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    M.P.E.C. 2001-U67                                Issued 2001 Oct. 29, 22:04 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 UC18
    
    Observations:
         K01U18C* C2001 10 25.38481 05 28 36.41 +37 06 52.4          20.1        704
         K01U18C  C2001 10 25.40116 05 28 38.79 +37 06 49.6          19.7        704
         K01U18C  C2001 10 25.41752 05 28 41.15 +37 06 47.8          19.7        704
         K01U18C  C2001 10 27.00399 05 32 39.33 +37 01 47.7                      046
         K01U18C  C2001 10 27.01233 05 32 40.52 +37 01 45.3          19.1 R      046
         K01U18C  C2001 10 27.02024 05 32 41.60 +37 01 44.9                      046
         K01U18C  C2001 10 27.02181 05 32 41.83 +37 01 43.9          19.1 R      046
         K01U18C  C2001 10 27.45550 05 33 44.60 +37 00 18.3          19.6 R      711
         K01U18C  C2001 10 28.32735 05 35 51.52 +36 56 54.0          18.9 R      711
         K01U18C  C2001 10 29.35111 05 38 15.44 +36 52 27.5          19.3 R      649
         K01U18C  C2001 10 29.35780 05 38 16.23 +36 52 25.0          19.4 R      649
         K01U18C  C2001 10 29.36875 05 38 17.64 +36 52 22.3          19.7 R      649
         K01U18C  C2001 10 29.37112 05 38 18.01 +36 52 22.0          19.7 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
        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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 UC18
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Spahr
    M 357.68859              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.19874063     Peri.  132.41629     +0.62676864     -0.77172509
    a   2.9081152      Node   278.45157     +0.67911411     +0.60879040
    e   0.5420710      Incl.    6.25148     +0.38205380     +0.18388756
    P   4.96           H   19.2           G   0.15
    From 13 observations 2001 Oct. 25-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 UC18                a,e,i = 2.91, 0.54, 6                   q = 1.3317
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 10 28    05 35.06   +36 58.2    0.463    1.332   128.4    35.8    19.6
    2001 11 07    05 55.93   +35 56.8    0.440    1.335   134.1    32.2    19.4
    2001 11 17    06 09.77   +34 16.7    0.425    1.347   141.3    27.3    19.2
    2001 11 27    06 16.42   +32 07.4    0.420    1.367   150.1    21.1    19.0
    2001 12 07    06 17.13   +29 40.4    0.428    1.396   160.2    13.8    18.9
    2001 12 17    06 14.05   +27 09.1    0.451    1.431   171.1     6.1    18.7
    2001 12 27    06 10.00   +24 47.6    0.490    1.473   176.7     2.2    18.7
    2002 01 06    06 07.33   +22 47.5    0.547    1.520   166.2     8.9    19.4
    2002 01 16    06 07.34   +21 13.7    0.622    1.572   156.0    14.8    20.0
    2002 01 26    06 10.58   +20 04.9    0.713    1.628   146.5    19.5    20.5
    2002 02 05    06 16.87   +19 16.0    0.820    1.686   137.8    23.1    21.0
    2002 02 15    06 25.77   +18 40.7    0.940    1.746   129.9    25.7    21.5
    2002 02 25    06 36.82   +18 13.4    1.073    1.809   122.5    27.5    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U67
    

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