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MPEC 2004-T12 : 2001 RT17

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M.P.E.C. 2004-T12                                Issued 2004 Oct. 5, 05:46 UT

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                                   2001 RT17

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-R43

Additional Observations:
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 04.18079 23 23 03.62 +03 55 03.9          20.5 R ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 04.19329 23 23 02.12 +03 54 57.0                 ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 04.24201 23 22 56.30 +03 54 29.4                 ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 04.28310 23 22 51.50 +03 54 06.8                 ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 05.19907 23 21 06.09 +03 45 36.3          20.5 R ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 05.21377 23 21 04.33 +03 45 27.8                 ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 05.21725 23 21 03.94 +03 45 25.9                 ET012673
     K01R17T 5C2004 10 05.22384 23 21 03.17 +03 45 22.4                 ET012673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    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
041004 673 0.13+ 0.11+    041005 673 0.13+ 0.11+    MPO 62350   -0.61 day

Orbital elements:
2001 RT17
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M  83.94576              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68998304     Peri.  199.50082     -0.98250305     +0.17657114
a   1.2683636      Node   350.09239     -0.08872373     -0.72343144
e   0.7920510      Incl.   20.14201     -0.16375548     -0.66743508
P   1.43           H   17.7           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
010907 644  0.2+  0.2-    010912 704  0.4+  0.1-    010920 360  0.0   0.1-
010907 644  0.5+  0.2-    010912 704  0.2+  0.0     010920 360  0.5-  0.4-
010907 644  0.4-  0.1+    010912 704  0.1+  0.2+    011011 644  0.2-  0.2+
010911 704  0.2-  0.4-    010913 658  0.7-  0.1-    011011 644  0.7-  0.2-
010911 704  0.0   0.5+    010913 658  0.4-  0.5+    011011 644  0.3+  0.2-
010911 704  0.2+  0.2-    010913 658  0.5+  0.3-    011011 696  0.2+  0.1-
010911 704  0.1+  0.4-    010917 402  0.6-  0.6-    011011 696  0.1+  0.3-
010911 704  0.2+  0.6+    010917 402  0.2+  0.2-    041004 673  0.3+  0.3+
010912 704  0.3-  0.2-    010917 402  0.2-  0.6-    041004 673  0.1+  0.4+
010912 704  0.3+  0.3-    010919 704  0.2-  0.8+    041004 673  0.3-  0.1+
010912 704  0.4-  0.5-    010919 704  0.4+  1.3+    041004 673  1.0+  0.5+
010912 704  0.5-  0.8-    010919 704  0.7+  1.3+    041005 673  0.2+  0.1-
010912 704  0.2-  0.0     010919 704  0.3+  0.6+    041005 673  0.5-  0.5-
010912 704  0.8+  0.5-    010919 704  0.4+  0.4+    041005 673  0.3-  0.4-
010912 704  0.7-  1.0+    010920 360  0.1+  0.5-    041005 673  0.4-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2001 RT17                a,e,i = 1.27, 0.79, 20                  q = 0.2638
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 10 02    23 27.39   +04 15.7    1.214    2.193   163.5     7.4    20.4
2004 10 12    23 09.21   +02 46.2    1.299    2.218   149.6    13.2    20.8
2004 10 22    22 55.77   +01 34.0    1.410    2.238   136.4    17.9    21.1
2004 11 01    22 47.17   +00 43.5    1.540    2.254   124.3    21.3    21.4
2004 11 11    22 42.90   +00 14.7    1.684    2.265   113.2    23.7    21.7
2004 11 21    22 42.33   +00 05.9    1.834    2.271   103.0    25.1    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-T12

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