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    M.P.E.C. 2001-W62                                Issued 2001 Nov. 26, 15:29 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 WJ15
    
    Observations:
         K01W15J* C2001 11 21.26214 03 42 18.52 +21 52 44.0          17.4        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 21.27681 03 42 17.28 +21 48 46.0          17.1        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 21.29148 03 42 16.04 +21 44 48.8          17.2        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.21803 03 42 24.09 +14 17 24.1          18.6        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.23238 03 42 23.52 +14 16 09.8          18.9        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.24791 03 42 22.82 +14 14 50.5          18.8        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.26211 03 42 22.16 +14 13 38.8          18.9        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.27726 03 42 21.47 +14 12 22.1          18.8        704
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.45522 03 42 16.19 +13 57 29.2          18.6        644
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.47021 03 42 15.88 +13 56 15.3          18.5        644
         K01W15J  C2001 11 24.48400 03 42 15.65 +13 55 07.2          18.8        644
         K01W15J  C2001 11 25.81984 03 42 28.42 +12 25 52.6                      557
         K01W15J  C2001 11 25.82263 03 42 28.46 +12 25 44.3                      557
         K01W15J  C2001 11 25.82403 03 42 28.39 +12 25 40.3                      557
         K01W15J  C2001 11 26.25904 03 42 26.89 +12 03 19.3          19.1 R      711
         K01W15J  C2001 11 26.26074 03 42 28.25 +12 02 46.8                      658
         K01W15J  C2001 11 26.26312 03 42 26.76 +12 03 08.4          18.7 R      711
         K01W15J  C2001 11 26.26525 03 42 28.19 +12 02 33.9                      658
         K01W15J  C2001 11 26.26719 03 42 26.64 +12 02 55.9          19.2 R      711
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    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.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett 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 J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 WJ15
    Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
    M  11.06444              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.54380983     Peri.   87.65074     +0.82971922     +0.54198113
    a   1.4865220      Node   239.50157     -0.55360991     +0.76849505
    e   0.5672920      Incl.    8.91317     -0.07128869     +0.34010561
    P   1.81           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    011121 704  0.0   0.1+    011124 704  0.9-  0.9+    011126 711  0.1-  0.7-
    011121 704  0.0   0.1+    011124 644  0.1+  0.5-    011126 658  0.7-  0.3-
    011121 704  0.1-  0.2-    011124 644  0.1+  0.3-    011126 711  0.0   0.6+
    011124 704  0.0   0.5+    011124 644  0.2+  0.4-    011126 658  0.0   0.1+
    011124 704  0.5+  0.4-    011125 557  0.5-  0.7-    011126 711  0.3+  0.3+
    011124 704  0.1+  0.3-    011125 557  0.9+  0.1+
    011124 704  0.5-  0.4+    011125 557  0.3+  0.7+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 WJ15                a,e,i = 1.49, 0.57, 9                   q = 0.6432
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 11 17    15 42.43   +54 31.3    0.013    0.985    73.5   105.7    17.8
    2001 11 18    03 41.9    +78 11.2    0.012    0.995   121.0    58.4    15.8
    2001 11 19    03 42.21   +44 42.2    0.018    1.004   154.7    24.9    15.7
    2001 11 20    03 42.25   +30 15.6    0.027    1.014   169.4    10.3    16.1
    2001 11 21    03 42.27   +23 10.1    0.036    1.024   176.6     3.3    16.5
    2001 11 22    03 42.30   +19 04.8    0.046    1.034   177.9     2.0    16.9
    
    2001 11 27    03 42.49   +11 29.9    0.097    1.082   168.2    10.8    19.1
    2001 12 02    03 42.92   +09 18.2    0.150    1.130   162.6    15.1    20.3
    2001 12 07    03 43.69   +08 25.0    0.205    1.177   157.9    18.4    21.2
    2001 12 12    03 44.89   +08 04.7    0.261    1.224   153.4    21.1    21.9
    2001 12 17    03 46.60   +08 02.3    0.320    1.270   149.1    23.5    22.5
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W62
    

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