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MPEC 2001-R03: 2000 RN77

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M.P.E.C. 2001-R03                                Issued 2001 Sept. 1, 16:20 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2000 RN77

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-R44

Observations:
     K00R77N  C2001 08 29.41377 02 46 26.79 +45 10 04.6          20.4 R      649
     K00R77N  C2001 08 29.41852 02 46 27.20 +45 10 16.8          20.6 R      649
     K00R77N  C2001 08 29.43110 02 46 28.42 +45 10 49.3          20.6 R      649
     K00R77N  C2001 09 01.41650 02 51 51.02 +47 20 20.0          19.7 R      649
     K00R77N  C2001 09 01.41858 02 51 51.29 +47 20 27.4          19.9 R      649
     K00R77N  C2001 09 01.42066 02 51 51.42 +47 20 32.4          19.9 R      649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, D. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
010829 649  1.1+  0.9+    010901 649  0.7+  1.7+    MPO  8493   -0.00088 day

Orbital elements:
2000 RN77
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Spahr
M 260.63148              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.06218826     Peri.  211.66677     -0.94871813     -0.24219126
a   0.9513385      Node   312.86895     +0.31536453     -0.76959705
e   0.3184307      Incl.   16.09357     -0.02188899     -0.59081620
P   0.93           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
000908 704  0.3-  0.1-    000909 557  0.3+  0.2+    000920 853  0.1-  0.2+
000908 704  0.2-  0.0     000909 557  0.2-  0.3-    000925 704  0.4-  0.7+
000908 704  0.3-  0.6+    000909 595  0.1-  1.8-    000925 704  0.4+  1.0+
000908 704  0.1+  0.1-    000909 595  0.6+  1.1-    000925 704  0.4-  0.3-
000908 046  0.4-  0.1-    000909 595  0.4+  0.8-    000925 704  0.7+  0.2+
000908 046  0.1-  0.0     000909 595  1.0+  0.9-    000929 711  0.0   0.1-
000908 046  0.1+  0.3+    000909 046  0.5-  0.1+    000930 711  0.3-  0.6-
000908 046  0.6+  0.2-    000909 046  0.4-  0.4+    001205 693  0.2+  0.2+
000908 046  0.6+  0.1+    000909 046  0.1-  0.2+    001205 693  0.0   0.2+
000908 557  0.0   0.7-    000909 046  0.2-  0.3-    001205 693  0.1-  0.1+
000908 557  0.2-  0.3-    000909 595  0.3+  0.2-    001220 696  0.2+  0.2-
000908 557  0.0   0.7-    000909 163  0.3-  0.7-    001220 696  0.0   0.4-
000908 118  0.4-  0.2-    000909 163  0.9-  0.2-    010829 649  0.3+  0.2-
000908 118  0.0   0.2-    000909 163  0.9-  0.2+    010829 649  0.4-  0.2-
000908 118  0.1-  0.2+    000910 673  2.3+  1.6+    010829 649  0.7-  0.1-
000909 853  0.7-  0.1-    000910 673  0.5+  1.6+    010901 649  0.1+  0.8-
000909 853  1.5-  0.1-    000910 673  1.0+  1.5+    010901 649  0.7+  1.1+
000909 557  0.0   0.4+    000920 853  0.0   0.3+    010901 649  0.1-  0.6+

Ephemeris:
2000 RN77                a,e,i = 0.95, 0.32, 16                  q = 0.6484
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 08 29    02 45.71   +44 52.4    0.542    1.234   101.1    53.4    20.5
2001 09 08    03 04.27   +52 20.1    0.488    1.216   103.2    53.8    20.2
2001 09 18    03 25.91   +60 34.3    0.439    1.191   104.2    54.9    20.0
2001 09 28    03 56.33   +69 31.4    0.397    1.161   103.6    57.0    19.8
2001 10 08    05 03.0    +78 48.4    0.361    1.125   100.9    60.7    19.6
2001 10 18    09 55.5    +84 12.5    0.332    1.083    96.1    66.2    19.5
2001 10 28    13 38.8    +76 00.0    0.309    1.036    89.2    73.5    19.5
2001 11 07    14 27.89   +63 54.2    0.291    0.984    80.2    82.8    19.6
2001 11 17    14 48.41   +50 00.3    0.281    0.929    69.5    94.0    19.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R03

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