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MPEC 2002-X50 : 2001 PM9

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M.P.E.C. 2002-X50                                Issued 2002 Dec. 8, 16:13 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2001 PM9

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-P36

Additional Observations:
     K01P09M  C2002 12 07.33065 08 50 51.21 +10 08 27.6          21.5 V      291
     K01P09M  C2002 12 07.34112 08 50 51.67 +10 08 17.8          21.6 V      291
     K01P09M  C2002 12 07.35288 08 50 52.25 +10 08 07.0          21.6 V      291
     K01P09M HC2002 12 08.42427 08 51 44.46 +09 51 36.1          22.3 V      291
     K01P09M HC2002 12 08.43361 08 51 44.73 +09 51 27.2          22.7 V      291
     K01P09M HC2002 12 08.44093 08 51 45.12 +09 51 19.6          22.5 V      291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers M. Block, J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
021207 291 0.09+ 0.03-    021208 291 0.09+ 0.03-    MPO 30458   -0.10 day

Orbital elements:
2001 PM9                                                             PHA 0.006
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M 287.33202              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47892493     Peri.  321.98755     -0.81126218     +0.56894012
a   1.6179226      Node   253.21370     -0.49602616     -0.79173984
e   0.4156630      Incl.    8.09183     -0.30953471     -0.22238516
P   2.06           H   18.6           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
010811 644  0.2-  0.6+    010816 587  0.0   0.7-    010820 644  0.2-  0.0
010811 644  0.0   0.6+    010816 104  1.9+  0.6-    010825 540 (0.9-  2.0-)
010811 644  0.2-  0.5+    010816 946  0.5-  1.0+    010825 540  0.1+  1.9-
010811 046  1.6+  0.0     010816 946  0.4-  0.5-    010825 046  0.3+  0.3+
010811 046  0.8+  0.5-    010816 946  1.6-  0.3-    010825 046  0.3-  0.6+
010811 046 (2.3+  1.0+)   010817 104 (3.8+  0.8-)   010825 046  0.4-  0.9+
010811 493  0.7-  0.3+    010817 649  0.4+  0.0     010825 046  0.6-  0.9+
010811 557  0.2+  0.1-    010817 649  0.2+  0.0     010825 046  0.2-  0.3+
010811 493  0.2-  0.4+    010817 649  0.3+  0.2+    010827 649  0.2+  0.1+
010811 493  0.3-  0.5+    010818 649  1.0+  0.6-    010827 649  0.2-  0.1-
010811 557  0.1+  0.2+    010818 649  0.0   0.0     010827 649  0.4-  0.1+
010812 557  0.2+  0.1+    010818 649  0.2+  0.0     010827 360  0.1+  0.0
010812 644  0.5-  0.4-    010818 649  0.0   0.0     010827 360  0.0   0.2+
010812 644  0.3-  0.3+    010818 918  1.1-  0.5-    010827 360  0.1+  0.3+
010812 644  0.3+  0.2-    010818 918  0.2-  0.2-    010829 658  0.2-  0.1+
010812 649  0.4-  0.3+    010818 918  0.7-  0.6-    010829 658  0.0   0.1+
010812 649  0.2-  0.3+    010818 540  1.7-  1.4-    010829 658  0.6-  0.5+
010812 649  0.3-  0.2-    010818 611 (2.6+  1.2+)   010908 658  0.2-  0.0
010812 608  0.8-  0.5-    010818 611 (2.6+  1.9+)   010908 658  0.6+  0.3-
010812 608  0.7-  0.7-    010818 540  0.0   0.8-    010908 658  0.2+  0.1+
010812 608  0.5-  0.1-    010818 540  0.2-  1.4-    010910 649  0.2+  0.3+
010812 046  0.3+  0.8+    010818 046  0.3-  0.1+    010910 649  0.3+  0.4+
010812 046  0.4+  0.6+    010818 046  0.4-  0.2-    010910 649  0.1+  0.1-
010812 046  0.2+  1.0+    010818 046  0.4+  0.1+    010910 658  0.6+  0.1-
010812 046  0.4+  0.1-    010818 046  0.1-  0.3+    010910 658  0.2+  0.6+
010813 658  0.3-  0.2+    010818 046  0.5+  0.6+    010910 658  0.5-  0.4-
