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MPEC 2001-U71: 2001 UG18

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M.P.E.C. 2001-U71                                Issued 2001 Oct. 29, 22:30 UT

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                                   2001 UG18

Observations:
     K01U18G* C2001 10 27.25003 03 21 47.98 +33 03 45.9          18.4        704
     K01U18G  C2001 10 27.26641 03 21 48.84 +33 03 00.4          19.0        704
     K01U18G  C2001 10 27.28278 03 21 49.70 +33 02 14.9          18.6        704
     K01U18G  C2001 10 27.29916 03 21 50.55 +33 01 29.5          18.5        704
     K01U18G  C2001 10 27.31587 03 21 51.45 +33 00 43.4          18.8        704
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.04966 03 22 39.50 +32 26 23.5                      946
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.05266 03 22 39.71 +32 26 14.6          18.1 R      946
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.07403 03 22 40.78 +32 25 13.6          18.2 R      946
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.22324 03 22 51.94 +32 18 16.1          19.1 R      918
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.22483 03 22 51.85 +32 18 15.4          18.6 R      649
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.22633 03 22 52.01 +32 18 06.8          18.2 R      918
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.23007 03 22 52.22 +32 17 56.7          18.9 R      918
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.23106 03 22 52.13 +32 17 58.1          18.3 R      649
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.23717 03 22 52.45 +32 17 41.5          18.4 R      649
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.23977 03 22 52.64 +32 17 29.6          18.7 R      918
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.24841 03 22 53.43 +32 17 14.2          17.7 R      711
     K01U18G  C2001 10 28.25269 03 22 53.58 +32 17 02.5          17.8 R      711
     K01U18G IC2001 10 28.25696 03 22 53.93 +32 16 51.7                      711

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, C. Fredrick,
    D. Young, V. Morgan.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 UG18
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 Spahr
M   6.14974              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20866179     Peri.  123.03002     +0.99149558     +0.01620566
a   2.8151882      Node   236.35611     -0.05639930     +0.94770674
e   0.6031497      Incl.    8.92309     +0.11728441     +0.31873079
P   4.72           H   20.1           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2001 Oct. 27-28.

Ephemeris:
2001 UG18                a,e,i = 2.82, 0.60, 9                   q = 1.1172
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 10 28    03 22.61   +32 28.8    0.247    1.221   154.4    20.6    18.5
2001 11 07    03 29.56   +25 26.1    0.289    1.274   166.7    10.3    18.6
2001 11 17    03 32.08   +20 00.1    0.346    1.335   178.8     0.9    18.6
2001 11 27    03 33.64   +16 12.8    0.419    1.402   169.8     7.1    19.5
2001 12 07    03 36.11   +13 49.8    0.509    1.472   159.5    13.6    20.3
2001 12 17    03 40.28   +12 31.5    0.613    1.546   149.9    18.6    20.9
2001 12 27    03 46.44   +11 59.6    0.734    1.622   141.2    22.4    21.6
2002 01 06    03 54.51   +11 58.9    0.868    1.698   133.0    25.0    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U71

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