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MPEC 2001-Y05: 2001 XP88

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Y05                                Issued 2001 Dec. 17, 17:22 UT

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                                   2001 XP88

Observations:
     K01X88P* C2001 12 14.38658 06 49 15.50 +17 45 19.3          19.2        704
     K01X88P  C2001 12 14.40178 06 49 13.71 +17 45 40.2          19.7        704
     K01X88P  C2001 12 14.41699 06 49 11.78 +17 45 58.5          18.9        704
     K01X88P  C2001 12 14.43220 06 49 09.92 +17 46 18.6          19.1        704
     K01X88P  C2001 12 15.02394 06 48 02.83 +17 58 59.6          18.8 R      046
     K01X88P  C2001 12 15.02531 06 48 02.67 +17 59 02.2                      046
     K01X88P  C2001 12 15.02914 06 48 02.24 +17 59 06.7                      046
     K01X88P  C2001 12 15.03046 06 48 02.04 +17 59 08.2          18.5 R      046
     K01X88P  C2001 12 17.28039 06 43 38.34 +18 47 45.6          18.8 R      918
     K01X88P  C2001 12 17.29407 06 43 36.74 +18 48 02.2          18.9 R      918
     K01X88P  C2001 12 17.29912 06 43 36.06 +18 48 08.0          19.2 R      918

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.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 XP88
Epoch 2001 Nov. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452240.5                 MPC
M  58.57573              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.61606293     Peri.  257.45804     +0.98761038     +0.08190127
a   1.3678947      Node    97.73070     -0.02560509     +0.92567214
e   0.2004796      Incl.    7.76357     -0.15482283     +0.36935522
P   1.60           H   20.2           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2001 Dec. 14-17.

Ephemeris:
2001 XP88                a,e,i = 1.37, 0.20, 8                   q = 1.0937
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    06 44.19   +18 41.9    0.357    1.331   164.0    11.7    19.3
2001 12 27    06 23.84   +22 09.1    0.378    1.361   178.8     0.9    18.9
2002 01 06    06 05.59   +25 02.4    0.416    1.390   165.7    10.0    19.7
2002 01 16    05 52.97   +27 11.5    0.471    1.419   152.5    18.6    20.3
2002 01 26    05 47.48   +28 41.9    0.541    1.446   141.1    25.3    20.8
2002 02 05    05 48.75   +29 43.4    0.622    1.472   131.3    30.2    21.3
2002 02 15    05 55.64   +30 23.5    0.711    1.497   122.7    33.7    21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y05

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