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MPEC 2001-S48: 2001 SN263

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M.P.E.C. 2001-S48                                Issued 2001 Sept. 26, 20:32 UT

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                                  2001 SN263

Observations:
     K01SQ3N* C2001 09 20.24837 23 13 03.75 +00 20 20.6          19.3        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 20.26253 23 13 02.66 +00 20 14.9          19.8        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 20.29082 23 13 00.48 +00 20 04.7          19.8        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 20.30496 23 12 59.36 +00 20 00.1          20.1        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 21.24561 23 11 48.79 +00 14 19.5          19.9        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 21.25981 23 11 47.72 +00 14 14.6          20.0        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 21.27395 23 11 46.63 +00 14 10.2          20.2        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.25130 23 10 33.59 +00 08 15.0          19.4        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.27963 23 10 31.37 +00 08 08.2          20.4        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.29381 23 10 30.30 +00 07 59.3          19.7        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.30799 23 10 29.21 +00 07 55.3          20.0        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.95723 23 09 40.98 +00 03 57.8          18.8 R      046
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.95916 23 09 40.91 +00 03 57.1                      046
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.96082 23 09 40.73 +00 03 55.6                      046
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 22.96249 23 09 40.62 +00 03 54.7                      046
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 23.24546 23 09 19.63 +00 02 13.3          19.0        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 23.25964 23 09 18.56 +00 02 09.3          20.1        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 23.27379 23 09 17.46 +00 02 03.1          19.8        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 23.28796 23 09 16.41 +00 01 57.1          20.0        704
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 23.30211 23 09 15.35 +00 01 53.7          19.4        704
     K01SQ3N 1C2001 09 23.36451 23 09 10.79 +00 01 28.3                      658
     K01SQ3N 1C2001 09 23.36921 23 09 10.35 +00 01 27.2                      658
     K01SQ3N 1C2001 09 23.37374 23 09 10.01 +00 01 25.4                      658
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 26.27443 23 05 37.70 -00 16 06.3          19.5 R      711
     K01SQ3N  C2001 09 26.28772 23 05 36.69 -00 16 12.5          20.0 R      711
     K01SQ3N IC2001 09 26.30079 23 05 35.76 -00 16 17.4                      711

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2
    reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
    Plaskett reflector + 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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 SN263
Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
M 260.76225              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34407301     Peri.  168.50258     -0.66632819     -0.74308107
a   2.0169833      Node   323.23252     +0.67566123     -0.56654942
e   0.4462980      Incl.    5.94016     +0.31541822     -0.35616327
P   2.86           H   16.0           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2001 Sept. 20-26.

Ephemeris:
2001 SN263               a,e,i = 2.02, 0.45, 6                   q = 1.1168
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 09 18    23 15.89   +00 33.8    1.443    2.444   173.0     2.9    19.0
2001 09 28    23 03.57   -00 26.5    1.433    2.404   161.2     7.7    19.2
2001 10 08    22 52.69   -01 23.6    1.450    2.362   148.8    12.7    19.4
2001 10 18    22 44.33   -02 10.9    1.490    2.319   136.8    17.1    19.6
2001 10 28    22 39.16   -02 43.2    1.548    2.273   125.5    20.8    19.8
2001 11 07    22 37.40   -02 58.1    1.618    2.227   115.1    23.8    19.9
2001 11 17    22 38.95   -02 55.0    1.695    2.178   105.4    25.9    20.0
2001 11 27    22 43.57   -02 34.2    1.776    2.128    96.6    27.4    20.1
2001 12 07    22 50.89   -01 56.6    1.855    2.076    88.4    28.3    20.2
2001 12 17    23 00.60   -01 03.4    1.931    2.023    80.9    28.7    20.2
2001 12 27    23 12.40   +00 04.4    2.000    1.969    73.9    28.7    20.2
2002 01 06    23 26.04   +01 25.5    2.062    1.913    67.4    28.3    20.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-S48

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