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    M.P.E.C. 2001-R43                                Issued 2001 Sept. 13, 20:30 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
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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                       2001 RT17
    
    Observations:
         K01R17T* C2001 09 11.27089 23 27 36.26 -03 50 09.7          18.9        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 11.28598 23 27 33.46 -03 50 17.6          19.7        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 11.30116 23 27 30.65 -03 50 27.1          19.3        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 11.31624 23 27 27.83 -03 50 36.1          20.2        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 11.33143 23 27 25.01 -03 50 43.9          19.9        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.25663 23 24 37.38 -03 59 38.8          18.7        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.25745 23 24 37.27 -03 59 39.4          18.7        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.27112 23 24 34.71 -03 59 47.4          19.0        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.28562 23 24 32.04 -03 59 56.0          19.2        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.28692 23 24 31.82 -03 59 56.0          19.5        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.30145 23 24 29.22 -04 00 04.8          19.4        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.33252 23 24 23.41 -04 00 21.0          19.9        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.36080 23 24 18.30 -04 00 38.3          19.7        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.37491 23 24 15.70 -04 00 46.2          19.7        704
         K01R17T  C2001 09 12.38903 23 24 13.11 -04 00 54.0          19.8        704
         K01R17T 1C2001 09 13.44681 23 21 04.43 -04 10 53.4                      658
         K01R17T 1C2001 09 13.44834 23 21 04.18 -04 10 53.6                      658
         K01R17T 1C2001 09 13.45006 23 21 03.93 -04 10 55.4                      658
    
    Observer details:
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett reflector + 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 RT17
    Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
    M  82.23888              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66288212     Peri.  198.51199     -0.98430553     +0.16273844
    a   1.3027023      Node   350.07851     -0.06353798     -0.68765026
    e   0.8239600      Incl.   23.33757     -0.16463766     -0.70756859
    P   1.49           H   17.4           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2001 Sept. 11-13.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 RT17                a,e,i = 1.30, 0.82, 23                  q = 0.2293
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 09 08    23 37.77   -03 17.4    0.872    1.875   171.8     4.4    18.9
    2001 09 18    23 08.21   -04 50.9    0.945    1.944   171.0     4.6    19.1
    2001 09 28    22 44.49   -06 00.5    1.053    2.008   155.3    12.0    19.8
    2001 10 08    22 27.59   -06 43.7    1.189    2.066   141.3    17.6    20.3
    2001 10 18    22 17.00   -07 03.2    1.346    2.118   128.8    21.5    20.7
    2001 10 28    22 11.71   -07 03.2    1.517    2.165   117.6    24.0    21.1
    2001 11 07    22 10.59   -06 47.6    1.697    2.207   107.5    25.4    21.4
    2001 11 17    22 12.70   -06 19.1    1.880    2.244    98.1    25.9    21.7
    2001 11 27    22 17.30   -05 39.8    2.063    2.276    89.4    25.7    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R43
    

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