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MPEC 2001-G33: 2001 FZ173

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M.P.E.C. 2001-G33                                Issued 2001 Apr. 14, 15:51 UT

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                                  2001 FZ173

Observations:
     K01FH3Z* C2001 03 24.25577 11 54 25.75 +01 39 32.3          21.8 V      691
     K01FH3Z  C2001 03 24.27654 11 54 25.63 +01 39 33.4          22.0 V      691
     K01FH3Z  C2001 03 24.29744 11 54 25.51 +01 39 34.1          21.9 V      691
     K01FH3Z  C2001 04 14.14331 11 52 38.18 +01 49 03.8          21.2 V      691
     K01FH3Z  C2001 04 14.16890 11 52 38.00 +01 49 04.3          21.5 V      691
     K01FH3Z  C2001 04 14.19436 11 52 37.89 +01 49 05.2          21.4 V      691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers M. T. Read, A. E. Gleason.
    Measurer A. E. Gleason.  0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
2001 FZ173
     These assumed perihelic 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements keep the
object more than 13 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.
Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Marsden
M   0.03157              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00397578     Peri.  176.66940     -0.99938294     -0.03442346
a  39.4628133      Node     1.41556     +0.02195357     -0.76736349
e   0.1074053      Incl.   16.42083     +0.02741869     -0.64028767
P 248              H    6.1           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2001 Mar. 24-Apr. 14.

Ephemeris:
2001 FZ173               a,e,i = 39.46, 0.11, 16                 q = 35.224
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 04 11    11 52.89   +01 47.8   34.303   35.224   156.5     0.7    21.6
2001 04 21    11 52.11   +01 51.7   34.382   35.224   146.5     0.9    21.7
2001 05 01    11 51.44   +01 55.0   34.486   35.224   136.6     1.1    21.7
2001 05 11    11 50.89   +01 57.4   34.611   35.224   126.8     1.3    21.7
2001 05 21    11 50.48   +01 58.9   34.753   35.224   117.0     1.5    21.7
2001 05 31    11 50.23   +01 59.3   34.909   35.224   107.4     1.6    21.8
2001 06 10    11 50.15   +01 58.7   35.073   35.224    97.8     1.6    21.8
2001 06 20    11 50.24   +01 56.9   35.241   35.224    88.3     1.7    21.8
2001 06 30    11 50.49   +01 54.1   35.408   35.224    78.8     1.6    21.8
2001 07 10    11 50.91   +01 50.2   35.570   35.224    69.4     1.5    21.8
2001 07 20    11 51.49   +01 45.4   35.721   35.224    60.0     1.4    21.8
2001 07 30    11 52.20   +01 39.6   35.859   35.225    50.7     1.3    21.8
2001 08 09    11 53.04   +01 33.1   35.980   35.225    41.3     1.1    21.8
2001 08 19    11 53.99   +01 25.9   36.079   35.225    32.0     0.9    21.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-G33

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