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MPEC 2002-J03 : 2001 HC

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M.P.E.C. 2002-J03                                Issued 2002 May 1, 22:25 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                    2001 HC

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-H13

Observations:
     K01H00C 1C2002 04 23.72589 20 17 04.44 -44 22 32.1                      413
     K01H00C 1C2002 04 23.72751 20 17 04.74 -44 22 34.9                      413
     K01H00C 1C2002 04 23.72911 20 17 05.05 -44 22 37.5                      413
     K01H00C 1C2002 04 23.73070 20 17 05.34 -44 22 40.0          20.4 R      413
     K01H00C 1C2002 05 01.80204 20 45 39.87 -48 08 47.0                      413
     K01H00C 1C2002 05 01.80365 20 45 40.29 -48 08 50.4          20.3 R      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
020423 413 13.3-  7.6-    020501 413 14.5- 11.5-    MPO 15097   +0.0064 day

Orbital elements:
2001 HC
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M 210.05971              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.20494596     Peri.   28.15341     +0.50912738     -0.83279431
a   0.8746299      Node    32.66593     +0.69460455     +0.24844003
e   0.4992465      Incl.   23.74722     +0.50824584     +0.49470313
P   0.82           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
010416 704  0.4+  0.4+    010419 649  0.1-  0.3+    010428 739  1.0-  0.4+
010416 704  0.0   1.0-    010419 649  0.2-  0.1+    010428 739  1.5-  0.0
010416 704  0.4+  0.3-    010419 322  0.7-  0.1+    010428 739  1.2-  0.2+
010416 704  0.2+  0.0     010419 322  0.5+  1.0-    010428 952  0.6-  0.4+
010416 704  0.4+  0.1+    010419 322  0.3+  0.1+    010428 952  0.5+  0.3+
010417 615  0.5-  0.5+    010420 428  0.1-  0.1+    010428 952  1.1+  0.1+
010417 615 (0.4-  2.2-)   010420 428  0.0   0.2-    010428 071 (2.4+  0.5+)
010417 615 (0.3-  2.1-)   010420 428  0.1+  0.1-    010428 071  0.2-  0.4+
010417 615 (0.2-  2.2-)   010422 608  0.1-  0.3+    010428 071  0.2+  0.2+
010417 615  0.2-  0.9+    010422 608  0.4-  0.2+    010429 118  0.1-  0.3-
010417 854  1.7-  1.0-    010422 608  0.1+  0.4+    010429 118  0.6-  0.2+
010417 854  1.4-  0.0     010422 402  0.2+  0.3-    010429 118  0.2-  0.1+
010417 704  0.1+  0.2+    010422 402  0.5+  0.2-    010430 952  0.5+  0.2+
010417 704  0.4+  0.3+    010422 402  0.2-  0.4-    010430 952  0.1-  0.3+
010417 704  0.1+  0.6+    010423 428  0.2-  0.3-    010430 952  0.8+  1.7+
010417 704  0.7+  0.5+    010423 428  0.1-  0.7-    010430 071  1.3-  0.2-
010417 854 (3.1-  1.6-)   010423 428  0.2-  0.0     010430 071 (2.8+  1.8-)
010417 854  0.9-  1.4-    010423 428  0.6-  0.7-    010430 071  0.9-  1.4-
010417 704  0.1-  0.7+    010423 176  1.5+  0.4-    010502 860  1.9+  0.2+
010417 704  0.3+  0.2+    010423 176  1.0+  0.0     010502 860  1.7+  1.8-
010417 704  0.5+  0.2-    010423 176  0.4+  0.4+    010509 608 (2.2-  0.4-)
010417 704  0.6+  0.4+    010423 595  0.2+  0.1-    010509 608  0.2-  0.7-
010417 649  0.1+  0.1+    010423 595  0.1+  0.6-    010509 608  0.5-  0.6-
010417 649  0.1-  0.0     010423 595  0.3+  0.3-    010510 360  0.1-  0.1+
010417 649  0.1-  0.3+    010423 595  0.2-  0.4-    010510 360  0.2-  0.0
010417 649  0.1+  0.3+    010424 739  0.4-  0.3-    010510 360  0.2-  0.0
010417 649  0.1+  0.3+    010424 739  0.3-  0.7-    010703 413  0.6-  0.1+
010417 919  0.0   0.1-    010424 739  0.9-  0.8-    010703 413  0.0   0.4+
010417 919  0.3+  0.2-    010424 071  1.9+  1.8+    010703 413  0.1+  0.2+
010417 926  0.3+  0.4+    010424 071 (2.7+  1.1+)   010704 413  0.3+  0.3+
010417 926  0.3+  0.2+    010424 071  0.4+  1.3+    010704 413  0.5+  0.1-
010417 919  0.4-  0.7-    010425 118  0.2+  0.3+    020423 413  0.0   0.2+
010417 926  0.1+  0.2+    010425 118  0.1-  0.2+    020423 413  0.1-  0.0
010417 422  0.0   0.2-    010426 649  0.3-  0.1-    020423 413  0.1-  0.0
010417 422  0.2-  0.3-    010426 649  0.1+  0.0     020423 413  0.3-  0.0
010417 422  0.1-  0.2-    010426 649  0.3-  0.1+    020501 413  0.1-  0.2+
010419 649  0.2-  0.2+    010426 649  0.1+  0.0     020501 413  0.5+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2001 HC                  a,e,i = 0.87, 0.50, 24                  q = 0.4380
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 26    20 24.67   -45 23.7    0.705    1.302    97.5    50.0    20.6
2002 05 06    21 02.60   -50 15.9    0.629    1.284   100.8    50.5    20.3
2002 05 16    21 51.73   -55 38.1    0.560    1.258   102.7    51.6    20.0
2002 05 26    23 00.57   -60 51.6    0.502    1.224   102.4    53.9    19.8
2002 06 05    00 38.51   -64 17.3    0.458    1.179    99.4    58.1    19.7
2002 06 15    02 35.02   -63 30.8    0.428    1.126    93.5    64.2    19.6
2002 06 25    04 14.05   -57 48.4    0.411    1.063    85.0    72.3    19.6
2002 07 05    05 21.93   -48 44.0    0.407    0.989    74.6    82.1    19.8
2002 07 15    06 07.74   -37 44.2    0.415    0.906    62.9    93.1    20.1
2002 07 25    06 41.43   -25 23.4    0.436    0.813    50.7   104.8    20.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-J03

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