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MPEC 2003-N11 : 2001 RE8

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M.P.E.C. 2003-N11                                Issued 2003 July 3, 20:42 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,
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                                   2001 RE8

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-R26

Additional Observations:
     K01R08E 1C2003 06 10.80812 23 40 44.15 +11 48 53.5          20.8 R      413
     K01R08E 1C2003 06 10.81992 23 40 45.74 +11 49 15.3          21.1 R      413
     K01R08E 1C2003 07 02.81809 00 28 46.91 +22 28 31.7          20.9 R      413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observers R. H. McNaught, B. A. Steininger.  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
030610 413 28.6+ 12.1+    030702 413 30.2+  5.0+    MPO 20942   -0.016 day

Orbital elements:
2001 RE8
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M  22.68941              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51749531     Peri.    4.59019     -0.02875442     +0.97004546
a   1.5364972      Node   263.89832     -0.92465217     -0.11748431
e   0.2330879      Incl.   14.03945     -0.37972562     +0.21262465
P   1.90           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
010725 644  0.0   0.2+    010910 704  0.3+  0.6-    010911 704  0.7+  0.4+
010725 644  0.3-  0.1+    010910 704  0.1+  0.4+    011012 540  0.6-  0.4+
010725 644  0.2-  0.1-    010910 704  0.8+  0.0     011012 540  0.3+  0.2+
010908 704  0.7-  0.2+    010910 704  0.7+  0.7-    011012 540  0.1-  0.4+
010908 704  0.3+  0.8+    010911 704  0.2-  0.1-    030610 413  0.5+  0.1+
010908 704  0.7-  1.0-    010911 704  0.2+  0.0     030610 413  0.1+  0.1-
010908 704  0.4-  0.1+    010911 704  0.1-  0.4-    030702 413  0.5-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2001 RE8                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.23, 14                  q = 1.1784
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 06 30    00 23.04   +21 11.8    0.872    1.270    84.2    52.8    21.4
2003 07 10    00 42.78   +25 35.8    0.855    1.298    87.3    51.5    21.3
2003 07 20    01 00.61   +29 37.7    0.836    1.327    91.0    50.0    21.3
2003 07 30    01 16.02   +33 16.5    0.813    1.358    95.3    48.1    21.2
2003 08 09    01 28.29   +36 30.0    0.787    1.390   100.3    45.8    21.1
2003 08 19    01 36.63   +39 15.6    0.760    1.423   106.0    43.1    21.0
2003 08 29    01 40.00   +41 28.1    0.731    1.457   112.6    39.8    20.9
2003 09 08    01 37.55   +42 57.5    0.703    1.490   120.0    35.8    20.8
2003 09 18    01 29.14   +43 31.0    0.680    1.523   128.2    31.2    20.6
2003 09 28    01 15.75   +42 53.5    0.665    1.555   136.8    26.2    20.5
2003 10 08    01 00.02   +40 56.6    0.662    1.586   144.6    21.4    20.4
2003 10 18    00 45.39   +37 49.4    0.676    1.617   149.9    18.0    20.3
2003 10 28    00 34.57   +33 57.6    0.708    1.646   150.2    17.5    20.5
2003 11 07    00 28.96   +29 56.3    0.760    1.674   145.6    19.5    20.7
2003 11 17    00 28.50   +26 15.1    0.830    1.701   138.3    22.8    21.0
2003 11 27    00 32.52   +23 10.5    0.917    1.726   130.1    25.9    21.4
2003 12 07    00 40.19   +20 48.6    1.017    1.750   121.9    28.6    21.7
2003 12 17    00 50.67   +19 07.4    1.127    1.772   114.0    30.5    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N11

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