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MPEC 2002-P35 : 2001 RB12

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P35                                Issued 2002 Aug. 8, 18:23 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 RB12

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-R29

Observations:
     K01R12B 1C2002 07 31.63797 22 10 49.25 -19 25 12.6          20.8 R      413
     K01R12B 1C2002 07 31.63957 22 10 49.01 -19 25 13.4          21.0 R      413
     K01R12B 1C2002 07 31.64116 22 10 48.73 -19 25 13.9          20.8 R      413
     K01R12B 1C2002 07 31.76388 22 10 29.17 -19 26 07.9                      413
     K01R12B 1C2002 07 31.76548 22 10 28.97 -19 26 08.5          20.7 R      413
     K01R12B  C2002 08 08.29921 21 48 34.75 -20 22 21.4          18.9 R      649
     K01R12B  C2002 08 08.30286 21 48 34.05 -20 22 23.7          19.6 R      649
     K01R12B  C2002 08 08.30650 21 48 33.26 -20 22 24.9          18.6 R      649

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8
    reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, M. Glaze.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
020731 413 0.36- 0.20-    020808 649 0.40- 0.20-    MPO 20943   -0.060 day

Orbital elements:
2001 RB12
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M 138.64399              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.91395806     Peri.  141.55802     -0.42333439     -0.90450012
a   1.0516031      Node   333.36992     +0.80011522     -0.34652039
e   0.3812712      Incl.    6.61673     +0.42497486     -0.24860240
P   1.08           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
010910 704  0.1-  1.8-    010912 719 (1.9+  2.3+)   010918 201  0.6+  0.9+
010910 704  0.1+  0.9-    010912 719  0.5+  0.5+    010918 511  0.3+  0.4+
010910 704  0.0   0.6-    010912 918  0.6+  0.4-    010919 511  0.0   0.3+
010910 704  0.6+  0.7-    010912 918  0.2-  1.1-    010919 511  0.0   0.9+
010910 704  0.3+  1.5-    010912 918  1.3-  0.3+    010919 511  0.0   0.6-
010910 946  1.2+  1.3+    010912 918  0.4+  0.3+    010919 511  0.1-  0.4-
010910 946  1.4+  0.6+    010912 670 (1.3+  3.2-)   010919 511  0.1-  0.0
010910 946  1.2+  1.2+    010912 704  0.0   1.0+    010928 649  0.2-  0.2+
010911 704  0.0   0.1+    010912 658  0.3-  0.0     010928 649  0.2-  0.2-
010911 704  0.2+  0.0     010912 658  0.5-  0.1-    010928 649  0.2-  0.2-
010911 704  0.1+  0.1-    010912 658  0.5-  0.1-    011001 649  0.1-  0.1+
010911 704  0.1+  0.1-    010912 704  0.5-  0.1-    011001 649  0.1+  0.2+
010911 704  0.3+  0.1-    010912 704  0.2+  1.0+    011001 649  0.9+  0.2-
010911 918  0.0   0.4+    010912 704  0.3+  0.9+    011001 649  0.2-  0.6+
010911 918  0.3-  0.2-    010912 670  0.5-  1.7-    011001 649  0.1-  0.3-
010911 918  0.5+  0.2-    010912 704  0.1+  0.3+    020731 413  0.0   0.1+
010911 918  0.4-  0.5+    010912 704  0.5-  0.8+    020731 413  0.2+  0.0
010911 658  0.1-  0.1-    010912 704  0.1+  0.7+    020731 413  0.2-  0.2+
010911 658  0.7-  0.5-    010912 704  0.4-  0.7+    020731 413  0.6-  0.1-
010911 658  0.3-  0.6-    010912 670  0.7-  1.1-    020731 413  0.2+  0.0
010912 104  0.0   0.7-    010917 402  0.2-  0.1+    020808 649  0.3-  0.7+
010912 104  0.1+  0.0     010917 402  0.1+  0.2-    020808 649  0.4+  0.1-
010912 104  0.3-  0.0     010917 402  0.3-  0.8-    020808 649  0.3-  0.2+
010912 104  0.8-  0.7-    010918 201  0.6+  1.8+
010912 104  0.8+  0.4-    010918 201  0.2+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2001 RB12                a,e,i = 1.05, 0.38, 7                   q = 0.6507
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 07 25    22 25.26   -18 38.1    0.448    1.420   149.6    21.2    20.9
2002 08 04    22 01.77   -19 50.6    0.395    1.399   164.1    11.4    20.2
2002 08 14    21 28.79   -20 57.4    0.361    1.372   173.4     4.8    19.7
2002 08 24    20 51.15   -21 25.0    0.347    1.340   158.4    16.1    20.0
2002 09 03    20 16.41   -20 59.0    0.352    1.302   141.3    29.0    20.4
2002 09 13    19 50.40   -19 52.6    0.371    1.259   125.8    40.4    20.7
2002 09 23    19 34.57   -18 27.2    0.395    1.211   112.6    49.9    21.1
2002 10 03    19 27.32   -16 55.9    0.418    1.158   101.3    58.0    21.3
2002 10 13    19 26.38   -15 22.5    0.436    1.099    91.5    65.2    21.5
2002 10 23    19 29.38   -13 46.5    0.445    1.036    82.6    72.2    21.6
2002 11 02    19 33.97   -12 07.6    0.443    0.970    74.1    79.8    21.8
2002 11 12    19 37.58   -10 28.3    0.427    0.901    65.5    88.9    21.9
2002 11 22    19 36.46   -08 58.0    0.399    0.832    55.9   100.8    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P35

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