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    M.P.E.C. 2001-U14                                Issued 2001 Oct. 17, 19:32 UT

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                                   2001 TB45

Observations:
     K01T45B  C2001 10 11.26490 01 20 33.63 -07 07 53.8          18.3        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 11.28133 01 20 31.40 -07 07 19.6          19.0        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 11.29754 01 20 29.22 -07 06 45.8          18.7        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 11.31376 01 20 27.01 -07 06 12.7          18.8        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 11.33019 01 20 24.79 -07 05 37.1          18.4        704
     K01T45B* C2001 10 15.23831 01 11 38.78 -04 38 18.4          18.4        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 15.25419 01 11 36.47 -04 37 40.2          18.4        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 15.27009 01 11 34.13 -04 37 01.9          18.3        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 15.28594 01 11 31.79 -04 36 23.1          18.4        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 15.30179 01 11 29.43 -04 35 44.9          18.5        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.21831 01 09 19.95 -03 58 20.9          17.4 R      649
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.22138 01 09 19.50 -03 58 13.4          17.4 R      649
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.22426 01 09 19.07 -03 58 06.1          17.2 R      649
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.22714 01 09 18.64 -03 57 58.7          17.2 R      649
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.24053 01 09 16.95 -03 57 24.1          18.1        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.25624 01 09 14.55 -03 56 45.9          18.5        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.27197 01 09 12.19 -03 56 06.3          18.6        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.28769 01 09 09.85 -03 55 27.7          18.6        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.29692 01 09 08.61 -03 55 03.3          18.7        644
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.30343 01 09 07.47 -03 54 48.9          18.2        704
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.31811 01 09 05.44 -03 54 10.7          18.8        644
     K01T45B  C2001 10 16.33951 01 09 02.22 -03 53 17.1          19.1        644
     K01T45B  C2001 10 17.14655 01 07 05.99 -03 19 02.7          18.9 R      859
     K01T45B  C2001 10 17.14829 01 07 05.70 -03 19 00.1          19.6 R      859
     K01T45B  C2001 10 17.15176 01 07 05.19 -03 18 49.4          19.4 R      859

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.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    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.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 TB45
Epoch 2001 Sept. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452180.5                Spahr
M 344.66211              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20109362     Peri.   38.62186     +0.43407944     -0.88022747
a   2.8853856      Node    27.30752     +0.68732855     +0.18598534
e   0.5610747      Incl.   24.70878     +0.58236973     +0.43658796
P   4.90           H   18.3           G   0.15
From 25 observations 2001 Oct. 11-17.

Ephemeris:
2001 TB45                a,e,i = 2.89, 0.56, 25                  q = 1.2665
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 10 18    01 05.04   -02 42.4    0.428    1.416   166.1     9.7    17.8
2001 10 28    00 39.77   +05 24.6    0.400    1.370   156.6    16.7    17.9
2001 11 07    00 15.88   +14 26.8    0.399    1.332   143.2    26.5    18.1
2001 11 17    23 57.39   +23 08.5    0.419    1.301   130.6    35.2    18.4
2001 11 27    23 46.71   +30 49.2    0.456    1.280   120.6    41.6    18.8
2001 12 07    23 44.41   +37 25.9    0.501    1.269   113.1    45.6    19.1
2001 12 17    23 50.45   +43 10.6    0.552    1.267   107.8    47.7    19.3
2001 12 27    00 04.93   +48 16.2    0.606    1.276   104.3    48.3    19.6
2002 01 06    00 28.22   +52 48.1    0.660    1.295   102.2    47.9    19.8
2002 01 16    01 01.24   +56 43.1    0.717    1.323   101.0    46.9    20.0
2002 01 26    01 44.80   +59 50.6    0.777    1.360   100.4    45.4    20.2
2002 02 05    02 38.29   +61 53.1    0.842    1.404   100.0    43.8    20.3
2002 02 15    03 38.39   +62 33.6    0.914    1.454    99.6    42.1    20.6
2002 02 25    04 39.18   +61 47.4    0.994    1.508    99.0    40.4    20.8
2002 03 07    05 34.98   +59 45.8    1.084    1.568    97.9    38.8    21.0
2002 03 17    06 23.17   +56 49.9    1.186    1.630    96.3    37.4    21.2
2002 03 27    07 03.83   +53 22.2    1.299    1.694    94.2    36.0    21.5
2002 04 06    07 38.20   +49 39.6    1.423    1.761    91.5    34.6    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U14

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