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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y53                                Issued 2002 Dec. 30, 17:03 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 QH96
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2001-Q42
    
    Additional Observations:
         K01Q96H 3 1994 09 10.26771 22 03 56.05 +10 46 10.7                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 09 10.27327 22 03 57.23 +10 45 43.5                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 09 10.29548 22 04 01.85 +10 43 50.8                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 09 10.30104 22 04 03.12 +10 43 23.4                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 10 01.18212 23 06 39.91 -10 42 56.4                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 10 01.18768 23 06 40.66 -10 43 08.8                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 10 01.21128 23 06 43.64 -10 44 02.5                      675
         K01Q96H 3 1994 10 01.21684 23 06 44.39 -10 44 14.5                      675
    
    Observer details:
    675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers E. M. Shoemaker, C. S. Shoemaker, H. E. Holt,
        F. J. Mendez, C. M. Olmstead, L. A. Zimmerman, D. H. Levy, S. J. Edberg.
        Measurers A. Boattini, G. Forti, E. L. G. Bowell, L. Tesi.  0.46-m f/2
        Schmidt.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    940910 675 0.46- 0.08-    941001 675 0.30- 0.05-    MPO 20892   +0.080 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QH96
    Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
    M 211.86331              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42588362     Peri.  130.23522     +0.62933854     +0.77711290
    a   1.7496134      Node   178.72936     -0.76590704     +0.62139841
    e   0.3645341      Incl.   13.94074     -0.13160320     +0.09979757
    P   2.31           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    940910 675  0.3+  1.0-    010825 699  0.5-  0.0     010917 704  0.2+  0.3+
    940910 675  0.4+  0.1-    010825 699  0.1+  0.7+    010917 699  0.8-  0.7-
    940910 675  0.5-  0.4-    010825 699  0.4-  0.6+    010917 699  0.7-  0.2+
    940910 675  0.9+  0.3+    010826 649  0.1-  0.4+    010917 699  0.4-  0.2+
    941001 675  0.8-  0.6+    010826 649  1.5-  0.5-    010919 704  0.4-  0.8-
    941001 675  0.2-  0.5+    010827 704  0.9-  0.3+    010919 704  0.2-  1.3-
    941001 675  0.6-  0.8-    010827 704  0.4+  0.6+    010919 704  0.2-  0.8-
    941001 675  0.1+  0.5-    010827 704  0.6-  0.1-    010919 704  0.1-  0.4-
    010822 704  0.6+  0.1-    010827 704  0.1-  0.5+    010919 704  0.3-  0.3-
    010822 704  0.1-  0.1-    010827 711  0.0   0.2+    010923 402  0.0   0.3-
    010822 704  0.1-  0.5-    010827 711  0.5+  0.1+    010923 402  0.1+  0.1-
    010822 704  0.3-  0.6-    010827 711  0.3+  0.3+    010923 402  0.6+  0.4-
    010823 704  0.5+  0.1-    010827 704  0.1+  0.4+    010925 704  0.1-  0.4-
    010823 704  0.1-  0.3-    010829 046  0.5+  0.4+    010925 704  0.2-  0.3-
    010823 704  0.5+  0.1-    010829 046  0.5+  0.6+    010925 704  0.0   0.4-
    010823 704  0.0   0.3+    010829 046  0.2-  0.0     010925 704  0.3+  0.5-
    010823 704  0.3+  0.1-    010829 046  0.5+  0.2-    010925 704  0.3-  0.3-
    010823 704  1.2-  0.4+    010830 118  0.5+  0.4-    010926 670  0.1+  0.3+
    010823 704  0.5+  0.2+    010830 118  0.3+  0.4-    010926 670  0.5-  0.0
    010823 704  0.8+  0.2+    010830 118  0.1+  0.5-    011011 704  0.7+  0.2+
    010823 704  0.4+  0.1-    010831 402  0.1+  0.0     011011 704  0.1+  0.7+
    010823 704  0.1-  0.5-    010831 402  0.2+  0.1-    011011 704  0.4+  0.8+
    010823 422  0.1-  0.2+    010831 402  0.4+  0.1-    011011 704  0.1+  0.9+
    010823 422  0.4-  0.1+    010910 704  0.4-  0.5+    011011 704  0.2+  1.3+
    010823 422  0.5+  0.2+    010910 704  0.7-  0.2+    011018 360  0.1-  0.3-
    010824 046  0.6+  0.6+    010910 704  0.4-  0.1+    011018 360  0.0   0.3-
    010824 046  0.5+  0.2+    010910 704  0.8-  0.1-    011018 360  0.0   0.5-
    010824 046  0.0   0.6-    010910 704  0.7-  0.3+    011018 360  0.1+  0.2-
    010824 557  1.5+  0.5+    010912 644  0.5+  0.2+    011022 644  0.1-  0.2-
    010824 557  0.1-  0.1+    010912 644  0.4+  0.3+    011022 644  0.2+  0.1+
    010824 557  0.2-  0.5-    010912 644  0.6+  0.4+    011022 644  0.0   0.2+
    010824 704  0.0   0.6+    010917 704  0.2+  0.1+    011115 829  0.4+  0.0
    010824 704  0.0   0.1+    010917 704  0.0   0.4+    011115 829 (4.4-  3.5+)
    010824 704  0.2+  0.6+    010917 704  0.2+  0.2+    011121 696  0.0   0.2-
    010824 704  0.2+  0.7+    010917 699  0.5-  0.1-    011121 696  0.1+  0.4-
    010825 699  0.6-  0.8-    010917 704  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QH96                a,e,i = 1.75, 0.36, 14                  q = 1.1118
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 31    12 01.55   -06 51.9    1.446    2.189   127.3    21.0    21.9
    2003 02 10    11 59.36   -06 05.8    1.322    2.160   138.2    17.7    21.6
    2003 02 20    11 53.77   -04 45.2    1.215    2.130   150.0    13.4    21.2
    2003 03 02    11 44.92   -02 48.5    1.130    2.098   162.8     8.0    20.8
    2003 03 12    11 33.55   -00 20.4    1.071    2.063   175.7     2.1    20.4
    2003 03 22    11 21.05   +02 26.4    1.041    2.028   169.1     5.4    20.5
    2003 04 01    11 09.12   +05 14.2    1.037    1.990   155.4    12.0    20.7
    2003 04 11    10 59.47   +07 45.2    1.058    1.950   142.4    18.3    20.9
    2003 04 21    10 53.27   +09 47.4    1.098    1.909   130.4    23.6    21.1
    2003 05 01    10 51.00   +11 16.0    1.151    1.866   119.6    28.0    21.3
    2003 05 11    10 52.69   +12 11.2    1.211    1.822   109.9    31.4    21.5
    2003 05 21    10 58.02   +12 35.9    1.274    1.776   101.3    34.0    21.6
    2003 05 31    11 06.55   +12 33.9    1.336    1.728    93.7    35.8    21.7
    2003 06 10    11 17.88   +12 08.2    1.395    1.680    86.9    37.1    21.8
    2003 06 20    11 31.59   +11 22.0    1.447    1.630    80.8    38.0    21.8
    2003 06 30    11 47.41   +10 17.5    1.493    1.580    75.4    38.5    21.8
    2003 07 10    12 05.13   +08 56.6    1.531    1.529    70.5    38.8    21.8
    2003 07 20    12 24.59   +07 21.1    1.560    1.478    66.2    39.0    21.8
    2003 07 30    12 45.72   +05 32.4    1.580    1.428    62.3    39.0    21.7
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y53
    

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