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    M.P.E.C. 2001-X50                                Issued 2001 Dec. 13, 22:28 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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                                   2001 XW10

Observations:
     K01X10W* C2001 12 11.37301 07 49 28.45 +40 29 59.4          18.5        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 11.38825 07 49 19.92 +40 29 57.0          18.4        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 11.40366 07 49 11.34 +40 29 54.4          18.6        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 11.41902 07 49 02.81 +40 29 51.0          18.7        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 11.43425 07 48 54.15 +40 29 46.6          19.0        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.34790 07 32 21.47 +40 19 05.4          19.2        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.36327 07 32 13.60 +40 18 58.4          19.2        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.37899 07 32 05.64 +40 18 50.8          18.9        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.39425 07 31 57.92 +40 18 43.2          18.8        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.40974 07 31 50.09 +40 18 36.1          18.7        704
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.84826 07 28 17.90 +40 14 39.1                      611
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.85334 07 28 15.35 +40 14 36.4                      611
     K01X10W  C2001 12 13.86464 07 28 09.79 +40 14 30.3                      611

Observer details:
611 Starkenburg.  Observers R. Stoss, M. Busch, E. Schwab, F. Hormuth.
    0.45-m f/4.4 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 XW10
Epoch 2001 Nov. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452240.5                 MPC
M  15.10208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31243346     Peri.  352.25418     +0.90229562     +0.43041995
a   2.1509535      Node   342.18967     -0.39112068     +0.79333424
e   0.7688470      Incl.    4.59824     -0.18134834     +0.43053390
P   3.15           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2001 Dec. 11-13.

Ephemeris:
2001 XW10                a,e,i = 2.15, 0.77, 5                   q = 0.4972
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 07    08 33.07   +40 11.0    0.261    1.173   131.0    39.3    17.9
2001 12 17    07 04.92   +39 38.7    0.343    1.304   155.5    18.2    18.1
2001 12 27    06 13.63   +36 54.4    0.454    1.429   166.3     9.4    18.6
2002 01 06    05 46.46   +34 16.0    0.590    1.548   158.8    13.3    19.5
2002 01 16    05 33.45   +32 12.4    0.746    1.662   147.6    18.5    20.3
2002 01 26    05 29.13   +30 41.5    0.919    1.771   137.0    22.3    21.0
2002 02 05    05 30.38   +29 35.5    1.106    1.875   127.3    24.7    21.6
2002 02 15    05 35.37   +28 46.7    1.305    1.975   118.3    26.1    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-X50

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