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    • MPEC 2001-Y04 : 2001 XO88

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Y04                                Issued 2001 Dec. 17, 17:17 UT

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                                   2001 XO88

Observations:
     K01X88O* C2001 12 14.37743 07 30 13.62 +21 50 07.1          19.1        704
     K01X88O  C2001 12 14.39263 07 30 13.72 +21 51 09.9          19.6        704
     K01X88O  C2001 12 14.40783 07 30 13.84 +21 52 12.6          19.3        704
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.03278 07 30 35.14 +22 34 26.3          18.1 R      046
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.03380 07 30 35.13 +22 34 31.1                      046
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.03493 07 30 35.13 +22 34 35.4                      046
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.03586 07 30 35.11 +22 34 39.2          17.9 R      046
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.06222 07 30 35.66 +22 36 22.6                      611
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.06669 07 30 35.58 +22 36 40.0                      611
     K01X88O  C2001 12 15.06863 07 30 35.79 +22 36 48.2                      611
     K01X88O  C2001 12 17.31244 07 31 28.46 +24 52 02.3          18.5 R      918
     K01X88O  C2001 12 17.31483 07 31 28.56 +24 52 10.8          18.2 R      918
     K01X88O  C2001 12 17.31878 07 31 28.52 +24 52 24.0          18.5 R      918

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observers F. Hormuth, R. Stoss.  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.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 XO88
Epoch 2001 Nov. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452240.5                 MPC
M   4.07315              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22241103     Peri.  317.14791     +0.72952656     -0.67172636
a   2.6979372      Node    85.52765     +0.65725438     +0.63643917
e   0.6358610      Incl.    7.41966     +0.18922918     +0.37911591
P   4.43           H   21.7           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2001 Dec. 14-17.

Ephemeris:
2001 XO88                a,e,i = 2.70, 0.64, 7                   q = 0.9824
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    07 31.37   +24 35.0    0.140    1.112   154.3    22.6    18.7
2001 12 22    07 31.89   +28 27.2    0.170    1.144   159.0    18.0    19.1
2001 12 27    07 31.01   +31 05.3    0.202    1.178   163.0    14.1    19.4
2002 01 01    07 29.40   +32 53.4    0.237    1.215   166.1    11.2    19.7
2002 01 06    07 27.54   +34 05.8    0.274    1.253   167.6     9.7    20.0
2002 01 11    07 25.78   +34 51.8    0.315    1.292   167.0     9.9    20.4
2002 01 16    07 24.44   +35 17.7    0.358    1.332   164.6    11.3    20.8
2002 01 21    07 23.75   +35 28.3    0.405    1.373   161.3    13.3    21.2
2002 01 26    07 23.81   +35 27.4    0.455    1.415   157.4    15.5    21.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y04

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