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    M.P.E.C. 2001-R38                                Issued 2001 Sept. 13, 19:59 UT

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                                   2001 RV17

Observations:
     K01R17V* C2001 09 11.30142 00 54 45.84 -08 19 16.4          18.0 R      699
     K01R17V  C2001 09 11.32487 00 54 42.13 -08 20 34.2                      699
     K01R17V  C2001 09 11.34841 00 54 38.45 -08 21 52.0                      699
     K01R17V  C2001 09 11.37196 00 54 34.65 -08 23 10.7                      699
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.30027 00 52 16.42 -09 15 04.4                      918
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.30775 00 52 15.18 -09 15 29.4                      918
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.31098 00 52 14.61 -09 15 41.1                      918
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.32823 00 52 12.05 -09 16 34.0          18.0        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.33028 00 52 11.72 -09 16 41.6          18.3        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.34236 00 52 09.73 -09 17 22.6          18.7        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.34544 00 52 09.17 -09 17 32.7          18.1        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.35651 00 52 07.32 -09 18 10.4          18.6        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.35979 00 52 06.81 -09 18 21.9          18.7        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.37063 00 52 04.95 -09 18 58.7          18.2        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.37430 00 52 04.36 -09 19 10.8          18.5        704
     K01R17V 1C2001 09 12.38421 00 52 03.29 -09 19 51.1                      658
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.38475 00 52 02.57 -09 19 46.6          18.4        704
     K01R17V 1C2001 09 12.38574 00 52 03.02 -09 19 56.4                      658
     K01R17V 1C2001 09 12.38744 00 52 02.74 -09 20 02.0                      658
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.38871 00 52 01.94 -09 19 59.5          18.9        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.40006 00 52 00.11 -09 20 39.3          18.6        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.44265 00 51 52.90 -09 23 01.9          18.9        704
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.45685 00 51 50.54 -09 23 48.6          18.9        704
     K01R17V WC2001 09 12.93733 00 50 37.71 -09 51 20.6                      587
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.94045 00 50 37.22 -09 51 31.5                      587
     K01R17V  C2001 09 12.94447 00 50 36.58 -09 51 46.2          18.0 R      587
     K01R17V  C2001 09 13.03297 00 50 21.29 -09 56 52.7                      557
     K01R17V  C2001 09 13.03425 00 50 21.04 -09 56 57.4                      557
     K01R17V  C2001 09 13.03681 00 50 20.62 -09 57 05.8                      557

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 RV17
Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
M 203.40049              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.13142208     Peri.    3.88931     -0.92998847     -0.36286014
a   0.9121220      Node   154.58649     +0.33345338     -0.90005848
e   0.3551946      Incl.    7.87120     +0.15469417     -0.24130323
P   0.87           H   19.7           G   0.15
From 29 observations 2001 Sept. 11-13.

Ephemeris:
2001 RV17                a,e,i = 0.91, 0.36, 8                   q = 0.5881
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 09 08    01 01.99   -05 25.4    0.238    1.221   151.2    23.4    18.1
2001 09 18    00 35.46   -14 55.8    0.208    1.204   161.5    15.4    17.5
2001 09 28    23 56.24   -25 22.2    0.196    1.179   152.2    23.4    17.6
2001 10 08    23 10.85   -33 50.6    0.202    1.148   133.4    39.2    18.1
2001 10 18    22 29.46   -38 58.4    0.220    1.109   115.7    54.1    18.6
2001 10 28    21 58.24   -41 31.4    0.240    1.064   100.6    66.6    19.1
2001 11 07    21 35.81   -42 46.0    0.258    1.013    87.4    77.9    19.5
2001 11 17    21 17.08   -43 30.7    0.270    0.955    74.9    89.2    19.9
2001 11 27    20 55.35   -44 07.2    0.274    0.892    62.1   102.2    20.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R38

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