010813 658  0.3+  0.6+    010818 046  0.2+  0.4+    021207 291  0.2-  0.2+
010813 658  0.7+  1.0+    010819 422  0.0   0.1-    021207 291  0.7-  0.1-
010814 946 (1.8+  2.8+)   010819 422  0.5+  0.5-    021207 291  0.3-  0.1-
010815 946  0.2+  0.1-    010819 422  0.4+  0.2-    021208 291  1.5+  0.4+
010815 946  0.3+  1.0-    010819 422  0.7+  0.4+    021208 291  0.7-  0.2+
010816 587  1.6+  1.8-    010820 644  0.4-  0.2+    021208 291  0.3+  0.6-
010816 587  0.3-  0.3-    010820 644  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2001 PM9                 a,e,i = 1.62, 0.42, 8                   q = 0.9454
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 12 02    08 46.05   +11 27.5    0.918    1.638   118.6    31.9    20.8
2002 12 12    08 54.41   +08 54.8    0.789    1.581   125.8    30.3    20.4
2002 12 22    08 59.76   +06 00.8    0.669    1.523   133.4    28.0    19.9
2003 01 01    09 01.29   +02 40.7    0.562    1.463   141.0    25.0    19.3
2003 01 11    08 58.01   -01 10.1    0.467    1.402   148.1    21.7    18.7
2003 01 21    08 49.07   -05 35.1    0.388    1.340   152.7    19.7    18.2
2003 01 31    08 33.78   -10 32.9    0.323    1.279   151.5    21.6    17.7
2003 02 10    08 12.38   -15 51.9    0.274    1.218   143.7    28.7    17.5
2003 02 20    07 46.33   -21 17.1    0.236    1.159   131.8    39.5    17.4
2003 03 02    07 17.20   -26 39.3    0.206    1.104   118.3    52.3    17.3
2003 03 12    06 45.28   -32 08.5    0.181    1.054   104.5    65.9    17.3
2003 03 22    06 05.95   -38 14.2    0.157    1.011    90.7    80.3    17.4
2003 04 01    05 05.65   -44 51.3    0.135    0.977    76.7    95.5    17.6
2003 04 11    03 23.24   -49 09.7    0.120    0.955    63.6   110.0    18.1
2003 04 21    01 16.43   -44 26.2    0.117    0.946    56.7   117.4    18.5
2003 05 01    23 51.28   -32 00.7    0.130    0.950    60.5   112.6    18.4
2003 05 11    23 08.65   -19 48.9    0.155    0.968    70.0   101.3    18.2
2003 05 21    22 46.76   -10 23.4    0.184    0.998    80.3    89.2    18.1
2003 05 31    22 32.99   -03 21.6    0.213    1.038    90.5    77.7    18.0
2003 06 10    22 20.73   +01 52.7    0.239    1.086   100.8    66.7    18.0
2003 06 20    22 06.77   +05 39.4    0.264    1.139   111.5    56.1    18.0
2003 06 30    21 49.56   +08 04.0    0.287    1.197   122.9    45.5    18.0
2003 07 10    21 29.38   +09 04.2    0.315    1.258   134.5    35.2    18.0
2003 07 20    21 08.27   +08 44.6    0.349    1.319   145.5    25.9    18.1
2003 07 30    20 48.86   +07 20.0    0.395    1.381   153.8    19.0    18.2
2003 08 09    20 33.58   +05 15.4    0.454    1.442   156.5    16.3    18.6
2003 08 19    20 23.65   +02 57.8    0.528    1.502   153.0    17.8    19.0
2003 08 29    20 19.04   +00 46.0    0.617    1.561   146.2    21.1    19.6
2003 09 08    20 19.23   -01 08.7    0.719    1.618   138.5    24.4    20.1
2003 09 18    20 23.35   -02 41.5    0.834    1.673   130.8    27.0    20.5
2003 09 28    20 30.58   -03 51.7    0.959    1.726   123.3    29.0    21.0
2003 10 08    20 40.28   -04 39.8    1.093    1.777   116.2    30.3    21.4
2003 10 18    20 51.82   -05 07.4    1.235    1.826   109.3    31.0    21.7
2003 10 28    21 04.78   -05 16.6    1.383    1.872   102.7    31.2    22.0
2003 11 07    21 18.83   -05 09.0    1.535    1.916    96.3    30.9    22.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-X50

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