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    M.P.E.C. 2008-C06                                Issued 2008 Feb. 2, 15:08 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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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 BE16
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2001-B32
    
    Additional Observations:
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.20633 05 10 10.82 +11 56 20.3          19.7   EC006704
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.21875 05 10 07.59 +11 57 24.9          20.2   EC006704
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.23139 05 10 04.40 +11 58 31.3          20.2   EC006704
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.24433 05 10 00.94 +11 59 38.5          20.4   EC006704
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.25674 05 09 57.71 +12 00 43.7          20.5   EC006704
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.95159 05 07 02.40 +13 01 03.6                 EC006J95
         K01B16E  C2008 02 01.95856 05 07 00.63 +13 01 38.9          19.8 R EC006J95
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.15577 05 06 11.62 +13 18 53.2          20.1 V EC006G96
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.15631 05 06 11.52 +13 18 55.7          19.6 V EC006G96
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.15684 05 06 11.30 +13 18 58.1          19.4 V EC006G96
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.15738 05 06 11.23 +13 19 00.8          19.6 V EC006G96
         K01B16E 5C2008 02 02.17988 05 06 05.51 +13 20 59.1          19.2 R EC006673
         K01B16E 5C2008 02 02.18491 05 06 04.21 +13 21 23.3                 EC006673
         K01B16E 5C2008 02 02.20046 05 06 00.15 +13 22 45.9                 EC006673
         K01B16E 5C2008 02 02.20523 05 05 58.91 +13 23 10.6                 EC006673
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.25017 05 05 47.16 +13 27 03.0          19.6 R EC006854
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.25448 05 05 46.09 +13 27 26.7          20.0 R EC006854
         K01B16E  C2008 02 02.26266 05 05 43.93 +13 28 08.8          19.6 R EC006854
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
        R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    080201 704 6.76-13.03-    080202 854 5.96-13.62-    MPO 57796   +8.0 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 BE16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0621 AU
    Id. S. Foglia
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 227.81044              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.70096181     Peri.  106.15674     -0.48244164     +0.69105077
    a   1.2550850      Node   121.97235     -0.81966419     -0.57284377
    e   0.4040042      Incl.   39.38187     +0.30886999     -0.44079343
    P   1.41           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    010121 704  0.4+  0.4+    010123 046  0.6+  0.4+    080201 704  0.5+  0.6+
    010121 704  0.7+  0.1+    010123 046  0.2-  0.3+    080201 J95  0.3+  0.9+
    010121 704  0.4+  0.5-    010128 046  0.2+  0.1-    080201 J95  0.6+  0.1-
    010121 704  0.3-  0.1+    010128 046  0.4+  0.1-    080202 G96  0.5-  0.5-
    010121 704  0.3-  0.0     010128 046  0.0   0.1-    080202 G96  0.1+  0.8-
    010122 046  0.2-  0.2+    010128 046  0.5-  0.2-    080202 G96  1.1-  1.1-
    010122 046  0.7-  0.2-    010128 046  0.6-  0.0     080202 G96  0.0   1.3-
    010122 046  0.0   0.3-    010128 046  0.3-  0.0     080202 673  0.7-  0.7+
    010122 046  0.0   0.0     010130 587  0.1+  0.3-    080202 673  0.6-  1.2-
    010122 046  0.3+  0.7-    010130 587  0.8+  0.7+    080202 673  0.9-  0.5+
    010122 046  0.3-  0.0     080201 704  0.4-  0.1-    080202 673  0.9-  0.4+
    010123 046  0.4+  0.1-    080201 704  0.1-  0.3-    080202 854  0.2-  1.1-
    010123 046  1.1-  1.0+    080201 704 (1.6+  0.2+)   080202 854  0.4+  0.3+
    010123 046  0.5+  0.6-    080201 704  0.4+  0.0     080202 854  0.3-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 BE16                a,e,i = 1.26, 0.40, 39                  q = 0.7480
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 01 25    05 41.49   +01 37.1    0.368    1.275   136.0    32.4    19.5
    2008 02 04    04 58.57   +15 57.9    0.365    1.212   120.5    44.5    19.7
    2008 02 14    04 20.87   +29 08.6    0.396    1.147   103.7    56.8    20.1
    2008 02 24    03 49.40   +39 35.4    0.445    1.080    89.3    66.4    20.6
    2008 03 05    03 21.70   +47 35.2    0.500    1.012    77.8    73.3    20.9
    2008 03 15    02 53.74   +53 42.8    0.551    0.946    68.7    78.4    21.1
    2008 03 25    02 20.92   +58 09.2    0.593    0.883    61.4    82.5    21.3
    2008 04 04    01 40.92   +60 34.9    0.622    0.827    55.6    86.1    21.4
    2008 04 14    00 57.99   +60 25.3    0.637    0.783    51.3    89.2    21.4
    2008 04 24    00 23.09   +57 20.6    0.639    0.756    48.7    91.9    21.5
    2008 05 04    00 05.00   +51 40.2    0.629    0.748    47.8    93.7    21.5
    2008 05 14    00 04.14   +44 06.5    0.613    0.762    48.7    94.0    21.5
    2008 05 24    00 16.44   +35 18.2    0.595    0.794    51.6    92.5    21.5
    2008 06 03    00 37.45   +25 44.9    0.578    0.842    56.1    89.2    21.4
    2008 06 13    01 03.50   +15 45.8    0.566    0.900    61.9    84.4    21.3
    2008 06 23    01 32.03   +05 38.0    0.563    0.964    68.5    78.7    21.2
    2008 07 03    02 01.21   -04 21.5    0.569    1.031    75.3    72.5    21.2
    2008 07 13    02 29.56   -13 57.1    0.585    1.099    81.9    66.3    21.2
    2008 07 23    02 55.99   -22 55.4    0.611    1.166    87.9    60.6    21.2
    2008 08 02    03 19.54   -31 09.7    0.645    1.230    93.0    55.5    21.3
    2008 08 12    03 39.16   -38 37.4    0.686    1.292    97.1    51.1    21.4
    2008 08 22    03 53.83   -45 18.4    0.732    1.350   100.3    47.5    21.6
    2008 09 01    04 02.26   -51 13.7    0.782    1.405   102.6    44.5    21.7
    2008 09 11    04 02.80   -56 20.4    0.835    1.456   104.1    42.1    21.9
    2008 09 21    03 53.84   -60 31.3    0.891    1.503   104.8    40.2    22.0
    2008 10 01    03 34.32   -63 34.7    0.949    1.546   104.9    38.7    22.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C06
    

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