MPEC 2001-R43 : 2001 RT17
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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 Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 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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