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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Y17                                Issued 2001 Dec. 19, 23:04 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2001 XK105
    
    Observations:
         K01XA5K* C2001 12 14.15493 03 35 34.88 +19 20 44.6          19.9        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 14.17014 03 35 38.69 +19 22 36.0          20.4        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 14.18540 03 35 42.45 +19 24 27.4          20.1        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 14.20064 03 35 46.20 +19 26 17.5          20.0        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.14353 03 56 48.85 +27 36 23.4          19.7        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.14378 03 56 48.82 +27 36 25.7          19.4        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.15880 03 56 53.85 +27 38 19.6          20.4        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.15905 03 56 53.71 +27 38 22.1          20.1        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.17524 03 56 59.14 +27 40 27.2          20.4        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.17549 03 56 59.06 +27 40 28.8          19.5        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.19068 03 57 03.98 +27 42 25.1          20.0        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.20562 03 57 08.91 +27 44 18.1          20.4        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 18.20587 03 57 08.88 +27 44 21.2          19.5        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 19.29531 04 03 52.96 +30 01 44.5          19.7        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 19.32606 04 04 03.86 +30 05 33.1          19.8        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 19.34131 04 04 09.29 +30 07 25.6          20.1        704
         K01XA5K  C2001 12 19.35696 04 04 14.94 +30 09 21.0          20.1        704
    
    Observer details:
    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 XK105
    Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
    M 358.91512              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31342822     Peri.    6.94735     +0.05439821     -0.98982381
    a   2.1464000      Node    79.99552     +0.90957952     -0.00520729
    e   0.5035831      Incl.    7.67307     +0.41195381     +0.14220307
    P   3.14           H   23.2           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2001 Dec. 14-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 XK105               a,e,i = 2.15, 0.50, 8                   q = 1.0655
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2001 12 17    03 50.12   +25 12.3    0.090    1.066   155.3    22.7    19.2
    2001 12 22    04 22.72   +35 35.7    0.089    1.066   155.5    22.5    19.2
    2001 12 27    05 04.63   +44 39.2    0.094    1.068   153.4    24.4    19.3
    2002 01 01    05 53.56   +51 07.4    0.103    1.074   150.2    27.1    19.6
    2002 01 06    06 43.53   +54 45.7    0.116    1.083   147.5    29.2    20.0
    2002 01 11    07 27.92   +56 07.8    0.132    1.095   145.7    30.4    20.3
    2002 01 16    08 03.26   +56 01.0    0.150    1.110   144.9    30.6    20.6
    2002 01 21    08 29.62   +55 03.1    0.171    1.128   144.8    30.2    20.9
    2002 01 26    08 48.71   +53 37.7    0.193    1.148   145.1    29.4    21.2
    2002 01 31    09 02.41   +51 57.7    0.216    1.170   145.5    28.5    21.5
    2002 02 05    09 12.31   +50 10.0    0.242    1.194   145.9    27.6    21.7
    2002 02 10    09 19.64   +48 17.8    0.270    1.220   146.1    26.8    22.0
    2002 02 15    09 25.35   +46 23.2    0.300    1.248   145.9    26.3    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y17
    

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