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    M.P.E.C. 2001-U59                                Issued 2001 Oct. 26, 21:46 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 UY16
    
    Observations:
         K01U16Y* C2001 10 23.25242 00 33 03.73 -24 50 12.9          19.0        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 23.26857 00 32 57.19 -24 48 55.4          18.5        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 23.28609 00 32 50.20 -24 47 33.2          19.0        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 23.30235 00 32 43.67 -24 46 15.6          19.2        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 23.31855 00 32 37.11 -24 44 58.5          18.6        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.08587 00 27 37.31 -23 42 16.5          18.7 R      860
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.08840 00 27 36.05 -23 42 03.2          18.4 R      860
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.15702 00 27 10.30 -23 36 47.2                      704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.17355 00 27 03.56 -23 35 24.7          17.6        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.18348 00 26 59.06 -23 34 37.0          17.3 R      649
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.18711 00 26 57.56 -23 34 18.6          17.2 R      649
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.19011 00 26 56.81 -23 34 01.6                      704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.19056 00 26 56.18 -23 34 00.7          17.0 R      649
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.20664 00 26 50.04 -23 32 38.2          17.5        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.22322 00 26 43.27 -23 31 15.1          17.6        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.45637 00 25 10.79 -23 10 45.6          17.4 R      474
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.45810 00 25 10.04 -23 10 36.6          17.4 R      474
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 24.46099 00 25 08.87 -23 10 21.9          17.6 R      474
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.15294 00 20 33.59 -22 10 29.2          18.3        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.16935 00 20 26.76 -22 09 01.0          18.3        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.18068 00 20 22.00 -22 07 59.0          17.0 R      711
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.18575 00 20 19.99 -22 07 33.7          18.0        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.20216 00 20 13.20 -22 06 05.1          18.4        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.21857 00 20 06.34 -22 04 36.8          18.6        704
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.23441 00 19 59.98 -22 03 10.3          17.4 R      651
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.23593 00 19 59.33 -22 03 01.3          17.3 R      651
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.23735 00 19 58.71 -22 02 53.3          17.4 R      651
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.59390 00 17 34.59 -21 30 26.4          17.7 V      402
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.59521 00 17 33.91 -21 30 17.9                      402
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.59653 00 17 33.38 -21 30 09.9                      402
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 25.59785 00 17 32.88 -21 30 05.0                      402
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.15449 00 13 48.80 -20 37 51.9          16.9 R      711
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.15784 00 13 47.38 -20 37 32.1          17.0 R      711
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.16118 00 13 45.95 -20 37 13.4          16.5 R      711
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.85307 00 09 03.15 -19 29 56.4          17.2 R      046
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.85536 00 09 02.23 -19 29 41.9                      046
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.85611 00 09 01.85 -19 29 36.8                      046
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.85744 00 09 01.34 -19 29 29.9                      046
         K01U16Y  C2001 10 26.86037 00 09 00.12 -19 29 12.6          17.0 R      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
        + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.
        1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        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.
    860 Valinhos.  Observer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/3.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 UY16
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Spahr
    M 340.01228              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33240615     Peri.   48.44519     +0.22052142     -0.93263344
    a   2.0639065      Node    32.41480     +0.65812935     -0.07383257
    e   0.5134300      Incl.   32.19376     +0.71988614     +0.35319061
    P   2.97           H   18.9           G   0.15
    From 39 observations 2001 Oct. 23-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 UY16                a,e,i = 2.06, 0.51, 32                  q = 1.0042
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 10 18    01 05.08   -30 27.3    0.289    1.231   139.5    31.7    18.0
    2001 10 23    00 34.70   -25 09.4    0.255    1.200   139.1    32.9    17.7
    2001 10 28    00 01.19   -17 31.8    0.230    1.170   136.0    36.2    17.5
    2001 11 02    23 26.50   -07 43.0    0.215    1.141   129.5    42.1    17.5
    2001 11 07    22 52.74   +03 15.9    0.213    1.115   120.7    49.9    17.6
    2001 11 12    22 21.53   +13 54.2    0.224    1.091   111.2    57.8    17.9
    2001 11 17    21 53.68   +23 05.6    0.244    1.069   102.7    64.5    18.3
    2001 11 22    21 29.25   +30 31.6    0.270    1.050    95.8    69.4    18.6
    2001 11 27    21 07.80   +36 23.7    0.301    1.034    90.5    72.6    18.9
    
    2001 12 07    20 31.63   +44 43.4    0.367    1.012    83.5    75.3    19.4
    2001 12 17    20 01.53   +50 12.7    0.432    1.004    80.1    74.9    19.7
    2001 12 27    19 34.93   +54 09.1    0.489    1.012    79.0    72.6    19.9
    2002 01 06    19 10.02   +57 16.2    0.536    1.033    79.8    69.5    20.1
    2002 01 16    18 45.02   +60 04.8    0.571    1.068    82.2    65.9    20.2
    2002 01 26    18 16.60   +62 55.1    0.594    1.114    86.0    61.9    20.2
    2002 02 05    17 39.32   +65 51.5    0.608    1.168    91.1    57.6    20.2
    2002 02 15    16 44.76   +68 33.7    0.616    1.229    97.3    52.9    20.2
    2002 02 25    15 25.84   +69 53.1    0.625    1.295   104.3    47.8    20.2
    2002 03 07    13 55.17   +68 11.2    0.640    1.363   111.4    42.7    20.3
    2002 03 17    12 42.25   +63 02.2    0.670    1.434   117.6    37.9    20.3
    2002 03 27    11 57.20   +55 40.7    0.719    1.505   121.7    34.3    20.5
    2002 04 06    11 32.68   +47 38.1    0.792    1.577   122.8    32.2    20.7
    2002 04 16    11 20.77   +39 53.1    0.888    1.648   121.2    31.4    21.1
    2002 04 26    11 16.64   +32 53.6    1.005    1.719   117.4    31.3    21.4
    2002 05 06    11 17.42   +26 46.6    1.140    1.788   112.5    31.4    21.8
    2002 05 16    11 21.46   +21 28.1    1.289    1.856   106.9    31.4    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U59
    

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