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MPEC 2001-X15: 2001 WA25

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M.P.E.C. 2001-X15                                Issued 2001 Dec. 3, 23:54 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
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                                   2001 WA25

Observations:
     K01W25A* C2001 11 27.46890 10 30 59.29 +72 55 11.5          18.5        704
     K01W25A  C2001 11 27.48396 10 30 30.02 +72 54 51.9          18.6        704
     K01W25A  C2001 11 27.52909 10 29 02.21 +72 53 51.3          18.0        704
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.39181 08 03 47.34 +66 26 13.6          16.9        704
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.40713 08 03 30.97 +66 24 46.0          17.3        704
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.42244 08 03 14.59 +66 23 18.1          17.4        704
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.43775 08 02 58.31 +66 21 49.6          17.6        704
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.45304 08 02 41.96 +66 20 20.9          17.1        704
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.87551 07 55 48.37 +65 38 35.4          16.8 R      046
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.87638 07 55 47.62 +65 38 30.7                      046
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.87700 07 55 47.03 +65 38 26.8          16.6 R      046
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.87831 07 55 45.67 +65 38 19.3                      046
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.87891 07 55 45.13 +65 38 15.8                      046
     K01W25A  C2001 12 03.87935 07 55 44.70 +65 38 13.4          16.5 R      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2001 WA25
Epoch 2001 Nov. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452240.5                 MPC
M  20.29844              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41859204     Peri.   83.43238     +0.96187443     -0.06586292
a   1.7698729      Node   280.10461     -0.05586689     +0.90278573
e   0.5208702      Incl.   15.64192     +0.26772463     +0.42501764
P   2.35           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2001 Nov. 27-Dec. 3.

Ephemeris:
2001 WA25                a,e,i = 1.77, 0.52, 16                  q = 0.8480
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 11 27    10 45.8    +73 03.3    0.179    1.055   107.7    63.0    17.3
2001 12 02    08 30.03   +68 32.8    0.181    1.091   121.4    50.5    17.1
2001 12 07    07 14.61   +60 13.6    0.191    1.129   135.1    38.0    16.9
2001 12 12    06 34.40   +51 21.8    0.209    1.167   148.0    26.6    16.8
2001 12 17    06 10.82   +43 22.3    0.234    1.206   158.9    17.1    16.9
2001 12 22    05 56.00   +36 42.3    0.267    1.245   166.7    10.5    17.0
2001 12 27    05 46.42   +31 21.7    0.306    1.284   168.6     8.7    17.3

2002 01 06    05 36.64   +23 54.5    0.399    1.363   159.2    14.8    18.2
2002 01 16    05 34.52   +19 26.2    0.509    1.441   148.1    21.1    19.1
2002 01 26    05 37.39   +16 46.6    0.634    1.518   138.3    25.6    19.8
2002 02 05    05 43.70   +15 11.8    0.771    1.592   129.6    28.5    20.4
2002 02 15    05 52.53   +14 15.3    0.919    1.664   121.6    30.4    20.9
2002 02 25    06 03.30   +13 40.8    1.074    1.734   114.3    31.4    21.4
2002 03 07    06 15.49   +13 17.8    1.237    1.802   107.3    31.7    21.8
2002 03 17    06 28.78   +12 59.7    1.404    1.867   100.8    31.6    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-X15

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