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    M.P.E.C. 2001-U50                                Issued 2001 Oct. 26, 20:23 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 UP16
    
    Observations:
         K01U16P* C2001 10 21.25949 01 40 50.05 +12 39 13.0          19.3        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 21.27934 01 40 50.63 +12 38 59.5          19.7        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 21.29698 01 40 51.11 +12 38 47.6          19.1        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 21.31341 01 40 51.61 +12 38 35.9          18.8        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 21.33003 01 40 52.08 +12 38 24.5          18.8        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 22.30485 01 41 30.14 +12 27 06.4          19.7        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 22.32170 01 41 30.57 +12 26 55.5          19.6        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 22.35527 01 41 31.51 +12 26 31.4          19.3        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 22.91692 01 41 54.52 +12 19 50.1                      118
         K01U16P  C2001 10 22.91858 01 41 54.53 +12 19 48.4                      118
         K01U16P  C2001 10 22.92373 01 41 54.70 +12 19 44.4                      118
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.03970 01 41 58.47 +12 18 22.4          18.2 R      046
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.04106 01 41 58.50 +12 18 21.2                      046
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.04207 01 41 58.52 +12 18 21.1                      046
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.04304 01 41 58.61 +12 18 20.2                      046
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.04399 01 41 58.55 +12 18 19.7                      046
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.17826 01 42 03.86 +12 17 15.7          19.6 R      859
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.18197 01 42 03.96 +12 17 13.9          18.9 R      859
         K01U16P  C2001 10 23.18565 01 42 04.19 +12 17 10.1          19.0 R      859
         K01U16P  C2001 10 24.24209 01 42 47.39 +12 04 15.0          19.6        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 24.25861 01 42 47.90 +12 04 03.7          19.1        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 24.27515 01 42 48.33 +12 03 51.7          19.4        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 24.29170 01 42 48.90 +12 03 39.6          19.3        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 24.30824 01 42 49.36 +12 03 28.2          19.5        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.23861 01 43 27.79 +11 52 20.9          19.4        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.25414 01 43 28.24 +11 52 11.2          18.8 R      711
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.25529 01 43 28.33 +11 52 09.4          19.4        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.26358 01 43 28.47 +11 52 04.2          18.8 R      711
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.27212 01 43 28.85 +11 51 56.8          19.2        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.27311 01 43 28.80 +11 51 57.5          18.7 R      711
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.28883 01 43 29.36 +11 51 44.9          19.7        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.30544 01 43 29.85 +11 51 33.2          19.4        704
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.66735 01 43 44.37 +11 47 11.1          19.0 V      402
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.66971 01 43 44.47 +11 47 08.8                      402
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.67207 01 43 44.54 +11 47 07.9                      402
         K01U16P  C2001 10 25.67443 01 43 44.60 +11 47 06.6                      402
         K01U16P  C2001 10 26.25397 01 44 09.46 +11 40 10.8          18.9 R      711
         K01U16P  C2001 10 26.26342 01 44 09.79 +11 40 04.0          18.7 R      711
         K01U16P  C2001 10 26.27286 01 44 10.04 +11 39 56.8          18.8 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + 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 P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 UP16
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Spahr
    M 352.01473              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29212422     Peri.  192.53139     +0.68305306     -0.72908896
    a   2.2495260      Node   214.41409     +0.67652715     +0.65388909
    e   0.4250733      Incl.    4.38564     +0.27522631     +0.20213446
    P   3.37           H   20.5           G   0.15
    From 39 observations 2001 Oct. 21-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 UP16                a,e,i = 2.25, 0.43, 4                   q = 1.2933
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 10 18    01 38.77   +13 15.9    0.325    1.321   175.9     3.1    19.0
    2001 10 28    01 45.39   +11 19.3    0.312    1.305   173.9     4.7    19.0
    2001 11 07    01 53.49   +09 23.4    0.313    1.295   164.9    11.5    19.2
    2001 11 17    02 03.82   +07 52.5    0.325    1.294   156.5    17.8    19.5
    2001 11 27    02 16.83   +07 03.5    0.350    1.299   149.0    23.0    19.9
    2001 12 07    02 32.36   +06 59.5    0.386    1.312   142.4    27.3    20.2
    2001 12 17    02 49.92   +07 34.5    0.433    1.332   136.6    30.5    20.6
    2001 12 27    03 09.15   +08 38.3    0.491    1.359   131.4    32.9    21.0
    2002 01 06    03 29.57   +09 59.2    0.559    1.391   126.6    34.6    21.4
    2002 01 16    03 50.85   +11 27.3    0.638    1.428   122.0    35.8    21.8
    2002 01 26    04 12.79   +12 55.0    0.727    1.469   117.5    36.5    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U50
    

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