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    M.P.E.C. 2001-T36                                Issued 2001 Oct. 12, 02:57 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                      2000 QB243
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2000-T42
    
    Observations:
         K00QO3B  C2001 08 19.12089 21 12 27.59 -18 01 50.5          19.1 R      807
         K00QO3B  C2001 08 19.19962 21 12 26.83 -18 01 53.3                      807
         K00QO3B  C2001 08 21.12734 21 12 08.34 -18 03 00.0          19.8 R      807
         K00QO3B  C2001 08 21.20065 21 12 07.63 -18 03 02.6                      807
         K00QO3B  C2001 09 12.22669 21 08 58.01 -18 13 38.8          20.9 R      695
         K00QO3B  C2001 09 12.27374 21 08 57.66 -18 13 39.8                      695
         K00QO3B  C2001 09 19.12648 21 08 10.50 -18 15 55.7          21.0 R      688
         K00QO3B  C2001 09 19.22799 21 08 09.85 -18 15 57.4                      688
    
    Observer details:
    688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observers R. L. Millis,
        L. H. Wasserman.  Measurers L. H. Wasserman, M. W. Buie.
        1.8-m reflector + CCD.
    695 Kitt Peak.  Observers L. H. Wasserman, E. L. Ryan.  Measurers
        M. W. Buie, L. H. Wasserman, R. L. Millis, S. D. Kern, J. L. Elliot,
        K. E. Washburn.  4-m reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers R. L. Millis, M. W. Buie, L. H. Wasserman.
        Measurers M. W. Buie, L. H. Wasserman, R. L. Millis, S. D. Kern,
        J. L. Elliot.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
    010819 807 0.37- 0.13-    010919 688 0.34- 0.12-    MPO  6314
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 QB243
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Marsden
    M  16.89830              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00485564     Peri.  284.22052     -0.26598251     +0.96217222
    a  34.5386106      Node   330.15202     -0.83244214     -0.26010842
    e   0.5587725      Incl.    6.80512     -0.48610018     -0.08104456
    P 203              H    8.1           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    000825 807  0.0   0.1+    001002 688  0.2+  0.0     010912 695  0.0   0.0
    000825 807  0.0   0.0     010819 807  0.1-  0.0     010912 695  0.0   0.1+
    000827 807  0.0   0.1+    010819 807  0.1+  0.1-    010919 688  0.1-  0.1-
    000828 807  0.0   0.1+    010821 807  0.1-  0.1+    010919 688  0.1+  0.0
    001002 688  0.2-  0.3-    010821 807  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 QB243               a,e,i = 34.54, 0.56, 7                  q = 15.239
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 10 08    21 06.69   -18 18.9   18.302   18.806   118.9     2.7    21.1
    2001 10 18    21 06.38   -18 18.4   18.476   18.823   109.0     2.9    21.1
    2001 10 28    21 06.42   -18 16.3   18.659   18.840    99.0     3.0    21.1
    2001 11 07    21 06.81   -18 12.7   18.847   18.858    89.1     3.0    21.2
    2001 11 17    21 07.57   -18 07.6   19.034   18.875    79.3     3.0    21.2
    2001 11 27    21 08.66   -18 01.1   19.216   18.893    69.5     2.8    21.2
    2001 12 07    21 10.07   -17 53.2   19.388   18.910    59.7     2.6    21.2
    2001 12 17    21 11.77   -17 44.1   19.546   18.928    50.0     2.3    21.2
    2001 12 27    21 13.71   -17 34.0   19.685   18.945    40.3     1.9    21.2
    2002 01 06    21 15.85   -17 23.0   19.802   18.963    30.6     1.5    21.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-T36
    

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