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MPEC 2001-W51: 2001 WN5

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W51                                Issued 2001 Nov. 22, 17:53 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2001 WN5

Observations:
     K01W05N* C2001 11 20.06673 22 33 07.69 -04 33 10.4          18.6 R      699
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.08231 22 33 12.75 -04 32 42.8                      699
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.09793 22 33 17.72 -04 32 16.5                      699
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.11356 22 33 22.75 -04 31 50.1                      699
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.74596 22 36 49.43 -04 14 01.5          17.7 R      046
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.74898 22 36 50.31 -04 13 55.7          17.8 R      046
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.78015 22 37 00.13 -04 13 03.7                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.78226 22 37 00.86 -04 13 00.1                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.78330 22 37 01.24 -04 12 57.7                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.78435 22 37 01.44 -04 12 55.9                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.78539 22 37 01.86 -04 12 54.3                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.78644 22 37 02.21 -04 12 51.6                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 20.81771 22 37 12.28 -04 12 00.0                      557
     K01W05N  C2001 11 21.10209 22 38 44.25 -04 04 00.5          18.2 R      918
     K01W05N  C2001 11 21.10719 22 38 45.79 -04 03 50.9                      918
     K01W05N  C2001 11 21.10943 22 38 46.48 -04 03 48.3                      918
     K01W05N  C2001 11 21.11124 22 38 47.14 -04 03 44.4                      918
     K01W05N fC2001 11 22.07703 22 43 55.35 -03 36 47.3                      711
     K01W05N  C2001 11 22.08251 22 43 57.19 -03 36 39.0          18.4 R      711
     K01W05N  C2001 11 22.08841 22 43 58.86 -03 36 29.2          17.9 R      711

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Kusnirak, V. Mester.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 WN5                                                             PHA 0.006
Epoch 2001 Nov. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452220.5                  MPC
M  29.12336              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53959930     Peri.   38.19796     +0.75572479     +0.65417847
a   1.4942450      Node   280.91643     -0.60823255     +0.68385507
e   0.3985691      Incl.    1.78033     -0.24276163     +0.32309871
P   1.83           H   17.9           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2001 Nov. 20-22.

Ephemeris:
2001 WN5                 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.40, 2                   q = 0.8987
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 11 17    22 15.81   -06 01.4    0.421    1.133    98.9    59.5    18.4
2001 11 27    23 08.61   -01 25.2    0.486    1.193   102.8    53.8    18.7
2001 12 07    23 52.06   +02 30.6    0.570    1.254   104.2    49.6    19.0
2001 12 17    00 28.58   +05 48.1    0.669    1.315   103.8    46.6    19.4
2001 12 27    01 00.31   +08 35.4    0.780    1.375   101.9    44.4    19.8
2002 01 06    01 28.75   +10 59.6    0.900    1.434    99.1    42.6    20.1
2002 01 16    01 55.00   +13 05.8    1.028    1.491    95.7    41.0    20.4
2002 01 26    02 19.81   +14 57.6    1.162    1.547    91.8    39.5    20.7
2002 02 05    02 43.65   +16 36.6    1.301    1.599    87.6    38.0    21.0
2002 02 15    03 06.86   +18 04.1    1.443    1.650    83.2    36.5    21.3
2002 02 25    03 29.68   +19 20.6    1.587    1.697    78.7    34.9    21.5
2002 03 07    03 52.22   +20 26.1    1.730    1.742    74.1    33.2    21.7
2002 03 17    04 14.59   +21 20.9    1.873    1.785    69.4    31.5    21.9
2002 03 27    04 36.83   +22 04.7    2.013    1.824    64.7    29.6    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W51

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