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    M.P.E.C. 2001-T02                                Issued 2001 Oct. 1, 15:29 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 SS287
    
    Observations:
         K01SS7S* C2001 09 27.40804 05 20 19.56 +55 32 31.5          18.8        704
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 27.42281 05 20 27.69 +55 31 54.4          18.6        704
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 27.43761 05 20 35.85 +55 31 16.7          19.0        704
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 27.45245 05 20 44.03 +55 30 38.6          19.2        704
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 27.46734 05 20 52.25 +55 30 01.1          18.7        704
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.09991 05 26 47.01 +55 01 53.6                      557
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.10095 05 26 47.57 +55 01 51.1                      557
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.10200 05 26 48.13 +55 01 48.0                      557
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.10304 05 26 48.73 +55 01 45.2                      557
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.98970 05 34 56.10 +54 19 57.7          17.9 R      046
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.99188 05 34 57.13 +54 19 51.3                      046
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.99258 05 34 57.64 +54 19 49.0                      046
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 28.99324 05 34 57.89 +54 19 48.6          17.6 R      046
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.07789 05 35 42.87 +54 15 45.6          18.5 R      118
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.07990 05 35 43.96 +54 15 39.4                      118
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.08507 05 35 46.75 +54 15 25.0                      118
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.08890 05 35 48.76 +54 15 13.8                      118
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.44763 05 39 01.22 +53 57 34.9          18.6 R      711
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.45198 05 39 03.47 +53 57 21.9          18.4 R      711
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 29.45675 05 39 05.98 +53 57 07.5          18.6 R      711
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 30.09672 05 44 44.88 +53 24 08.3          18.5 R      946
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 30.09994 05 44 46.56 +53 23 58.2          18.3 R      946
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 30.36705 05 47 05.36 +53 09 52.0          18.7 R      649
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 30.36912 05 47 06.44 +53 09 45.5          18.7 R      649
         K01SS7S  C2001 09 30.37119 05 47 07.46 +53 09 38.9          18.4 R      649
         K01SS7S  C2001 10 01.36942 05 55 35.78 +52 14 45.4          18.1 R      649
         K01SS7S  C2001 10 01.37524 05 55 38.61 +52 14 26.1          18.3 R      649
         K01SS7S  C2001 10 01.37663 05 55 39.30 +52 14 21.4          18.3 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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, J. Piscitelli.  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.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 SS287
    Epoch 2001 Sept. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452180.5                Spahr
    M 356.34157              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.16082670     Peri.  173.70952     +0.70599555     -0.66407232
    a   3.3488622      Node   231.02487     +0.63519733     +0.74742838
    e   0.6807187      Incl.   18.45709     +0.31320062     -0.01894124
    P   6.13           H   18.4           G   0.15
    From 28 observations 2001 Sept. 27-Oct. 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 SS287               a,e,i = 3.35, 0.68, 18                  q = 1.0692
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 09 18    03 45.02   +59 24.9    0.396    1.158   102.7    57.8    18.8
    2001 09 28    05 25.84   +55 06.4    0.353    1.113    99.0    62.7    18.6
    2001 10 08    06 44.26   +44 58.4    0.329    1.083    95.9    66.5    18.5
    2001 10 18    07 35.54   +31 38.2    0.325    1.070    94.1    68.3    18.5
    2001 10 28    08 08.14   +18 03.9    0.339    1.074    94.3    67.3    18.6
    2001 11 07    08 28.94   +06 06.6    0.368    1.095    96.4    64.1    18.7
    2001 11 17    08 41.33   -03 38.7    0.404    1.132   100.1    59.3    18.8
    2001 11 27    08 46.80   -11 16.1    0.444    1.182   105.0    53.7    19.0
    2001 12 07    08 46.18   -16 58.8    0.485    1.244   110.9    47.7    19.1
    2001 12 17    08 40.07   -20 55.9    0.528    1.314   117.4    41.7    19.2
    2001 12 27    08 29.71   -23 10.6    0.574    1.390   124.2    35.8    19.4
    2002 01 06    08 17.07   -23 48.8    0.627    1.471   130.6    30.5    19.5
    2002 01 16    08 04.40   -23 01.9    0.690    1.555   135.8    26.2    19.7
    2002 01 26    07 53.83   -21 09.4    0.766    1.641   138.9    23.2    20.0
    2002 02 05    07 46.65   -18 36.4    0.856    1.728   139.3    21.9    20.3
    2002 02 15    07 43.28   -15 46.0    0.963    1.815   137.0    21.8    20.7
    2002 02 25    07 43.59   -12 56.4    1.086    1.902   132.7    22.5    21.1
    2002 03 07    07 47.08   -10 19.8    1.225    1.989   127.3    23.4    21.4
    2002 03 17    07 53.17   -08 02.4    1.377    2.075   121.2    24.2    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-T02
    

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