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    M.P.E.C. 2002-S64                                Issued 2002 Sept. 30, 14:37 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      S/2001 U 1
    
    Observations:
        SK01U010  C2001 08 13.09585 21 41 36.84 -14 40 32.8          25.4 R      807
        SK01U010  C2001 08 13.15567 21 41 36.26 -14 40 35.5          25.5 R      807
        SK01U010  C2001 08 13.22537 21 41 35.65 -14 40 38.7          25.5 R      807
        SK01U010  C2001 08 13.29446 21 41 34.96 -14 40 42.3          25.3 R      807
        SK01U010  C2001 08 13.35711 21 41 34.36 -14 40 45.2          25.2 R      807
        SK01U010  C2001 08 25.32061 21 39 40.47 -14 50 14.4          25.3 R      568
        SK01U010  C2001 08 25.35899 21 39 40.12 -14 50 16.3                      568
        SK01U010  C2001 08 25.40381 21 39 39.70 -14 50 18.2                      568
        SK01U010  C2001 08 25.41067 21 39 39.63 -14 50 18.9                      568
        SK01U010  C2001 08 25.46677 21 39 39.15 -14 50 21.3                      568
        SK01U010  C2001 09 21.17887 21 35 53.96 -15 08 25.0                      675
        SK01U010  C2001 09 21.22091 21 35 53.65 -15 08 26.4                      675
        SK01U010  C2001 11 15.03893 21 33 44.28 -15 16 37.0                      309
        SK01U010  C2001 11 15.10968 21 33 44.48 -15 16 35.8                      309
        SK01U010  C2002 08 13.34400 21 58 16.61 -13 10 38.5                      807
        SK01U010  C2002 08 13.36481 21 58 16.43 -13 10 39.6                      807
        SK01U010  C2002 09 03.22766 21 55 11.09 -13 26 55.1          25.1 R      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.18925 21 54 54.30 -13 28 22.1                      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.19399 21 54 54.24 -13 28 22.2                      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.19873 21 54 54.22 -13 28 22.6                      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.20347 21 54 54.16 -13 28 22.8          25.4 R      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.20821 21 54 54.13 -13 28 22.8          25.2 R      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.21295 21 54 54.08 -13 28 23.2          25.2 R      309
        SK01U010  C2002 09 05.21769 21 54 54.05 -13 28 23.4                      309
    
    Observer details:
    309 Cerro Paranal.  Observers J.-M. Petit, P. Rousselot, O. Mousis.
        Measurer B. Gladman.  ESO 8.2-m UT3 Telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observer J. Kavelaars.  Measurer M. Holman.  3.6-m
        Canada-France-Hawaii telescope + CCD.
    675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers P. Nicholson, C. Dumas.  Measurer B. Gladman.
        5-m Hale reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. Holman, J. Kavelaars.  Measurers M. Holman,
        J. Kavelaars, D. Milisavljevic, T. Grav.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2001 U 1
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 328.96975              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.47489565     Peri.  160.60316     +0.78619759     +0.61314107
    a   0.0572937      Node   199.05536     +0.53117559     -0.60668461
    e   0.2077936      Incl.  166.33219     +0.31582563     -0.50595633
    P   2.08           H   12.8           P/d   758.06
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    010813 807  0.7-  0.0     010825 568  0.1+  0.4-    020903 309  0.0   0.2-
    010813 807  0.7-  0.2+    010825 568  0.9+  0.2-    020905 309  0.1+  0.0
    010813 807  0.3+  0.4+    010921 675  0.1+  0.1-    020905 309  0.1-  0.1+
    010813 807  0.0   0.1+    010921 675  0.0   0.1-    020905 309  0.2+  0.1-
    010813 807  0.1+  0.2+    011115 309  0.0   0.1+    020905 309  0.1-  0.1-
    010825 568  0.2-  0.1-    011115 309  0.0   0.0     020905 309  0.1+  0.1+
    010825 568  0.0   0.2-    020813 807  0.1-  0.3+    020905 309  0.1-  0.1-
    010825 568  0.1+  0.0     020813 807  0.0   0.2+    020905 309  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
        S/2001 U 1                                                   q = 0.0454
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_U   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
    2002 09 23    21 52.59   -13 40.2   19.122    0.053   173+/0.20+   196+/  3.3+
    2002 10 03    21 51.55   -13 45.4   19.235    0.052   211+/0.24+   209+/  3.5+
    2002 10 13    21 50.75   -13 49.3   19.371    0.051   246+/0.28+   219+/  3.7+
    2002 10 23    21 50.24   -13 51.7   19.523    0.050   280+/0.32+   227+/  3.8+
    2002 11 02    21 50.03   -13 52.4   19.689    0.050   310+/0.36+   234+/  3.9+
    2002 11 12    21 50.15   -13 51.6   19.864    0.049   337+/0.39+   237+/  4.0+
    2002 11 22    21 50.59   -13 49.0   20.041    0.048   360+/0.41+   238+/  4.0+
    2002 12 02    21 51.35   -13 44.8   20.217    0.047   379+/0.43+   237+/  4.0+
    2002 12 12    21 52.42   -13 39.1   20.386    0.047   392+/0.45+   233+/  3.9+
    2002 12 22    21 53.76   -13 31.9   20.543    0.046   400+/0.46+   226+/  3.8+
    2003 01 01    21 55.34   -13 23.5   20.683    0.046   402+/0.46+   217+/  3.6+
    2003 01 11    21 57.13   -13 13.9   20.804    0.046   399+/0.46+   204+/  3.4+
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-S64
    

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