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    M.P.E.C. 2001-S39                                Issued 2001 Sept. 25, 19:55 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                  2001 SG262

Observations:
     K01SQ2G* C2001 09 23.38060 03 34 24.14 +23 31 35.8          19.1        644
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 23.40235 03 34 30.72 +23 32 23.4          18.9        644
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 23.42391 03 34 37.26 +23 33 10.2          19.0        644
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.41031 03 39 53.10 +24 09 05.0          19.6        704
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.44090 03 40 02.84 +24 10 13.9          19.5        704
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.45578 03 40 07.62 +24 10 46.6          19.6        704
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.46644 03 40 11.32 +24 11 10.2          18.9        644
     K01SQ2G 1C2001 09 24.46654 03 40 11.46 +24 11 03.6                      658
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.47067 03 40 12.37 +24 11 19.4          19.6        704
     K01SQ2G 1C2001 09 24.47161 03 40 13.14 +24 11 15.0                      658
     K01SQ2G 1C2001 09 24.47373 03 40 13.84 +24 11 19.4                      658
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.48820 03 40 18.24 +24 11 58.4          18.7        644
     K01SQ2G  C2001 09 24.50976 03 40 25.16 +24 12 46.1          18.9        644

Observer details:
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.
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 SG262                                                           PHA 0.013
Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
M 323.27635              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42573114     Peri.  104.32486     -0.23165338     -0.97279754
a   1.7500311      Node   359.06665     +0.85919961     -0.20397956
e   0.5504873      Incl.    4.54508     +0.45619376     -0.10980571
P   2.32           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2001 Sept. 23-24.

Ephemeris:
2001 SG262               a,e,i = 1.75, 0.55, 5                   q = 0.7867
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 09 18    03 09.84   +20 34.5    0.386    1.264   124.4    41.0    18.8
2001 09 28    04 01.64   +26 28.8    0.290    1.178   121.1    46.7    18.1
2001 10 08    05 34.09   +33 27.5    0.219    1.093   109.9    59.2    17.7
2001 10 18    08 03.39   +35 02.5    0.192    1.011    89.0    80.0    17.9
2001 10 28    10 18.23   +26 05.7    0.220    0.936    68.5    98.9    18.8
2001 11 07    11 36.41   +15 50.2    0.286    0.870    57.2   106.7    19.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-S39

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