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MPEC 2001-B40: 2001 BB40

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M.P.E.C. 2001-B40                                Issued 2001 Jan. 25, 20:07 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 BB40

Observations:
     K01B40B*tC2001 01 24.19344 06 57 35.87 +25 26 15.4                      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.20166 06 57 44.21 +25 30 25.0                      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.20597 06 57 48.65 +25 32 35.6                      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.22080 06 58 03.69 +25 40 04.3          19.0 V      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.22551 06 58 08.48 +25 42 27.4          18.5 V      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.27178 06 58 55.48 +26 05 38.3          18.0 V      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.30397 06 59 28.37 +26 21 39.0                      691
     K01B40B tC2001 01 24.40715 07 01 15.67 +27 12 12.1                      691
     K01B40B HC2001 01 25.08750 07 14 43.25 +32 33 54.1                      691
     K01B40B HC2001 01 25.40997 07 20 37.32 +34 56 47.8                      691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. A. Larsen, A. S. Descour.
    0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
2001 BB40
Epoch 2001 Jan. 11.0 TT = JDT 2451920.5                 Spahr
M   1.20083              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49403137     Peri.  342.61457     -0.28238591     -0.93083312
a   1.5847704      Node   123.20366     +0.90980395     -0.33653702
e   0.3660165      Incl.   16.09487     +0.30416275     +0.14245186
P   2.00           H   24.7           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2001 Jan. 24-25.

Ephemeris:
2001 BB40                a,e,i = 1.58, 0.37, 16                  q = 1.0047
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 01 11    04 35.53   -42 54.8    0.078    1.005   103.8    71.8    21.7
2001 01 12    04 41.11   -41 14.4    0.073    1.005   105.4    70.6    21.5
2001 01 13    04 47.24   -39 17.1    0.068    1.006   107.2    69.1    21.3
2001 01 14    04 53.97   -36 58.9    0.063    1.006   109.4    67.2    21.1
2001 01 15    05 01.38   -34 14.9    0.058    1.007   112.0    64.9    20.8
2001 01 16    05 09.56   -30 59.0    0.054    1.008   115.1    62.1    20.6
2001 01 17    05 18.60   -27 04.0    0.049    1.009   118.9    58.7    20.3
2001 01 18    05 28.60   -22 21.6    0.045    1.009   123.3    54.5    20.0
2001 01 19    05 39.66   -16 43.7    0.042    1.011   128.6    49.5    19.7
2001 01 20    05 51.88   -10 04.3    0.039    1.012   134.8    43.7    19.3
2001 01 21    06 05.37   -02 23.8    0.036    1.013   141.6    37.2    19.0
2001 01 22    06 20.19   +06 06.3    0.035    1.014   148.5    30.5    18.8
2001 01 23    06 36.38   +15 01.5    0.035    1.016   154.6    24.6    18.6
2001 01 24    06 53.94   +23 48.3    0.035    1.017   158.2    21.0    18.5
2001 01 25    07 12.76   +31 54.7    0.037    1.019   158.4    20.8    18.6
2001 01 26    07 32.69   +38 59.1    0.039    1.021   155.8    23.3    18.8
2001 01 27    07 53.44   +44 53.4    0.043    1.023   152.0    26.9    19.1
2001 01 28    08 14.67   +49 39.8    0.046    1.025   148.1    30.5    19.4
2001 01 29    08 35.98   +53 26.3    0.051    1.027   144.5    33.9    19.7
2001 01 30    08 56.94   +56 22.5    0.055    1.029   141.3    36.8    20.0
2001 01 31    09 17.18   +58 37.9    0.060    1.031   138.6    39.2    20.2
2001 02 01    09 36.38   +60 21.0    0.065    1.033   136.3    41.2    20.5
2001 02 02    09 54.33   +61 38.7    0.070    1.036   134.3    42.9    20.7
2001 02 03    10 10.90   +62 36.6    0.076    1.038   132.6    44.3    20.9
2001 02 04    10 26.04   +63 19.3    0.081    1.041   131.2    45.5    21.1
2001 02 05    10 39.76   +63 50.2    0.087    1.044   129.9    46.4    21.2
2001 02 06    10 52.12   +64 12.1    0.092    1.046   128.9    47.2    21.4
2001 02 07    11 03.21   +64 27.0    0.098    1.049   128.0    47.8    21.6
2001 02 08    11 13.14   +64 36.5    0.103    1.052   127.2    48.3    21.7
2001 02 09    11 22.00   +64 41.7    0.109    1.055   126.5    48.7    21.8
2001 02 10    11 29.90   +64 43.7    0.115    1.058   126.0    49.0    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B40

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