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MPEC 2002-F01 : 2001 FU172

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M.P.E.C. 2002-F01                                Issued 2002 Mar. 16, 02:38 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  2001 FU172

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-G25

Observations:
     K01FH2U  C2002 03 13.39408 13 55 22.82 -10 12 45.9                      696
     K01FH2U  C2002 03 13.45266 13 55 22.53 -10 12 44.9                      696
     K01FH2U  C2002 03 14.38400 13 55 18.07 -10 12 28.2                      696
     K01FH2U  C2002 03 14.40296 13 55 17.94 -10 12 27.4                      696

Observer details:
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers M. Holman, B. Gladman.
    Measurer B. Gladman.  6.5-m telescope + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
020313 696 26.8+  9.0-    020314 696 26.7+  8.7-    MPO 23619

Orbital elements:
2001 FU172
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M  25.01849              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00397517     Peri.  133.16735     -0.93271311     -0.28215497
a  39.4668229      Node    32.44673     +0.05465668     -0.72616603
e   0.2730837      Incl.   24.74526     +0.35645323     -0.62695412
P 248              H    8.3           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
010322 695  0.1-  0.0     010329 695  0.0   0.2+    010519 568  0.0   0.2+
010322 695  0.1-  0.1+    010330 695  0.1-  0.2-    010520 568  0.4+  0.3-
010322 695  0.0   0.1-    010330 695  0.1+  0.1+    010626 304  0.2-  0.2-
010323 695  0.2-  0.3+    010330 695  0.1+  0.1-    010627 304  0.5-  0.1-
010323 695  0.1-  0.2+    010426 568  0.1-  0.4-    020313 696  0.0   0.0
010323 695  0.1-  0.2+    010426 568  0.2+  0.3-    020313 696  0.1-  0.0
010329 695  0.4+  0.4+    010427 568  0.1+  0.2-    020314 696  0.4+  0.1-
010329 695  0.2+  0.3+    010519 568  0.0   0.3-    020314 696  0.1-  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2001 FU172               a,e,i = 39.47, 0.27, 25                 q = 28.689
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 03 07    13 55.86   -10 14.5   29.751   30.468   135.7     1.3    23.3
2002 03 17    13 55.08   -10 11.6   29.645   30.473   145.8     1.1    23.2
2002 03 27    13 54.18   -10 08.2   29.565   30.479   156.0     0.8    23.2
2002 04 06    13 53.18   -10 04.2   29.512   30.484   166.1     0.5    23.2
2002 04 16    13 52.12   -10 00.1   29.488   30.489   176.0     0.1    23.1
2002 04 26    13 51.05   -09 55.9   29.495   30.495   173.6     0.2    23.1
2002 05 06    13 50.00   -09 51.9   29.531   30.500   163.7     0.5    23.2
2002 05 16    13 49.01   -09 48.3   29.595   30.505   153.8     0.8    23.2
2002 05 26    13 48.12   -09 45.3   29.686   30.511   144.0     1.1    23.3
2002 06 05    13 47.35   -09 43.1   29.800   30.516   134.2     1.4    23.3
2002 06 15    13 46.74   -09 41.8   29.935   30.522   124.5     1.6    23.3
2002 06 25    13 46.31   -09 41.5   30.085   30.527   114.9     1.7    23.3
2002 07 05    13 46.07   -09 42.2   30.248   30.532   105.3     1.8    23.4
2002 07 15    13 46.02   -09 44.1   30.419   30.538    95.8     1.9    23.4
2002 07 25    13 46.18   -09 47.1   30.592   30.543    86.3     1.9    23.4
2002 08 04    13 46.54   -09 51.2   30.764   30.549    76.8     1.9    23.4
2002 08 14    13 47.09   -09 56.4   30.929   30.554    67.4     1.8    23.4
2002 08 24    13 47.82   -10 02.5   31.084   30.560    58.0     1.6    23.4
2002 09 03    13 48.71   -10 09.4   31.223   30.565    48.6     1.4    23.4
2002 09 13    13 49.76   -10 17.1   31.344   30.570    39.1     1.2    23.4

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2002-E56)

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-F01

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