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    M.P.E.C. 2001-T48                                Issued 2001 Oct. 13, 15:49 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
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                                   2001 TA2

Observations:
     K01T02A* C2001 10 11.26594 01 24 53.68 -04 46 38.7          19.0        704
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.28237 01 24 48.98 -04 46 01.8          19.8        704
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.29859 01 24 44.50 -04 45 24.8          19.2        704
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.31480 01 24 40.05 -04 44 50.0          19.1        704
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.33123 01 24 35.34 -04 44 12.2          18.9        704
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.93581 01 22 06.29 -04 22 34.2          18.3 R      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.93716 01 22 05.95 -04 22 31.3                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.93808 01 22 05.79 -04 22 30.4                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.93944 01 22 05.38 -04 22 27.3                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.94286 01 22 04.49 -04 22 19.9                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.94367 01 22 04.34 -04 22 16.1          18.4 R      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 11.94439 01 22 04.14 -04 22 16.3                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.00593 01 21 48.62 -04 20 08.3                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.00709 01 21 48.32 -04 20 06.4                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.00942 01 21 47.71 -04 20 01.3                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.01069 01 21 47.38 -04 19 59.4                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.01185 01 21 47.13 -04 19 56.8                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.01302 01 21 46.85 -04 19 54.0                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.02332 01 21 44.26 -04 19 32.9                      557
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.24235 01 20 54.39 -04 11 58.4          18.7 R      649
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.34733 01 20 28.74 -04 08 26.7          18.2 R      649
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.35620 01 20 26.59 -04 08 09.8          18.2 R      649
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.55162 01 19 43.90 -04 00 38.9          18.1 R      474
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.55382 01 19 43.37 -04 00 34.6          18.2 R      474
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.55729 01 19 42.58 -04 00 28.1          18.1 R      474
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.86326 01 18 37.86 -03 51 51.7          18.2 R      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.86428 01 18 37.70 -03 51 49.6                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.86515 01 18 37.45 -03 51 47.8                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.86601 01 18 37.22 -03 51 48.3                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.86693 01 18 36.97 -03 51 44.7                      046
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.90789 01 18 27.69 -03 50 27.5                      118
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.90889 01 18 27.50 -03 50 25.8                      118
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.90997 01 18 27.27 -03 50 24.7                      118
     K01T02A  C2001 10 12.91295 01 18 26.52 -03 50 18.9                      118

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.
    1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, D. Trentman.
    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.

Orbital elements:
2001 TA2                                                             PHA 0.037
Epoch 2001 Sept. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452180.5                Marsden
M  21.68638              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43263403     Peri.  226.96115     +0.13348394     +0.99007856
a   1.7313662      Node    50.76241     -0.89200167     +0.13932469
e   0.6383141      Incl.    3.24862     -0.43187390     +0.01825006
P   2.28           H   21.5           G   0.15
From 34 observations 2001 Oct. 11-12.

Ephemeris:
2001 TA2                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.64, 3                   q = 0.6262
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 10 08    01 42.79   -07 17.6    0.128    1.122   162.2    15.8    18.1
2001 10 13    01 18.13   -03 47.0    0.180    1.175   168.4     9.8    18.8
2001 10 18    01 04.83   -01 43.8    0.236    1.228   166.9    10.6    19.5
2001 10 23    00 57.05   -00 20.4    0.296    1.280   162.4    13.6    20.2
2001 10 28    00 52.51   +00 42.5    0.358    1.331   157.3    16.7    20.8
2001 11 02    00 50.10   +01 34.2    0.423    1.381   152.3    19.5    21.3
2001 11 07    00 49.23   +02 19.3    0.491    1.430   147.5    21.9    21.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-T48

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