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MPEC 2001-X69: 2001 XR31

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M.P.E.C. 2001-X69                                Issued 2001 Dec. 15, 15:10 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 XR31

Observations:
     K01X31R* C2001 12 13.36714 08 54 24.51 +27 16 49.9          19.7        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 13.38286 08 54 23.52 +27 16 48.1          20.4        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 13.39843 08 54 22.26 +27 16 46.6          20.4        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 13.41361 08 54 21.29 +27 16 44.6          20.0        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 14.44562 08 53 11.09 +27 14 35.8          19.3        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 14.46098 08 53 09.96 +27 14 34.3          19.7        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 14.47633 08 53 08.83 +27 14 32.5          19.5        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 14.49169 08 53 07.70 +27 14 30.5          19.5        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 14.50704 08 53 06.59 +27 14 28.3          19.2        704
     K01X31R  C2001 12 15.04906 08 52 28.63 +27 13 19.7          19.1 R      046
     K01X31R  C2001 12 15.05101 08 52 28.54 +27 13 20.3                      046
     K01X31R  C2001 12 15.05270 08 52 28.40 +27 13 19.6          19.0 R      046
     K01X31R  C2001 12 15.05440 08 52 28.36 +27 13 19.9                      046
     K01X31R  C2001 12 15.05611 08 52 28.19 +27 13 19.3          19.2 R      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + 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.

Orbital elements:
2001 XR31
Epoch 2001 Nov. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452240.5                 MPC
M  31.82446              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29516570     Peri.   60.50798     +0.97479272     -0.15796660
a   2.2340461      Node   308.12583     +0.05839195     +0.86221159
e   0.5139706      Incl.   11.55409     +0.21533586     +0.48128758
P   3.34           H   17.6           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2001 Dec. 13-15.

Ephemeris:
2001 XR31                a,e,i = 2.23, 0.51, 12                  q = 1.0858
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 07    09 00.25   +27 31.7    0.896    1.666   124.7    29.1    19.7
2001 12 17    08 50.05   +27 09.5    0.882    1.735   136.8    22.8    19.6
2001 12 27    08 34.83   +26 49.5    0.883    1.803   150.0    15.8    19.5
2002 01 06    08 16.55   +26 23.1    0.907    1.871   163.8     8.5    19.3
2002 01 16    07 57.87   +25 45.6    0.956    1.937   175.0     2.6    19.2
2002 01 26    07 41.46   +24 58.0    1.032    2.003   166.6     6.5    19.7
2002 02 05    07 29.09   +24 05.2    1.134    2.067   154.2    12.0    20.2
2002 02 15    07 21.34   +23 12.4    1.259    2.129   142.5    16.4    20.6
2002 02 25    07 18.06   +22 22.3    1.402    2.190   131.8    19.7    21.0
2002 03 07    07 18.63   +21 35.7    1.560    2.250   122.0    22.0    21.4
2002 03 17    07 22.35   +20 52.0    1.730    2.308   113.0    23.4    21.7
2002 03 27    07 28.58   +20 09.6    1.906    2.364   104.6    24.1    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-X69

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