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MPEC 2001-W29: 2001 VS78

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W29                                Issued 2001 Nov. 19, 20:26 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 VS78

Observations:
     K01V78S* C2001 11 15.42495 09 48 21.48 +14 16 27.6          18.7 R      699
     K01V78S  C2001 11 15.43681 09 48 23.45 +14 16 27.9                      699
     K01V78S  C2001 11 15.44871 09 48 25.25 +14 16 31.2                      699
     K01V78S  C2001 11 15.46053 09 48 27.12 +14 16 33.6                      699
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.02706 09 49 59.07 +14 18 02.5          17.4 R      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.02843 09 49 59.30 +14 18 02.9                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.02997 09 49 59.53 +14 18 02.8                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.03095 09 49 59.65 +14 18 03.0                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.03212 09 49 59.84 +14 18 03.0                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.08520 09 50 08.48 +14 18 12.3          18.2 V      611
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.08731 09 50 08.81 +14 18 13.2                      611
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.09113 09 50 09.39 +14 18 13.7                      611
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.12274 09 50 14.47 +14 18 19.2                      118
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.12551 09 50 14.90 +14 18 19.9                      118
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.12823 09 50 15.28 +14 18 20.4          17.6 R      118
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.14451 09 50 17.99 +14 18 22.2          18.1 R      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.14596 09 50 18.21 +14 18 23.2                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.14699 09 50 18.40 +14 18 23.0                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.14822 09 50 18.56 +14 18 22.9                      046
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.46812 09 51 10.68 +14 19 17.5          17.3 R      734
     K01V78S  C2001 11 16.47293 09 51 11.35 +14 19 17.8          17.7 R      734
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.14586 09 53 01.14 +14 21 11.8                      557
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.15133 09 53 02.04 +14 21 13.8                      118
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.15517 09 53 02.67 +14 21 14.7                      118
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.15713 09 53 02.96 +14 21 14.6                      118
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.16013 09 53 03.43 +14 21 14.3          18.8 V      557
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.17670 09 53 06.13 +14 21 17.2                      557
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.44251 09 53 49.83 +14 22 06.1          18.3        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.45683 09 53 52.15 +14 22 09.0          18.8        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.47116 09 53 54.42 +14 22 11.7          18.6        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.48549 09 53 56.76 +14 22 14.0          18.6        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 17.49989 09 53 59.09 +14 22 16.6          18.9        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.43701 09 56 33.05 +14 25 08.1          18.2        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.45185 09 56 35.45 +14 25 11.0          18.8        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.45364 09 56 35.71 +14 25 10.6          18.5        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.46668 09 56 37.87 +14 25 13.6          18.8        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.46814 09 56 38.09 +14 25 13.4          18.5        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.48158 09 56 40.31 +14 25 16.8          18.6        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.48237 09 56 40.47 +14 25 16.1          18.8        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.49644 09 56 42.72 +14 25 19.7          18.6        704
     K01V78S  C2001 11 18.49722 09 56 42.85 +14 25 18.8          18.5        704

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observers R. Stoss, S. Kluegl.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 VS78
Epoch 2001 Nov. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452220.5                  MPC
M 298.49841              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45369885     Peri.   92.82324     -0.88879652     +0.26407503
a   1.6773522      Node   102.70768     -0.38276333     -0.87722018
e   0.2929099      Incl.   22.58036     +0.25205750     -0.40093532
P   2.17           H   15.3           G   0.15
From 41 observations 2001 Nov. 15-18.

