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MPEC 2002-D40 : 2001 XR31

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M.P.E.C. 2002-D40                                Issued 2002 Feb. 26, 15:03 UT

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                                   2001 XR31

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-X69

Observations:
     K01X31R  S1994 04 06.74186 14 27 59.608-62 46 29.19         18.78       250
     K01X31R  s1994 04 06.74186 1 - 6154.4039 + 3278.2959 +  192.7719        250
     K01X31R  S1994 04 06.75344 14 27 57.518-62 46 47.46                     250
     K01X31R  s1994 04 06.75344 1 - 5494.2678 - 3214.2967 - 2844.7345        250

Observer details:
250 Hubble Space Telescope.  Observers E. Groth, WF/PC science team.  Measurers
    R. Evans and K. Stapelfeldt.  2.4-m reflector + CCD.  These observations
    were discussed by Evans et al., 1998, Icarus 131, 261-282 (Asteroid Trails
    in Hubble Space Telescope-WFPC2 Images: First Results).

Orbital elements:
2001 XR31                                                            PHA 0.010A
Epoch 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452200.5                 MPC
M  73.46827              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44186883     Peri.   24.50951     +0.80828432     +0.48953328
a   1.7071583      Node   302.16584     -0.58356837     +0.59220762
e   0.4361352      Incl.   22.73569     -0.07825866     +0.64003696
P   2.23           H   16.5           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
940406 250  0.0   0.2+    011219 704  0.4-  0.4+    020114 113  0.0   0.9+
940406 250  0.0   0.1-    011219 644  0.3+  0.1+    020114 113  0.7-  0.8+
011213 704  0.6-  0.7+    011219 644  0.0   0.3-    020114 113  0.6+  0.3+
011213 704  0.7+  0.8+    011219 644  0.0   0.1-    020114 113  1.1+  0.5-
011213 704  1.8-  1.1+    011222 620  1.5-  0.7+    020117 644  0.1+  0.4+
011213 704  0.8-  1.0+    011222 620  0.9+  0.7+    020117 644  0.1+  0.2+
011214 704  0.4+  0.4-    011222 620  1.8+  0.2+    020117 644  0.0   0.1+
011214 704  0.1+  0.0     011228 620  1.0+  0.0     020118 704  0.5+  0.9+
011214 704  0.2-  0.2+    011228 620  0.1-  0.8-    020118 704  0.7+  0.6+
011214 704  0.4-  0.1+    011228 620  0.1-  0.0     020118 704  0.5+  0.2+
011214 704  0.4-  0.1-    020103 413  0.0   0.0     020120 699  0.2-  0.5-
011215 046  0.7-  0.5-    020103 413  0.3+  0.2-    020120 699  0.5-  0.5-
011215 046  0.0   0.3+    020103 413  0.2+  0.0     020120 699  0.7-  0.4-
011215 046  0.2-  0.2-    020108 704  0.6-  0.2-    020120 699  0.2-  0.3+
011215 046  0.9+  0.3+    020108 704  1.0+  0.4+    020121 704  0.4+  0.1+
011215 046  0.4+  0.1-    020108 704  0.1+  0.2+    020121 704  0.1+  1.5+
011217 704  0.0   0.4-    020108 704  0.2-  0.1+    020121 704  1.0+  0.7+
011217 704  0.0   0.3-    020111 699  0.4-  0.2+    020121 704  0.9+  0.7-
011217 704  0.5+  0.8-    020111 699  0.1+  0.2-    020121 704  1.3+  0.3-
011217 704  0.3-  0.4-    020111 699  0.5-  0.0     020123 704  0.3+  1.3-
011217 704  0.5-  2.2-    020111 699  0.1+  0.0     020123 704  0.0   0.2-
011217 704  0.1-  0.5+    020112 711  1.7-  0.1-    020123 704  0.1-  0.5-
011217 704  1.0+  0.1+    020112 711  1.1-  0.5-    020123 704  0.4-  0.8-
011217 704  1.2+  1.3-    020112 711  0.7-  0.0     020123 704  0.6+  1.1-
011217 704  0.1-  1.1-    020114 704  0.3-  0.7+    020220 715  0.6-  0.6-
011219 704  0.1+  0.5-    020114 704  0.2+  0.7+    020220 715  1.0-  0.0
011219 704  0.3+  0.1+    020114 704  0.2-  0.4+    020220 715  1.2-  0.1+
011219 704  0.1-  0.4-    020114 704  0.5-  0.3+
011219 704  0.1-  0.2-    020114 704  0.5-  0.7+

Ephemeris:
2001 XR31                a,e,i = 1.71, 0.44, 23                  q = 0.9626
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 02 25    07 03.50   +21 19.8    1.568    2.318   128.6    19.5    20.3
2002 03 07    07 00.87   +20 21.0    1.705    2.342   118.0    22.0    20.6
2002 03 17    07 01.86   +19 27.5    1.852    2.362   108.4    23.6    20.8
2002 03 27    07 05.85   +18 37.8    2.004    2.381    99.5    24.4    21.0
2002 04 06    07 12.24   +17 50.2    2.157    2.397    91.2    24.7    21.2
2002 04 16    07 20.56   +17 03.0    2.309    2.412    83.5    24.4    21.4
2002 04 26    07 30.40   +16 14.5    2.457    2.424    76.3    23.8    21.5
2002 05 06    07 41.44   +15 23.4    2.599    2.434    69.4    22.8    21.6
2002 05 16    07 53.42   +14 28.7    2.732    2.442    62.8    21.6    21.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D40

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