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MPEC 2001-D15: 2001 DT8

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M.P.E.C. 2001-D15                                Issued 2001 Feb. 19, 23:04 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 DT8

Observations:
     K01D08T* C2001 02 17.23520 06 33 07.29 +14 35 24.8          18.3        704
     K01D08T  C2001 02 17.25027 06 33 05.37 +14 33 11.4          18.7        704
     K01D08T  C2001 02 17.26529 06 33 03.51 +14 30 59.5          18.7        704
     K01D08T  C2001 02 17.28028 06 33 01.60 +14 28 47.0          18.4        704
     K01D08T  C2001 02 18.77962 06 30 21.84 +10 56 50.5          19.1 V      151
     K01D08T  C2001 02 18.78130 06 30 21.71 +10 56 36.6          19.3 V      151
     K01D08T  C2001 02 18.78281 06 30 21.51 +10 56 24.3          18.6 V      151
     K01D08T  C2001 02 18.78414 06 30 21.32 +10 56 14.0          19.0 V      151
     K01D08T  C2001 02 19.08875 06 29 52.01 +10 15 09.5          19.0 V      858
     K01D08T  C2001 02 19.09226 06 29 51.66 +10 14 41.5          19.2 V      858
     K01D08T  C2001 02 19.09584 06 29 51.27 +10 14 12.6          19.2 V      858
     K01D08T  C2001 02 19.16451 06 29 44.16 +10 05 02.7          19.4 V      926
     K01D08T  C2001 02 19.16503 06 29 44.12 +10 04 58.7          19.1 V      926
     K01D08T  C2001 02 19.16556 06 29 44.07 +10 04 54.7          19.5 V      926

Observer details:
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
    Hypergraph.
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.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, C. W. Juels,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.5-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 DT8
Epoch 2001 Jan. 31.0 TT = JDT 2451940.5                 Spahr
M 352.59024              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40184484     Peri.  183.95501     -0.75324079     -0.44049726
a   1.8187114      Node   316.14243     +0.62115963     -0.23217158
e   0.3484002      Incl.   44.82783     +0.21630772     -0.86721308
P   2.45           H   19.8           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2001 Feb. 17-19.

Ephemeris:
2001 DT8                 a,e,i = 1.82, 0.35, 45                  q = 1.1851
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 02 10    06 54.47   +34 41.1    0.252    1.188   138.7    33.3    18.6
2001 02 20    06 28.48   +08 16.1    0.301    1.185   124.5    43.4    19.2
2001 03 02    06 20.82   -08 02.6    0.395    1.190   110.8    51.1    20.1
2001 03 12    06 21.66   -17 23.8    0.506    1.202   101.6    54.1    20.7
2001 03 22    06 27.29   -23 11.5    0.619    1.221    95.3    54.4    21.2
2001 04 01    06 36.28   -27 09.4    0.728    1.245    90.9    53.4    21.5
2001 04 11    06 47.94   -30 09.1    0.831    1.276    87.7    51.7    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-D15

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