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    M.P.E.C. 2001-S51                                Issued 2001 Sept. 26, 20:53 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.
    
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                                      2001 SR263
    
    Observations:
         K01SQ3R* C2001 09 24.37683 00 46 51.88 +18 18 07.5          19.0        644
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 24.39751 00 46 52.29 +18 17 51.8          19.3        644
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 24.41955 00 46 52.62 +18 17 35.2          19.6        644
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.26161 00 47 14.99 +18 07 00.9          19.8        704
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.27661 00 47 15.39 +18 06 49.6          20.2        704
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.29163 00 47 15.48 +18 06 38.0          19.5        704
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.31902 00 47 16.19 +18 06 17.0          19.5        644
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.32160 00 47 15.99 +18 06 15.9          19.2        704
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.34021 00 47 16.50 +18 06 00.7          19.4        644
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.36258 00 47 16.84 +18 05 43.4          19.2        644
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.37979 00 47 16.62 +18 05 27.1          19.1 R      649
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.40461 00 47 17.06 +18 05 07.5          18.9 R      649
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.42038 00 47 17.35 +18 04 55.0          19.3 R      649
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.28307 00 47 38.98 +17 53 44.7          19.5 R      918
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.29417 00 47 39.27 +17 53 36.6          19.6 R      918
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.30074 00 47 39.33 +17 53 31.6          19.3 R      918
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.30788 00 47 39.42 +17 53 25.6          19.4 R      918
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.33522 00 47 39.88 +17 53 09.3          19.2 R      711
         K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.34422 00 47 40.03 +17 53 02.5          19.1 R      711
         K01SQ3R IC2001 09 26.35400 00 47 40.14 +17 52 54.4                      711
    
    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.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 SR263
    Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
    M   5.03635              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28803573     Peri.  114.01390     +0.92809750     +0.36743377
    a   2.2707630      Node   224.49365     -0.36515979     +0.86661202
    e   0.4346863      Incl.    4.93000     -0.07275550     +0.33760336
    P   3.42           H   20.0           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2001 Sept. 24-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 SR263               a,e,i = 2.27, 0.43, 5                   q = 1.2837
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 09 18    00 43.54   +19 27.9    0.334    1.313   153.8    19.7    19.2
    2001 09 28    00 48.28   +17 31.0    0.346    1.337   162.8    12.8    19.1
    2001 10 08    00 51.08   +15 04.3    0.371    1.367   170.7     6.8    19.0
    2001 10 18    00 53.50   +12 36.1    0.410    1.403   170.2     6.9    19.3
    2001 10 28    00 56.98   +10 30.6    0.465    1.443   162.1    12.2    19.9
    2001 11 07    01 02.30   +09 01.2    0.534    1.487   153.1    17.5    20.4
    2001 11 17    01 09.64   +08 10.0    0.619    1.535   144.5    22.0    20.9
    2001 11 27    01 19.00   +07 53.8    0.717    1.585   136.4    25.4    21.4
    2001 12 07    01 30.09   +08 06.0    0.828    1.637   128.9    27.9    21.9
    2001 12 17    01 42.63   +08 39.7    0.950    1.690   121.8    29.6    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-S51
    

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