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    M.P.E.C. 2001-S61                                Issued 2001 Sept. 27, 20:29 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                      2001 SA270
    
    Observations:
         K01SR0A* C2001 09 26.10088 17 08 33.42 +51 49 39.0          19.0        704
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 26.11588 17 08 47.10 +51 49 10.8          19.0        704
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 26.13086 17 09 00.79 +51 48 42.1          18.8        704
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 26.14584 17 09 14.46 +51 48 13.6          19.2        704
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 26.16081 17 09 28.37 +51 47 44.5          20.3        704
         K01SR0A 1C2001 09 27.14825 17 24 30.94 +51 13 13.6                      658
         K01SR0A 1C2001 09 27.14941 17 24 32.09 +51 13 11.0                      658
         K01SR0A 1C2001 09 27.15051 17 24 33.05 +51 13 08.8                      658
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 27.25844 17 26 09.74 +51 08 46.1          18.6 R      649
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 27.25935 17 26 10.41 +51 08 44.0          19.2 R      649
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 27.26027 17 26 11.34 +51 08 41.0          18.5 R      649
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 27.47642 17 29 26.08 +51 00 12.9          18.8 R      344
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 27.48318 17 29 32.33 +50 59 55.9          18.6 R      344
         K01SR0A  C2001 09 27.48643 17 29 35.21 +50 59 47.4          19.1 R      344
    
    Observer details:
    344 Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory.  Observers Y.-B. Jeon, Y.-H. Park
        K. J. Choo.  Measurer Y.-B. Jeon.  1.8-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, D. Trentman.
        0.75-m Newtonian + 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 SA270
    Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
    M  21.01203              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66403638     Peri.   15.18712     -0.73082652     +0.60657654
    a   1.3011922      Node   210.20751     -0.67295222     -0.71699978
    e   0.7368124      Incl.   38.46710     -0.11413982     +0.34347666
    P   1.48           H   18.1           G   0.15
    From 14 observations 2001 Sept. 26-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 SA270               a,e,i = 1.30, 0.74, 38                  q = 0.3425
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 09 18    15 06.90   +51 51.1    0.458    0.916    65.6    87.3    19.3
    2001 09 28    17 37.22   +50 37.8    0.426    1.054    85.1    71.2    18.9
    2001 10 08    19 36.50   +39 12.5    0.458    1.181   101.8    55.9    18.8
    2001 10 18    20 45.19   +26 29.6    0.551    1.298   110.7    45.9    19.1
    2001 10 28    21 27.33   +17 03.2    0.686    1.404   112.1    40.9    19.6
    2001 11 07    21 57.04   +10 48.2    0.849    1.503   109.2    38.5    20.2
    2001 11 17    22 20.51   +06 47.1    1.029    1.593   104.3    37.0    20.7
    2001 11 27    22 40.62   +04 15.6    1.219    1.676    98.4    35.6    21.1
    2001 12 07    22 58.78   +02 44.3    1.414    1.752    92.0    34.2    21.5
    2001 12 17    23 15.76   +01 54.8    1.612    1.822    85.5    32.6    21.8
    2001 12 27    23 32.01   +01 35.1    1.808    1.885    79.0    30.8    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-S61
    

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