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    M.P.E.C. 2001-W14                                Issued 2001 Nov. 17, 15:26 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
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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                       2001 VB76
    
    Observations:
         K01V76B* C2001 11 12.28764 02 57 03.23 +25 09 46.1          19.3        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 12.30236 02 57 01.35 +25 09 35.5          20.4        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 12.31711 02 56 59.55 +25 09 23.8          20.2        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 12.33183 02 56 57.67 +25 09 13.6          20.1        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 13.95538 02 53 45.72 +24 48 22.9                      557
         K01V76B  C2001 11 13.95759 02 53 45.32 +24 48 20.8                      557
         K01V76B  C2001 11 13.96465 02 53 44.52 +24 48 16.4                      557
         K01V76B  C2001 11 13.96688 02 53 44.27 +24 48 13.4                      557
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.30000 02 51 02.03 +24 30 00.2          19.1        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.31474 02 51 00.06 +24 29 48.0          19.6        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.32945 02 50 58.15 +24 29 35.1          19.5        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.34417 02 50 56.18 +24 29 21.9          19.4        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.35892 02 50 54.23 +24 29 09.2          19.1        704
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.76231 02 50 06.53 +24 23 13.8          18.8 R      046
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.76373 02 50 06.33 +24 23 11.4                      046
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.76543 02 50 06.09 +24 23 11.1                      046
         K01V76B  C2001 11 15.76688 02 50 05.91 +24 23 09.1                      046
         K01V76B  C2001 11 16.98559 02 47 32.92 +24 05 05.6                      201
         K01V76B  C2001 11 16.99618 02 47 31.38 +24 04 54.2          18.8        201
         K01V76B  C2001 11 17.00502 02 47 30.26 +24 04 47.2          18.8        201
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    201 Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30-m f/10 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 VB76                                                            PHA 0.039
    Epoch 2001 Nov. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452220.5                  MPC
    M 298.72839              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.56313443     Peri.  247.81050     -0.84284451     -0.53330087
    a   1.4523167      Node   259.89303     +0.51679721     -0.76469879
    e   0.3446861      Incl.    4.20189     +0.15011255     -0.36169869
    P   1.75           H   19.9           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2001 Nov. 12-17.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 VB76                a,e,i = 1.45, 0.34, 4                   q = 0.9517
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 11 17    02 47.53   +24 05.0    0.336    1.320   169.0     8.2    18.7
    2001 11 22    02 36.93   +22 41.0    0.317    1.294   162.8    13.1    18.7
    2001 11 27    02 26.43   +21 03.7    0.302    1.268   155.6    18.8    18.8
    2001 12 02    02 16.60   +19 16.6    0.290    1.242   148.1    24.8    18.8
    2001 12 07    02 07.93   +17 24.3    0.281    1.216   140.6    30.9    18.9
    2001 12 12    02 00.82   +15 31.1    0.274    1.190   133.4    36.9    19.0
    2001 12 17    01 55.53   +13 41.3    0.269    1.165   126.6    42.8    19.0
    2001 12 22    01 52.19   +11 57.7    0.265    1.140   120.1    48.3    19.1
    2001 12 27    01 50.78   +10 21.6    0.261    1.116   114.1    53.6    19.2
    2002 01 01    01 51.18   +08 52.9    0.256    1.092   108.6    58.6    19.2
    2002 01 06    01 53.23   +07 30.5    0.251    1.070   103.5    63.3    19.3
    2002 01 11    01 56.80   +06 12.9    0.246    1.049    98.8    67.9    19.3
    2002 01 16    02 01.76   +04 58.2    0.239    1.030    94.4    72.2    19.4
    2002 01 21    02 07.97   +03 43.7    0.230    1.012    90.4    76.5    19.4
    2002 01 26    02 15.28   +02 26.3    0.221    0.996    86.6    80.6    19.4
    2002 01 31    02 23.53   +01 02.3    0.210    0.983    83.2    84.6    19.4
    2002 02 05    02 32.62   -00 31.9    0.198    0.971    80.0    88.5    19.4
    2002 02 10    02 42.57   -02 20.4    0.185    0.962    77.0    92.2    19.4
    2002 02 15    02 53.40   -04 28.3    0.171    0.956    74.4    95.7    19.4
    2002 02 20    03 05.25   -07 01.9    0.157    0.953    72.2    98.8    19.3
    2002 02 25    03 18.32   -10 09.3    0.142    0.952    70.5   101.5    19.3
    2002 03 02    03 33.07   -14 00.5    0.127    0.954    69.5   103.3    19.1
    2002 03 07    03 50.42   -18 46.6    0.113    0.959    69.6   104.0    18.9
    2002 03 12    04 12.05   -24 40.2    0.100    0.966    71.4   103.0    18.6
    2002 03 17    04 41.00   -31 50.8    0.089    0.976    75.4    99.5    18.2
    2002 03 22    05 22.70   -40 08.9    0.080    0.989    82.4    93.0    17.7
    2002 03 27    06 25.89   -48 29.0    0.075    1.004    92.4    83.3    17.2
    2002 04 01    07 57.11   -54 12.3    0.074    1.020   104.6    71.3    16.8
    2002 04 06    09 40.15   -54 37.1    0.078    1.039   117.5    58.7    16.6
    2002 04 11    11 02.58   -50 29.2    0.087    1.059   129.3    47.0    16.5
    2002 04 16    11 56.80   -44 42.1    0.099    1.081   139.3    37.3    16.6
    2002 04 21    12 31.66   -39 05.1    0.115    1.103   147.1    29.7    16.7
    2002 04 26    12 55.15   -34 14.5    0.134    1.127   152.7    24.2    16.9
    2002 05 01    13 11.93   -30 14.4    0.156    1.151   156.1    20.8    17.2
    2002 05 06    13 24.64   -26 59.1    0.180    1.177   157.3    19.3    17.5
    2002 05 11    13 34.88   -24 21.5    0.206    1.202   156.7    19.4    17.9
    2002 05 16    13 43.62   -22 15.7    0.235    1.228   154.8    20.5    18.2
    2002 05 21    13 51.47   -20 36.4    0.267    1.254   152.2    22.1    18.6
    2002 05 26    13 58.81   -19 19.1    0.301    1.280   149.1    23.9    18.9
    2002 05 31    14 05.84   -18 20.0    0.337    1.306   145.9    25.8    19.3
    2002 06 05    14 12.74   -17 35.9    0.376    1.333   142.6    27.6    19.6
    2002 06 10    14 19.63   -17 04.3    0.417    1.359   139.3    29.2    19.9
    2002 06 15    14 26.60   -16 43.2    0.460    1.384   136.0    30.7    20.2
    2002 06 20    14 33.71   -16 30.9    0.506    1.410   132.8    31.9    20.5
    2002 06 25    14 40.97   -16 25.8    0.554    1.435   129.7    33.0    20.8
    2002 06 30    14 48.38   -16 26.5    0.604    1.459   126.6    34.0    21.0
    2002 07 05    14 55.96   -16 32.0    0.656    1.484   123.6    34.8    21.3
    2002 07 10    15 03.73   -16 41.3    0.709    1.507   120.7    35.5    21.5
    2002 07 15    15 11.69   -16 53.7    0.765    1.531   117.8    36.0    21.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W14
    

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