Ephemeris:
2001 VS78                a,e,i = 1.68, 0.29, 23                  q = 1.1860
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 11 07    09 26.11   +13 59.2    1.310    1.574    85.2    38.8    18.4
2001 11 17    09 52.62   +14 20.9    1.185    1.534    89.3    40.1    18.2
2001 11 27    10 20.67   +14 58.7    1.067    1.493    93.2    41.3    17.9
2001 12 07    10 50.72   +15 57.9    0.956    1.453    96.9    42.3    17.7
2001 12 17    11 23.24   +17 23.5    0.855    1.413   100.2    43.3    17.4
2001 12 27    11 58.66   +19 19.0    0.767    1.375   102.9    44.2    17.1
2002 01 06    12 37.30   +21 43.2    0.693    1.339   104.7    45.3    16.9
2002 01 16    13 18.97   +24 28.9    0.635    1.305   105.4    46.6    16.7
2002 01 26    14 02.84   +27 21.5    0.593    1.274   104.9    48.3    16.5
2002 02 05    14 47.39   +30 02.5    0.566    1.247   103.5    50.3    16.4
2002 02 15    15 30.52   +32 17.3    0.551    1.224   101.6    52.3    16.4
2002 02 25    16 10.25   +33 58.1    0.543    1.206    99.6    54.0    16.4
2002 03 07    16 45.30   +35 04.6    0.539    1.193    98.0    55.4    16.4
2002 03 17    17 14.93   +35 41.5    0.535    1.187    97.2    56.3    16.4
2002 03 27    17 38.93   +35 51.4    0.527    1.187    97.4    56.5    16.3
2002 04 06    17 57.38   +35 35.3    0.515    1.192    98.7    56.1    16.3
2002 04 16    18 10.16   +34 50.5    0.497    1.204   101.3    54.8    16.2
2002 04 26    18 17.09   +33 26.7    0.475    1.221   105.4    52.6    16.1
2002 05 06    18 17.99   +31 08.3    0.448    1.244   111.3    49.1    15.9
2002 05 16    18 12.66   +27 31.6    0.421    1.271   119.1    44.0    15.6
2002 05 26    18 01.66   +22 07.8    0.399    1.301   129.0    37.2    15.4
2002 06 05    17 46.64   +14 42.8    0.386    1.335   140.4    29.0    15.1
2002 06 15    17 30.24   +05 39.7    0.391    1.371   151.0    21.0    15.0
2002 06 25    17 15.74   -03 50.7    0.419    1.409   155.9    17.1    15.1
2002 07 05    17 05.51   -12 27.8    0.470    1.448   151.9    19.3    15.4
2002 07 15    17 00.70   -19 29.6    0.543    1.489   143.6    23.9    16.0
2002 07 25    17 01.45   -24 53.7    0.633    1.529   134.8    28.1    16.5
2002 08 04    17 07.10   -28 56.5    0.736    1.570   126.7    31.2    16.9
2002 08 14    17 16.94   -31 56.4    0.850    1.610   119.4    33.3    17.4
2002 08 24    17 30.22   -34 08.3    0.972    1.650   112.6    34.4    17.8
2002 09 03    17 46.19   -35 42.6    1.099    1.689   106.4    34.9    18.1
2002 09 13    18 04.32   -36 46.3    1.231    1.727   100.6    34.9    18.4
2002 09 23    18 24.10   -37 24.4    1.366    1.764    95.0    34.5    18.6
2002 10 03    18 45.06   -37 40.0    1.503    1.800    89.6    33.8    18.9
2002 10 13    19 06.89   -37 35.6    1.640    1.834    84.4    32.8    19.1
2002 10 23    19 29.24   -37 13.3    1.776    1.867    79.3    31.6    19.2
2002 11 02    19 51.85   -36 34.5    1.911    1.899    74.2    30.2    19.4
2002 11 12    20 14.54   -35 40.9    2.043    1.929    69.2    28.7    19.5
2002 11 22    20 37.11   -34 33.9    2.171    1.957    64.3    27.1    19.7
2002 12 02    20 59.45   -33 15.0    2.294    1.984    59.4    25.3    19.8
2002 12 12    21 21.48   -31 45.7    2.411    2.008    54.6    23.6    19.8
2002 12 22    21 43.14   -30 07.4    2.522    2.032    49.8    21.7    19.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W29

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