MPEC 2001-D14: 2001 DS8

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M.P.E.C. 2001-D14                                Issued 2001 Feb. 19, 22:25 UT

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                                   2001 DS8

Observations:
     K01D08S* C2001 02 17.47542 09 56 06.98 -00 24 59.3          19.2        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 17.48567 09 56 10.38 -00 24 48.7          19.1        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 17.49631 09 56 13.92 -00 24 37.8          19.2        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 17.93586 09 58 53.90 -00 17 45.6          18.6 R      118
     K01D08S  C2001 02 17.93689 09 58 54.25 -00 17 45.2                      118
     K01D08S  C2001 02 17.93898 09 58 55.04 -00 17 43.5                      118
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.20911 10 00 26.47 -00 11 35.8          18.9 V      859
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.21079 10 00 26.92 -00 11 33.7          18.9 V      859
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.21242 10 00 27.48 -00 11 32.6          18.9 V      859
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.30207 10 01 01.00 -00 11 33.3          19.2 R      918
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.30469 10 01 01.70 -00 11 29.4          19.8 R      918
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.48642 10 02 02.94 -00 07 59.9          18.8        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.49718 10 02 06.23 -00 07 49.0          19.2        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.50726 10 02 09.35 -00 07 38.9          19.0        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.57846 10 02 31.65 -00 06 28.2          18.9        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.58839 10 02 34.83 -00 06 18.3          19.2        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.59906 10 02 38.22 -00 06 07.8          19.2        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 18.61722 10 02 47.83 -00 04 37.5          18.6 R      428
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01288 10 04 59.93 +00 00 06.7                      557
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01737 10 05 01.41 +00 00 10.8                      557
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01861 10 05 01.80 +00 00 11.9                      557
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.01985 10 05 02.21 +00 00 13.0                      557
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.18091 10 05 59.37 +00 03 06.6          17.9 R      858
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.18442 10 06 00.47 +00 03 10.1          18.0 R      858
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.18840 10 06 01.60 +00 03 13.9          18.1 R      858
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.21651 10 06 10.53 +00 03 41.8          18.2 R      699
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.25550 10 06 22.27 +00 04 19.7                      699
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.29470 10 06 33.83 +00 04 58.0                      699
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32818 10 06 43.56 +00 05 34.3          18.5 V      926
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32873 10 06 43.71 +00 05 34.9          18.6 V      926
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32927 10 06 43.83 +00 05 35.1          19.0 V      926
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.32980 10 06 44.02 +00 05 35.9          18.5 V      926
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.33401 10 06 45.43 +00 05 35.4                      699
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.59138 10 08 04.00 +00 10 00.8          19.7        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.60142 10 08 07.01 +00 10 10.6          19.3        608
     K01D08S  C2001 02 19.61137 10 08 09.99 +00 10 19.9          19.3        608

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad,  J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, M. Skinner.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  Measurer B. W. Koehn.
    0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observers C. Jacques, C. Magno, L. Duczmal,
    N. Cunha.  0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, C. W. Juels,
    M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.5-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 DS8
Epoch 2001 Jan. 31.0 TT = JDT 2451940.5                 Spahr
M   3.18723              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32521638     Peri.  302.33785     -0.47955796     -0.87750614
a   2.0942142      Node   176.31561     +0.81843282     -0.44836888
e   0.5063227      Incl.    2.38380     +0.31653101     -0.17014209
P   3.03           H   22.7           G   0.15
From 36 observations 2001 Feb. 17-19.

Ephemeris:
2001 DS8                 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.51, 2                   q = 1.0339
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 02 10    08 58.65   -02 43.9    0.078    1.061   160.7    17.9    18.2
2001 02 20    10 10.27   +00 17.0    0.106    1.093   169.3     9.7    18.7
2001 03 02    10 48.43   +02 28.2    0.146    1.136   175.1     4.2    19.2
2001 03 12    11 09.57   +03 51.9    0.195    1.188   175.2     4.0    19.9
2001 03 22    11 22.67   +04 37.5    0.253    1.246   168.2     9.4    20.8
2001 04 01    11 32.47   +04 50.7    0.323    1.308   160.4    14.9    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-D14

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