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    M.P.E.C. 2001-X13                                Issued 2001 Dec. 3, 20:48 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 XD
    
    Observations:
         K01X00D* C2001 12 02.27399 01 15 47.50 +01 45 25.0          18.6        644
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.29533 01 15 51.70 +01 46 40.4          18.6        644
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.31628 01 15 55.84 +01 47 54.6          18.9        644
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85097 01 17 43.22 +02 18 42.1          17.4 R      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85190 01 17 43.41 +02 18 44.8                      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85301 01 17 43.60 +02 18 49.9                      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85373 01 17 43.79 +02 18 52.7          17.8 R      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85451 01 17 43.99 +02 18 54.4                      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85529 01 17 44.03 +02 18 56.5          17.7 R      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85598 01 17 44.19 +02 18 59.9                      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85751 01 17 44.55 +02 19 05.4                      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 02.85825 01 17 44.66 +02 19 07.2          17.5 R      046
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.14073 01 18 39.64 +02 34 57.0          18.2        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.15631 01 18 42.57 +02 35 48.7          18.3        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.16707 01 18 44.45 +02 36 24.2          17.8        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.17189 01 18 45.36 +02 36 40.1          18.6        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.18227 01 18 47.27 +02 37 14.2          18.6        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.18745 01 18 48.22 +02 37 30.7          18.5        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.19750 01 18 50.03 +02 38 04.6          18.3        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.20300 01 18 51.06 +02 38 22.2          18.3        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.21293 01 18 52.85 +02 38 55.0          18.4        704
         K01X00D  C2001 12 03.22832 01 18 55.71 +02 39 45.7          18.5        704
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2
        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.
    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 XD
    Epoch 2001 Nov. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452240.5                 MPC
    M  21.63502              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38172893     Peri.  230.94542     +0.43496341     +0.88315671
    a   1.8820565      Node    65.68464     -0.75512892     +0.46400085
    e   0.7776952      Incl.   11.11104     -0.49049684     +0.06882898
    P   2.58           H   18.2           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2001 Dec. 2-3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 XD                  a,e,i = 1.88, 0.78, 11                  q = 0.4184
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 11 27    00 53.26   -04 58.3    0.264    1.158   124.9    44.3    17.3
    2001 12 07    01 29.58   +05 38.2    0.427    1.292   127.8    37.0    18.4
    2001 12 17    01 50.18   +10 41.3    0.608    1.418   124.3    35.0    19.3
    2001 12 27    02 06.10   +13 46.5    0.799    1.538   118.8    34.1    20.1
    2002 01 06    02 20.42   +15 58.7    1.000    1.651   112.6    33.4    20.7
    2002 01 16    02 34.27   +17 43.0    1.208    1.757   106.1    32.5    21.2
    2002 01 26    02 48.13   +19 10.8    1.422    1.859    99.5    31.5    21.7
    2002 02 05    03 02.18   +20 27.6    1.638    1.955    92.9    30.2    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-X13
    

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