51 10.01 +03 47 39.8          18.1 R      699
     K01R17U  C2001 09 11.31548 00 51 08.56 +03 45 27.8                      699
     K01R17U  C2001 09 11.33898 00 51 07.37 +03 43 13.3                      699
     K01R17U  C2001 09 11.36254 00 51 06.05 +03 40 58.4                      699
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.32862 00 50 31.92 +02 06 10.8          18.5        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.33067 00 50 31.84 +02 05 58.0          18.4        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.34279 00 50 31.09 +02 04 45.5          18.5        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.34584 00 50 30.85 +02 04 27.0          19.0        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.35690 00 50 30.24 +02 03 20.1          19.6        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.36018 00 50 30.07 +02 02 59.9          18.9        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.37102 00 50 29.36 +02 01 54.4          18.7        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.37469 00 50 29.14 +02 01 32.8          18.9        704
     K01R17U 1C2001 09 12.37778 00 50 29.91 +02 01 00.7                      658
     K01R17U 1C2001 09 12.37935 00 50 29.80 +02 00 51.1                      658
     K01R17U 1C2001 09 12.38091 00 50 29.75 +02 00 41.8                      658
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.38514 00 50 28.53 +02 00 29.1          18.3        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.38910 00 50 28.34 +02 00 05.0          19.2        704
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.89664 00 50 10.60 +01 07 52.9          18.2 R      113
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.90000 00 50 10.55 +01 07 32.3          18.0 R      113
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.90378 00 50 10.27 +01 07 09.3          18.0 R      113
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.92483 00 50 09.36 +01 04 59.2          17.5 R      587
     K01R17U  C2001 09 12.92810 00 50 09.25 +01 04 38.7          17.9 R      587
     K01R17U 1C2001 09 13.48265 00 49 42.11 +00 06 07.4                      658
     K01R17U 1C2001 09 13.48428 00 49 41.99 +00 05 55.8                      658
     K01R17U 1C2001 09 13.48644 00 49 41.89 +00 05 42.2                      658

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer A. Knoefel.  0.50-m
    f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    Plaskett reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m
    LONEOS Schmidt + 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 RU17
Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
M 223.95815              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.05096066     Peri.  330.07640     -0.77832849     -0.62669568
a   0.9581020      Node   170.82087     +0.61302501     -0.77167331
e   0.2416227      Incl.   13.84561     +0.13566542     -0.10850266
P   0.94           H   21.1           G   0.15
From 25 observations 2001 Sept. 11-13.

Ephemeris:
2001 RU17                a,e,i = 0.96, 0.24, 14                  q = 0.7266
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 09 08    00 52.49   +08 33.7    0.157    1.146   149.9    26.2    18.6
2001 09 13    00 50.07   +00 58.0    0.137    1.135   158.0    19.4    18.0
2001 09 18    00 45.38   -08 51.3    0.123    1.123   162.8    15.3    17.6
2001 09 23    00 38.10   -20 37.3    0.114    1.109   157.4    20.4    17.6
2001 09 28    00 27.91   -33 13.0    0.111    1.095   144.8    31.9    17.9
2001 10 03    00 14.42   -45 05.0    0.115    1.079   130.8    44.6    18.3
2001 10 08    23 57.08   -55 06.7    0.124    1.063   117.9    56.2    18.7
2001 10 13    23 35.16   -62 59.6    0.135    1.045   106.9    66.0    19.2
2001 10 18    23 07.74   -68 57.6    0.149    1.027    97.6    74.2    19.6
2001 10 23    22 33.4    -73 24.4    0.163    1.007    89.7    81.0    20.0
2001 10 28    21 49.6    -76 40.4    0.177    0.987    82.8    86.9    20.4
2001 11 02    20 52.8    -78 55.1    0.191    0.966    76.7    92.2    20.7
2001 11 07    19 41.9    -80 05.5    0.203    0.945    71.2    97.1    21.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R37

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