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    M.P.E.C. 2001-U55                                Issued 2001 Oct. 26, 21:11 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 UV16
    
    Observations:
         K01U16V* C2001 10 23.28078 01 07 19.67 -09 21 28.2          20.5        644
         K01U16V  C2001 10 23.30216 01 07 16.23 -09 21 11.0          19.9        644
         K01U16V  C2001 10 23.32314 01 07 12.88 -09 20 55.0          20.5        644
         K01U16V  C2001 10 24.24988 01 04 47.08 -09 08 26.0          18.8 R      649
         K01U16V  C2001 10 24.25682 01 04 46.15 -09 08 21.2          19.4 R      649
         K01U16V  C2001 10 24.26029 01 04 45.56 -09 08 17.9          19.3 R      649
         K01U16V  C2001 10 24.26399 01 04 44.93 -09 08 15.1          19.7 R      649
         K01U16V  C2001 10 25.18707 01 02 20.03 -08 55 19.7          19.8 R      711
         K01U16V  C2001 10 25.19535 01 02 18.80 -08 55 12.4          19.2 R      711
         K01U16V  C2001 10 25.21462 01 02 15.69 -08 54 57.0          18.9 R      711
         K01U16V  C2001 10 26.16760 00 59 46.13 -08 41 10.8                      711
         K01U16V IC2001 10 26.17596 00 59 44.80 -08 41 02.8          18.8 R      711
         K01U16V  C2001 10 26.18408 00 59 43.30 -08 40 54.4          18.9 R      711
         K01U16V  C2001 10 26.22363 00 59 37.15 -08 40 20.9          20.5        644
         K01U16V  C2001 10 26.24392 00 59 33.89 -08 40 02.9          20.2        644
         K01U16V  C2001 10 26.26543 00 59 30.47 -08 39 43.8          20.0        644
    
    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.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 UV16
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Spahr
    M 311.44913              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32040907     Peri.   92.24341     -0.45890814     -0.83349255
    a   2.1151094      Node    31.69929     +0.38062206     -0.49738176
    e   0.4931569      Incl.   35.84715     +0.80282636     -0.24062743
    P   3.08           H   17.8           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2001 Oct. 23-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 UV16                a,e,i = 2.12, 0.49, 36                  q = 1.0720
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 10 18    01 21.01   -10 23.7    0.895    1.862   159.9    10.6    19.6
    2001 10 28    00 54.98   -08 13.3    0.859    1.797   151.8    15.1    19.6
    2001 11 07    00 30.14   -05 14.8    0.853    1.731   139.6    21.8    19.7
    2001 11 17    00 09.40   -01 42.4    0.873    1.665   126.8    28.4    19.9
    2001 11 27    23 54.42   +02 08.4    0.910    1.598   114.8    34.1    20.0
    2001 12 07    23 45.36   +06 07.2    0.957    1.531   104.1    38.6    20.2
    2001 12 17    23 41.68   +10 09.9    1.007    1.465    94.7    42.0    20.3
    2001 12 27    23 42.64   +14 17.0    1.054    1.400    86.7    44.5    20.4
    2002 01 06    23 47.51   +18 30.2    1.095    1.337    79.8    46.4    20.4
    2002 01 16    23 55.82   +22 52.1    1.126    1.277    74.1    47.8    20.4
    2002 01 26    00 07.38   +27 25.4    1.146    1.222    69.5    49.0    20.4
    2002 02 05    00 22.27   +32 11.3    1.152    1.173    66.0    50.2    20.3
    2002 02 15    00 41.08   +37 10.5    1.145    1.132    63.6    51.4    20.3
    2002 02 25    01 04.99   +42 21.6    1.125    1.101    62.3    52.8    20.2
    2002 03 07    01 36.14   +47 38.4    1.095    1.080    62.1    54.3    20.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U55
    

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