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MPEC 2001-Q38: 2001 QD96

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Q38                                Issued 2001 Aug. 24, 19:43 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2001 QD96

Observations:
     K01Q96D* C2001 08 19.26778 21 11 41.18 -23 46 32.2          19.4        704
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 19.29313 21 11 36.79 -23 46 29.3          19.6        704
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 19.30596 21 11 34.52 -23 46 27.1          20.2        704
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73154 21 02 06.93 -23 35 38.9          19.4        413
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73359 21 02 06.58 -23 35 38.3                      413
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73562 21 02 06.27 -23 35 37.8                      413
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.73797 21 02 05.82 -23 35 37.4                      413
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.74002 21 02 05.53 -23 35 36.6                      413
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 22.74207 21 02 05.20 -23 35 36.3                      413
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.22716 21 00 46.80 -23 33 59.1          19.0 R      699
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.23819 21 00 45.01 -23 33 56.6                      699
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.24921 21 00 43.12 -23 33 53.7                      699
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.26011 21 00 41.39 -23 33 50.2                      699
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.41772 21 00 16.20 -23 33 00.6          19.4 R      422
     K01Q96D  C2001 08 23.41946 21 00 15.97 -23 33 00.7          19.3 R      422
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 23.45797 21 00 09.52 -23 32 51.7          19.3 R      413
     K01Q96D 1C2001 08 23.49257 21 00 03.78 -23 32 43.5          19.7 R      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
2001 QD96
Epoch 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT = JDT 2452140.5                 Spahr
M 239.09535              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68457542     Peri.  145.42816     -0.45031755     -0.88001082
a   1.2750342      Node   330.47619     +0.73435702     -0.26885566
e   0.4949935      Incl.   17.84130     +0.50787190     -0.39153236
P   1.44           H   17.9           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2001 Aug. 19-23.

Ephemeris:
2001 QD96                a,e,i = 1.28, 0.49, 18                  q = 0.6439
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 08 19    21 12.43   -23 47.0    0.756    1.754   165.4     8.4    19.1
2001 08 29    20 45.68   -23 05.0    0.759    1.716   151.5    16.3    19.4
2001 09 08    20 23.50   -21 50.8    0.786    1.674   137.5    24.0    19.6
2001 09 18    20 07.93   -20 17.5    0.830    1.627   124.7    30.5    19.9
2001 09 28    19 59.30   -18 36.3    0.884    1.576   113.2    35.8    20.1
2001 10 08    19 56.85   -16 52.8    0.941    1.520   103.1    39.8    20.3
2001 10 18    19 59.53   -15 08.1    0.995    1.459    94.2    42.9    20.4
2001 10 28    20 06.39   -13 20.6    1.044    1.394    86.3    45.3    20.4
2001 11 07    20 16.60   -11 27.4    1.082    1.324    79.2    47.4    20.5
2001 11 17    20 29.57   -09 25.8    1.107    1.249    72.9    49.2    20.4
2001 11 27    20 44.86   -07 12.7    1.116    1.170    67.3    51.1    20.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q38

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