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MPEC 2002-A37: 2001 XN254

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A37                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 03:26 UT

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                                  2001 XN254

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-A28

Observations:
     K01XP4N 1 1995 02 04.34514 10 36 19.72 -02 51 51.4                      261
     K01XP4N 1 1995 02 04.39722 10 36 34.71 -02 55 04.2                      261

Observer details:
261 Palomar-DSS.  Trail located and measured by DANEOPS (A. Gnadig).  1.2-m
    Schmidt.

Orbital elements:
2001 XN254                                                           PHA 0.034
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
M 314.48653              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27955202     Peri.  274.39550     -0.99869331     +0.03852668
a   2.3164750      Node   267.81494     -0.02208066     -0.91782220
e   0.5615538      Incl.    1.92554     -0.04608808     -0.39511783
P   3.53           H   17.5           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
950204 261  0.6-  0.6+    011214 704  0.2+  0.1+    011220 704  1.3-  0.3+
950204 261  0.7+  0.5-    011214 704  0.0   0.6+    011220 568  0.0   0.7-
011116 691  0.2-  0.3-    011214 704  0.1-  0.1+    011220 568  0.3-  0.7-
011116 691  0.0   0.4-    011217 704  1.0+  0.5-    011221 704  0.2+  0.2-
011116 691  0.1-  0.2-    011217 704  1.1+  0.3-    011221 704  0.3-  0.3+
011209 568  0.3-  0.0     011217 704  0.9+  0.1+    011221 704  0.2-  0.7-
011209 568  0.3-  0.0     011217 704  0.9+  0.1+    011221 704  0.1-  0.4+
011209 568  0.8-  0.2-    011217 704  0.8+  0.1-    011221 704  0.3-  0.4-
011210 704  0.2+  0.3-    011217 568  0.2-  0.3-    011221 704  0.7-  0.7+
011210 704  0.5+  0.5+    011219 704  0.5+  0.9+    011221 704  0.4-  0.6-
011210 704  0.5-  0.5-    011219 704  0.2+  0.7+    011221 704  0.1+  0.4+
011210 704  0.3-  0.1-    011219 704  0.1+  0.5+    011221 704  0.1-  0.3-
011213 644  0.0   0.1-    011219 704  0.4+  0.5+    011221 704  0.1-  0.6+
011213 644  0.1+  0.1-    011219 704  0.1-  0.0     020108 568  0.0   0.6-
011213 644  0.1+  0.1-    011220 704 (1.4-  5.1+)   020108 568  0.0   0.6-
011214 704  0.5+  0.2+    011220 704  0.3-  1.1+
011214 704  0.4+  0.3+    011220 704  1.0-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2001 XN254               a,e,i = 2.32, 0.56, 2                   q = 1.0156
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 01 06    06 48.20   +21 12.9    0.438    1.421   175.4     3.2    16.8
2002 01 16    06 31.84   +20 33.8    0.377    1.347   161.6    13.3    16.8
2002 01 26    06 14.67   +19 40.3    0.331    1.276   147.4    24.5    16.8
2002 02 05    06 00.17   +18 33.7    0.295    1.209   133.9    36.0    16.7
2002 02 15    05 51.24   +17 17.8    0.265    1.149   121.6    47.1    16.7
2002 02 25    05 49.73   +15 53.4    0.236    1.097   111.1    57.3    16.6
2002 03 07    05 56.28   +14 12.3    0.205    1.056   102.7    66.4    16.5
2002 03 17    06 12.08   +11 55.1    0.170    1.029    96.7    73.8    16.3
2002 03 27    06 40.97   +08 17.4    0.134    1.016    94.2    78.2    15.9
2002 04 06    07 33.93   +01 37.1    0.099    1.020    98.5    76.0    15.2
2002 04 16    09 18.02   -10 49.4    0.074    1.039   116.8    59.6    14.1
2002 04 26    11 53.79   -22 54.9    0.079    1.073   145.7    31.9    13.5
2002 05 06    13 45.90   -24 57.7    0.115    1.119   162.5    15.7    13.9
2002 05 16    14 41.23   -23 41.4    0.167    1.174   167.6    10.6    14.6
2002 05 26    15 10.48   -22 24.3    0.230    1.238   166.0    11.4    15.5
2002 06 05    15 28.77   -21 31.5    0.305    1.306   160.9    14.7    16.3
2002 06 15    15 42.52   -21 01.2    0.391    1.379   154.4    18.5    17.1
2002 06 25    15 54.76   -20 48.9    0.490    1.454   147.7    22.0    17.8
2002 07 05    16 06.75   -20 49.4    0.600    1.530   140.9    24.8    18.5
2002 07 15    16 19.10   -20 58.5    0.723    1.607   134.2    27.0    19.0
2002 07 25    16 32.12   -21 12.7    0.858    1.683   127.7    28.5    19.6
2002 08 04    16 45.80   -21 29.1    1.003    1.759   121.3    29.5    20.0
2002 08 14    17 00.15   -21 45.3    1.159    1.834   115.1    30.0    20.4
2002 08 24    17 15.11   -21 59.6    1.323    1.908   109.0    30.1    20.8
2002 09 03    17 30.57   -22 10.4    1.494    1.981   102.9    29.8    21.1
2002 09 13    17 46.47   -22 16.8    1.672    2.052    96.9    29.1    21.5
2002 09 23    18 02.71   -22 17.7    1.854    2.121    90.9    28.2    21.7
2002 10 03    18 19.20   -22 12.7    2.038    2.189    84.9    27.1    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A37

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