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MPEC 2001-E15: 2001 DB3

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M.P.E.C. 2001-E15                                Issued 2001 Mar. 6, 17:15 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,
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                                   2001 DB3

Observations:
     K01D03B* C2001 02 16.29676 10 28 41.46 +21 22 49.0          19.3        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 16.31105 10 28 39.84 +21 22 45.2          19.3        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 16.32511 10 28 38.31 +21 22 42.2          19.4        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 16.33916 10 28 36.67 +21 22 36.5          19.3        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 16.35322 10 28 35.09 +21 22 33.5          19.7        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 17.29850 10 26 51.01 +21 18 19.6          18.9        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 17.32678 10 26 47.70 +21 18 12.7          19.4        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 17.34090 10 26 46.07 +21 18 07.6          18.8        704
     K01D03B  C2001 02 17.35502 10 26 44.50 +21 18 03.8          19.4        704
     K01D03B  C2001 03 03.25434 09 58 38.64 +19 40 30.2          18.7        704
     K01D03B  C2001 03 03.26728 09 58 36.97 +19 40 23.2          18.2        704
     K01D03B  C2001 03 03.28022 09 58 35.32 +19 40 14.8          18.1        704
     K01D03B  C2001 03 03.29368 09 58 33.57 +19 40 07.7          18.5        704
     K01D03B  C2001 03 04.31822 09 56 24.59 +19 30 03.2                      711
     K01D03B  C2001 03 04.32318 09 56 23.90 +19 30 01.0                      711
     K01D03B  C2001 03 04.32890 09 56 23.25 +19 29 58.2                      711
     K01D03B  C2001 03 05.85822 09 53 12.02 +19 14 08.3          18.3 V      104
     K01D03B  C2001 03 05.86491 09 53 11.33 +19 14 05.0                      104
     K01D03B  C2001 03 05.86771 09 53 11.01 +19 14 04.3                      104
     K01D03B  C2001 03 05.87162 09 53 10.32 +19 14 00.8                      104

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
    Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.  0.40-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 DB3
Epoch 2001 Feb. 20.0 TT = JDT 2451960.5                 Spahr
M 327.05533              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22471086     Peri.  263.43241     -0.39407663     +0.90969900
a   2.6794974      Node   341.58654     -0.58997822     -0.35964592
e   0.5578871      Incl.   24.49465     -0.70471931     -0.20761153
P   4.39           H   16.5           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2001 Feb. 16-Mar. 5.

Ephemeris:
2001 DB3                 a,e,i = 2.68, 0.56, 24                  q = 1.1846
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 03 02    10 01.28   +19 52.3    0.912    1.881   162.5     9.1    18.3
2001 03 12    09 40.73   +18 02.2    0.882    1.811   149.8    16.0    18.4
2001 03 22    09 22.85   +15 38.6    0.875    1.740   136.8    23.1    18.5
2001 04 01    09 09.69   +12 51.7    0.886    1.670   124.6    29.5    18.6
2001 04 11    09 02.05   +09 51.1    0.910    1.602   113.7    34.9    18.8
2001 04 21    08 59.80   +06 42.8    0.938    1.535   104.3    39.4    18.9
2001 05 01    09 02.42   +03 28.3    0.968    1.470    96.2    42.9    18.9
2001 05 11    09 09.22   +00 06.4    0.994    1.409    89.4    45.8    19.0
2001 05 21    09 19.62   -03 25.0    1.015    1.353    83.8    48.0    19.0
2001 05 31    09 33.28   -07 08.4    1.028    1.303    79.3    49.9    19.0
2001 06 10    09 49.98   -11 06.0    1.034    1.260    75.8    51.4    19.0
2001 06 20    10 09.78   -15 18.2    1.033    1.225    73.4    52.6    18.9
2001 06 30    10 33.01   -19 44.8    1.027    1.201    72.0    53.6    18.9
2001 07 10    11 00.23   -24 22.8    1.016    1.187    71.5    54.3    18.9
2001 07 20    11 32.31   -29 05.0    1.006    1.185    71.8    54.5    18.9
2001 07 30    12 10.34   -33 39.4    0.998    1.195    72.8    54.2    18.9
2001 08 09    12 55.20   -37 46.1    0.999    1.216    74.4    53.4    18.9
2001 08 19    13 47.00   -40 58.7    1.011    1.247    76.1    52.0    18.9
2001 08 29    14 44.12   -42 51.4    1.041    1.288    77.8    50.0    19.0
2001 09 08    15 42.90   -43 09.5    1.089    1.336    79.1    47.8    19.1
2001 09 18    16 39.06   -41 58.2    1.158    1.391    79.7    45.3    19.3
2001 09 28    17 29.68   -39 39.8    1.248    1.450    79.5    42.8    19.4
2001 10 08    18 13.76   -36 40.5    1.355    1.514    78.4    40.3    19.7
2001 10 18    18 51.80   -33 22.2    1.480    1.580    76.5    37.8    19.9
2001 10 28    19 24.87   -29 59.3    1.617    1.648    74.0    35.4    20.1
2001 11 07    19 53.99   -26 39.7    1.765    1.718    70.8    33.0    20.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-E15

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